A review by foggy_rosamund
The Seafarer's Kiss by Julia Ember

3.0

The mermaid Erie is deeply unhappy in her home under a glacier. Then she meets Ragna, a human survivor of a shipwreck, and the two are instantly attracted to one another. This action packed story is the lesbian mermaid romance you never knew you wanted! Both the mermaid and Ragna are strongly, if briefly, drawn, and both of them appealed to me very much -- although the story is from Erie's point of view, Ragna came across very strongly and I really wanted more of her -- I need more disabled female warriors with magical tattoos! My main criticism of this story is that it is so brief -- so much happens in such a short period of time, but that's what makes it so pacy and so fun to read. Ember does a good job of creating the mermaid's under-sea world and the touches of Norse mythology are nice. I loved Ember's previous book, Unicorn Tracks, and while this didn't appeal to me quite as much, it's still very enjoyable.