Lucy Joyeux (Gazikova)'s Reviews > Kiss of the Selkie

I've got this book as an ARC in exchange for an honest review.

I have to say that I love Tessonja's retellings. She always makes you root for both characters and up until the last second you don't know who is gonna win or be it.

In this book I know that I was rooting for Maisie at first until she started talking to Dorian, because then I started rooting for him but a few chapters later I was rooting for both of them, and then I just kind of switched so it was either Maisie or Dorian or both.

By the end of the book when you are 99% sure you know who you are rooting for Tessonja is able to put a knife in your gut twist it and laugh while she's doing it.

With this book I wasn't really sure how it's gonna end because as a retelling of The Little Mermaid it could have multiple endings. I've seen a very old movie called The Little Mermaid which was filmed in 1976 and was based on the 1837 fairy tale of The Little Mermaid by Hans Christian Andersen. In that movie The Little Mermaid dies, so I was kind of prepared for her to die but at the same time not, so when I found out how the ending ended I was emotionally not prepared.

I have to mention Podaxis! He's the best friend, the spy, the admirer, the brother we all should have! Maisie and Podaxis are friends for a very longer time that eventually they are family and there's nothing one wouldn't do for the other! His ending was well deserved and emotional! I'm so freaking happy we got to see and witness it!

Overall this book is a must read as well as all the others by her Majesty Tessonja Odette! My favorite book or rather trilogy is forever gonna be To Carve a Fae Heart but all these retellings have a special place in my heart as well!