It took me too long to get into this book. The beginning was too slow, but I gave up on so many books lately so I decided to push through this one. And I ended up enjoying the story.

The story follows Lorelei, the only survivor from the crew of The Osprey. She is saved by Dawn Chaser's crew, where she feels immediate attraction to the captain Killian, despite the horror she survived.

What I found too tiresome was describing every room in excruciating detail. Setting the scene and everything, that is fine. But it's too much detail for a room that will be mentioned only once in a book. That is one of the things that made me want to give up on the book too much in the beginning. Too much detailing.

And some conversations were in too much detail, while the others were, she explained this, she explained that.

Chapter Nineteen is when it happened. When I stopped skimming through the book and started to enjoy the story. Before that, chapters are filled with fillers and unnecessary details. Getting to the part when she found out she was a mermaid was the moment I was waiting for, and yet, I felt like it was too rushed and anticlimactic, but I didn't care. Something was finally happening in this story.

I liked Lila, and I liked her scientist/friend moral dilemma. Lorelei's acceptance of her heritage wouldn't be so easy without Lila, maybe even not possible.

But there was one point in the book where Lorelei was, let's go to the beach, I want to show you something, and Lila was, all right, let's go. Does she have a job where she can do that? Can she just drop her work and go somewhere, or did I skimm so much in the beginning that I'm not remembering the correct details about her job?
And I hoped she answered Lila's question about what-to-put-where in mermaid sex.

"Was he was supposed..." I like nitpicking grammatical errors. English is not my first language, so I always have watchful eyes for that.

"You're really knowledgeable about first-aid." ... But maybe he didn't know how to respond to a compliment. That was not a compliment. It's stating the fact.
And, as a ship's captain, very necessary.

And this book made me wonder too much about stupid things, Things like, is it possible to lick the blood from your lips underwater? If you were underwater, and then bit someone, wouldn't the blood just float away, instead of staying on your skin?

"Nireed's lower half appeared completely human . . . This is Nireed." Knowing character's name before she was even introduced. I like nitpicking in general.

Maybe I'll read the next book in the series... it all depends when it comes out. If I won't remember much of the story, I'll probably just skip it. Although I enjoyed the story in the end, I'm sure I'm not going to re-read it.

It's nice how everyone is warm and welcoming, and I like the concept of a found family. But I don't think it's possible for almost every character to be so good. Everyone is comprised of good and bad characteristics. And in my recollection, besides Killian ex-girlfriend Carrie, everyone is too gentle and too kind.

And nobody is really a hero nor villain, it only depends on who's telling the story. If we were to get the same story from Carrie, I'm sure Lorelei would be the biggest, the baddest of them all.

The story is good. If anyone is intrigued, I'd tell them not to give up on the story and push through the tedium of the first 40% of the book.

I never knew I needed this in my life and now im hooked. I was gripped all the way through and couldn't put it down. It is spicy and brutal and I need more of this in my life immediately

Mermaid romance MAY be my new favorite sub genre. I've never read anything like this and i was CAPTIVATED. The beginning started a bit slow but once the story got going it never slowed down. I really enjoyed meeting and learning about these characters and diving into this world!

This book was so good! I really wanted to read something to get into a Halloween/spooky mood and this hit the spot! I loved the romance, the mystery, and this whole take on sirens/mermaids. I really enjoyed all the characters, including the background ones, they were all clearly fleshed out and had their own personalities that endeared me to them. 10/10 I had such a fun time reading and I am very excited to see if a sequel for this is in the works!

A fun paranormal romance between a fishing captain and a woman who's unwillingly becoming a human-eating mermaid. The premise is a bit dark, but overall this actually felt pretty cozy and light.

I really enjoyed the seafaring accuracy in this one--the details of the boats felt very true and were not overly romanticized, and I could tell the author either has experience at sea or has definitely done her research. I also enjoyed the twist of the female love interest as the monster rather than the male.

Content warnings: sexual content, grief, death, cannibalism

A wonderful and very original mix of fantasy, romance, and horror. Killian was extremely likable and I really felt for Lorelei. Definitely interested in more books!

I received this ARC from ARC provided by Victory Editing NetGalley Co-op.
Wow, simply wow! I finished this in 2 days! Not a typical story about mermaids. You get mystery, humour, a little spice. Lorelei is the only survivor of a ship wreck. But how does she survive?! And saved by the very dashing Killian. Lorelei finds herself changing, in more ways than one. Her relationship with Killian blooms.

Lorelei accepting what she now is, can her secret stay a secret? But his nosy Ex Carrie, is she going to cause problems further along? The reporter? Can Lorelei really deny the call of the deep?

I cannot wait until I can get reading the next book. My biggest question is. What is Carrie gonna do?!

Call to the Deep is about Lorelei, the lone survivor of a shipwreck. She develops bouts of sleepwalking into the sea and odd nightmares after being pulled from the water. Turns out, the ocean calls to her because she's a people-eating mermaid. The walls start to close in around her as the people in her life find out what she is.

I honestly enjoyed this book so much. I love mermaids and haven't encountered them much in the many fantasy books I've devoured. I was a bit surprised with the setting of this book being present day US, but I think it worked well for the plot later on. I especially loved that this type of mermaid was the people-eating sort and not some fragile, hapless, sun-bathing on rocks, singing-just-for-fun type. It added danger to the dynamics between Lorelei and Killian's romantic relationship. I've only read books where the "dangerous" creature is always the male and the girl has to choose to stick around, so this was a refreshing change. I also really enjoyed the marine conservation aspect of the story.

I do think there were bits in the book that made me pause and frown. Sometimes the characters speak in the way a person would write, instead of speaking "normally." There was also a bit of a pacing issue for me personally--the beginning and end were a bit too dragged out for my taste. But overall, the book was well rounded and I did like it a lot. Anyone who wants to read a mermaid book, should read this!

Thank you to NetGalley and City Owl Publishing for providing me with an eARC of the book for my honest review!