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- Content warnings: Slavery, Violence, Death, Blood, Kidnapping, Drowning, Racism/bigotry, Graphic violence, Trauma, Suicide attempt, Animal death, War, Alcohol use, Vomiting / emesis
Skin of the Sea
by Natasha Bowen
Book 1 in Of Mermaids and Orisha
West African mythology with Yoruba deities done with reverence, set against the horror of the transatlantic slave trade.
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Length336 pages
Series statusOngoing series
Spice1/5 · Closed door / fade to black
PacingMedium
Story profile
What the story promises
The strongest reviewed signals about romance, fantasy, and the reading experience.
Romance promise
- Slow burn
- Male/female pairing (M/F)
- Low
- Closed door / fade to black
- Expanded empathy
- Mysterious stranger
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- Mutual pining
- Longing glances
- Beautiful grief
- Secretly soft
- Intellectual connection
- Tension / anticipation
- Perspective shift
Fantasy promise
- Ya fantasy
- Forbidden love
- Ship / at sea
- Mythological
- Mermaids/sirens
- Mermaid romance
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- Coastal / island / beach
- Historical
- Gods/deities
- Interspecies romance
- High fantasy
- Immortal/mortal romance
- Adventure romance
Reading experience
- First person
- Medium
- Mythic
- Lyrical
- Heavy
- High
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- Reluctant chosen one
- BIPOC MC
- Atmospheric
- Lush
- Soft/gentle
- BIPOC love interest (LI)
- Heartbreaking
- Protector
- Black MC
- Adventurous
- Immersive
- Black love interest (LI)
- Magical
- Sacrifice for love
- Forbidden desire
- Pirate seas
- Bargain with consequences
- Cliffhanger warning
- Morally complex
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Book details
- Length
- 336 pages
- Language
- English
- Format
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