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To Kill a Kingdom

To Kill a Kingdom

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  • Author：Alexandra Christo
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Summary

Princess Lira is siren royalty and the most lethal of them all。 With the hearts of seventeen princes in her collection， she is revered across the sea。 Until a twist of fate forces her to kill one of her own。 To punish her daughter， the Sea Queen transforms Lira into the one thing they loathe most—a human。 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。

The ocean is the only place Prince Elian calls home， even though he is heir to the most powerful kingdom in the world。 Hunting sirens is more than an unsavory hobby—it’s his calling。 When he rescues a drowning woman in the ocean， she’s more than what she appears。 She promises to help him find the key to destroying all of sirenkind for good—But can he trust her？ And just how many deals will Elian have to barter to eliminate mankind’s greatest enemy？

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Reviews

Jessica Rojas ，

“Conviértete en la reina que necesitamos que seas。”Vale mucho la pena。 Lira es una sirena venerada en el reino submarino pero debido a un desliz su madre， la reina del mar， la transforma en lo que más aborrece: un ser humano。 Privada de su canto ella dispone hasta el solsticio de invierno para entregar el corazón del príncipe Elian a su madre o permanecer como humana para siempre。 Mientras tanto Elian es un gran cazador de sirenas。 Cuando rescata a una mujer a punto de morir ahogada， sabe que la “Conviértete en la reina que necesitamos que seas。”Vale mucho la pena。 Lira es una sirena venerada en el reino submarino pero debido a un desliz su madre， la reina del mar， la transforma en lo que más aborrece: un ser humano。 Privada de su canto ella dispone hasta el solsticio de invierno para entregar el corazón del príncipe Elian a su madre o permanecer como humana para siempre。 Mientras tanto Elian es un gran cazador de sirenas。 Cuando rescata a una mujer a punto de morir ahogada， sabe que las cosas no son lo que parece， pero ella se ofrece a darle la clave para destruir a las sirenas de una vez por todas。Desde la primera frase sabes que va a ser un libro entretenido。 Me gusto mucho la manera de escribir de esta autora y creo que tiene algunas de las cosas que me gusta ver en un libro: un buen romance， personajes fuertes y una trama interesante que te sumerge en la acción y la aventura。 Compré este libro más que nada porque la portada me gustó muchísimo y aunque la sirenita no es una de mis princesas favoritas decidí darle la oportunidad a este retelling y no me arrepiento de haberlo hecho。 Mi parte favorita fue el romance， desde que los protagonistas se conocen no pude soltar el libro， yo necesitaba saber que iba a pasar y como iba a terminar todo el caos en el que se habían metido。 Los personajes son interesantes de leer y me gusto que se narrara tanto desde la perspectiva de Elian como de Lira。 Mi único problema fue que se enfoca un poco más en el viaje que realizan y a mí me habría gustado conocer un poco más acerca de la Reina de la reina del mar， su historia o como es que llego a ser reina。 Considero que el libro se merece 4 estrellas。 Me gusto bastante， no lo solté y lo termine muy rápido， es decir， me gusto muchísimo， pero no creo que pueda considerarlo uno de mis libros favoritos。 Lo recomiendo si quieren un romance bien llevado。 La trama si juega un papel muy importante pero este libro se enfoca mas que nada en los personajes。 Me parece que es una buena reinterpretación de la sirenita porque mantiene su esencia hablándote de una situación completamente diferente。Ahora…¡SPOILERS！1。 Kye y Madrid me cayeron muy bien y los amo， pero me habría gustado que la autora me hubiera dado un final para ellos también， NECESITO saber si terminaron juntos o si son solo amigos。“Tengo suficiente de que protegerte como para agregar doncellas letales a la lista。”2。 Elian y Lira son una pareja hermosa， lo que mas me gusta es que a pesar de no confiar el uno en el otro se cuidan y cuando Lira lo salva de morir y el se vuelve loco y se preocupa…simplemente son un gran equipo。3。 Odie a Sakura con todo mi ser， incluso me cayo peor que la reina además nada le daba derecho a ser manipuladora， entiendo que Elian le hizo una promesa， pero desde mi punto de vista tiene demasiado ego y agradecí que en su momento Lira y Elian la pusieran en su lugar， hasta Madrid la bajo de su nube。“Deberías tener cuidado。 La cuestión de tomar algo que no es tuyo es que siempre habrá alguien listo para recuperarlo。” 。。。more

