**Trilogy Complete: Binge all the books!**My life as I know it is over.And no, I’m not being dramatic. I’ve been living as a human, but now I have to return to my mermaid roots because my dad is the new king of Valora. As soon as we arrive, he sends me to the Dark Sea Academy. Whispers and glares greet me at every turn. Students accuse my dad of killing the previous king, his brother.My first … accuse my dad of killing the previous king, his brother.
My first night, the most popular girl tries to kill me. I barely escape, only to run into Bash. He’s older and one wrong move from being expelled. Also as gorgeous as he is arrogant. For some reason, he keeps looking at me with concern in his eyes while giving me a crooked smirk. Almost makes me forget all my problems.
But I can’t let myself get side-tracked by him. I won’t. If I’m to survive the academy, I need to focus on staying alive. Unfortunately, that means relying on Bash—and he’s a distraction that could very well cost me everything.
Mermaid’s Song is the start of a page-turning young adult mermaid trilogy that features gripping supernatural drama, heart-pounding action, and angsty romance. It’s written by Stacy Claflin, a two-time USA Today bestselling author.
Read it today to start this trilogy with thrilling new lore that will have you flipping through the pages to find out what happens next.
Other books in the trilogy:
Mermaid’s Heart
Mermaid’s Wish
More urban fantasies by Stacy Claflin:
Curse of the Moon series
Valhalla’s Curse series
The Transformed series
more
A great book for any age. Immersive characters and a great storyline with a continuing series. Marra had lived a life in land for some years but she was a mermaid, as was her mother and her father a merman. An uncle who was King died in their old water world but that made her father King then. Marra a did not want to go back in the water but was forced to by her family, that made her mom Queen and Marra Princess. Problems start as soon as they get back. A very good book.
Marra is enjoying her life when her father breaks some life altering news. They are going back to Valora right away. Marra doesn’t want to hear it. She loves her life on land. Her bestfriend Ivy, track, college and possible relationship with Roman. She runs out the door to go to school. Her father shows up and makes the family leave immediately.
Once they get to Valora, she is forced to go to the Academy. Her father has changed, she can’t believe this is her life. At the academy, she is introduced to the dean. The dean can’t stand her and she doesn’t understand. She is introduced to Bash. He has to show her around to his punishment. She is taken away by his presence. He shows her to her room, which is usually reserved for upper year residents. Her roommate is her best friend from childhood.
Marra and her best friend hit it off like she never left. Halen will help Marra in getting adjusted back to life in the water. Marra just wants to go back to her old life on land
Marra has enemies at school, they are saying terrible things about her father. Her mother has worries about her father.
Marra will have to do everything she can to save her family, deal with her feelings for Bash and everything that is being thrown at her at the academy.
This was a really good book. There are so many different things going on for Marra. I look forward to reading more of this series.
I received an ARC copy of this book and this is my honest review
Mermaid’s Song is Book 1 in the Dark Sea Academy series by Stacy Claflin. This is a well crafted story with well developed characters. The storyline is interesting and the world building is great. Ms. Claflin’s has the ability with words to draw you into the story where you experience what is happening and keeps you turning pages until the end. This is a fast paced ocean adventure which I thoroughly enjoyed and highly recommend. A small warning, it has a cliffhanger ending. I look forward to the next in series to see what Ms. Claflin has in store for these characters. I requested a free copy of this book from StoryOrigin and am voluntarily leaving a review.
A new series by this author and I am happy that she decided to go into the academy trope. This one is a underwater academy that has Marra attending after living on land for almost all her life. There is plenty of action, suspense, angst, mystery and romance. The storyline, characters and worldbuilding are great and I can not wait to read more of this series. I requested a free review copy of this book through StoryOrigin and am voluntarily leaving a review
I am a Stacy Claflin fan. The Mermaid’s Song is a little different than her other books. I felt like this was more YA than her other books but it still had that amazing paranormal twist.
The underwater academy was interesting. While it was a school for mermaids it still had the high school feel. There was a hierarchy of students, the popular merfolk, the bad-boys, and those in between. I could picture how the students would treat each other and how the teachers would treat each group. Stacy Claflin had the characters make waves and stir things up by taking a couple first-years and putting them in with the upper classmates.
