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3.67 AVERAGE
3.67 AVERAGE
adventurous
funny
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
A stunning modern day NSFW retelling of the Little Mermaid tale, with a good dose of pirate charm. This book is beautifully written and is fabulous escapism.
đșïž The world building is the ocean and on a boat. No crazy names of places or maps to be seen, which for a fantasy based booked is a welcome change.
đ¶ïž There is some decent hard and fast spice.
đ This book is for you if you enjoy a FMC that throws herself head first into situations and then is shooked when things go wrong. Joined by a hilarious overly long MMC, with a splash of found family. A solid trio of tropes.
Please do ensure that you read the trigger warnings before reading as there are a few topics that could cause issues. This isn't a happily ever after fairy tale!
âïž An easy read that's good for those train travel days. A stand alone book by a wonderful writer.
Thank you to NetGalley for providing me with an ARC in exchange for an honest review.
đșïž The world building is the ocean and on a boat. No crazy names of places or maps to be seen, which for a fantasy based booked is a welcome change.
đ¶ïž There is some decent hard and fast spice.
đ This book is for you if you enjoy a FMC that throws herself head first into situations and then is shooked when things go wrong. Joined by a hilarious overly long MMC, with a splash of found family. A solid trio of tropes.
Please do ensure that you read the trigger warnings before reading as there are a few topics that could cause issues. This isn't a happily ever after fairy tale!
âïž An easy read that's good for those train travel days. A stand alone book by a wonderful writer.
Thank you to NetGalley for providing me with an ARC in exchange for an honest review.
adventurous
mysterious
medium-paced
Itâs a win for me: I love the ocean. I love descriptions and imagery of the ocean. I love sea creatures and ocean myths and big ol pirate ships. This one has got it all!
I have no excuse for why itâs not a 5 star other than the vibes of 5 were not there - something was missing for me, but itâs such a good read!
I loved the violent siren side of the FMC and I loved the ânobody touches you but meâ evil pirate MMC.
Loved the idea of the sea witches and how the kraken was used.
There was emotion, heart, some adventure, and evil curses. Everything was resolved in a satisfying way even though there were some moments of death and hurt, but this might actually be a reread one day!
I have no excuse for why itâs not a 5 star other than the vibes of 5 were not there - something was missing for me, but itâs such a good read!
I loved the violent siren side of the FMC and I loved the ânobody touches you but meâ evil pirate MMC.
Loved the idea of the sea witches and how the kraken was used.
There was emotion, heart, some adventure, and evil curses. Everything was resolved in a satisfying way even though there were some moments of death and hurt, but this might actually be a reread one day!
Merci Ă Netgalley et Ă l'auteure de ce livre pour m'avoir fourni un arc.
Sur le papier, ce livre avait tout pour me plaire, malheureusement, je n'ai absolument pas Ă©tĂ© convaincue par la rĂ©alisation. J'ai trouvĂ© que l'autrice avait peut-ĂȘtre voulu mettre trop d'Ă©lĂ©ments ensembles qui ne matchait pas forcĂ©ment. Et si j'apprĂ©ciais le personnage de Maren au dĂ©but, j'ai perdu tout intĂ©rĂȘt pour le livre peu Ă peu dont le rythme Ă©tait assez inĂ©gal. Petite dĂ©ception donc.
Sur le papier, ce livre avait tout pour me plaire, malheureusement, je n'ai absolument pas Ă©tĂ© convaincue par la rĂ©alisation. J'ai trouvĂ© que l'autrice avait peut-ĂȘtre voulu mettre trop d'Ă©lĂ©ments ensembles qui ne matchait pas forcĂ©ment. Et si j'apprĂ©ciais le personnage de Maren au dĂ©but, j'ai perdu tout intĂ©rĂȘt pour le livre peu Ă peu dont le rythme Ă©tait assez inĂ©gal. Petite dĂ©ception donc.
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
dark
funny
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
dark
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This book was fine. I liked the world the author created, adapting elements from The Little Mermaid into her rendition of the story, and writing what comes after the mermaid gets her âhappily ever afterââwhich actually isnât going so happily when this story begins. As far as darker fairytale retellings go, this adaptation had a lot of fun with changing detailsâthe monstrous mermaids; Prince Eric, who wished his mermaid hadnât regained her voice; the fate of the syren kingdom Arielâor in this case, Marenâleft behind. The only issue is, I felt like some elements present in this novel were very good, while others only frustrated me.
