Book guide
Skin of the Sea
A mermaid breaks divine law to save a boy thrown from a slave ship—and risks the fate of her entire world.
Genre and trope pairingsFantasyMythologyFantasyRetellingFantasyQuestFantasyMagical artifactRomanceForbidden romanceRomanceStar-crossed loversHistoricalForbidden romanceHistoricalStar-crossed loversHistoricalMythologyAdventureMythologyAdventureQuestAdventureRescue missionYoung AdultForbidden romanceYoung AdultStar-crossed loversYoung AdultMythologyYoung AdultComing of ageYoung AdultIdentity crisis
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About Skin of the Sea
Simidele is one of the Mami Wata, mermaids charged with collecting the souls of those who die at sea and guiding them home to the Supreme Creator. When a living boy is thrown from a slave ship, Simi saves him in defiance of an ancient decree. To make amends, she must cross treacherous lands filled with vengeful gods and legendary creatures before her choice endangers all Mami Wata and the world itself.
Reading signals
- Spice
- None
- Darkness
- Dark
- Pacing
- Fast
Series
Of Mermaids and Orisa · Book 1 of 2
Content warnings
- enslavement
- violence
- death
- suicide
- kidnapping
- blood
- injury detail
- child death
- grief
- confinement
- murder
- animal death
