Our Bloody Pearl
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Summary
The ocean is uncontrollable and dangerous。 But to the sirens who swim the warm island waters， it’s a home more than worth protecting from the humans and their steam-propelled ships。 Between their hypnotic voices and the strength of their powerful tails， sirens have little to fear。
That is， until the ruthless pirate captain， Kian， creates a device to cancel out their songs。
Perle was the first siren captured， and while all since have either been sold or killed， Kian still keeps them prisoner。 Though their song is muted and their tail paralyzed， Perle’s hope for escape rekindles as another pirating vessel seizes Kian’s ship。 This new captain seems different， with his brilliant smile and his promises that Kian will never again be Perle’s master。 But he’s still a human， and a captor in his own way。 The compassion he and his rag-tag human family show can’t be sincere… or can it？
Soon it becomes clear that Kian will hunt Perle relentlessly， taking down any siren in her path。 As the tides turn， Perle must decide whether to run from Kian forever， or ride the forming wave into battle， hoping their newfound human companions will fight with them。
That is， until the ruthless pirate captain， Kian， creates a device to cancel out their songs。
Perle was the first siren captured， and while all since have either been sold or killed， Kian still keeps them prisoner。 Though their song is muted and their tail paralyzed， Perle’s hope for escape rekindles as another pirating vessel seizes Kian’s ship。 This new captain seems different， with his brilliant smile and his promises that Kian will never again be Perle’s master。 But he’s still a human， and a captor in his own way。 The compassion he and his rag-tag human family show can’t be sincere… or can it？
Soon it becomes clear that Kian will hunt Perle relentlessly， taking down any siren in her path。 As the tides turn， Perle must decide whether to run from Kian forever， or ride the forming wave into battle， hoping their newfound human companions will fight with them。
Reviews
Moony
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That was such a lovely read ♥The characters were endearing & deep &， to me， the strongest point of this story。 Perle - the main character - has amazing character development， Murielle was a doll， & Dejean is so absolutely precious & adorable I wish to protect him forever。 They all made sense through the story。The world was also quite fascinating & I loved the way the sirens' songs were described。My main complaint would be the 1st person writing。 I know it's so damn popular within YA books & hone That was such a lovely read ♥The characters were endearing & deep &， to me， the strongest point of this story。 Perle - the main character - has amazing character development， Murielle was a doll， & Dejean is so absolutely precious & adorable I wish to protect him forever。 They all made sense through the story。The world was also quite fascinating & I loved the way the sirens' songs were described。My main complaint would be the 1st person writing。 I know it's so damn popular within YA books & honestly， it wasn't that bad here， but the few awkwardness in the writing would have disappeared in a 3rd person writing following Perle's POV。 。。。more
Anneloes
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So good。 So so good。
Ozzy☆
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Honestly this book was like a breath of fresh air。 I'm surrounded by books with steamy scenes and romantic pairings， but not gonna lie， this had none of it。 And I LOVED IT FOR THAT。 Seeing a platonic relationship in YA， Ha that's rare。 But this book was the perfect mixture of cute moments and the action and adventure I love。 Definitely recommend， 10/10 Honestly this book was like a breath of fresh air。 I'm surrounded by books with steamy scenes and romantic pairings， but not gonna lie， this had none of it。 And I LOVED IT FOR THAT。 Seeing a platonic relationship in YA， Ha that's rare。 But this book was the perfect mixture of cute moments and the action and adventure I love。 Definitely recommend， 10/10 。。。more
Trigger Warning Database
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Trigger & Content WarningsPost Traumatic Stress DisorderParaplegiaNear-drowning
Talli Morgan
