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A review by wylde_reads
Castle Swimmer, Volume 1 by Wendy Martin
5.0
Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for the ARC.
From the moment Kappa is born, he has a purpose. He is the Beacon, destined to fulfill prophecies for all of fish-kind. As he swims, he is pulled by a golden tether to anyone/ anything he gets too close to, bound to them until the prophecy is complete. Eventually the tug of prophecies leafs Kappa to the shark kingdom, where he is immediately imprisoned. The sharks prophecy states that the curse on their people will only be lifted if their Prince kills the Beacon. When Prince Siren strikes up an unlikely friendship with the Beacon, they both realize that there might be more to life than the roles they’ve been given, and maybe it’s time to break free from them.
Castle swimmers 1 was everything I wanted it to be. The art was beautiful and the setting and different species designs were amazing and so immersive. It was bright and fun and captured my attention from the first page.
The relationship between Kappa and Siren was so sweet and endearing. The two of them getting to know each other and flirting with each other while also coming to terms with their roles in the prophecy was so cute and I am obsessed with the queer merman plot.
As for the plot, it was a little bit of a slow burn, but it is clearly set up for a much larger overarching storyline. It also wasn’t too slow to where it lost my attention. I can’t wait to see where this story goes next!
From the moment Kappa is born, he has a purpose. He is the Beacon, destined to fulfill prophecies for all of fish-kind. As he swims, he is pulled by a golden tether to anyone/ anything he gets too close to, bound to them until the prophecy is complete. Eventually the tug of prophecies leafs Kappa to the shark kingdom, where he is immediately imprisoned. The sharks prophecy states that the curse on their people will only be lifted if their Prince kills the Beacon. When Prince Siren strikes up an unlikely friendship with the Beacon, they both realize that there might be more to life than the roles they’ve been given, and maybe it’s time to break free from them.
Castle swimmers 1 was everything I wanted it to be. The art was beautiful and the setting and different species designs were amazing and so immersive. It was bright and fun and captured my attention from the first page.
The relationship between Kappa and Siren was so sweet and endearing. The two of them getting to know each other and flirting with each other while also coming to terms with their roles in the prophecy was so cute and I am obsessed with the queer merman plot.
As for the plot, it was a little bit of a slow burn, but it is clearly set up for a much larger overarching storyline. It also wasn’t too slow to where it lost my attention. I can’t wait to see where this story goes next!