Sidraa ，

A VERY good short story that is detailed and beautifully explained。 Loveddd the pair of them with dual perspectives。

Jasmine ，

So as much as we all enjoy enemies to lovers， pirates， and sirens， this book wasn’t the best despite all of those tropes。 Don’t get me wrong， the book is fun and a page turner， but it all felt rushed。 This book would’ve done better as a series or just 100 pages longer。 The world had so much potential but we barely had any time with the characters。 The book especially felt rushed throughout all the different episodes （for lack of a better word） that lead to the final battle。 If you want to read s So as much as we all enjoy enemies to lovers， pirates， and sirens， this book wasn’t the best despite all of those tropes。 Don’t get me wrong， the book is fun and a page turner， but it all felt rushed。 This book would’ve done better as a series or just 100 pages longer。 The world had so much potential but we barely had any time with the characters。 The book especially felt rushed throughout all the different episodes （for lack of a better word） that lead to the final battle。 If you want to read something quick and easy， and maybe turn off your brain for a minute， this ones for you。 。。。more

Amity ，

⭐️ 4it’s a pretty quick and fast paced read。i’ve tried reading it before。 but i had never made it past the first couple of chapter， and so， now with so much time on my hands。 i decided to pick it up again。the book was an incredibly fast read and i finished it in less than 24 hours which is fun。the banter and chemistry is absolutely adorable between lira and elian， and i genuinely enjoyed all of the side charactersbeing true to the enemies to lovers trope， there was conflict starting from the beg ⭐️ 4it’s a pretty quick and fast paced read。i’ve tried reading it before。 but i had never made it past the first couple of chapter， and so， now with so much time on my hands。 i decided to pick it up again。the book was an incredibly fast read and i finished it in less than 24 hours which is fun。the banter and chemistry is absolutely adorable between lira and elian， and i genuinely enjoyed all of the side charactersbeing true to the enemies to lovers trope， there was conflict starting from the beginning of the book， which i enjoyed as it didn’t feel rushed。some of the “villains” or just little conflicts that we had to get through to get to defeating the sea queen were kind of undeveloped。 i understood sakura but i didn’t understand why she was brushed off so easily at the end。personally i felt that the last chapter could have been a bit longer， and although it closed everything together， i REALLY wanted some more lira and elian scenes。like let’s be real here， they’re romance was SEVERELY undeveloped。 like they had maybe 5 chapters where there was some romantic chemistry。 idk， it just felt weird to me， which is odd since this book is pretty romance based。the thing that i enjoyed the most was the alternating povs， they are what kept me alive throughout this entire story and is what made me enjoy it so much。personally， i think there should have been more development on not only the romance， but also on the solving conflicts part of the book。i feel like every single conflict in this book was just solved so easily and without much struggle。but i am going to brush it off considering this is a standalone and it is pretty hard to manage getting all of the details in fantasy novels and squeezing them into ONE book。i may have ranted a bit， but please don’t let what i said deter you from reading。 it truly is a fun read in the moment。 it keeps you on your toes and has so many good quirks to it 🤗 。。。more