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4。5！ I loved this！ Emotional and atmospheric， OUR BLOODY PEARL is a unique take on the pirate x merfolk trope that brings an excellent voice and memorable cast to the swashbuckling genre。 I always love to see what various authors do with merfolk/siren mythology， and I enjoyed how Bryn characterizes the sirens in this book。 The characters are authentic and I easily connected to each of them， the budding romance between Perle and Dejean is super sweet， and the antagonist， Kian， is simply so vile t 4。5！ I loved this！ Emotional and atmospheric， OUR BLOODY PEARL is a unique take on the pirate x merfolk trope that brings an excellent voice and memorable cast to the swashbuckling genre。 I always love to see what various authors do with merfolk/siren mythology， and I enjoyed how Bryn characterizes the sirens in this book。 The characters are authentic and I easily connected to each of them， the budding romance between Perle and Dejean is super sweet， and the antagonist， Kian， is simply so vile that I wanted to punt her off the page。 Also， Bryn writes some stellar supporting characters -- I would die for Murielle and Simone！ All in all， this is an enjoyable read and I look forward to more stories in this universe。 。。。more
Vera
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dnf @10% this book is good but it's not for mewriting is beautiful and story is very fresh， but I just don't read fantasy anymore like I used to and I need to accept that dnf @10% this book is good but it's not for mewriting is beautiful and story is very fresh， but I just don't read fantasy anymore like I used to and I need to accept that 。。。more
Sianna
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Look it's a queer steampunk pirate book with sirens of course it's really good。。Ok， since I think this is a not so well known book here's a sort synopsis:Between their hypnotic voices and the strength of their powerful tails， sirens have little to fear。 Until the pirate captain Kian， creates a device to cancel out their songs。Perle was the first siren captured and Kian still holds them as their personal prisoner。When Kians ship is attacked by another vessel， Pearl is promised freedom by their ca Look it's a queer steampunk pirate book with sirens of course it's really good。。Ok， since I think this is a not so well known book here's a sort synopsis:Between their hypnotic voices and the strength of their powerful tails， sirens have little to fear。 Until the pirate captain Kian， creates a device to cancel out their songs。Perle was the first siren captured and Kian still holds them as their personal prisoner。When Kians ship is attacked by another vessel， Pearl is promised freedom by their captain。 But can they trust him and his rag-tag family。 And will Kian ever stop hunting them？。This synopsis sounds quite dark but the book， while it is very bloody and violent， is fun and a quick read and really heartwarming。 I absolutely love the characters， their motivations actually make a lot of sense to me。 There's a big emphasis on the importance of communication which I really appreciate。 One of my favorite parts are the steam-punk elements， they make this book very unique and special。。The writing is sometimes a little clumsy， but I think this is the Authors first full novel so I won't judge them to harshly for it。。What I of course also really liked was the diversity of the cast。 This book includes non-binary， lesbian， asexual and disability representation。 I think the ace rep was well done， even if just mentioned in passing but I can't really tell about the other ones since I'm not part of the affected demographics。 Seemed fine to me？。So yes， I really liked this， I'm looking forward to reading the author's next book soon。 It's apparently not a sequel but set in the same universe！ 。。。more
Kourtney Bruce
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This book came highly recommend from a good friend and it did not disappoint！ To be able to read such elegant written， LGBTQIA+ and disability friendly book was lovely！ It set off some sparks let me tell you！Very excited to read more by the author！
Chelsea
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OMG！ Love！This hooked me from the first page and never let go！ I really loved the siren lore that we got。 It's rare to see humanoid creatures in fantasy that just don't describe to a lot of strictly human conventions。 I loved that sirens don't adhere to the gender binary。 I also loved the disability rep in here too！But most of all。 I loved our characters。 Dejean， Perle， Murielle， Simone。 They all felt so real and quickly became favorites。 I know a companion is coming out at the end of the month， OMG！ Love！This hooked me from the first page and never let go！ I really loved the siren lore that we got。 It's rare to see humanoid creatures in fantasy that just don't describe to a lot of strictly human conventions。 I loved that sirens don't adhere to the gender binary。 I also loved the disability rep in here too！But most of all。 I loved our characters。 Dejean， Perle， Murielle， Simone。 They all felt so real and quickly became favorites。 I know a companion is coming out at the end of the month， and I NEED it。。。 and I might have already preordered it。 。。。more
Kassie
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3 stars。 A lot of the narration was just summary， like a diary except incredibly boring。 And some of the dialogue went from “this is a metaphor about hatred” which is cool into “I’m gonna preach to you about this metaphor for hatred” which was grating。 The concept is cute and I’m sure someone else will enjoy this but it’s too heavy handed and far too boring for me。
