Kingdom of Sirens and Monsters is a YA fantasy duology filled with underwater kingdoms, royal romance and ancient curses to break.
If you love books such as A Curse so Dark and Lonely by Brigid Kemmerer, Crown of Coral and Pearl by Mara Rutherford, or even An Enchantment of Ravens by Margaret Rogerson, chances are you’ll devour this duology.
Here are six reasons to run, not walk to pick it up.
1) Interesting world and cultures
The world in Kingdom of Sirens and Monsters is vast, with three individual kingdoms (each with their own residents, cultures and magic), as well as the human lands.
Veranis is home to the undine, who live with a long-standing curse that affects their residents. Atlantis, a war-torn kingdom, is home to the mermaids who are hunted for their heart magic. And Coronis, home to the sirens, is a reverse-feminism led kingdom where the women hold all the power over the males… or so they’re led to believe.
2) An unexpected romance
The story follows Coral who, after stumbling upon a handsome stranger by the sea, becomes swept up in the kingdoms of the Undersea and tangled in the stranger’s royal affairs. But while a budding romance begins to build between the two, there may or may not be a Tamlin/Rhysand switch planted deep within the duology with a fan-favourite character. Hey, at least you know it going in.
3) It gradually becomes more magical
I talked more in this post about why I love writing stories that start out in our world, then gradually become more magical as time goes on.
Kingdom of Sirens and Monsters is a perfect example of this. The story starts off on an island, home to a famed resort owned by the FMC’s father, but as you’re swept under the sea, you’re gradually introduced to a fantasy world filled with unique magic systems, creatures and more. And every time you return to the human lands, it feels a little bit like being in on a grand secret that only select characters in the book know about.
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4) A family secret to unravel
Speaking of secrets, there’s a deep family secret entwined throughout all three kingdoms within this book to be unravelled. If you love stories with big reveals, elaborate backstories and curses that must be broken, this book gives you all of this on a silver platter.
5) The companion novella is a worthy stand-alone
Without spoiling too much of the main story, alongside the two-book duology is an additional novella detailing the origin story for the main villain (who else loves a good villain origin story?)
Ever since I read Fairest by Marissa Meyer, I knew I wanted to write a villain origin tale, and this one was a true joy to write. Full of vengeance and overthrowing power dynamics, you get a front row seat to the gradual descent into desperation and despair that leads to the choices that set the events of the main duology in motion. Plus, it has LBGTQ+ rep and some of the most loveable (as well as love-to-hate) characters you’ll ever meet.
6) It’s a dual retelling of Snow White and The Little Mermaid
Dual retellings are kind of my thing, though I would argue Kingdom of Sirens and Monsters is my truest ‘retelling’ I’ve done. With easily recognisable story structure following the original tales and clearer character matches, you’ll enjoy reading this duology and having ‘aha!’ moments for where inspiration was drawn from each fairytale, and how it’s been reimagined.
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