Jupiter ，

4。5✨

Marah Spellman ，

الرواية رائعة بمعنى الكلمة ، بما انها اول رواية اجنبية اقرأها الا ان السرد كان جداً جميل و سهل و استمتعت في كل فصل موجود بالكتاب ، بصراحة يتميز الكتاب بأنه قدر يخليني اتعلق فيه من اول سطر！！ ،، اتخيلت اني مع الشخصيات بداخل الكتاب و كنت كل ما اترك الكتاب لأي سبب اقول برجع اكمل مسلسلي لأنه فعلاً يحسسك انك بتتفرج مسلسل او فيلم مو بس تقرأ كتاب 😍 。 فكرتني الرواية بسلسلة لُج 😔❤️ ،، فكرة الرواية خارجة عن الصندوق و هذا اللي عجبني و حمسني اقرأ روايات اجنبية اكثر لأن بعض الافكار بالكتب العربية سارت مستهلكة الرواية رائعة بمعنى الكلمة ، بما انها اول رواية اجنبية اقرأها الا ان السرد كان جداً جميل و سهل و استمتعت في كل فصل موجود بالكتاب ، بصراحة يتميز الكتاب بأنه قدر يخليني اتعلق فيه من اول سطر！！ ،، اتخيلت اني مع الشخصيات بداخل الكتاب و كنت كل ما اترك الكتاب لأي سبب اقول برجع اكمل مسلسلي لأنه فعلاً يحسسك انك بتتفرج مسلسل او فيلم مو بس تقرأ كتاب 😍 。 فكرتني الرواية بسلسلة لُج 😔❤️ ،، فكرة الرواية خارجة عن الصندوق و هذا اللي عجبني و حمسني اقرأ روايات اجنبية اكثر لأن بعض الافكار بالكتب العربية سارت مستهلكة للأسف。 。。。more

Sif ，

“You are a little heartless today， aren't you？""Never，" I say。 "There are seventeen under my bed。” 3。5 stars。I liked this one。 It included some of my favourite tropes and cliches， and the story was simple yet exciting。 If you want a fantastical enemies to lovers adventure story， this is for you。 The story follows Lira， a siren turned human， bargaining her way onto the notorious siren-hunter Elian's ship。 They slowly learn to trust one another as they journey across kingdoms in search of a power “You are a little heartless today， aren't you？""Never，" I say。 "There are seventeen under my bed。” 3。5 stars。I liked this one。 It included some of my favourite tropes and cliches， and the story was simple yet exciting。 If you want a fantastical enemies to lovers adventure story， this is for you。 The story follows Lira， a siren turned human， bargaining her way onto the notorious siren-hunter Elian's ship。 They slowly learn to trust one another as they journey across kingdoms in search of a power that could end the war between sirens and humans。 All the while Lira must hide her true identity， or her newfound crew-mates might just kill her。 What I liked:Setting - This is an enthralling world that sucks you in from the first page--no， the first line。 It reminds me of a fairytale with its siren lore and magical-yet-not-magical 100 kingdoms。Story - An entertaining ride all the way through。 I held my breath through the entire book， wondering if Lira will be caught， if one person will betray another， if someone will confess， or if someone will die。 I couldn't wait to see how the story would unfold。Characters & Relationships - The characters are likeable and distinct from one another （apart from the fact that everyone is sarcastic）。 Elian is a little shit， but I grew to find him endearing。 Lira is ferocious and deadly and I adore her。 Everyone has a touch of that grey morality I'm always looking for in my protagonists。 “How strange that instead of taking his heart， I'm hoping he takes mine。” I'm partial to the found-family trope， so the dynamic between the crew members was a joy to read。 As for Lira and Elian: This is one of the few times enemies to lovers is done well。 The "enemies" part makes complete sense and makes you wonder how these two could ever be anything else。 Then you follow along the story， and the progression of their relationship is so slow and natural you barely notice it at first。 And by the end， you're fully rooting for them。 Insta love？ Sorry， I don't know her。What I disliked:Writing - While there are some banger quotes and the dialogue is often witty， the writing was what let me down most of all。 This author spoon-feeds her readers information， as if we aren't intelligent enough to understand anything without her literally spelling it out。 Alexandra Christo is not subtle at all with how many times "Perhaps we are worlds apart， but we are alike in so many ways。" and "He and I are not so different。" and "We are the same， Elian and I。" is repeated。 I get it。 They have a lot of things in common。 Stop beating it over my head。 I also wish the villains didn't explain their plans to the heroes in explicit detail like a Disney villain， but that's a bit nitpicky。Overall， I'd recommend if your TBR is empty and you're looking for a fun adventure about pirates and sirens。 It's not particularly revolutionary， but it's a solid read and you're certain for a good time。 。。。more

