The Disability Book Archive

[ID: A book cover. The author’s name “D. N. Bryn” is written at the top in thin light blue caps. The title “Our Bloody Peal” is written at the bottom in larger, white caps. Directly above this, the name of the series “These Treacherous Tides” is written in smaller light blue caps. The background shows art of a humanoid fish person floating in blue water. They have grey skin, slit eyes and facial fins. /end]

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Content Warning:

Taken from author’s website:

• Mild gore
• Sensations of Drowning
• Occurrences of PTSD
• Implied Past Rape of a Character
• Emotional Abuse
• Physical Abuse
• Death

Other warnings:

• Violence
• Confinement
• Injury and Injury Detail
• Panic Attacks

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Summary:

This adult fantasy novel featuring an nonbinary disabled protagonist is a voyage of laughter and danger where friendships and love abound and sirens are sure to steal—or eat—your heart.

The ocean is uncontrollable and dangerous. But to the sirens who swim the warm island waters, it’s a home more than worth protecting from the humans and their steam-propelled ships. Between their hypnotic voices and the strength of their powerful tails, sirens have little to fear.

That is, until the ruthless pirate captain, Kian, creates a device to cancel out their songs.

Perle was the first siren captured, and while all since have either been sold or killed, Kian still keeps them prisoner. Though their song is muted and their tail paralyzed, Perle’s hope for escape rekindles as another pirating vessel seizes Kian’s ship. This new captain seems different, with his brilliant smile and his promises that Kian will never again be Perle’s master. But he’s still a human, and a captor in his own way. The compassion he and his rag-tag human family show can’t be sincere… or can it?

Soon it becomes clear that Kian will hunt Perle relentlessly, taking down any siren in her path. As the tides turn, Perle must decide whether to run from Kian forever, or ride the forming wave into battle, hoping their newfound human companions will fight with them.

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Notes:

This is the first book in the These Treacherous Tides series. Other books in this series:

• ‘Once Stolen’
• ‘Odder Still’ (Also the first book in the No Man’s Lander series)

Other books by Bryn:

• ‘How to Bite Your Neighbor and Win a Wager’
• ‘How to Sell Your Blood and Fall in Love’

There is an ebook. There is a kindle edition.

Here is a link to the author’s website.

Another cover for this book:

[ID: A book cover. The author’s name “D. N. Bryn” is written at the top in yellow caps. The title “Our Bloody Pearl” is at the bottom in larger light blue caps. Directly above it, the name of the series “These Treacherous Tides” in small yellow caps. The background shows an island in the shape of a skull, surrounded by dark ocean. The top half of the skull is separate in the shape of a mermaid’s tail. /end]

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Summary:

A note on the author’s website says:

“There are no sexual or romantic interactions in this book, only deeply emotional platonic ones.”

Source: www.dnbryn.com

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