D.N. Bryn

I love this book. I love Dejean. I love, love, love Perle. And I especially love that they don't understand each other right away. The pacing and worldbuilding were fantastic, sublime even. I'm looking forward to reading the next installment of this series.

One thing that struck me a tad odd was that guns and cars existed alongside marauding pirates, ships, and swords. the way this information was introduced felt more than a tad weird and pulled me right out of the story. All's fair in fantasy, and exposition is certainly a learning curve.

I absolutely recommend this book to anyone who enjoys sirens and mermaids. But, don't expect any romance, there is none to be found. This is a love story of the highest platonic caliber.… (más)

I wanted to like this book especially as I had heard a lot of good things about it, however, the more I read it, the more I couldn't shake a feeling of unease as a disabled reader.

While it was pointed out several times that sirens were not animals, I couldn't stop thinking about what it meant that the disabled character was a siren not a human. Pearle can't communicate like a human, her voice is different, and she has to learn to communicate with the humans in a type of sign language. Perhaps the author meant this as a comment on how the voices of disabled people are silenced, and if so it is poorly done. Instead, it felt more like disabled were being compared to an exotic creature/animal rather than people that exist in the real world.

Unlike humans, sirens need their tail to survive as they can't live out of water. Whereas when a human becomes paralysed their life is not at risk in the same way. Whether it was meant or not, by making the disabled character a siren rather than a human there is the suggestion that becoming disabled ruins someone's life. It left a sour taste in my mouth.

The final nail in the coffin for me was reading the reviews and finding that the saviour storyline becomes a love story.… (más)

Having been held captive by a pirate captain for several months, Perle doesn't have the best opinion of humans. But when another ship invades, the new captain isn't what Perle expects.

A mug of hot chocolate on a grey day – this queer pirate steampunk story will bring a smile to even chilliest of hearts.

I thought I'd found the aro-ace agender QPR story I'd been seeking – until the very last couple of pages when it turned out I was (slightly) off base. Still absolutely no hesitations in recommending this book.… (más)