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- Content warnings: Attempted sexual assault, Graphic violence, Torture, Cannibalism, Dubious consent, Knife play (CW), Blood, Gore, Death, Suicidal ideation, Child sexual abuse, Alcohol use, Misogyny, Sexual content
Song of Dark Tides
by Beka Westrup
gender-bent Little Mermaid where the sea witch is the protagonist and the siren prince is the prey
goodreads 4.04/5 148 ratings
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Length468 pages
Story statusStandalone
Spice4/5 · Dark / taboo style
PacingMedium
Story profile
What the story promises
The strongest reviewed signals about romance, fantasy, and the reading experience.
Romance promise
- Enemies to lovers
- Male/female pairing (M/F)
- Slow burn
- High
- Dark / taboo style
- The angst delivered
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- Brooding prince
- Morally gray x morally gray
- Rough / primal
- Tension finally satisfied
- Morally gray
- Rivals to lovers
- Possessive / claiming
- Obsessed
- Monster
- Predator x prey
- Intense / passionate
- Feral brain activated
- Cursed
- Love/hate tension
- Kinky / adventurous
- Cathartic release
- Push and pull
- Slow burn with late spice
- Jealous/possessive during intimacy
- Possessive/protective
- Tension
- Anticipation
- Growling / possessive sounds
- Marking hickeys
- Tentacle/appendage themes
- Knife play
- Bondage/restraint
- Dubious consent elements
- Rough/aggressive intimacy
- Possessive
- Claiming
- Marking
- Monstrous anatomy
Fantasy promise
- Dark romance
- Ship / at sea
- High fantasy
- Mermaids/sirens
- Revenge romance
- Coastal / island / beach
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- Mythological
- Kraken / tentacle beings
- Monster romance
- Underground / underworld
- Underworld / death realm
- Monsters
- Fairytale retelling
- Forbidden love
- Mermaid romance
Reading experience
- First person
- Medium
- Dark
- Lush
- Heavy
- Villain protagonist
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- Atmospheric
- Siren
- Seductive
- Lyrical
- Vengeful / revenge-driven
- Gothic
- Femme fatale
- Haunting
- Sensual
- Revenge arc
- Bargain with consequences
- Little Mermaid retelling
- Forbidden desire
- Slow descent into darkness
- Morally complex
- Pirate seas
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Book details
- Length
- 468 pages
- Publisher
- Lake Country Press & Review
- Language
- English
- Format
- Book