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4.5 stars

“People like us are not victims. We’re someone’s nightmare.”

I am blown away by this book. I was seeing this around a lot toward the end of the year. I am so glad that it did not disappoint! I mean.. a siren, fae, bargains, and romance… sign me up! I’m not typically into PNR but it seems that might be changing.

I really loved Callie. She’s been through so much trauma and the way she’s overcome that- to an extent- is quite remarkable. She doesn’t take crap from anyone and even though she’s working in a grey area, I can see how she got there. I love how blunt and witty she is too. She gives Des a run for his money! Besides the fact that she’s a siren and can make people do what she wants, she’s really powerful and a force. It’s interesting that her power only applies to humans though. Makes for an interesting dynamic with Des.

“Secrets are like currency. The more you have, the more powerful you are.”

The romance is swoon-worthy. I absolutely loved the aspect of Thalassa taking us from past to present. We are seeing things play out in present day but then she fills in what happened in the past between Callie and Des. I try really hard not to cringe at the age but I get that we are in a fantasy and she’s considered an adult. Besides that, I love their relationship in the past.

The only issue I had was that the ending felt a little rushed for me. I think there’s a huge twist and it was handled kind of quickly but at the same time there are no answers. I get it sets up for book two but I think there should have been more time there. Not a big deal.. just it felt a bit off to me.

Overall, I loved this book a ton. I highly recommend it if you want a swoon-worthy romance with a kick butt female protagonist. I did enjoy the twists going on too. I was waiting practically the whole book to find out what happened and BOOM! I was not expecting that. I immediately had to jump into book two. I can’t wait to see where these two take me next!