#Review - Lost Siren: The Enchanting Fae by Katerina Martinez #Fantasy

Series: The Enchanting Fae # 1
Format: Kindle, 214 pages
Release Date: June 14th 2022
Publisher: Supernal Publishing
Source: Kindle Unlimited
Genre: Fantasy

In Arcadia, summer has no chill.

I'm a mermaid, at least I am in my spare time. I actually spend most of my days giving water aerobics classes on the cruise ship I work on. It's not glamorous, or exciting, and I'm not really a mermaid, but it's safe - until the Fae show up.

It's my birthday. I'm supposed to be eating lemon cakes and watching crappy TV. Instead, I'm running for my life from the Fae who want me to go with them, but won't tell me why. All I can do is try to escape, but somehow, I end up in Arcadia; a land of perpetual summer and monsters.

But it gets better.

It isn't long before I'm found by the Fae, only not the ones that crashed my birthday party. Captain Mordred and his band of Fae pirates scoop me up from the island I'd marooned myself on, and before long, I'm a prisoner on his ship. He wants something from me; something I don't have and can't give him.

My survival hinges on whether this pirate captain can get what he wants from me. He's dangerous, and powerful, and charming, and he makes me question everything about myself, but I need to keep my wits about me and escape.

If only it was that easy.

Lost Siren, by author Katerina Martinez, is the first installment in the authors The Enchanting Fae series which will be four books according to the author. This is actually the third series that takes place in Arcadia. You don't need to have read the first two in order to read this series. 24-year-old Kara Shaw works for a cruise ship called Pearl of the Sea. She wears a mermaid outfit, and teaches people how to swim. But on the day of her birthday, pirates board her ship in search of Kara for some reason, and seems as though they are here for Kara.

Kara, who has a water pixie named Bubbles as her best friend, also seems to be hearing voices. Voices that tell her that she's the one they've been waiting for whether she knows it or not. Kara also seems to be running from bad memories surrounding a hospital. The truth always catches up with you sooner than later, and suddenly Kara finds her self in Arcadia, where the Spring Fae are devious, the Winter Fae are Cold as Ice, and the Summer Fae are enchanting. 

Fae Pirate Captain Mordred, likely a vampire, is searching for something called Leviathan's Trident which he believes Kara can retrieve for him. Kara agrees to an accord with Blackstone and finds that the Trident responds to the person it wants to wield it and that person is Kara. After Mordred tries to drown Kara to try to push her into finding the Trident, she finds out a truth about herself. If you've read the first two series, you know that humans living in Arcadia have a tendency to be twisted into monstrous creatures. 

So, if you've read the title of the book, it's not a shocker or surprise to find out that Kara is not who she thought she was. A truth that will definitely be explored over the next 3 books. There is also the Fae Pirate Captain Daman Blackstone who plays a part in this book when Kara first meets Fae pirates, to the ending when Kara meets Summer Fae Royalty Prince Aenon and Princess Aerin. Where he goes next is unknown since Kara is set to play an new role going forward.

There's little romance in this book, unlike the previous series, which really didn't take away the enjoyment of the story itself. There likely will be in future installments. There's a whole lot of banter, and sarcasm, and Bubbles is a laugh a minute. Of course I'll check out the rest of the series!

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