A review by chapterswithnic
A Sea of Song and Sirens: The Naiads of Juile Book One by Whit Stanfield

adventurous emotional hopeful tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

โ€œ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ ๐˜ข๐˜ข๐˜ญ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ-๐˜ฃ๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ช๐˜ฅ๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ต ๐˜ธ๐˜ฉ๐˜ฐ ๐˜ชโ€™๐˜ฅ ๐˜ง๐˜ช๐˜ด๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ต ๐˜ฐ๐˜ง ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ธ๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ ๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด๐˜ด ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ ๐˜ฉ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ณ ๐˜ฃ๐˜ฆ๐˜ง๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ธ๐˜ข๐˜ด ๐˜จ๐˜ฐ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜ฌ๐˜ช๐˜ญ๐˜ญ ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ. ๐˜ฎ๐˜ช๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ถ๐˜ฏ๐˜ข ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ด๐˜ต๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ด, ๐˜ช๐˜ง ๐˜ช๐˜ต ๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ฑ๐˜ฑ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ, ๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ๐˜ต ๐˜ช๐˜ต ๐˜ข๐˜ต ๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ด๐˜ต ๐˜ฃ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ง๐˜ข๐˜ด๐˜ต.โ€

๐Ÿงœ๐Ÿปโ€โ™€๏ธ sirens and pirates
๐Ÿดโ€โ˜ ๏ธ enemies to lovers
โš“๏ธ marriage of convenience 
๐ŸŒŠ magical powers 
๐Ÿชธ morally grey characters 
๐Ÿฆˆ โ€œwho did this to you?โ€

if that quote isnโ€™t enough to make you immediately like maren then idk what to tell you. a funny, headstrong, badass fmc. i liked her from the start. and donโ€™t get me started on my weakness for kye. 

now you know iโ€™m a sucker for enemies to lovers, and BOY does this hit the s p o t. even better that it started with a betrayal like oof youโ€™ve got me riding the emotional rollercoaster with these characters.
โ€œdonโ€™t touch my wifeโ€ got me kicking my FEET. 

the naiad lore in this is just so so good. i love mermaids/sirens and iโ€™ve found it really hard to come across a story i enjoyed but HEY look no further.
adding a dash of pirates and magic just hooked (lol) me in even more. 

shoutout to the female friendships that were selena and diara. i actually love both of their characters and iโ€™m super eager to learn more about them. 

also shoutout to the DETAIL whit put in even right at the beginning of the book. the maps, the glossary, the calendars ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿผ the attention to detail is *chefs kiss* 
HOW this is her debut novel i do NOT know. blown  away. 

i consumed this like the shark that went for marenโ€™s boat in the beginning. there is so much left unanswered and that CLIFF HANGER?! i just canโ€™t wait for the sequel ๐Ÿฅฒ