Belle the Book Reader ，

Cute and magical with lovely dark undertones。A solid story and a rather interesting retelling of The Little Mermaid。 It being in double first person， I expected to see more of a character arc for both MCs， but it turned out to be more plot-focused; in the end， I wasn't very convinced in both of their developments。I would have liked to see a lot more of the world; the power struggles between all the kingdoms or the effect that sirens have on their society， or the sirens' authoratative society its Cute and magical with lovely dark undertones。A solid story and a rather interesting retelling of The Little Mermaid。 It being in double first person， I expected to see more of a character arc for both MCs， but it turned out to be more plot-focused; in the end， I wasn't very convinced in both of their developments。I would have liked to see a lot more of the world; the power struggles between all the kingdoms or the effect that sirens have on their society， or the sirens' authoratative society itself。 Alas， we only get the one book。 。。。more

Cristina ，

La mia recensione， forse controcorrente （mai come in questo libro questa parola è così azzeccata）， non è totalmente positiva。 Ho dato tre stelle solo perché il finale merita e mi ha stupito ma inizialmente volevo dare molto di meno。 Tuttavia procediamo con ordine。La trama è abbastanza originale per essere un fantasy ya， il word building è apprezzabile e tutto sommato era un libro con un gran potenziale che poteva diventare qualcosa in più di quello che è effettivamente stato。 La protagonista è c La mia recensione， forse controcorrente （mai come in questo libro questa parola è così azzeccata）， non è totalmente positiva。 Ho dato tre stelle solo perché il finale merita e mi ha stupito ma inizialmente volevo dare molto di meno。 Tuttavia procediamo con ordine。La trama è abbastanza originale per essere un fantasy ya， il word building è apprezzabile e tutto sommato era un libro con un gran potenziale che poteva diventare qualcosa in più di quello che è effettivamente stato。 La protagonista è caratterizzata abbastanza bene， non in maniera eccelsa， ma accettabile e godibile。 Stessa cosa per il protagonista maschile， grazie soprattutto ai capitoli narrati dal suo punto di vista。 I personaggi secondari？ Totalmente privi di caratterizzazione o di senso。 Personaggi con storie che puoi solo immaginare， dato che vengono trattati in maniera superficiale e approssimativa。 I loro pensieri e i loro caratteri appaiono ogni tanto qua e la nella storia， ma niente che possa anche minimamente farti capire come sono fatti o farti appassionare alla propria storia。Ma la vera pecca di questo libro è lo stile di scrittura。 Dipende dai gusti， certo。。。 ma l’ho trovato troppo semplice， con periodi brevi e troppo poco elaborati。 Uno stile di scrittura semplice， banale， a volte fastidioso e che di certo non è stato aiutato dalla narrazione fortemente in prima persona。Il finale è l’unica cosa che ho apprezzato， senza fare spoiler inutili， ma è stata l’unica cosa sensata e che mi abbia tenuto incollata alle pagine fino alla fine。Tirando le somme: un libro che non rileggerei （e io solitamente rileggo varie volte i libri che mi colpiscono）， con un bel potenziale e con una trama di fondo interessante a cui però non si da molta giustizia。 。。。more

Piyusha ，

An awesome dark fantasy Romance book。And its enemies to lovers？ Bonus！ The book is mostly taking place in the oceans or a specific ship， the journey and how the book progresses to the ending is worth a read。

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Rebecca ，

☆3☆ Kinda gives me Little Mermaid vibes because she’s turned into a human and has to do something within a timeframe。 But instead of trying to get him to fall in love with her， they’re both trying to kill each other。 However， he doesn’t know she’s actually the siren he’s trying to kill and they both end up slowly falling in love as they go on a journey to overthrow the Sea Queen。 Definitely an enemies to lovers book， but it spent way too much time explaining little details， thoughts， or backstor ☆3☆ Kinda gives me Little Mermaid vibes because she’s turned into a human and has to do something within a timeframe。 But instead of trying to get him to fall in love with her， they’re both trying to kill each other。 However， he doesn’t know she’s actually the siren he’s trying to kill and they both end up slowly falling in love as they go on a journey to overthrow the Sea Queen。 Definitely an enemies to lovers book， but it spent way too much time explaining little details， thoughts， or backstories that didn’t have a super important role to the storyline。 Sometimes I felt like there was too much inner thought between dialogue/actions so I kinda forget what’s actually happening。 But other than that， there was a petty good storyline。 。。。more

