This is my fifth Hester Fox book I have read, and she is quickly becoming a favorite author of mine. This was an interesting retelling of the Little Mermaid. We gender swapped the mermaids and I liked that, we need more mermen! I found his story to be very immersion and I enjoyed the world building. I liked the Amsterdam setting, I've never read a book based there and I think it worked perfectly for a mermaid story with all the canals and surrounding water. I thought the story was a little instalovely, but so is the Little Mermaid, I’m just not a huge fan of that trope. I enjoyed how magic was weaved into the story. I enjoyed the parts of the story where Clara, our main protagonist, journeys through the forest and finds magical beings. I would have liked more of that, those parts really felt like a fairytale to me.

Overall, I really enjoyed this story and can’t wait to see what Hester Fox’s next book will be!

Thank you to Harlequin Trade Publishing for an advanced copy of this ebook in exchange for an honest review.