The relationships between Marra and Bash was fun. I like that it didn’t start as something that either of them wanted but the attraction was hard to deny. They were total opposites in society but worked together perfectly in the academy setting.
This is the start of a great series and I am excited to see what will come next.
I requested a free review copy of this book through StoryOrigin and am voluntarily leaving a review.
I haven’t read many mermaid stories, but I love this author (Stacy Clafin you are amazing)…so I gave it a chance. I’m so glad I did. Such a fun and “twisty” story, and I’m hooked and can’t wait to see what come next. Typical, and some not so much, teenage drama and frustration with life/love/parents….all of it. I’m hoping, read: waiting with bated breath, that some get their comeuppance!
Eagerly awaiting the next “chapter”, and hope that I can postpone work long enough to savor/devour the story!
Talk about a cliffhanger!
Two different worlds, somethings not so different, just add water. This book has great characters Marra, Bash, & Halen bring you right from the beginning of under water life. Ok so does Earwig, sorry not her real name, but fits all the same.
Their lives & issues can come close to our issues here on land, dealing with school, peers, parents and “friends”. True we don’t live like they do under water, but still deal with unique challenges.
You really need to pick up a copy and read this amazing story!
Mermaid’s Song is the first book in the Dark Sea Academy series by Stacy Claflin.
I’ve never read a book about mermaids before, but after previewing the first chapter and having read other series by Stacy Claflin, I decided to give it a try.
Usually the first book in a series starts out slowly because it has to introduce the characters and settings. In this book, it was different because Mara was also meeting the people for the first time and returning to a place she left when very young.
I really enjoyed this book. The story was good and ended on a cliffhanger that has me anxious for the next book.
I requested a free review copy of this book through StoryOrigin and am voluntarily leaving a review.
Mermaids for days!
I Loved this story!!! ahhh!!! ive always loved mermaid stories and this one had my heart from the beginning!! We meet Marra who just found out she must return to the Sea. Leave all her friends on land and start new underwater She has no choice but follow her parents. Oh and she is the new princess of the sea since her dad is the new king. New school? bullies? hot guy? family drama? Be ready for a cliffhanger, it just got real!! what a way to start this series!
Marra Ayers is a typical high-schooler. She’s preparing for a test, her next track meet, and dreaming of the cute boy. However, she has a secret. She’s a mermaid. Now the king, her uncle has died, making her dad the new king of Valora and her the princess heir and they must go back to the underwater kingdom immediately. Upon arrival, her parents send her straight to the Dark Sea Academy to begin her education. Life underwater is not like on land. Her father is a fierce ruler, her classmates hate her, and the class system and rules are strict. At least she has her childhood bestie Halen by her side. Bash is a royal student who’s one wrong move from being expelled. He’s gorgeous, tattooed, and the lead singer/guitarist in his band. They are not a good fit. He thinks he hates her but she’s not what he expected. She doesn’t plan to stay underwater. However, some attractions can’t be ignored.
This was a good story premise but it didn’t live up to my hopes. I love Academy books. This one barely goes beyond the Academy as a setting. Marra’s character is unbalanced. Everything goes from horrible to wonderful in a blink; outcast to hero, inept to expert. Bash and Marra have a connection but its rushed. All of the students’ characters need to be developed more. Marra’s parents are pathetic. I can’t imagine having any loyalty after their behavior. The ending was frustrating. Not the cliffhanger, I actually enjoy them but the predictability. I can’t go into any details but it all seems obvious to me. I do not care for contrivances when they are not absolutely necessary. I think with a little more depth and attention to detail this could be a very good series.
WOWOWW! I loved this.. actually made me want to jump ahead to see what happened as it kept me on my toes throughout the whole book, I loved how the characters interacted with each other and I totally have a crush on Bash … the ending was one big shocker and can’t wait to read the next one to see what happens and the choice made. Looks set to be another amazing series by Stacy Claflin, then again I knew it would be as I have yet to be disappointed by any of her books. Big Thumbs Up!
First off, I highly recommend this book!!! It is intriguing and suspenseful, with nuanced characters and strong story lines.
