Do like mermaids as much as I do? Sultry dancers, princesses, deep sea fishing?
Drowning Mermaids opens from the perspective of ship Captain Trevain. In his thirty years on the boat he’s made millions capturing seafood off the coast of Alaska. He’s never lost a crewmate…until now. While blowing off steam with his crew at a strip club, a dancer captures his imagination.
Aazuria is a mermaid princess living on land with her sisters. They got her the stripping job as a way to fund new weapons for her people against a looming enemy… Things are happening in the ocean as more mysterious deaths occur, including those close to Trevain.
Trevain, aged but gentlemanly, offers Aazuria and her sisters a place to stay in his mansion. For the mermaids the offer is too good to be true. The consequences took me completely by surprise.
If there is anything that captures my attention, it’s mermaids. I found this book to be engaging, intelligent and well crafted. The author Nadia Scrieva has a BA in Anthropology and English. It shows. Plot, pacing and editing are all well done. Interesting anthropological tidbits are sprinkled in. At first I became confused with the characters as there are a number of relatives. However, as I read I found them all to be unique, and tied together through the story.
I would recommend this book to a friend! As a writer about mermaids I think Scrieva’s world is well thought out and the book well-written. There were a few moments towards the end that I skimmed because the dialogue or thought-trail seemed to monologue. The action scenes could have been a little longer and more exciting, but I enjoyed what she wrote. I also appreciate the quick, nicely packed read! I’d like to read the next in the Sacred Breath series.
Drowning Mermaids (Sacred Breath Series)
Nadia Scrieva’s website
“You could tell a man anything, darling. Anything at all. Tell him about the secrets which make us unique–our biological faculties. Tell him about our rich heritage; tell him about our beautiful home and how it’s unlike anything else on earth. Tell him about your years of captivity, about how long and hard you’ve dreamed of this very moment when you could be in the company of a kind stranger and tell him all this. He will very likely respond with ‘Och, that’s funny dear! Now let me see your titties.'” Sionna, pg 28.
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