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Customer Review
Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on April 5, 2016
4 Stars
*I received an eARC of this book via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.*
This book was definitely not your typical paranormal romance. I would actually call it a paranormal love story. And you know what? As much as I enjoy paranormal romance, I think love stories might be even more my thing. The former tend to be lighter and fluffier. The latter, like this book, tend to be a little darker and heavier, but still usually with a happy ending, and I think it’s inspiring to see characters struggle only to come out better for it. And struggle these characters did. Colm and Nichol went through some serious hardships, and their story was not a perfect one, but it sure was a beautiful one.
This book was also not your typical mer story, as the blurb states. It was a surprising but interesting take on the creature, especially for a romance.
The best part about this book though was how ADORABLE the relationships were. Colm and Nichol weren’t even dating yet at 30% in, but already they had me awww-ing and swooning. And the way they never gave up on each other throughout the story was what made it so beautiful.
The family relationships were equally as adorable. The way Colm’s sister spent the whole night with him before he left because she was going to miss him had me all mushy inside, the good-natured fun between Nichol and his grandmother always put a smile on my face, the way Nichol’s grandmother took Colm in as one of her own made me love her even more, and the way Nichol’s grandfather was there when Colm was at his lowest and needed help the most was just about the sweetest thing I’ve ever read.
There were a few things in the story that seemed a little bit unnecessary or never really got explained or given closure, but it didn’t ruin my enjoyment, and the important part of the story still had a satisfying conclusion.
So, to sum this up, this was a book I really didn’t want to put down once I started, and I’m really glad I read it!
Original Review @ Metaphors and Moonlight (link in profile)
*I received an eARC of this book via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.*
This book was definitely not your typical paranormal romance. I would actually call it a paranormal love story. And you know what? As much as I enjoy paranormal romance, I think love stories might be even more my thing. The former tend to be lighter and fluffier. The latter, like this book, tend to be a little darker and heavier, but still usually with a happy ending, and I think it’s inspiring to see characters struggle only to come out better for it. And struggle these characters did. Colm and Nichol went through some serious hardships, and their story was not a perfect one, but it sure was a beautiful one.
This book was also not your typical mer story, as the blurb states. It was a surprising but interesting take on the creature, especially for a romance.
The best part about this book though was how ADORABLE the relationships were. Colm and Nichol weren’t even dating yet at 30% in, but already they had me awww-ing and swooning. And the way they never gave up on each other throughout the story was what made it so beautiful.
The family relationships were equally as adorable. The way Colm’s sister spent the whole night with him before he left because she was going to miss him had me all mushy inside, the good-natured fun between Nichol and his grandmother always put a smile on my face, the way Nichol’s grandmother took Colm in as one of her own made me love her even more, and the way Nichol’s grandfather was there when Colm was at his lowest and needed help the most was just about the sweetest thing I’ve ever read.
There were a few things in the story that seemed a little bit unnecessary or never really got explained or given closure, but it didn’t ruin my enjoyment, and the important part of the story still had a satisfying conclusion.
So, to sum this up, this was a book I really didn’t want to put down once I started, and I’m really glad I read it!
Original Review @ Metaphors and Moonlight (link in profile)
