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From popular content creator Kelsey Impicciche, Voice of the Ocean follows a daring young siren who defies her people to save a human prince, unearthing ancient magic and igniting a dangerous romance amidst treacherous waters.As the youngest daughter of the Siren queen, Celeste's life is tightly controlled. Desperate to prove her worth, she intends to join the Chorus - an elite group of siren warriors. With her final test on the horizon, Celeste must finally gain control over her temperamental Song. But when Celeste encounters a seemingly harmless ship, helmed by the intriguing Prince Raiden Sharp, her path veers towards forbidden waters.Believing the handsome sailor to be innocent of any wrongdoing, Celeste defies Siren law to save Raiden's life - despite knowing he is the son of a king who has murdered many of her kindred. The penalty for Celeste's betrayal should be death, but the queen offers her an right her wrong by assassinating the prince. Determined to first discover the truth behind the prince's clandestine mission, Celeste agrees to become human.The human world is nothing like she expected, nor is the prince the charming and noble man she assumed him to be. But as Celeste finds her place aboard the ship, friendships - and attraction - begin to grow. Will Celeste be able to save herself? Or will her choices unravel a kingdom, devastating sirens and humans alike?
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Voice of The Ocean by Kelsey Impicciche
4.5 stars
*before I even get into the review of this book, can we just take a moment to appreciate the art on the cover?! That is absolutely breathtaking and I am in love. And yes, the cover is the only reason I decided to read this book.*
I finished this book in 2 days. 2 Days! What an absolute masterpiece this book is, oh my life. I’m not entirely sure what I was expecting, but here I am in absolute awe of this book. The whole thing, start to finish, is perfection. Now let me tell you why.
The first couple of chapters really get you to use your full attention, making sure to pick up on little pieces and although it may be slow to start with I think it was imperative to the story itself and definitely picks up. And honestly, if you are not here for The Little Mermaid X Pirates if the Caribbean, then this just isn’t for you.
The descriptions were literally spot on, it was so easy to set the scene and imagine the way the author was trying to describe this to us. To be able to picture Celeste and Raiden whilst reading about them and there every move, was brilliant. You get this overall feeling about how they act and behave when your reading about them and that really helped bring the story to life.
Speaking of Celeste and Raiden. Oh my. I instantly felt the pain Celeste felt of not being “good enough” and just no-one understanding how. I felt her on such a deep level which just made me fall head over hells for her. And Raiden, well, he is the MMC we all want after seeing him through Celeste's eyes, honestly, give me him! Both characters were brilliant.
You can truly see the characteristics of The Little Mermaid showing through certain parts of the book, but honestly, this book was fantastic
0I've been a long time subscriber of Kelsey from the Buzzfeed days and I was so thrilled when she announced her first debut YA novel being published! I was even more so excited to have been accepted for an ARC copy too, thank you Kelsey and Blackstone Publishing and NetGalley.
Voice of the Ocean by Kelsey Impicciche is a fun and fresh new take on the fairytale retelling of the little mermaid, we got adventure, pirates, betrayal, found family and so much good stuff packed into this novel. I thought this would've been a standalone but I'm here for the all of it and the following adventures that will come.
I loved the world building in this novel, the side characters became quite loveable. The character growth on Celeste though, was beautiful to read.
I absolutely loved this novel, I 100% recommend this book, it's like the Little Mermaid mixed with pirates! How can you not love that?
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