I usually don't like mermaid books even though I keep reading them! But Coming Up For Air was different! I actually liked it a lot! Maybe because it's a M/M Mobster Romance retelling of The Little Mermaid rather than just a straight up "mermaid book." If that makes any kind of sense. It just felt different and refreshing yet still familiar. It just kept me hooked and smiling from the very beginning. It's not all sunshine and rainbows, since like I mentioned, mobsters. But not very good mobsters...
Coming Up From Air starts with Leigh sleeping with the fishes. At least, that's what's suppose to be happening until Tolly rescues him. Leigh has been targeted by a rival mob and much of his story is saving his skin from them, getting out of the life, and moving on with the life that he wants. But Tolly is a new complication. Tolly is a mermaid who just earned his legs by finding his destined mate. Of course, he can only keep those legs if Leigh says that he loves him before the next full moon.
I'm sure you can all figure out where Coming Up From Air is going. It's trope-filled goodness and is definitely very similar to The Little Mermaid, but that didn't stop me from devouring it. I had to know how Tolly helps Leigh get his life on track while also getting what he wants most. The mob story line isn't the greatest, as Leigh is basically the Robin Hood of the mob, and everyone else seems not quite into it. Like, it's mobster lite. If that sounds like your jam, I'd say give this one a go!