Lyndsey Marie ，

Many of the negative reviews for this book are hyper-focusing on the fact that it "wasn't what they thought it was going to be"。。。 which， in my opinion， is a very silly reason to give a book a bad review。 This was a beautiful story that took place in an incredibly robust world that Christo builds， while managing to not bog the story down with over-exposition。 A tale about the contradictions we have within ourselves and our struggles to understand them。。。 and how sometimes， the best way to make s Many of the negative reviews for this book are hyper-focusing on the fact that it "wasn't what they thought it was going to be"。。。 which， in my opinion， is a very silly reason to give a book a bad review。 This was a beautiful story that took place in an incredibly robust world that Christo builds， while managing to not bog the story down with over-exposition。 A tale about the contradictions we have within ourselves and our struggles to understand them。。。 and how sometimes， the best way to make sense of ourselves is actually through connecting with others （and maybe even falling in love while we're at it）。 。。。more

Eddie （ok3ddie） ，

4。5/5⭐️«Cualquier humano que se apodere del corazón de una sirena será inmune el poder de su canción。 Sólo que Elian no necesitó tomar mi corazón: yo se lo entregué。»¡Qué historia tan maravillosa！ Amé muchísimo el concepto de las sirenas， las demás criaturas marinas como las nereidas y los tritones， y las historias y características de todos los reinos de los humanos。El personaje de Lira， a pesar de que por momentos sentía que sus monólogos internos se contradecían muchísimo， al final me pareció 4。5/5⭐️«Cualquier humano que se apodere del corazón de una sirena será inmune el poder de su canción。 Sólo que Elian no necesitó tomar mi corazón: yo se lo entregué。»¡Qué historia tan maravillosa！ Amé muchísimo el concepto de las sirenas， las demás criaturas marinas como las nereidas y los tritones， y las historias y características de todos los reinos de los humanos。El personaje de Lira， a pesar de que por momentos sentía que sus monólogos internos se contradecían muchísimo， al final me pareció una heroína digna de su historia。 Me encantan las protagonistas fuertes， decididas y fieles a sus ideales， y sin duda Lira es una de ellas。 Por otro lado， me enamoré de Elian。 Me pareció， más que un príncipe， un pirata demasiado carismático y cautivador。 Al contrario de Lira， ¡a mí sí me robó el corazón！ *suspiro， suspiro*Siento que la historia tuvo buen ritmo， aunque por momentos decaía （única razón por la que no tuvo las cinco estrellas）， rápidamente volvía a ser la historia que tanto hype me provocaba。 Me pareció un excelente retelling。 Aunque no es una historia fresca y la mayor parte del tiempo sabía qué iba a pasar a continuación: nunca dejé de sorprenderme， reír， suspirar， y lanzar gritos de frustración， con cada escena leída。Eso sí， me hubiese gustado ver más romance entre la parejita principal， ya que siento que todo ocurrió muy de prisa y al final。 Aunque lo paso por haber sido un enemies-to-lovers bien elaborado。 Además de que me encantaría que la autora publicara relatos o historias cortas sobre las aventuras de los piratas a bordo del Saad， o más cositas sobre Madrid y Kye， quienes me encantaron como pareja y cuyas historias pasadas me causaron mucha intriga y curiosidad。Y así es como finalicé el mes de mayo con esta lectura tan genial。 💖 。。。more

