Raef, a lonely merman, spends his days watching the dashing Lord Haverford from afar and dreaming of love. When Haverford is robbed by a pirate, Raef vows to reclaim the stolen goods, hoping his victory will buy him the happiness he yearns for with Haverford. But Jon Kemp does not match what Raef knows about pirates, and the simple quest Raef anticipated turns out to be an epic journey. For while Jon might be a nobler man than Raef believed, he's still a pirate. Love and loyalty are not on Jon's agenda, and he certainly has no plans to love someone not entirely human ...
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First of all, what is with this book and the word lick? I guess that's the author's favorite word? Anyways, I love how this story took its turn from the usual retelling of The Little Mermaid, where instead of a lovely mermaid, we follow the story of a merman and on his quest to find his true love. Although, the premise sounds good, the story turned out to be average, which I still enjoyed reading. The first 50% of the book definitely dragged and it only picked up its pace on the second part. The main character is flawed but I love how his character was developed as the story progressed and the love interest is... just okay. He's this kind of Robinhood wannabe that steal things and helps the poor and those who needs help. The main reason why I picked this up is because of the romance and sadly, I didn't feel the chemistry between the merman and the pirate. The writing is, for the lack of better word, interesting. This is still a pretty good read if you want to kill some time and if you enjoy smut. YES, there's smut in this but not necessarily fish sex.
