“Technically I’m a murderer, but I like to think that’s one of my better qualities.”
This book is loosely based on The Little Mermaid, but is a darker retelling of the story as instead of a mermaid the main character is a siren turned human for punishment. In order to redeem herself she must take the heart of a prince in her human form.
“Love is a word we scarcely hear in the ocean.”
The book is a joy to read, as both the story and the writing style compliment each other well and it seems that the surface of the world created in the book has barely been scratched, as there are a hundred kingdoms and we only visit a handful.
“Is that what it means to be human? Pushing someone else out of danger and throwing yourself in?”
The book is a standalone so the ending ties everything together well but could have been done over more than a few pages and any other books set in this world, but following different characters, would be interesting to read to find out more about the hundred kingdoms.
“I died once and I haven’t been able to do it again since.”
For a debut novel or for any novel, the story is compelling and the writing style unique, and I will definitely read whatever story Alexandra Christo tells next.
5/5.
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