RE-READ For Pisces Month
I remember wanting more but now I realize what the more is that I wanted. That ending is just so Happy for Now and such a long wait between seeing each other again. I wish there was a part 2 just so Brida and Ahtin can actually find a way to be together.

Then again, maybe seasonal migration is good for the coupling - absence makes the heart fonder and all that.
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“Safe, Brida,” he crooned to her. “You are safe with me.”

Ahtin and Brida's love story is a soothing balm for the exhausted mind. This was my palate cleanser and it was just so heart-swelling swooning sweetness.

More merfolk love stories please!

Romance:🌶 What a sweet slowish burn.

Plot/Storyline: I love mermaids and the entire mermaid lore, the Elder Racea - I will say it again Grace Draven weave beautiful worlds in her books. The worldbuildingis ao subtle and gentle it sneaks up on you. 

Characters: So loveable. I appreciate the fact that Brida (and Niga from Night Tide) were widows who had found and lost love.

Characterization of Ahtin and his sea tribe, his Ap (Ancient Grandma) and Ospodine was just so well done considering it's a short story.

Favorite scene/quote:

■Scene: Brida saving Ahtin and his niece. This was an intense, beautiful scene.
■Quotes: Lies always hung sour on the tongue, even when told with the best of intentions.
■Brida is strength.” She patted one arm for emphasis. “Strength.”