Phoebe Barr
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This was a very quick read for me， only a few characters and a fairly simple plot， but I absolutely loved the protagonist - they're as weird as you'd expect a siren to be， dark in some ways， but also compassionate and insightful， and the slow development of their relationships over the course of the book was so satisfying to watch play out。 Plus the world is very immersive and complex， overall a really enjoyable book This was a very quick read for me， only a few characters and a fairly simple plot， but I absolutely loved the protagonist - they're as weird as you'd expect a siren to be， dark in some ways， but also compassionate and insightful， and the slow development of their relationships over the course of the book was so satisfying to watch play out。 Plus the world is very immersive and complex， overall a really enjoyable book 。。。more
Desirée Niccoli
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4。5 if I could。 This was a delightful read with lots of vicious mermaid goodness， found family， forgiveness， and love。
Solly
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I enjoyed this a lot！ It was a very good fantasy romance between a siren （who are all non-binary because human's concept of gender is really。。。。 well human） and an ace pirate。 They both have to deal with being newly disabled over the course of the novel， which I thought was really cool。 I enjoyed the worldbuilding immensely， the world has this steampunk-y vibe， and the development of the sirens as a predator species， the different perspectives on things from humans was so good！ I love love love I enjoyed this a lot！ It was a very good fantasy romance between a siren （who are all non-binary because human's concept of gender is really。。。。 well human） and an ace pirate。 They both have to deal with being newly disabled over the course of the novel， which I thought was really cool。 I enjoyed the worldbuilding immensely， the world has this steampunk-y vibe， and the development of the sirens as a predator species， the different perspectives on things from humans was so good！ I love love love reading from the perspective of the "monster"， especially when it's well done， and I thought it was excellent in Our Bloody Pearl。 Anyway， this was really my jam， pretty character-driven， from a siren's POV， some action but a decent focus on relationship development between Perle and all their new human family members/pod-mates。 I immediately pre-ordered Once Stolen after finishing this haha。 。。。more
Mae
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Our Bloody Pearl， a steampunk-inspired fantasy is a story of compassion， love， and healing。The writing itself was captivating， allowing me to easily visualize and feel the ocean， the waves， and the house of the main character by the sea。 This book carries a lightness and warmth despite it dealing with heavy themes such as trauma， death， and the acceptance of one being disabled。 In fact， this was my first time reading a book where the protagonist is binary and disabled， and I truly love how the b Our Bloody Pearl， a steampunk-inspired fantasy is a story of compassion， love， and healing。The writing itself was captivating， allowing me to easily visualize and feel the ocean， the waves， and the house of the main character by the sea。 This book carries a lightness and warmth despite it dealing with heavy themes such as trauma， death， and the acceptance of one being disabled。 In fact， this was my first time reading a book where the protagonist is binary and disabled， and I truly love how the book showed Perle processing their emotions; from the time it dawned on them， to finally accepting that their disability does not make them any less of who they are。 As a non-disabled person， I was glad I had the chance to read a book with a protagonist that was very self-aware of their feelings。， communicating in such a way that educates the reader as well。 The book addresses so many themes; it says and teaches so much in ways the reader can easily understand without it being overwhelming。Usually， I read and enjoy books that are heavily plot-driven。 Our Bloody Pearl had a very simple plot and plain world-building as it mostly focused the spotlight on the characters themselves。 Which I didn’t know I would enjoy until I read this book。 During the first parts of the book， I felt an uneasy mystery regarding the other characters’ backgrounds and motives， but it was eventually answered towards the end。 The main aspect I enjoyed about reading this book was the diversity of characters and differing personalities presented on page。 You have different characters that are tough yet sweet， while some were funny， dramatic， and kind。 