This was easily one of the best books I’ve read this year and definitely lives up to the hype. It’s the type of book that keeps you reading until 2am. It’s the type of book that you find yourself thinking about when you’re not reading it. It’s the type of book that leaves you with a book hangover.
Firstly, I love that this is a stand alone fantasy book which seems to be hard to come by these days. The story is well told and wrapped up beautifully. Add on to that the fact that it’s a twist on The Little Mermaid and I was delighted before I even began. I say it’s a twist because this “mermaid”, who looses her siren song rather than voice, doesn’t want to be a human and bag a prince, she wants to kill him and take his heart.
I was hooked from the first page. The opening is one of the best I’ve read in a while.
"I have a heart for every year I’ve been alive.
There are seventeen hidden in the sand of my bedroom. Every so often, I claw through the shingle just to check they’re still there. Buried deep and bloody. I count each of them, so I can be sure non were stolen in the night. It;s not such an odd fear to have. Hearts are power, and if there's one thing my kind craves more than the ocean, it’s power."
The book flicks between the two perspectives;
Lira: the Siren princess, daughter of the Sea Queen who rules the sea kingdom, Diavos. Lira is also know as The Prince’s Bane due to taking princes’ hearts. Her mother is an abusive, manipulating tyrant and isn’t willing to relinquish her throne any time soon.
Elian: The royal prince set to inherit Midas, the city of gold. He is also a cutthroat sea captain, known as the Siren Hunter due to hunting down and killing sirens.
With some books I loath reading from a particular person’s perspective but I enjoyed reading both POV. I particularly loved the banter and the slow burning romance, which is something I don’t normally enjoy.
If you’re a fan of anti-heroines, slow-burning romance, strong friendships and banter, this is the book for you!
Firstly, I love that this is a stand alone fantasy book which seems to be hard to come by these days. The story is well told and wrapped up beautifully. Add on to that the fact that it’s a twist on The Little Mermaid and I was delighted before I even began. I say it’s a twist because this “mermaid”, who looses her siren song rather than voice, doesn’t want to be a human and bag a prince, she wants to kill him and take his heart.
I was hooked from the first page. The opening is one of the best I’ve read in a while.
"I have a heart for every year I’ve been alive.
There are seventeen hidden in the sand of my bedroom. Every so often, I claw through the shingle just to check they’re still there. Buried deep and bloody. I count each of them, so I can be sure non were stolen in the night. It;s not such an odd fear to have. Hearts are power, and if there's one thing my kind craves more than the ocean, it’s power."
The book flicks between the two perspectives;
Lira: the Siren princess, daughter of the Sea Queen who rules the sea kingdom, Diavos. Lira is also know as The Prince’s Bane due to taking princes’ hearts. Her mother is an abusive, manipulating tyrant and isn’t willing to relinquish her throne any time soon.
Elian: The royal prince set to inherit Midas, the city of gold. He is also a cutthroat sea captain, known as the Siren Hunter due to hunting down and killing sirens.
With some books I loath reading from a particular person’s perspective but I enjoyed reading both POV. I particularly loved the banter and the slow burning romance, which is something I don’t normally enjoy.
If you’re a fan of anti-heroines, slow-burning romance, strong friendships and banter, this is the book for you!