![]() The Company uses Cookies on the Site to collect data from those who visit the Site and use services on the Site. However, you can set or adjust your browser’s setting for avoiding using or transmitting some data for Cookies and/or deleting data stored in the Cookies at any time. Most of the browsers support the use of Cookies. Cookies will store details of the website's browsing behaviour and what is frequently chosen by you and your browser. Texts contained in Cookies typically consist of identifiable data, website’s name and some numbers and texts. Cookies will be stored in your browser when you visit that website in which Cookies’ content can be retrieved or read only by the server that created such Cookies and such content will be sent back to the original website of each visit. Cookies will be created when user accesses to the website in which the server has created Cookies. Give it a try if you are a fan of adventure, romance and Lira.Asia Book Company Limited (the “Company”) may use Cookies and other similar technologies for collecting your data while you are using services or visiting the Company’s website which include visiting or using through the other channels such as mobile application (collectively called the “Site”) for improving Site and your experience in visiting the Site.Ĭookies are a type of files comprising of texts. I put that down mostly to Lira and very good pacing. In spite of all this, I immensely enjoyed this book. It might be nitpicking but it did take me out of the story. There were a few inconstiencies in the story, specially at the start. I think the point of calling them 'pirates' was so that they sound cool. They never do anything pirate like at all. ![]() It also relies that we are familiar enough with classic fairy tales to fill in the holes. The world building was quite lazy, relying on a great deal of suspension of disbelief on the part of the reader. ![]() There is so much I can say here.įirst the secondary characters, they were all one dimensional. It's been a while since I've found a book this entertaining.Īt least give the sample a try. I struggled put this book down and lost quite a few hours of sleep reading this book. She had some amazing character development and it was a joy to follow her on her journey. "Fantasy fans will like the idea of sirens and piratelike princes as the characters who are imaginative and well developed."- School Library Journal "Readers who enjoy dark fairy tales of The Little Mermaid persuasion will sink into this bloody tale with pleasure."- RT Book Reviews -This text refers to the hardcover edition. "Stellar world building and nonstop action will keep readers hooked on this twisted reimagining of "The Little Mermaid." - Booklist Online "With well-crafted fight scenes and vivid descriptions, Christo has created a world of beauty and monstrosity that will draw readers in."- Publishers Weekly The world building is deft, and the spectacular ending is a happy one for Lira and Elian, but it will leave readers blissfully wanting more." -The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books As narrators, Lira and Elian have distinct voices, but for all their swagger, both characters are struggling under the expectations of their parents and in their role in war that started long before they were even born. "Arrogant and often merciless, Lira and Elian are not totally likable, especially in their careless disregard for life, human or otherwise, but there's an appealing prickliness to their confidence, magnified by their quippy dialogue. But can he trust her? "A world of beauty and monstrosity" Publishers Weekly She promises to help him find the key to destroying the sirens for good. But when he rescues a drowning woman, it becomes clear that there's more to her than there first appeared. His calling? Ridding the world of the menace of the sirens. 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. ![]() "Stellar world building and nonstop action will keep readers hooked on this twisted reimagining of 'The Little Mermaid'." - Booklist Online Princess Lira is siren royalty and the most lethal of them all. A TIKTOK sensation! An unforgettable dark romantic fantasy novel about the siren with a taste for royal blood and the prince who has sworn to destroy her.
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