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I didnt really know what to expect going in to this book other than a dark Little Mermaid retelling... which I absolutely loved the sound of! Unfortunately I didn't outright love it. Don't get me wrong it had a great storyline and there were some parts that I enjoyed enough and breezed right through but a lot of scenes I just found myself not as invested as it fell a little flat for me. I guess I was just thinking it was going to be a darker story than it was but it did pick up quite a bit towar
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4 ⭐️, 3 spicy 🌶️
A really good dark retelling of The Little Mermaid.
I loved that the Mermaid was dark and a siren along with what they had to do to live.
Kairi wanted to visit the human realm more and more especially after she saved Eagan from the other sirens when the boat he was on was destroyed. What Kairi does to live the life always wants more and more as she feels something is missing.
The twists are good to and the ending leave room for lots more stories to come.
Tropes – Dual POV, little ...more
A really good dark retelling of The Little Mermaid.
I loved that the Mermaid was dark and a siren along with what they had to do to live.
Kairi wanted to visit the human realm more and more especially after she saved Eagan from the other sirens when the boat he was on was destroyed. What Kairi does to live the life always wants more and more as she feels something is missing.
The twists are good to and the ending leave room for lots more stories to come.
Tropes – Dual POV, little ...more
⭐⭐⭐1/2 🌶️🌶️
A dark 'The little mermaid retelling' but with a hint of spice.
Never trust the waters in a place called witches' grove.
The pacing is a bit hit and miss but this story has a very interesting plot. I struggled to love the MMC but the FMC's bubbly personality is infectious.
Bec did a wonderful job with everyone's character development, especially with the MMC's self-healing journey after an accident.
TRIGGERS!! accidents, anxiety, alcohol, bones, coma, death, decapitation, depression, dr ...more
A dark 'The little mermaid retelling' but with a hint of spice.
Never trust the waters in a place called witches' grove.
The pacing is a bit hit and miss but this story has a very interesting plot. I struggled to love the MMC but the FMC's bubbly personality is infectious.
Bec did a wonderful job with everyone's character development, especially with the MMC's self-healing journey after an accident.
TRIGGERS!! accidents, anxiety, alcohol, bones, coma, death, decapitation, depression, dr ...more
A song of Death and Desire is a paranormal romance, little Mermaid retelling with a little more spice and a lot more teeth.
Kairi is a siren whose song lures sailor to their watery deaths to feed her and her sisters. While she loves her family she in enamoured by the land and the people who live on it. So when Eagan sails into her path she knows she should pull him under but something in her yells to save him. When Eagan sees Kairi after she pulls him ashore both of their lives are changed forev ...more
Kairi is a siren whose song lures sailor to their watery deaths to feed her and her sisters. While she loves her family she in enamoured by the land and the people who live on it. So when Eagan sails into her path she knows she should pull him under but something in her yells to save him. When Eagan sees Kairi after she pulls him ashore both of their lives are changed forev ...more
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A fantastic retelling of the classic Little Mermaid fairy tale with a deliciously dark twist!!
Reworking the fairy-tale to have the FMC being a siren and begin as the "evil" being and then having her own little redemption ARC was fantastic, and working the siren song into the initial manipulation and obsession that Eagan has with her was a great way of doing the insta-love trope without it feeling cheesy!
As with any dark romance, the value of a great nickname can never be underestimated and ...more
3🌶️
A fantastic retelling of the classic Little Mermaid fairy tale with a deliciously dark twist!!
Reworking the fairy-tale to have the FMC being a siren and begin as the "evil" being and then having her own little redemption ARC was fantastic, and working the siren song into the initial manipulation and obsession that Eagan has with her was a great way of doing the insta-love trope without it feeling cheesy!
As with any dark romance, the value of a great nickname can never be underestimated and ...more
2024:
"He reaches out a hand towards my face as if to caress my cheek. I move forward slightly to meet him, and his hand drops to my throat and tightens."
This Little Mermaid retelling is definitely one to add to your list ASAP.
The surreptitious encounter between Kairi and Eagan is the catalyst for a story that will have you laughing, possibly crying, and definitely fanning the flames as their relationship heats up.
This enemies to lovers story is written so well, that it has you on a rollar coaste ...more
"He reaches out a hand towards my face as if to caress my cheek. I move forward slightly to meet him, and his hand drops to my throat and tightens."
This Little Mermaid retelling is definitely one to add to your list ASAP.
The surreptitious encounter between Kairi and Eagan is the catalyst for a story that will have you laughing, possibly crying, and definitely fanning the flames as their relationship heats up.
This enemies to lovers story is written so well, that it has you on a rollar coaste ...more
This book was fine but it wasn’t for me, I definitely was expecting / hoping for more of a fantasy / paranormal story than a romance forward one with lots of spice. It was still plot over spice but definitely a heavy focus on the spice.
Aug 19, 2025
Metika Constable
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