Queen B’s Decree: This was a fun little novella.
Freddie is on a writing retreat (essentially!) after dealing with writer’s block after a bad break-up, and lo and behold, she immediately gets tangled up with a cursed seashell. One that just happens to contain the heart of a cursed merman, who needs his true love to break the curse.
This story was fun and light, with plenty of humor and ridiculous antics. I felt a bit of secondhand embarrassment for Freddie; that shell literally just says what we were all thinking (but I like to keep inside thoughts on the inside please!).
There wasn’t a ton of time for their relationship to grow and get fleshed out—hey it’s a novella so space is limited!—but it was still an enjoyable summer read.
Book: Seashells and Daiquiris by Charlotte Mallory
Series: Crescent Cove standalone
Genre: paranormal
Plot Devices/Tropes: forced proximity