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3.5 trash stars

Actually, really interesting and fun. The ending dragged a bit though.

Way better than expected!!!

This book has been on my TBR for a while, and I figured Mer-May was the perfect time to read it. NOW I NEED MORE!!!!
This book throws you directly into the story, with the mermaid meeting her prince. The first 10-15% seemed a little rushed to me at first, but the more I read, the more I realized it was just set up. It's strange to join a story in what feels like the middle, only for it to actually be the beginning.
The mermaid is sassy and smart, and the sea witch is hot and grumpy. The prince? He's a total douchebag. The majority of the spicy scenes are for the sake of exploration and education, but they are hot hot hot!!! I wish there were more!!!!
This book may not be a 5 ⭐ read for everyone, but I loved it. It was a true adventure romance and I was hooked from the start!
adventurous medium-paced
adventurous dark mysterious fast-paced

This far exceeded my expectations for it. In addition to the funny, occasionally cute, and occasionally innuendo-filled lessons on human life a suddenly human mermaid needs, there was a shocking amount of treachery and intrigue. The dynamic between the sea witch and Avriel, with him teaching her everything she needs to know to win the prince, is a nice twist. If you read this and would like to have less spice, stop once you get to a happy end in the book. Plot-wise, that is the end and most of the spice occurs after that point. 
adventurous mysterious 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: No

smutty smut

Lots of smut, if you like this look (think Sholto). I enjoyed it more at the beginning, but for some reason didn’t enjoy as much once they’d consummated (the last 1/4 of the book was too much smut for me).
adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
adventurous challenging 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: Complicated
adventurous challenging dark funny lighthearted mysterious relaxing fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

Listen, I read fanfiction and Romantasy. I'm not a stranger to heavy, explicit content and this wasn't over the top, but GOOD LORD it was horny. 🤣

I was pleasantly surprised by the retelling's twists and turns. I appreciated that Averil wasn't just a complete airhead and the extended cast added complexity.

I'm excited to try more of this author's works.
dark emotional fast-paced