The relationship the characters shared with each other， and how Perle gradually learned to trust her new-found family， was something that I couldn’t help but literally smile at， just because of the wholesomeness of it all。 It was also very interesting and eye-opening to learn how Perle and Dejean themselves learned to communicate with each other， as this was explained really well in the book in regards to the idea of communicating concepts in their language。 As I was reading through scenes that showed their friendship and love towards each other， I remember thinking that these were the kind of characters I would protect。Although it was saddening to read about the existing conflict between the humans and sirens， and the pain and deaths each causes on both sides， both Dejean and Perle had the courage to acknowledge this， which eventually allowed them to take the first step in trying create a better world for both sirens and humans。 And that started with Dejean offering compassion to Perle， who in turn offered forgiveness to Kian。 This， to me， was a clear representation of how hatred can continue spinning the cycle， but one show of kindness can dismantle that cycle， as was seen towards the end。The way the book was narrated was very introspective， portraying how Perle processed their thoughts and fears。 This show of processing was relevant to allowing the reader to understand how one thinks and feels after facing abuse。 But it also gives words of encouragement， with the book promoting the overall theme of healing through time。 This is why I I would consider this book as a comfort book， because through Perle， we are reminded that our past does not need to be our future。 。。。more
Sam Weiss
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I liked this one right up until the end！ Felt like we needed more context about the relationship between Perle and Kian， and between Perle and Dejean。 Great disability representation， but fell into a lot of tropes by the end
Minerva
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At the start of the book I'd have given Our Bloody Pearl 4 stars， but in the second half only 2 - though I did like the very end。 I think I didn't quite have the right expectations for this story after seeing several people say that this was a comfort read for them; it turned out to contain a lot more persistent violence and torture than I expected from that description。 However， let's start with the things I loved: the story pulled me in right from the start， and I immediately liked the main ch At the start of the book I'd have given Our Bloody Pearl 4 stars， but in the second half only 2 - though I did like the very end。 I think I didn't quite have the right expectations for this story after seeing several people say that this was a comfort read for them; it turned out to contain a lot more persistent violence and torture than I expected from that description。 However， let's start with the things I loved: the story pulled me in right from the start， and I immediately liked the main character and the way the "foreign" siren logic was presented in first-person pov。 The other characters were also likeable and I felt we got to know them very quickly， which helped to connect to the story right away。 The first half of the book was very easy to read and the fast pace kept me intrigued。 And of course there's a lot of queer representation: the sirens having different views on gender than humans， as well as ace， trans， polyam， and F/F representation among the humans。 I discovered the book through GreatAce。Club， so that was awesome！But somewhere about halfway， there was an event in the story that made me like the main character less。 （view spoiler）[Namely， Perle makes the selfish decision of returning to the cove with the humans very soon after another siren， Storm， hurt Dejean。 I'm not a siren and yet I realised that surely Storm would still be there， but Perle was apparently happy to risk the lives of their human 'pod'。 This really bothered me because it could so easily have been avoided！ （hide spoiler）]From that point on， we were thrown from one action scene to the next fight and yet another threat， and perhaps it was because it took me a long while to find time to read again， but it no longer felt to me like the intriguing series of events that it had been at the start。 I was happy when the end of the story was in sight。 Still， the story had a proper climax， and I think it's impressive that the writer pulled that off after so many other action scenes！ But all in all， I think the second half of the book simply didn't come at the right time for me to read。 。。。more
Thea Lizabeth
