The concept of The Sea Rose sucked me in immediately. I adore anything mermaids, so to read about noblemen and women and mermaid descendants, who are society’s outcasts, who lived in land? I was sold.

And the story did not disappoint. It’s told from 3 POVs, yet for such a short novel, I didn’t feel that it was too much. Our main characters are all written beautifully and with such depth. Meredith’s story, in particular, simultaneously warmed and broke my heart. Peter and Rose’s romance (and I am a sucker for the childhood friends to lovers trope) was so sweet and seemed so fitting for the historical time period this book is set in. All three of them were so easy to root for. 

All of our characters are forced to discover who they really are and make choices that bring them out of their comfort zones. A great story of romance, survival, and identity. 

And it ends on a bit of a cliffhanger, but fortunately, book 2 is available now :)