Lillian ，

Overall it's a three。 About 2/3 of reading this book， I was bored af。 Only till the last 25% of the book， was when I actually started to get intrigued。 One of the reasons why I think I didn't like this book as much， is because I overhyped it for myself。 I was expecting so much， angst， romanticies， etc。 But it was just underwhelming overall。 The ending though， was probably my favorite part。 It was very satisfactory。 In conclusion， I would recommend this book， for someone who just wants to have a Overall it's a three。 About 2/3 of reading this book， I was bored af。 Only till the last 25% of the book， was when I actually started to get intrigued。 One of the reasons why I think I didn't like this book as much， is because I overhyped it for myself。 I was expecting so much， angst， romanticies， etc。 But it was just underwhelming overall。 The ending though， was probably my favorite part。 It was very satisfactory。 In conclusion， I would recommend this book， for someone who just wants to have a good time。 。。。more

cande。fz ，

La historia pintaba increíble。 Parecía que el conjunto de elementos elegidos por la autora era infalible， pero no se logró。 Había cosas que quizás si se hubieran profundizado， hubieran quedado magníficas， pero a mi parecer， faltó un poco de desarrollo。 Aunque me pregunto: ¿Si son más de 400 páginas y no hubo profundidad， qué hubo？ La verdad， no lo sé。 Quizás lo que sucedió es que la historia era tan grande y con tantas cosas que al final se llegó a muy poco。A pesar de todo lo anterior， rescato， La historia pintaba increíble。 Parecía que el conjunto de elementos elegidos por la autora era infalible， pero no se logró。 Había cosas que quizás si se hubieran profundizado， hubieran quedado magníficas， pero a mi parecer， faltó un poco de desarrollo。 Aunque me pregunto: ¿Si son más de 400 páginas y no hubo profundidad， qué hubo？ La verdad， no lo sé。 Quizás lo que sucedió es que la historia era tan grande y con tantas cosas que al final se llegó a muy poco。A pesar de todo lo anterior， rescato， primero， el lugar que se le dio al final （tres capítulos que permitieron la creación de un escenario y personajes decentes）。 Y segundo， Lira y Elian y su construcción en la historia en general; hubo modernidad en ellos: la insolencia， el ímpetu y el desenfado con el que sucedían las conversaciones por ejemplo。 Siento que renueva muy bien a los personajes de la historia clásica。Lo recomendaría para alguien que está empezando con la literatura maravillosa o que como yo， quiere iniciarse en el mundo de los retellings y que no tiene experiencia previa。 。。。more

Violeta ，

~ “I’ll ask you something instead， then。” “To keep a secret？” “To keep a favor。” “Are you ever going to kiss me？”Bueno， este libro sinceramente se me hizo tedioso y de lo más aburrido por momentos， sobre todo en el principio。Lo poco que me gustó fue el desarrollo de los personajes。 En la sinopsis te lo plantan como un libro oscuro， turbio， con un enemies tu lovers tremendo， cuando sinceramente no me pareció wow y para mi hubiera sido mejor si hubiera más spicy ahre。 En fin yo entré a leer el l ~ “I’ll ask you something instead， then。” “To keep a secret？” “To keep a favor。” “Are you ever going to kiss me？”Bueno， este libro sinceramente se me hizo tedioso y de lo más aburrido por momentos， sobre todo en el principio。Lo poco que me gustó fue el desarrollo de los personajes。 En la sinopsis te lo plantan como un libro oscuro， turbio， con un enemies tu lovers tremendo， cuando sinceramente no me pareció wow y para mi hubiera sido mejor si hubiera más spicy ahre。 En fin yo entré a leer el libro con muchísimas expectativas， pensando que me iba a encantar porque tiene absolutamente todo lo que me gusta; piratas， sirenas， magia etc。 Creí que iba a ser un retelling increíble porque realmente la idea de la historia y los reinos， el océano y todo me encanta。 Creo que ese fue mi problema también， haber empezado creyendo que iba a ser buenísimo cuando deja mucho que desear。En fin stan la bruja del mar 🥵2。5⭐️ 。。。more

