Noelle's Reviews > Of Song and Darkness

If you’re a fan of fairytale retellings… you’re going to absolutely love this one - think The Little Mermaid but darker. I was hooked from the first chapter and didn’t want to put it down. I loved every single page and every character.

We are first introduced to Princess Rhea, daughter to the King & Queen of Aquarius. Rhea was never supposed to be Queen as the second born…. But after her sisters death she had no choice but to assume her sisters role as future Queen. She still doesn’t want it though and doesn’t fit the mold and meet the expectations placed upon her… she doesn’t want to be the poised and composed princess that is expected of her. Instead, Rhea is stubborn, adventurous, curious, intelligent and so much more - so when rumors of the Dark Water continue to spread throughout the kingdom, despite being forbidden of being spoken of, Rhea decides to break rules and goes on her own search for this Dark Water to confirm whether or not it it exists. And when she finds and sees Dark Water for herself…. She is not only horrified at the destruction it is causing to the ocean and its lush vegetation… but she is terrified for her kingdom and its people. When she finds out that not only did her father know of Dark Water, but that he has lost all hope id stopping it…. Rhea cannot and does not accept that fate as reality for herself or all the other living organism in the ocean. Rhea is willing to do whatever it takes to save the Ocean and her people… even making a deal with the evil Sea Witch and working with the vicious sea creature hunter, Blackheart Kai. Rhea begins a long and near impossible journey to save her people and stop the Dark Water… Can she do it? Can she survive working with the one man who has made a name for himself by hunting down and killing her kind? Rhea doesn’t know the answer to those questions but knows if she doesn’t try she, and her people, are dead anyways.