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What a sweet story。 Pearl is a darling who I want to see a lot more of！ It's a wonderful light story of friendship and a pinch of romance。 The worldbuilding was wonderfully clear and vivid。 The only thing I would have enjoyed more is Pearl's outlook on human lives。 It felt very human sometimes， but this isn't anything major。 He did have a good amount of curiosity though。 I loved every bit of this story。 What a sweet story。 Pearl is a darling who I want to see a lot more of！ It's a wonderful light story of friendship and a pinch of romance。 The worldbuilding was wonderfully clear and vivid。 The only thing I would have enjoyed more is Pearl's outlook on human lives。 It felt very human sometimes， but this isn't anything major。 He did have a good amount of curiosity though。 I loved every bit of this story。 。。。more
Rogan Shannon
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Representation: MC is referred to using they/them and is disabled， lesbian couple， ace character， multiple BIPOC charactersPerle is a siren that’s been trapped in a tub on a pirate ship since Kian， the captain， created a device that allowed her to cancel out all siren song and capture them。 Perle finally sees a chance to escape from Kian’s hold when the ship is attacked by another pirate crew， and is found by Dejean， the captain。 Despite Perle growling at Dejean and being hostile， he simply trea Representation: MC is referred to using they/them and is disabled， lesbian couple， ace character， multiple BIPOC charactersPerle is a siren that’s been trapped in a tub on a pirate ship since Kian， the captain， created a device that allowed her to cancel out all siren song and capture them。 Perle finally sees a chance to escape from Kian’s hold when the ship is attacked by another pirate crew， and is found by Dejean， the captain。 Despite Perle growling at Dejean and being hostile， he simply treats them with kindness and does what he can to gain Perle’s trust。 Slowly， the two of them build trust and a language of signs， quickly turning into banter and a tenuous relationship。 Dejean devises a plan to relocate Perle and eventually help them return to the sea， and discovers Perle’s far more injured than first suspected。 Their tail doesn’t work， and the best they can do is wiggle their hips。 Dejean and Murielle work together to help Perle adjust to their new situation， recovering from being stuck in poor conditions and figuring out an aid to allow Perle to swim again。 However， it’s not all calm。 Kian is angry her first siren catch isn’t under her thumb anymore and is a looming threat above Dejean and Perle’s heads。 They both know they have to kill Kian， because she’s been so destructive to the sirens and her own crew。 Rating: 4。5/5 I’ve been seeing this book talked about a lot by my BookTube friends， and I am so happy I finally got around to reading this！ First， let’s go over the fantastic representation in this。 Perle， and the rest of the sirens， don’t have a concept of gender like humans do， so they/them pronouns are used for them throughout the whole book。 There’s a lesbian couple， ace characters， and disability rep。 There’s probably more that’s slipping my mind right now， but it’s incredible。 I really appreciate that while this sort of has romance， it’s never obvious。 It’s much more subtle and gradual。 I absolutely love Perle and their dry sarcasm， the banter between them and Dejean when they’d built up enough language to communicate。 I was fascinated by how Bryn did that part， the sign language， because by some of the descriptions， I can see the parallels with American Sign Language。 （Context: I'm deaf and ASL is one of my primary languages。） But at the same time， it certainly fit in the world and made sense。 Of course， sign language is incredibly difficult to portray using English because there’s so much lost in translation， but the way it was done in this book worked for this situation。 To be clear， there aren’t any deaf characters。 The sign language was developed because humans can’t understand the vocal language of sirens， and the sirens already use signs in some situations。 Perle simply taught Dejean those， and they created more as their bond developed。 I really liked the siren mythology in this， how pods work， their views on social and gender constructs， territories， and the conversation around disability in terms of life in the sea versus on land。 I could go on and on， but I think I’ve said enough！ I really liked this and encourage you to go read it！ 。。。more
Beth
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I have no idea how to describe my feelings about Our Bloody Pearl because it's a lot of unintelligible noises。 I loved this。 I loved it a lot。 It's a really fun romp with a lot or great moments。 I don't know that I can come up with any book comparisons。 I feel like the vibe best matches some adventure fanfics I've read， and I say that as a positive。 I don't stray into the adventure genre （if that's even the best word） often， so I'm probably just not aware of the most obvious ones。But anyway， if I have no idea how to describe my feelings about Our Bloody Pearl because it's a lot of unintelligible noises。 I loved this。 I loved it a lot。 It's a really fun romp with a lot or great moments。 I don't know that I can come up with any book comparisons。 I feel like the vibe best matches some adventure fanfics I've read， and I say that as a positive。 I don't stray into the adventure genre （if that's even the best word） often， so I'm probably just not aware of the most obvious ones。But anyway， if you like pirates and sirens， queer folks and nonbinary characters， disabilities on display as an important plot and character piece， scifi elements sewn into a fantasy-like landscape， this is a story for you。 。。。more
