Title: Tears of the Sea
Author: MaryLu Tyndall
Pages: 260
Year: 2014
Publisher: Ransom Press
Note: I received a free eBook copy of this book from the
author in exchange for my honest opinion.
About the book:
Doomed by the
evil warlock Forwin to wander the ancient seas as a mermaid for all eternity,
Perdita longs for the release death would bring. Every ten years she has a
chance to break the curse when she emerges from the sea fully human for one
month. The catch? She must find a man willing to die for her. After 200 years,
her failures have left her heartbroken and alone.
Savion Ryne wants
nothing to do with beautiful women. It was one such woman whose betrayal sent
him far away to battle Natas’ rebellion. He longs to return to his father’s
kingdom in Nevaeh but must first complete an unknown mission.
After Savion
falls off his ship during a storm, he wakes on the shores of an island with
visions of a dark haired mermaid tending his wounds. When a woman similar in
appearance begs for his protection, he is suspicious.
Perdita has never
met anyone as honorable as Savion. Even though he shuns her every advance, she
falls for him. But as the end of her time on land approaches, she faces the
hardest decision of all, save Savion and remain cursed for all eternity or
break the curse and watch the man she loves die.
My review:
WOW! It sucked me
in!
If you want a
wonderful romantic novel to take you away, this book is perfect.
If you want a
book that will draw you in and give you a deeper meaning to search for while
reading it, this book is perfect.
When I started
reading this book I was feeling like I needed to read it quickly and just be
amused by it. What I found instead was a very deep story that I found I needed
to take my time with it and just absorb all the nuances that it contains. There
are many points that can just be taken at face value as an entertaining read.
But they can just as well be applied to mankind today and how we live our lives
and treat other people.
The characters
are so well written that the attitude each one has towards other people is very
clearly presented. There are greedy, money hungry people. There are power
hungry people. There are those who are only wanting their needs met. Then there
are some who are just looking for how they can help others. Just like all the
different types of people that we all run into in our own lives.
The way the
romance develops and grows is fantastic. As the romance builds the question is
will the characters grow in emotional maturity and become better people because
of it. I couldn’t put the book down until I found the answer to this very
important question.
The one
additional thing that really captured my interest was in trying to identify
different situations and draw the parallel to a time period or situation in the
bible. This is a difficult thing to present in a novel and yet MaryLu has done
a fantastic job of it.
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