However, I was not thilled with now long it took our characters stories to cross. I am a big fan of getting multiple character’s perspectives on scenes. I liked the alernating POV that switches back and forth between Lira and Elian. I think of sea monsters not mermaids and sirens when I look at this cover. I know the sirens are described as having tentacles but these remind me of a Kraken or something like that. I like the deep blue-green water, I think it makes a nice contrast to the gold embossed title. I don’t love it, but I also don’t hate it. While I liked the secondary characters, I didn’t think I got enough backstory to call any of them my favorite character. Lira was basically a brat and Elian was incredibly arrogant until the end of the story. No favorite – Lira and Elian were both murdering royalty (I’m actually a little surprised I didn’t like them more), but I didn’t feel a connection with either of them. I do enjoy fairy tale retellings and this story is very clearly The Little Mermaid (with a twist). This book has been on my TBR list for a while now but after reading A Curse of Thorns by Nicole Mainardi, I was inspired to pick it up yesterday and give it a read.

She promises to help him find the key to destroying all of sirenkind for good–But can he trust her? And just how many deals will Elian have to barter to eliminate mankind’s greatest enemy? When he rescues a drowning woman in the ocean, she’s more than what she appears. Hunting sirens is more than an unsavory hobby–it’s his calling. The ocean is the only place Prince Elian calls home, even though he is heir to the most powerful kingdom in the world. Robbed of her song, Lira has until the winter solstice to deliver Prince Elian’s heart to the Sea Queen or remain a human forever. To punish her daughter, the Sea Queen transforms Lira into the one thing they loathe most–a human. Until a twist of fate forces her to kill one of her own. With the hearts of seventeen princes in her collection, she is revered across the sea. Princess Lira is siren royalty and the most lethal of them all.

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