Infernal_Bookworm
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Did someone say queer pirates， NB MC， fun action， found family， disability rep and an adorable love story？ This lovely novella has you covered。I had an absolutely wonderful time with this one。 It's not especially deep， and the writing is simple， but that's what I needed when I read it。 I think there's books for different times in your life， and this one fit "stressed by school and needing escapism" just fine。 It was a fantastic book to pick up after class and just dive into a different world。 I Did someone say queer pirates， NB MC， fun action， found family， disability rep and an adorable love story？ This lovely novella has you covered。I had an absolutely wonderful time with this one。 It's not especially deep， and the writing is simple， but that's what I needed when I read it。 I think there's books for different times in your life， and this one fit "stressed by school and needing escapism" just fine。 It was a fantastic book to pick up after class and just dive into a different world。 I loved learning about the human world from Perles perspective， piecing together how they saw little things that wouldn't have been part of their life under the ocean。 And yet， it's impossible not to connect to them！ Perle is both a character perspective that I've never experienced but yet at the same time felt connected too on a deep level。 Would definitely recommend picking up this gem， especially if you love yourself some pirates and sirens （view spoiler）[ （and maybe them falling in love 🤷🏼♀️）*REP: Explicitly bisexual， asexual， lesbians and NB characters and disability rep （hide spoiler）] 。。。more
Kristen
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What a fun， quick read。 This book served up a lot of firsts for me。 First steampunk book， first pirate book， first non-binary POV （i think）， and I had a fun time！ I like the dynamics between the characters， but there wasn’t a ton special about them， which is fine。 I didn’t completely buy Perle’s near-instant trust with them， but it didn’t make it less enjoyable。This book is packed with action， but the ending got a bit confusing for me， and more than once i had to go back and reread pages to make What a fun， quick read。 This book served up a lot of firsts for me。 First steampunk book， first pirate book， first non-binary POV （i think）， and I had a fun time！ I like the dynamics between the characters， but there wasn’t a ton special about them， which is fine。 I didn’t completely buy Perle’s near-instant trust with them， but it didn’t make it less enjoyable。This book is packed with action， but the ending got a bit confusing for me， and more than once i had to go back and reread pages to make sure I was still following。Would definitely recommend， and if this series continues I’d gladly come back for more with this lot。 。。。more
Amy
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Our Bloody Pearl was this month’s read for Great Ace Club （ @creative-aces ）。 It came highly recommended to me by a good friend， and they were absolutely right。I found Our Bloody Pearl to be fast paced with gripping characters， fantastic representation， and excellent humor。 Perle， Dejean， Murielle， Simone， and even Kian are all well crafted， three dimensional characters with detailed backgrounds， motivations， and personalities。 The interactions between Perle and Dejean， and really Perle and any Our Bloody Pearl was this month’s read for Great Ace Club （ @creative-aces ）。 It came highly recommended to me by a good friend， and they were absolutely right。I found Our Bloody Pearl to be fast paced with gripping characters， fantastic representation， and excellent humor。 Perle， Dejean， Murielle， Simone， and even Kian are all well crafted， three dimensional characters with detailed backgrounds， motivations， and personalities。 The interactions between Perle and Dejean， and really Perle and any human， are absolutely hilarious and some of my favorite parts of the book。 Watching Perle grow throughout the book is a great way to really start the year。My one issue with the book， which was not enough to remove any stars， was some descriptions of the setting。 Perle is a siren and thus not familiar with human things， combined with a steampunk setting， made it difficult for me to picture certain scenes。 However， I could still follow what was going on， though it did sometimes bring me out of the action。Perhaps my favorite thing about Our Bloody Pearl though is the recurring themes of redemption and what makes someone a monster。 I don’t want to spoil anything， but both the siren and human characters have to confront their preconceived notions of each other and learn that neither group is inherently bad， while also realizing that neither group is all good either。 Redemption and forgiveness also play heavily throughout the book。 I can’t get all the I absolutely loved this book and I am hoping that there will be more adventures with Perle and their pod in the future！ 。。。more
