{"id":847,"date":"2008-12-05T19:43:58","date_gmt":"2008-12-06T00:43:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/klishis.com\/reading\/?p=847"},"modified":"2025-10-01T19:01:03","modified_gmt":"2025-10-01T23:01:03","slug":"why-mermaids-sing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/klishis.com\/reading\/archives\/847","title":{"rendered":"Why Mermaids Sing"},"content":{"rendered":"

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

\"\"<\/a>I really like Sebastian St. Cyr Viscount Devlin, and look forward to new books in the series as they come out. Unfortunately for me, others seem to like him as well, and Why Mermaids Sing<\/em> came out in hardback. I really do not like reading hardback books (I’ve got books I really want to read, but don’t because I have them in hardback), so I waited for it to come out in paperback–and then missed it by two months. ARGH!<\/p>\n

However, once I saw the book was out I rectified my mistake and began reading almost as soon as the book arrived. And then had a hard time putting the book back down, despite my need for sleep and food.<\/p>\n

Sebastian is called to the scene of a grisly murder by Sir Henry Lovejoy, who is hoping that Sebastian can help him stop what looks to be a series of murders. Although Sebastian doesn’t see why he should bother himself, he ends up drawn into the mystery, and threats against his life of increase his resolve to discover the killer.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Kat–Sebastian’s love–has gotten herself into trouble and is afraid to tell Sebastian what is happening for fear of losing his love because of her past. Events soon spiral out of control for Kat as she fears her past, her secrets, and her occupation will destroy Devlin.<\/p>\n

As I said previously, this story drew me in immediately and I had a hard time putting it down. What I particularly like about Why Mermaids Sing<\/em> is that everything is logical–the story is not stretched or far fetched regarding the characters and their motives. Everything makes sense, even as you’re shocked and disgusted by the events.<\/p>\n

The more I read of C.S. Harris’ Sebastian St. Cry series, the more I like it and want more books–immediately if possible. The comparison that is starting to come to mind is the Kate Ross<\/a> Julian Kestrel, which I absolutely loved.<\/p>\n

There is some boinking, so I’m not sure if Grandmom will like this series or not, but I love it, and highly recommend it–and recommend starting at the beginning. Seeing how Sebastian got where he is makes the series strong, IMO.<\/p>\n

Really, read this series.
\nRating: 9\/10<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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