11/17/2023 0 Comments To kill a kingdom mermaid vs sirenI felt that To Kill a Kingdom was such an enjoyable book and a fantastic introduction to pirate fantasy books and even mermaid/siren retellings. I felt that throughout To Kill a Kingdom, her relationship with her mother, the Sea Queen, had such a good representation between a parent and child that does not have a loving relationship. I felt that she was the perfect heroine and the perfect badass character. It follows Lira, the siren princess of the sea, who is tasked with taking the hearts of human princes each year for her birthday. Lira was the best part of the book and it wasn’t because she was the main character. It is a retelling of The Little Mermaid that reimagines the mermaid princess from Hans Christian Andersen’s story as a bloodthirsty siren whose kind has been engaged in a war against humanity for centuries. It was done really well and I was left thoroughly impressed throughout To Kill a Kingdom. Their relationship was more of a side plot and the whole focus was truly on working together to kill their mutual enemy and I felt that their relationship didn’t take away any part of the main plot at all. The execution for Lira and Elian’s relationship was written perfectly and I really enjoyed it. I felt that their romance was actually quite unexpected and slow that it made it perfect for the enemies to lovers setting. And I felt that the build-up of their romance was not at all fast. I guess this is what happens when you have to work with your whole races’ literal enemy. The amount of hate that Lira put into when interacting with Elian was amazing and she was such an amazing character. There was not too much love but I felt that the development they had when going from enemies to lovers was amazing. I loved the relationship between Lira and Elian. She was not your typical princess, she really lived up to her name as the most lethal siren of all and I admired her throughout the whole book. I gave To Kill a Kingdom four stars, absolutely loving what a strong character Princess Lira was. Any siren that has ever killed a human, he will kill. Prince Elian of Midas is the siren killer, ready to kill any siren he comes across. She kills princes in order to take their power and does it with no remorse. To Kill a Kingdom follows Princess Lira, the Princes’ Bane, and the most lethal siren of all is ready to take the hearts of any prince in order to gain power. This is unlike true mermaids, who are always half fish. While there are siren mermaids who have a fishtail with a woman’s body, the original sirens were at least half-bird. But when chance happens, they must work together to kill their mutual enemy. Unlike the mermaid, who has always been portrayed as good-natured, sirens are always considered evil. In a world full of war, humans versus sirens, the Princes’ Bane hunts the most sought out Prince’s heart and the Siren Killer is out to hunt the Princes’ Bane. He was getting hard staring at the trivid - compared to the mermaid, Candys charms definitely paled.
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