Tessa
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I enjoyed the way this book handled gender， and how diverse it was！
Sollie
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This is a fondly written and short novel about the cycle of trauma， learning to trust again， found family and steampunk-y queer pirates （such a queer supporting cast！！ I love that so much）。 The first-person protagonist is a siren， all of which use the pronouns they/them， and through bridging the gap between humans and sirens， gender and sexuality are discussed fondly throughout the novel and that is just lovely。 I had a bumpy start， unfortunately， with some unexpected content being triggering to This is a fondly written and short novel about the cycle of trauma， learning to trust again， found family and steampunk-y queer pirates （such a queer supporting cast！！ I love that so much）。 The first-person protagonist is a siren， all of which use the pronouns they/them， and through bridging the gap between humans and sirens， gender and sexuality are discussed fondly throughout the novel and that is just lovely。 I had a bumpy start， unfortunately， with some unexpected content being triggering to me， but that settled later。 I had a pretty good time reading this！ I might not be the target demographic for the writing style， it was simple and YA-like， which of course isn't bad， but a bit clunky。 I don't want to complain but it warrants a mention。 Overall recommended read。 。。。more
M。L。 Allison
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I loved how the sirens have a different social structure and biology that affects the way Perle understands and sees humans。 The bonding between characters felt natural and slow progression。 It was queer friendly as Dejean tries to explain the human world to Perle。 There were so many amazing aspects of this book。 The little lines below the chapter titles took me a while to realize that they were tidbits about Perle's world in their voice。 It made me want to reread the book right away to piece ho I loved how the sirens have a different social structure and biology that affects the way Perle understands and sees humans。 The bonding between characters felt natural and slow progression。 It was queer friendly as Dejean tries to explain the human world to Perle。 There were so many amazing aspects of this book。 The little lines below the chapter titles took me a while to realize that they were tidbits about Perle's world in their voice。 It made me want to reread the book right away to piece how these quotes fit into the chapter and the world。It was a thoroughly compelling read that felt complete on it's own。 I read almost all of it in a single day。 。。。more
Joe
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Our Bloody Pearl by D。 N。 Bryn Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐/5“I love the sea，” I say after a while， “But I love you almost as much as I love the sea。” The rep。 THE DYNAMIC。 THE CHARACTERS。 THE FOUND FAMILY。 This book is a small hidden gem and I absolutely loved it。 It was small and easy to read and I wish there was more honestly。 I am not sure whether this will be a series （seeing as， in Goodreads， it’s mentioned to be part of a series） but I really， reallly wish we will get more of this。 Admittedly， the plot Our Bloody Pearl by D。 N。 Bryn Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐/5“I love the sea，” I say after a while， “But I love you almost as much as I love the sea。” The rep。 THE DYNAMIC。 THE CHARACTERS。 THE FOUND FAMILY。 This book is a small hidden gem and I absolutely loved it。 It was small and easy to read and I wish there was more honestly。 I am not sure whether this will be a series （seeing as， in Goodreads， it’s mentioned to be part of a series） but I really， reallly wish we will get more of this。 Admittedly， the plot is rather simple， but that’s not a bad thing。 We have our protagonist， Perle， who is a siren trapped by a pirate Captain。 That’s until another pirate – Dejean， our main love interest， finds them and frees them and shows them that it’s not all black and white in the world。 There is a found family trope – and you know how much I love found family – and amazing side characters and they all have such great chemistry。 There are some anachronisms and the way the characters become friends is a bit rushed， but it did not really bother me。 There was catharsis in the end and without spoiling anything， I found it really fitting and it made me happy My favourite thing， of course， was the characters。 