Ioana ，

Sa ucizi un regat este un YA plin de aventura si neprevazut， o carte convingatoare prin actiunea desfasurata， povestea imaginata de autoare si personajele savuros de sarcastice si extrem de ofertante。 Mi-au placut enorm cele doua persoaje principale， Lira - sirena letala， rece， care nu cunoaste ce inseamna iubirea， ucigasa de printi， supranumita Urgia Printilor pentru ca， asa cum ea insasi afirma， "am cate o inima pentru fiecare an trait。 In nisispul din dormitorul meu am ascuns saptesprezece" s Sa ucizi un regat este un YA plin de aventura si neprevazut， o carte convingatoare prin actiunea desfasurata， povestea imaginata de autoare si personajele savuros de sarcastice si extrem de ofertante。 Mi-au placut enorm cele doua persoaje principale， Lira - sirena letala， rece， care nu cunoaste ce inseamna iubirea， ucigasa de printi， supranumita Urgia Printilor pentru ca， asa cum ea insasi afirma， "am cate o inima pentru fiecare an trait。 In nisispul din dormitorul meu am ascuns saptesprezece" si Elian - ucigasul de sirene， printul mostenitor al unui regat pe uscat， dar a carui inima tanjeste dupa viata pe mare。 Ambii tanjesc dupa o viata interzisa lor。 Lira este dominata de Regina Marii， cruda sa mama， Elian este impartit intre mare （dragostea lui eterna） si uscat （obligatia mostenita pe cale paterna）。 Loialitati imparitite， enemies to lovers， un echipaj demn de cele mai reusite filme cu pirati， rasturnari de situatie， dialoguri si replici spumoase， la care efectiv razi cu lacrimi， cam acestea sunt ingredientele cu care autoarea jonghleaza in acesta palpitanta calatorie literara。 Un stand alone savuros， o reinterpretare pormitatoare a celebrei carti Mica sirena。 Recomand cartea tuturor celor care doresc o lectura lejera， acaparanta si extrem de amuzanta。 "Iubirea si nebunia sunt doua stele pe acelasi cer。 nu poti construi un acoperis care sa tina departe ploaia de anul trecut。""Oamenii sunt panze goale， asteptand sa fie umplute de culorile descoperirii。" 。。。more

Kezia ，

Lyrical and beautiful as a standalone novel。 This novel is leagues ahead of its contemporaries in so many respects--imagery， world-building， sentence rhythm and a firm sense of characters。 Loved so many aspects of this book， but I wish there had been a tiny bit more oomf to the story in the latter half。 Might've been a result of the story's ending place being a bit too transparent by the time you get near its climax。3。5 stars。 Lyrical and beautiful as a standalone novel。 This novel is leagues ahead of its contemporaries in so many respects--imagery， world-building， sentence rhythm and a firm sense of characters。 Loved so many aspects of this book， but I wish there had been a tiny bit more oomf to the story in the latter half。 Might've been a result of the story's ending place being a bit too transparent by the time you get near its climax。3。5 stars。 。。。more

Elise Thompson ，

Simple and cute。 Nothing I'd re-read but something I enjoyed reading once。 Nice break from complicated stories but with enough to make it special on its own。 Simple and cute。 Nothing I'd re-read but something I enjoyed reading once。 Nice break from complicated stories but with enough to make it special on its own。 。。。more

Ayeleen Blythe ，

❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️😍😍😍😍

Camila Marron ，

3。5

Jane ，

Was going to rate it a 4 but I wish there was more to it so 3。5。

Adreana Sarah ，

To me， it's just too basic。 It doesn't deserve much hype。 I like the badass character and stuff。 But I think the plot is overused。 It's like a fanfiction to me。 But I guess it was ok。。。。 To me， it's just too basic。 It doesn't deserve much hype。 I like the badass character and stuff。 But I think the plot is overused。 It's like a fanfiction to me。 But I guess it was ok。。。。 。。。more

coeurdelivre ，

J'ai eu du mal à rentrer dans l'histoire lors des premières pages， puis ça a été bien plus simple par la suite。 Le récit reste très manichéen， avec d'un côté les sirènes très cruelles qui haïssent les hommes et réciproquement。 De plus du fait que ce livre est une réécriture de la petite sirène， il n'y a pas de surprises dans les grandes lignes de l'histoire。Le côté sombre du récit avec aussi des pointes d'humour sarcastique m'a charmé。 Ce livre n'est pas révolutionnaire mais il m'a fait passer u J'ai eu du mal à rentrer dans l'histoire lors des premières pages， puis ça a été bien plus simple par la suite。 Le récit reste très manichéen， avec d'un côté les sirènes très cruelles qui haïssent les hommes et réciproquement。 De plus du fait que ce livre est une réécriture de la petite sirène， il n'y a pas de surprises dans les grandes lignes de l'histoire。Le côté sombre du récit avec aussi des pointes d'humour sarcastique m'a charmé。 Ce livre n'est pas révolutionnaire mais il m'a fait passer un bon moment。 。。。more

