In Deeper Waters

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As he thinks he’s made a friend, Athlen jumps overboard and disappears into the sea, right before Tal is kidnapped by pirates looking to confirm rumours of magic.

The paperback pulp origins of Highsmith's original story are kept intact, alleviating any semblance of eye-roll worthy ridiculousness that doesn't at least try to make an interesting point.Comparing In Deeper Waters to Pirates of the Caribbean and The Gentleman’s Guide to Vice and Virtue may be accurate, but unfortunately I think it contributed to people (including me!

It’s just that even with everything that’s going on, with kidnappings and ransoms, and a threat of war, there’s always this undercurrent of love.The entire time I read this book I’m like “this would be so hot if it wasn’t YA” the angst between them! As he stretched, his spine bent in a way Tal had seen only acrobats accomplish when they performed for the palace. Garrett’s laugh boomed in the enclosed space, and he chuckled the entire way up the ladder to the top deck. More akin to the similarly Affleck-starring Gone Girl than Fifty Shades of Grey—or if we're using Lyne's filmography as a reference, more akin to Lolita than An Indecent Proposal— Deep Water is a sweat-inducing psychological scheme that is constantly aiming to intrigue and titillate. His pain dulled - the scorch from his chest and shoulder became distant, as if it weren't happening to him at all.

Melinda reconnects with an old boyfriend, Tony, and Vic overhears their conversation suggesting they will move to Brazil, taking Trixie with them. Her rival for the job is handsome and wealthy Roman Kitt, whose prose entrances her so much she avoids reading his articles. Author Julian Winters described the love story as a “breath-stealing romance” and I could not agree more.T. Lukens se anime a ampliar este universo y darle más aventuras a Tal y a Athlen porque me niego a que esto sea un libro standalone. He didn’t appreciate it, since there were other things more pertinent and certainly more interesting to study.

I jumped into this book expecting a gay pirate adventure, but this is more of a fantasy coming of age with some sea adventure and pirates involved, and some gay or queer characters. But it's also not good enough to serve as ground zero for some larger renewal of the erotic thriller. After spending most of his life cloistered behind palace walls as he learns to keep his forbidden magic secret, he can finally see his family's kingdom for the first time. Tal must decide which is worse: dying now to keep his truth a secret or potentially dying later when his secret is revealed.

His bargain with the seawitch for human legs (only he can switch between tail and legs at will), and of course, saving a handsome prince from a burning ship (although, it was the prince who set the ship on fire but.