And okay， the dynamics between them。 I’ll start with the amazing rep。 Not only our main character is non binary， we have a POC love interest， and both of them are asexual – though it’s not discussed much since romance is not overall the focus。 Then we have our two lesbians – though they could be bi？ In either case， they are together and happy and I love them so much。 The rep doesn’t feel ‘forced’ like when some authors dump in their books different identities as a token。 Also， who doesn’t love a good story about pirates and sirens who rip hearts out and sing beautiful songs to lure in their victims？ There was also trauma that was properly represented and faced with – although it could be further explored - and the characters were as fleshed out as they could be in a 230 pages book。 Our villain was a bit weak though， and was not really present for most of the book but it did not bother me since there was plenty of action overall。 The writing was also beautiful and descriptive without being tiring。 I could have gone with a bit more of world building but the lore surrounding the sirens was explored wonderfully。 Please give this book a try yourself。 It definitely deserves it。 It’s quick and light and I absolutely adored it。 I definitely recommend it。 As a person using both he/him and they/them pronouns， it made me so happy to be represented in a fantasy world as well。 。。。more
Kat
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4+ stars！ Physically disabled non-binary siren named Perle + gentle queer pirate Dejean who rescues them + revenge + steam-powered ships + trans-f/f first mate/inventor couple side charactersPros: sirens， sea battles， disability rep （paralyzed tail due to spinal damage， permanently weakened arm due to physical trauma）， LGBT+ rep （non-binary MC， queer male MC， f/f relationship， trans-f rep）， queer love， sign language， slow-burn soft romance， non-binary author （writing about non-binary sirens！ YES 4+ stars！ Physically disabled non-binary siren named Perle + gentle queer pirate Dejean who rescues them + revenge + steam-powered ships + trans-f/f first mate/inventor couple side charactersPros: sirens， sea battles， disability rep （paralyzed tail due to spinal damage， permanently weakened arm due to physical trauma）， LGBT+ rep （non-binary MC， queer male MC， f/f relationship， trans-f rep）， queer love， sign language， slow-burn soft romance， non-binary author （writing about non-binary sirens！ YES！！！）Cons: the second book isn't out yet！ 。。。more
Isobel Parker
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I love pirates！ I love sirens！ Put them together， in a very bloody war and you get a great book。I really enjoyed this book and read it all in one sitting because it was fairly short。The high points of it for me were:- Perle being asked what they were and always replying a siren （Gender who？）- All the sea descriptions and metaphor were beautiful- Murielle （enough said）- The fact that they had to communicate via a sign language （because why on earth would sirens speak any human language？）- The rel I love pirates！ I love sirens！ Put them together， in a very bloody war and you get a great book。I really enjoyed this book and read it all in one sitting because it was fairly short。The high points of it for me were:- Perle being asked what they were and always replying a siren （Gender who？）- All the sea descriptions and metaphor were beautiful- Murielle （enough said）- The fact that they had to communicate via a sign language （because why on earth would sirens speak any human language？）- The relationship being purely romantic， not based on sexual attraction （I feel seen） 。。。more
Taco
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Absolutely beautiful page-turner about sirens and pirates with wonderful characterization with Perle's sarcasm， Dejean's soft nature， and a ragtag group in Simone， Murielle， Therin， and Abyss。 I loved reading Perle turning from a untrusting siren to one who happily embraced the possible unity between human and siren。 The descriptions of the ocean， siren culture， and fish were also enjoyable。 And I would very happily read any sequel that comes from this author。 Absolutely beautiful page-turner about sirens and pirates with wonderful characterization with Perle's sarcasm， Dejean's soft nature， and a ragtag group in Simone， Murielle， Therin， and Abyss。 I loved reading Perle turning from a untrusting siren to one who happily embraced the possible unity between human and siren。 The descriptions of the ocean， siren culture， and fish were also enjoyable。 And I would very happily read any sequel that comes from this author。 。。。more
Laura
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This book has it all。 Murderous sirens。 Pirates。 Steampunk elements。 Action。 Queer representation including an amazing ace romance。 Lovable and badass characters。。。。 Do I really need to go on？ ☠️ 💜 🖤
Reference
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