{"id":4476,"date":"2014-03-11T19:54:07","date_gmt":"2014-03-12T00:54:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/klishis.com\/reading\/?p=4476"},"modified":"2025-10-01T19:01:01","modified_gmt":"2025-10-01T23:01:01","slug":"why-mermaids-sing-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/klishis.com\/reading\/archives\/4476","title":{"rendered":"Why Mermaids Sing"},"content":{"rendered":"

Why Mermaids Sing<\/a><\/em> (2007) C.S. Harris<\/a><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>This is a hard book. Lots of terrible things are revealed, which are very hard for Sebastian (and the reader) to bear.<\/p>\n

These discoveries, however, are separate from the mystery. Young men are being killed–butchered in a horrible way–and the Magistrate Lovejoy asks St. Cry for his help, because Sebastian moves in the world of these men.<\/p>\n

Sebastian’s continuing involvement in crimes still upset his family, but in Society, many things will be forgiven if you are rich and of the right blood.<\/p>\n

(His aunt) pushed to her feet with a grunt. “I fear it would take far more than an unnatural interest in murder to render you anything other than an enviable catch, my dear.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Before everything comes tumbling down, there’s a passage between Kat and Sebastian I quite like.<\/p>\n

“You know what I am, what I have been…
\nHe pressed his fingers to her lips. “Don’t. Don’t say it.”
\nShe stared up at him. “Why not? It’s the truth. Would you have me live a lie?”
\n“No. But I would have you live a life defined not by what you’ve been, but by what you are.”
\n“My past is a part of what I am.”
\n“A part. But only a part.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Something strange about this story is that I can understand the anger–the horror–of the murderer, but I’m still horrified by the revenge he chooses to take.<\/p>\n

It’s a very dark story all around, but a very important one.
\nRating: 7\/10<\/strong><\/p>\n

Published by Obsidian
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