I did like the introduction and again starting around the 75% mark. However⊠Some of the content in the middle of the story feels chaotic/random, as many things only happens when itsâ necessary to the plotline, even if it doesn't make much sense. The characters (all of them) act as villains when itsâ convenient, and flip flop back to compassionate and loyal at convenience, too. The pirates leave their captain in the deal with the sea witch yet are somehow âloyalâ even when nobody opposed him being handed over, Maren/Ramsay both act aggressive with each other at random, and Nerissa is painted as a villain until she isnâtâeven though sheâs been making problems for half the book, suddenly sheâs the crewsâ friend and cares about everyone!
I donât mind that both of the main characters are monstrous in their own rightâbut the characters just say whatever sometimes (such as Ramsay claiming they âdonât torture people for funâ only to be called out for doing so, and then being like âoops, i hoped she wouldnt see thatâ). I kept wishing he would stop trying to convince Maren he was ethical every now and again, only to then say something contradictory moments after.
I have my own separate issues with Maren. Maren flops between being all-powerful and weak (even with her syren powers), and has no sense of self-preservation; she knows she shouldnât tell any pirates what she is because they DRINK THE BLOOD OF HER KIND, and yet, as soon as she has opportunity to run away, she instead saves Ramsay and spills her life story to him. Every time she runs away from his ship she fails, even when she is literally in the open ocean and can breathe underwater. I felt like throwing my hands up. I wish the romance co-existed with Maren making sensible decisions, but unfortunately her and Ramseyâs love kind of depends on her not thinking anything through and being really really bad at escaping the boat for a while there.
I did really like the end portion of the book, where she started actually using her abilities and got her 'voice' back, and used it for really cool reasons involving sinking ships, and when she was actually monstrous and ate some hearts. Kind of wished there was more of that in the novel⊠as well as more of Nill the shark and Skip the cat!
Thank you to NetGalley and Metal Blonde Books for the ARC!
I did like the introduction and again starting around the 75% mark. However⊠Some of the content in the middle of the story feels chaotic/random, as many things only happens when itsâ necessary to the plotline, even if it doesn't make much sense. The characters (all of them) act as villains when itsâ convenient, and flip flop back to compassionate and loyal at convenience, too. The pirates leave their captain in the deal with the sea witch yet are somehow âloyalâ even when nobody opposed him being handed over, Maren/Ramsay both act aggressive with each other at random, and Nerissa is painted as a villain until she isnâtâeven though sheâs been making problems for half the book, suddenly sheâs the crewsâ friend and cares about everyone!
I donât mind that both of the main characters are monstrous in their own rightâbut the characters just say whatever sometimes (such as Ramsay claiming they âdonât torture people for funâ only to be called out for doing so, and then being like âoops, i hoped she wouldnt see thatâ). I kept wishing he would stop trying to convince Maren he was ethical every now and again, only to then say something contradictory moments after.
I have my own separate issues with Maren. Maren flops between being all-powerful and weak (even with her syren powers), and has no sense of self-preservation; she knows she shouldnât tell any pirates what she is because they DRINK THE BLOOD OF HER KIND, and yet, as soon as she has opportunity to run away, she instead saves Ramsay and spills her life story to him. Every time she runs away from his ship she fails, even when she is literally in the open ocean and can breathe underwater. I felt like throwing my hands up. I wish the romance co-existed with Maren making sensible decisions, but unfortunately her and Ramseyâs love kind of depends on her not thinking anything through and being really really bad at escaping the boat for a while there.
I did really like the end portion of the book, where she started actually using her abilities and got her 'voice' back, and used it for really cool reasons involving sinking ships, and when she was actually monstrous and ate some hearts. Kind of wished there was more of that in the novel⊠as well as more of Nill the shark and Skip the cat!
Thank you to NetGalley and Metal Blonde Books for the ARC!
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adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
tense
medium-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
adventurous
dark
funny
tense