Dark Tides

A Wicked Fairytale

By: J.J. Marshall

Narrated by: Jillian Yetter

With the unexpected death of the Siren king, Princess Serena finds herself next in line for the Adrellan crystal throne. But with a new ruler, comes a new agenda.

Betrothal to the Land King's son was not what Serena had envisioned for herself, and now she must find a way to live without her vicious instincts.

Serena faces love and death.

Heartache and ruin.

And when a scorned Marquess finds out that Serena had been betrothed to the prince, she stops at nothing to bring down the siren, even if it means taking her voice.

©2020 J.J. Marshall (P)2022 J.J. Marshall

Fun but too fast

I enjoyed this audio book a lot. the narrator had fun with the characters and it translated to me having fun listening to it. I think the story was interesting and I enjoyed it also. but there are some time and plot jumps that were jarring. I wish there was more explanation to some things. the writing is good but the book is rushed. overall I enjoyed it and was really pleased with the audio.

Great narration of an alright story

Jillian Yetter is a phenomenal narrator. I love her voice and she gave life to many characters who were easy to differentiate while still remaining realistic. Though her voice was described as shrill the only unpleasant one to listen to was Camille... Aside from a few Peter vs Pee-tar moments, her performance was awesome.

The story however is just alright. The audio performance was the only reason I continued to the end. Would probably have dnr’d if I was strictly reading it. It’s a vague conglomerate of too many fairytales that didn’t really enhance the story to really be a good book. The overall MC’s story however was good enough to keep me listening.

I received this audiobook for free in return for an honest review.

Dark Retelling

This was a decent dark fairytale retelling, although there were a lot of inconsistencies and plot holes that should have been fleshed out. But the story was still good. The narrator did a fabulous job.

Intriguing Series Starter!

Readers will be introduced to the captivating world of Adrella and Andover in this solid series starter by J.J. Marshall. Serena has been promised to the prince of Andover by her sister, Queen Amaris, in order to ostensibly broker peace between their watery kingdom and the Andoverian land. The queen has ulterior motives, however, and it’s up to Serena to begin the sirens’ violent takeover, but as soon as she is welcomed in Andover, she is enchanted by Prince Aaron and other earthly delights.

A fun retelling of fairy tale classics such as The Little Mermaid and Peter Pan, Dark Tides is fascinating and entertaining!

Absolutely Unputdownable

This absolutely kept me perched upon the edge of my seat!! The twisty plot just kept throwing surprises out in every which way! What an entertaining and captivating tale! Picture the little mermaid as a siren and sprinkle in other fairytale characters and you embark upon quite an adventure!! This is at times frightening! Serena became so very likable and that wasn't something that I was at all prepared for. I'm feeling so very sad for the deaths at the end!! I so wanted more from those characters! This ends with a cliffhanger and while it's a mild one, I'm still going to be anxiously awaiting the next book. I did notice that the characters feelings seemed to ebb and flow and when I thought I knew how they were feeling, my ideas would be shattered and tossed to the wind. But with mythical creatures huge emotions and mood swings go hand in hand. So it made total sense to me. This is the first that I've read from Ms. Marshall and most certainly won't be the last!!