ARC Book Review, Blog Tour and Giveaway: Siren’s Call (Dark Seas #3) by Debbie Herbert

Having read and loved Debbie’s previous books, I was very excited when she told me about her latest Mermaid romance, Siren’s Call which is the story of Lily Bosarge. I jumped at the chance to review it and am so glad that I did. 


The cover is beautiful and intriguing and the blurb further takes our interest forward and will surely make a reader take notice of the book.


I had already read the stories of the other two Bosarge sisters, Shelly and Jet in Siren’s Secret and Siren’s Treasure  and in both these stories met Lily and with her spell casting Siren’s voice and her mesmerizing beauty, she was an enigma who had intrigued me and left me eager to read her own story.


Finally, in Siren’s Call, Debbie tells her story and gives the readers a real insight into her character. Lily is a true siren and with all her beauty, expected to marry a merman but she wants to find true love first. Deeply loyal to her family and often misunderstood by people including her family, she finds herself yearning for true love and tired of explaining to everyone that she is not what they think, she has closed herself inside a shell.


In comes Nash, a Native American and a man she met as a boy, became friends and then fell in love with but he left. Now he is back and surprisingly, not affected by her siren voice. He has a secret of his own which he does not want to disclose and is determined not to let anyone near him. But Lily is determined to try for her love one last time. Will she succeed in making Nash realize that they are perfect together?


Debbie’s writing style is simple, engaging and flows effortlessly making the reader live her stories. She took me to Lily’s world with all the beauty of the Bayou and Nash’s small cabin surrounded by the forest with its many sounds and smells. The world building is stunning and the author merges reality with fantasy so beautifully that nowhere did I feel as if something was stretched too far. The suspense, drama and danger angle is also handled admirably and I really got frightened and chilled with the mysterious killer on the loose, praying for my favourite characters’ safety.


This is a fast paced story with a heartfelt family drama, a sensual and heartwarming romance and the thrill of danger that kept me hooked to the book and sitting at the edge of my seat right till the end. There is suspense, paranormal developments and emotional play that had me seeing all the characters through new eyes. A definite winner, I totally enjoyed reading this book.


All in all,  Siren’s Call is a lovely book that I absolutely loved and strongly recommend to all lovers of romance. 4.5 out of 5 to it and I look forward to reading more from Debbie in the future. She is a very talented writer and has made a place in my list of favourite authors.

I received an ARC from the author and I am very thankful to her. The above review is my honest and unbiased opinion and in no way influenced.