to kill a kingdom is a kind of darker retelling of the little mermaid and i absolutely loved it! it is told in dual pov of lira a deadly siren and elian the prince of midas, whose life’s mission is to get rid of sea of sirens.
The two end up traveling together when Lira is turned into a human as a punishment by her mother, the Sea Queen. She is tasked with killing Prince Elian without the use of her siren song. She ends up helping him on his mission to find an item that could be used to eliminate her kind altogether.
I loved the characters in this book. Lira was tough as nails, but she had a soft, compassionate side that her mother tried to punish out of her. She seemed to struggle a bit with letting that part of her out. It was interesting to see her try to adjust to being human. Her backstory is both interesting and very sad.
Elian seemed to be a really good leader to his crew and kind of quick to trust with Lira. He's kind. He's set to inherit the throne of Midas, but doesn't feel at home on land and can't stay still until he accomplishes his mission of ridding the seas of sirens.
The romance in this book is slow burn. And interesting considering they both are set on killing each other, only Elian doesn't know that Lira is also the Prince's Bane. I really enjoyed their interactions and seeing them fall for each other!
If you are into pirate books, you will like this. It has fierce ladies and swoon-y pirates. It has strong friendships amongst the crew of Elian's ship. It has a very shippable, slow-burn romance. There is a prophecy to be fulfilled and adventure to be had. The book has excellent villains as well. The Sea Queen is just downright awful and the merman that Lira is supposed to procreate with.
The two end up traveling together when Lira is turned into a human as a punishment by her mother, the Sea Queen. She is tasked with killing Prince Elian without the use of her siren song. She ends up helping him on his mission to find an item that could be used to eliminate her kind altogether.
I loved the characters in this book. Lira was tough as nails, but she had a soft, compassionate side that her mother tried to punish out of her. She seemed to struggle a bit with letting that part of her out. It was interesting to see her try to adjust to being human. Her backstory is both interesting and very sad.
Elian seemed to be a really good leader to his crew and kind of quick to trust with Lira. He's kind. He's set to inherit the throne of Midas, but doesn't feel at home on land and can't stay still until he accomplishes his mission of ridding the seas of sirens.
The romance in this book is slow burn. And interesting considering they both are set on killing each other, only Elian doesn't know that Lira is also the Prince's Bane. I really enjoyed their interactions and seeing them fall for each other!
If you are into pirate books, you will like this. It has fierce ladies and swoon-y pirates. It has strong friendships amongst the crew of Elian's ship. It has a very shippable, slow-burn romance. There is a prophecy to be fulfilled and adventure to be had. The book has excellent villains as well. The Sea Queen is just downright awful and the merman that Lira is supposed to procreate with.