A book review of "Tears of the Sea" by MaryLu Tyndall
Have any of you ever wondered what it would be like to live in a fantasy world? To be a mermaid or to have things like spells and curses a part of every day life? Well you have to wonder no more! MaryLu Tyndall once again created a master piece in which I was thoroughly impressed.
Perdita
Perdita was cursed by an evil warlock Forwin to be a mermaid, wandering aimlessly, being alone for all eternity. The curse has a chance of being broken every 10 years, when Perdita becomes a human once again for one month. Her goal, to find a man who is willing to die for her. All she desires is to once again be a human, have a chance at love, family, and acceptance. Just when she is about to give up all hope, and once again attempt to rid herself of the never ending suffering she must live through, knowing she will never be loved, she sees a chance to make a difference in one mans life.
Savion Ryne
Having been deceived by a beautiful woman and kicked out of his father's kingdom to join in the battle against Nata, Savion has resolved to never again trust a woman. Savion's greatest desire is to once again impress his father and make him proud, bringing him back to live in Nevaeh. To do that he knows he must complete his mission of helping others, but when, where, and whom must he help? Savion gets tossed out to sea during a storm, and awakens mysteriously on a beach healed and having vague memories of a beautiful mermaid tending his wounds. Soon after, he meets a woman begging for protection, and he can't help but feel he has met her before.
Every moment Perdita spent on shore she spent trying to sell her beauty to men, trying to get them to pledge their love for her, promises that were never kept. These men slowly stole her joy, her will to live. After 300 years Perdita had given up the hope of ever being loved. After meeting Savion, a man unlike all others she had met before, she begins to question her tactics at making others fall in love with her. He seemed to be able to resist her beauty and all attempts she made to make him love her, therefore making her wonder if she had lost her ability at making others fall in love with her. She was soon to discover that love was not what she had expected, and nor was it something that she had ever experienced fully before.
I'm not going to lie, I wasn't sure what to expect when I picked up this book. MaryLu Tyndall is known for her gripping tales and incredible reads, but she has never before ventured into the realm of fantasy. And this is where I can tell you that I was thoroughly impressed.
From the moment I picked the book up I was unable to put it down. I know I have said this before, but I read the book in one sitting. Why? Because the characters were believable, the way they reacted to situations was realistic, and the feelings expressed were relatable. The struggle that Perdita went through, the feelings of unworth and abandonment are very real, and very present in our day and age. I couldn't help but feel drawn to what she was going through, to relate my relationships with the lives that she had lived. I couldn't help but compair the choices I had made in life with the choices Perdita made continually, and forever ending in her being abandoned by those who claimed to have loved her.
If you look deeper than the surface of this book you may find that there is a message of hope, a chance at redemption, and a sacrifice for love. This isn't a normal read, a normal book, or a normal message. I hope you take the time to pick up Tears of the Sea and learn about one man and one woman's struggle to find acceptance and to find love in a world that seemed so unforgiving and forsaken.
-- I received a copy of this book from the author and was asked for my honest opinion. I am under no obligation to give a good review of this book --
