[Review] Skin Of The Sea

I've had this novel on my want-to-read list for a while, and now that I've had the chance to read it, it's time to share my thoughts.

The story is set during the mid-1400s in West Africa during the Portuguese slave trade which predates the Atlantic Slave Trade. The author did a fantastic job of weaving West African mythology and culture i.e. the Orishas and Yoruba influences with African spirituality. The main heroine of this story is Simidele a Mami Wata (mermaid) who goes on a journey to right a wrong that she's caused, and along the way, she's joined by others, and she slowly recovers her past memories of when she was human.

This is the first book in a long time that I was engrossed in and did not want to put down. I was even able to correctly guess some of the things that would happen which was rewarding. The beginning of the novel started out slow and was a bit of an information dump, but after getting through the beginning rough patch of the first few chapters, it was a pleasure to read the rest of the way through.

I loved the romance in the book between Simidele and Adekola (Kola) the eldest son of the village chief in Oko. I'm glad that it wasn't instant love and you can see throughout the book them falling for one another. The sexual tension was palatable between the two of them.

I highly recommend this novel it was great in my opinion and I'm probably going to read the sequel next.

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