377 reviews for:

Kiss of the Selkie

Tessonja Odette

3.81 AVERAGE

janread's review against another edition

4.0

As a huge The Little Mermaid fan I really enjoyed this modern retelling. I loved the development of Maisie and Dorian’s relationship.

ravenstears's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

While I enjoyed Kiss of the Selkie I definitely think it's the weakest of the Tessonja Odette tales I have read so far. Though even while not being my favourite tale, she still managages to write a interesting enough story to keep me reading.

I just struggled a bit with this stories pacing. It was quite slow compared to her other books and having only one POV to read from actually detracted from the story for me. I would have liked to see Dorians perspective and see his emotions develop alongside Maisies. 

I will say Podaxis was great and I loved his and Maisies friendship. And seeing him slowly gain courage was a fun little background plot.

While still a good read overall, not the strongest of the series.

melissakayd's review

4.0

Cute “little mermaid” retelling. It had enough twists and changes to make it interesting! Looking forward to reading more books like it

avarygish's review

adventurous challenging hopeful tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Complicated

3.5

henniebooks's review against another edition

3.0

wasn’t a huge fan of this one

cataa_t's review

medium-paced

4.5

nitecrtlvr's review

adventurous fast-paced

4.25

ladelven's review

lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.0

spacecadetcat's review against another edition

DNF @ 38%

I didn't feel invested in the FMC's story and the MMC was barely being introduced at this point. I didn't get a sense of chemistry between the two but maybe I'd have to read more to get there. I'm just not in the mood to keep waiting for the book to pick up.

fantasybookcollector's review

adventurous emotional lighthearted reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0