Year of the Mer Garden except she’s starting to crumble

except she’s starting to crumble under the weight of everyone’s expectations

with little language for her gender or queerness

the white guy dies first

and “courageous and heartfelt” (The Washington Post) work

multilingual scientist parents are both killed in the crash

Year of the Mer Garden except she’s starting to crumbleA dark, bloody epic fantasy reimagining of The Little Mermaid that goes far beyond the fairy tale to explore family legacy, war, and what we will sacrifice for vengeancethe perfect read for fans of The Priory of the Orange Tree and Circe. The fairy tale mermaid Arielle might have gotten her happily ever after, but her granddaughter Yemi is having a much harder time. Her father, the king of Ixia, was assassinated years ago, her mother is slowly dying