Second, please note that I requested a free review copy of this book through StoryOrigin and am voluntarily leaving a review, although I have bought several of Stacy Claflin’s books and series.
Mermaid’s Song is the first book in a new YA paranormal trilogy. The main character is Marra, a pale strawberry blonde mermaid who has been living as a human on land, going to high school, making friends, and successfully running track.
When her uncle King unexpectedly passes away, she and her parents are duty bound to return to the underwater city, Valora, their ancestral home, as Marra’s father is next in line as the new King. Marra is yanked away from a world she has come to love and knows how to navigate, only to be thrown into deep water (so to speak). She now has to deal with complicated situations and politics, making new friends and enemies while she attends an unfamiliar school, the underwater Dark Sea Academy. Marra is challenged to learn how to use her voice and strength through each twist and turn.
I requested a free review copy of this book through StoryOrigin and am voluntarily leaving a review. I absolutely loved this story! I want to become a mermaid and live in Valora. A wonderful assortment of characters, fun storyline and cliffhanger ending made this a story I couldn’t put down. I highly recommend it!
Marra is back in the Mermaid Kingdom after the murder of her uncle, the King. She is been living among the human since she was a child’s. But now his father isn’t the new king and she has to adjust to her new life, as the princess, and in the Dark Sea Academy. And a very handsome merman, Bash, with a beautiful voice and bad attitude. The danger is everywhere and she’s will fight for what she loves. I requested a free copy of this book through StoryOrigin and am voluntarily leaving a review.
This is a fantastic underwater academy read! Well written we follow Marra as she returns to live under the water as a mermaid after living on the land for years. This fantastic storyline is full of teenage angst, first romance, danger, mean girls, Atlantian lore and so much more and once you start this you will not be able to put it down!
This mermaid’s tale was different IMO because Marra has been living as a human for most of her life and now has to return to being a mermaid. Her parents are now the Kind and Queen. I love magical stories and mermaid’s have always fascinated me. There is mystery, romance, angst and so many secrets. By the end I really didn’t care for her parents and her father really made me mad. I requested a free review copy of this book through StoryOrigin and am voluntarily leaving a review.
I have been provided with a copy of Mermaid’s Song by the author through StoryOrigin for an impartial review. This is the first book in the brand-new Dark Sea Academy series and it was just a great way to start off a new series. I just had a lot of fun being introduced to this world and its great characters. I’ve never read a book about mermaids before and I am glad that I started with this one it was just done really well. It was just really easy to get lost in this story and I just couldn’t get enough of it. The only problem I had with this book is that it ended in a cliffhanger and I just hate that especially when the next book in the series isn’t available yet. I can’t wait to see what happens next in this series.
I thought this was a great angsty Y.A. story. A mermaid raised on land most of her life is ripped away and taken to a kingdom under the sea where her parents are now king and queen. Her Dad is no longer the man she has known, she has powers she wasn’t aware of and she meets the guy of her dreams. Wonderful.
Marra is a teenaged mermaid who has been living on land for the past 10 years pretending to be human. She has to stay away from water, including fun pool parties or going to the beach with her friends, or her tail will appear. Her parents tell her that her uncle, who was the king of Valora (a mermaid city), has died & they are returning to Valora as he is now the king. When they get to Valora Marra is told she will be living at the academy. She gets bullied & tied to a tree in the dark forest to die/be eaten. She finds her way back to the academy after escaping only to run in to Bash, the handsome boy who had to show her around as punishment for causing trouble. Her father has been called to the school & when she refuses to give names of those that “initiated” her, he tells the dean to punish her as she sees fit.
She ends up speaking with her father in private & he tells her that his life & those of his family are being threatened. He asks her to keep her ears open as she would hear things that he wouldn’t Shortly after she is told this by her father, her mother shows up & asks for her help. Amidst all this, she’s fighting her attraction to Bash.
I won’t give away any more of the story as it would be a spoiler. This story is dead on for what I expect from one of Stacy’s stories. The characters are all well-developed, indepth, and individuals with unique personalities. The world-building has great descriptions making it easy for you to imagine what the characters are seeing. The story is action-packed, has the beginning of a young love story, and includes betrayal. It does end on a cliffhanger.