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The Syren's Mutiny
by Jessica S. Taylor
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ / 4 stars
Thank you to the author for providing me with an eARC of this book via BookOfMatchesMedia in exchange for an honest review!
The Syren’s Mutiny is a story about Brigid, who has been a syren for 10 years. When she comes face to face with Caelum, the boy that had tried to save her 10 years ago, she can’t drown him.
“It’s frightful bad luck to have a woman aboard.”
I love pirate stories, something I have often talked about in previous reviews hihi. I thus keep on looking for new stories about pirates, mermaids etc. I really looked forward to reading this story and did enjoy it!
The story is actually quite simple when you look at the plot line. Brigid, a syren tasked with drowning man, doesn’t drown the one who previously tried to save her and thus she is cast out and goes on to help him. I liked the story and plot, but felt it could’ve had a bit more detail. Same with the worldbuilding. I really liked the syren’s world and how they worked, but the world above seemed rather simple. I had a harder time navigating and orientating where they were and went.
The writing was easy to follow along and I really liked the dual POV this story has. It gives a lot of perspective from both POV’s, especially when both characters are temporarily separated. It gives a clear and wholesome picture.
The characters themselves were nice. Brigid was quite stoic at the beginning, but confident at the same time. I liked her more in the second half, when she seemed more sympathetic towards situations then before. Caelum was nice as well and a bit noble.
Their chemistry and relationship could’ve been fleshed out better I believe. I liked them together, but whereas it was a bit repetitive in the beginning, after that the growth was a bit rushed. It seemed to have made a big jump all of a sudden and I would’ve liked the relationship and their feeling to have grown more gradually. I did like how Caelum put her first and they communicated good! It did help them grow in a healthy way.
Overall, I liked the story and the progression. The ending was a bit predictable, but still enjoyable. I look forward to reading the sequel in the future.
Thank you to the author for providing me with an eARC of this book via BookOfMatchesMedia in exchange for an honest review!
The Syren’s Mutiny is a story about Brigid, who has been a syren for 10 years. When she comes face to face with Caelum, the boy that had tried to save her 10 years ago, she can’t drown him.
“It’s frightful bad luck to have a woman aboard.”
I love pirate stories, something I have often talked about in previous reviews hihi. I thus keep on looking for new stories about pirates, mermaids etc. I really looked forward to reading this story and did enjoy it!
The story is actually quite simple when you look at the plot line. Brigid, a syren tasked with drowning man, doesn’t drown the one who previously tried to save her and thus she is cast out and goes on to help him. I liked the story and plot, but felt it could’ve had a bit more detail. Same with the worldbuilding. I really liked the syren’s world and how they worked, but the world above seemed rather simple. I had a harder time navigating and orientating where they were and went.
The writing was easy to follow along and I really liked the dual POV this story has. It gives a lot of perspective from both POV’s, especially when both characters are temporarily separated. It gives a clear and wholesome picture.
The characters themselves were nice. Brigid was quite stoic at the beginning, but confident at the same time. I liked her more in the second half, when she seemed more sympathetic towards situations then before. Caelum was nice as well and a bit noble.
Their chemistry and relationship could’ve been fleshed out better I believe. I liked them together, but whereas it was a bit repetitive in the beginning, after that the growth was a bit rushed. It seemed to have made a big jump all of a sudden and I would’ve liked the relationship and their feeling to have grown more gradually. I did like how Caelum put her first and they communicated good! It did help them grow in a healthy way.
Overall, I liked the story and the progression. The ending was a bit predictable, but still enjoyable. I look forward to reading the sequel in the future.