Rating: 3.75

I'm so conflicted with this.

I LOVED the romance. I think Desmond and Callie were adorable. I loved them together, and I loved seeing their relationship slowly grow and morph into something larger. They were everything.

I also really liked the whole 'fantasy' element. I've never read a book about a siren before, and I thought it was so cool.

It did take me a while to get into, I think I was halfway through the book before I really started getting invested. And there were a few things that did irritate me, which is why I couldn't give it a full 5 stars. I feel like they were more "personal preference" things, but I'll mention them anyways.

One issue I had was the way the conflict was resolved. It was way too quick and random for me.

I also really didn't like how Callie's self-worth relied SO MUCH on Desmond's opinion of her. To some degree, I understand. Sometimes you need someone to believe in you, before you start believing in yourself. But in this book, literally everytime she had a bad thought about herself: that she was "broken" or "tainted", Desmond would say she isn't and immediately she would believe she isn't those things. Idk, I just think if the author is going to have a plot about a woman overcoming all of her trauma and struggles, then it should be because she learns and grows to love herself. Not because a man tells her to??? Idk if that makes sense.

Spoiler

Even her new body at the end. She says that she feels like a monster, she doesn't feel like herself etc. And then,

every time he looks at my wings, my claws, my scales with adoration, I tolerate them a little more. 

Ooh I just don't like it. Think about how much cooler and impactful it would've been if she started experimenting with her new body (flying etc.) and she slowly falls in love with her body again, because rediscovers the beauty and strength in it. Like..... I just hate this trope in books when the woman relies on the man's opinion of her, to begin loving herself.

Overall, it was super fun and entertaining, which is the only thing that matters. Like I said, I *adored* Demond and Callie's relationship, and I can't wait to see more of them