Genre: New Adult | Fairy Tale | Romance
Published: December 31, 2021
Series: Entangled with Fae
Kindle Unlimited: Yes
Audiobook: Yes
Borrowed from Kindle Unlimited
Blurb
A handsome fugitive seeking a marriage of convenience.A selkie with a lethal kiss sent to seal his fate…To evade a vicious sea queen’s clutches, selkie Maisie hides on land surviving as a thief. But when she rescues a human from drowning and illegally brings him to shore, she must answer for breaking fae law. As punishment, she’ll have to hunt down the man she saved…and kiss him. But with a kiss that can kill, Maisie’s mission means more than seduction. It means murder.Son of a notorious fae-killer, Dorian was never meant to survive the shipwreck that was orchestrated to assassinate him. Now that he’s on the forbidden fae isle, he’ll do anything to gain citizenship—even marry a fae bride. Desperate for a hasty marriage, he holds a bridal competition in the isle’s most theatrical city, where displays of frivolity aren’t just encouraged—they’re expected. And if Maisie can act like a proper debutante and join the pageantry, she’ll get near enough to deliver her fatal kiss.But getting close to her target brings complications she didn’t expect. As she pretends to compete for Dorian’s heart, it starts to feel less like an act…and more like falling in love.If Maisie doesn’t deliver her kiss by sunrise on the last day of the competition, she forfeits her life. But if she succeeds, Dorian dies. When the pageant ends, will there be a true victor? Or only death and broken hearts?
Review
Maisie, a selkie, has a unique power that a sea witch wants to take advantage of. To avoid being the sea witch's pawn, Maisie hides in a city and steals to survive. It's not a perfect life, but she's free. Then, one fateful night, as she's watching the stars on a beach, she sees a sailor who is drowning and saves him from a watery death. In saving him, Maisie reveals her whereabouts and the sea witch wants her to assassinate the man she saved.
The setting is fantastical and teeming with humans and fae, like Las Vegas. It's wonderfully detailed, exciting, whimsical, and magical; everything you'd expect to find in a Las Vegas built for fae and more. The plot has some parallels to The Little Mermaid, but the differences between this story and the fable are pretty vast. I like it when authors retell a fairy tale and add their own unique variations.
The characters are well-written and gorgeously rendered. There are several characters that have over-the-top personalities that I appreciated. Unfortunately, I wasn't enamored with Maisie. She wasn't poorly written, whiny, or frustrating; I think it's because her story wasn't "rags to riches," and I just couldn't relate to her.
I still think it's a wonderful retelling and am happy to recommend this book to readers who enjoy fairy tales.
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