Zael’s Reviews > The Wicked Sea > Status Update

So what you're saying is this town is a terrible place to live in, especially if you're having a bad day, because one negative thought will have the dryads coming to life to kill you.

Who in their right mind would want to settle down into a place like this???

Zephyra is absolutely unbearable. I hate this. I hate her. I hate how this is written.

Arion is no better.

And this magical connection is terrible.

Also, if the Mer transform at the slightest touch of salt water, even by just shedding a single tear, what's stopping the king and his men from just regularly going from door to door and spraying people with sea water? What's stopping them from just making people dunk a hand into a bucket of sea water and moving on?

And if a single salty tear is enough to make a mermaid transform, what about blood? That has salt.

She's holding herself back from slapping Arion, but... baby girl your hands are bound tight, you couldn't properly wind back and slap him even if your desire to do so won over!

I need someone to tell Oscar Reyes (the VA for Arion) that he's allowed to breathe. 💀

Zephyra thinks she's hot shit, but has no idea how correct she is bc she really is just a heaping pile of hot, stinking shit.

Genuinely hate Zephyra. She's unbearable.

It's still just as bad as when I tried to read it.

The prologue was so strong! I remember how it gripped me when I read it earlier this year, and even listening to the audiobook I still think it's a strong opener.

But chapter 1 loses all that momentum.