Skin of the Sea

By Natasha Bowen 

YA Fantasy 

Hardback

306 pages

Owlcrate 

Mermaids! 

Inspired by African mythology and set in the 1400s, when the Portuguese began sending slave ships. 

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signed!

the inside of the dust jacket is illustrated, and the pages edges are golden. 

I took a while to read this book - partly because I struggled to focus on anything for an extended time while I had covid - but I did enjoy it. Apparently there's a sequel forthcoming, which I don’t really feel is needed, and I'm not sure that I'll read. I like how it ended. 

A Song Below Water

By Bethany C. Morrow

Hardback

286 pages

Library

YA Fantasy 

What a gorgeous cover!

One protagonist is a siren, the other plays the character of a mermaid in the local Renaissance Festival. 

The first page. The book alternates POV between the two characters. 

Reviews! The mythological re-imaginings were super cool and well done. 

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And I love that it's a self contained novel - not part of a series or anything. 

The ending was satisfying. 

All the Stars and Teeth

By Adalyn Grace

328 pages

Hardback

Owlcrate 

A slow start but a good read. Main character needs to prove her control over her own magic and save her kingdom. 

The magics were interesting; as was the mermaid.

I like it when books have maps.

The story is contained to this book, with a satisfying ending. There is space left, however, for another book.