Kelsey ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 It was a good book。 I was expecting more， as if something was missing from the story。 I can't put my finger on it just yet。 In the end， I felt like the ending was rushed。 The climb to the top was quick and there was barely any challenges （which this whole part could have been expanded， but I guess the author didnt feel like it was necessary）， their love for one another could have been developed further， but instead we were left on the edge when they finally had their moment and it could have bee It was a good book。 I was expecting more， as if something was missing from the story。 I can't put my finger on it just yet。 In the end， I felt like the ending was rushed。 The climb to the top was quick and there was barely any challenges （which this whole part could have been expanded， but I guess the author didnt feel like it was necessary）， their love for one another could have been developed further， but instead we were left on the edge when they finally had their moment and it could have been expanded more。 Instead we were left in the dark。 I just wanted more of their conversation of the stars， and how they connected there。 The final battle was so quick and thrown together that it could have been shortened and then， a real WAR could have happened in the next book （if there was one）， where we could have seen the humans and the Sirens come together to stop the sea queen。 But it was just cut short。 I was dissapointed in that regard。 The ending was good， and it was the ending that the book needed。 But it could have been expanded WAY more， and more character development。 Should have been a Duology。 。。。more

Pili ，

Siento q la idea tenia mucho potencial para mucho más y me da bronca eso 😭 porq entre a leerlo muy emocionada con mucha expectativa y noc me quedé con ganas de otra cosa De todos modos fue una lectura fácil y dentro llevadera ， quiero leer más historias de sirenas lpm pero con más potencial ahr noc me gustó 👍Le hubiese agregado un poco más de spicy 🧍 y mí personaje prefe fue Madrid。 nocnporq siempre me gusta el secundario siento q podrían haber hecho todo más desarrollado y haber hecho dos libro Siento q la idea tenia mucho potencial para mucho más y me da bronca eso 😭 porq entre a leerlo muy emocionada con mucha expectativa y noc me quedé con ganas de otra cosa De todos modos fue una lectura fácil y dentro llevadera ， quiero leer más historias de sirenas lpm pero con más potencial ahr noc me gustó 👍Le hubiese agregado un poco más de spicy 🧍 y mí personaje prefe fue Madrid。 nocnporq siempre me gusta el secundario siento q podrían haber hecho todo más desarrollado y haber hecho dos libros capaz en vez de uno noc 。。。more

Lupe ，

Libro para fangirlear。 Amo a los personajes， esta bien para ser uno solo。 Me gustó el final。

Aimee Louise ，

Overall a good book。 Didn't really like the ending。 Overall a good book。 Didn't really like the ending。 。。。more

Victoria ，

It got me out of the almost year-long reading slump I've bored due to its paced， linear plotline。 Could I tell how the story would go？ Yes。。 but that did not take away from the enjoyment of reading this book。 The concept of a very loose retelling of the little mermaid， the pirates， and the promise of adventure piqued and held my interest to the point that I couldn't stop reading。 Tbh， the dialogue at the start was mediocre at best， but it truly does improve further on and at times， had me belly It got me out of the almost year-long reading slump I've bored due to its paced， linear plotline。 Could I tell how the story would go？ Yes。。 but that did not take away from the enjoyment of reading this book。 The concept of a very loose retelling of the little mermaid， the pirates， and the promise of adventure piqued and held my interest to the point that I couldn't stop reading。 Tbh， the dialogue at the start was mediocre at best， but it truly does improve further on and at times， had me belly laughing。 All in all， a very fun and quick read。 。。。more

Reference

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