Emma (SCR)'s Review of Between the Sea and Stars (The Lena Trilogy, #1)

by Chantal Gadoury

A Legend,
A Magical Shell
A Girl Who Dreamed Of Something More...

Lena, a Merrow girl, lives in the Skagerrak sea with her father, Carrick and her brother, Javelin who tells her of the legend of the Merrow Queen murdered by her human lover when greed takes over. But what’s worth spilling the queen’s blood? Gifted from Poseidon, himself, a magic shell gives any human the ability to control both land and sea. When Javelin is called to join a clan of Merrow soldiers bent on protecting their waters from human invasion, Lena resists Merrow law and ventures to the shore with no choice but to swim to land.

With newfound legs, Lena is whisked away on a new adventure with new friends and new trouble. Everyone seems to want something from her as intrigue lurks around every corner.

Trying her best to hide who she is and remain safe from the dangers of the human world, will Lena finally find where she belongs, or will she be swept into a strong and stormy current by lust, greed, and jealousy?

This review was originally posted on Star Crossed Reviews I received this book for free from the Publisher in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.Thank you to The Parliament House Publishing for my copy of this book. I haven't read a mermaid book, well ever now I think about it but the cover on this one sucked me in and I'm really feeling retellings at the moment.

Lena is a merrow (mermaid) who she dreams of seeing the surface but after what happened to Mette the Merrow Queen this is forbidden. Lena is quite submissive as a character and I hope as the series continues she becomes less damsel in distress more Xena Warrior Princess. She is quite young so could just be finding her place but there were times when I wanted her to stand up for herself a bit, towards the end of the book she did a little bit.

My absolute favourite character was Edwin. I would love to sit and listen to his stories all day. I also liked Soren but I am also a bit weary of him. I hope he is someone to trust.

This book was well written with good world building. The merrow world isn't too dissimilar to ours but I loved the legend of the Queen Merrow. Chantal weaves such a wonderful tale I was drawn in instantly. I'm really looking forward to reading more of Chantal's books.

This was a very good start to what I hope will be a fantastic series. This book ends on such a cliffhanger I am now dying for the next book. I am so intrigued to see where this story goes.

Between the Sea and Stars (The Lena Trilogy, #1)

by Chantal Gadoury

Reviewed by Emma (SCR) on Jun 19, 2018

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