In Deeper Waters

Holy. Fucking Shit. I don't know how to squeal about this book (this book being F. T. Lukens' "In Deeper Waters") without spoiling anything. And I realllllly want to.

Teaser alert: gay princes, pirates, magic, shapeshifting, me fangirling 

["A young prince must rely on a mysterious stranger to save him when he is kidnapped during his coming-of-age tour in this swoony adventure that is The Gentleman’s Guide to Vice and Virtue meets Pirates of the Caribbean.

Prince Tal has long awaited his coming-of-age tour. After spending most of his life cloistered behind palace walls as he learns to keep his forbidden magic secret, he can finally see his family’s kingdom for the first time. His first taste of adventure comes just two days into the journey, when their crew discovers a mysterious prisoner on a burning derelict vessel.

Tasked with watching over the prisoner, Tal is surprised to feel an intense connection with the roguish Athlen. So when Athlen leaps overboard and disappears, Tal feels responsible and heartbroken, knowing Athlen could not have survived in the open ocean.

That is, until Tal runs into Athlen days later on dry land, very much alive, and as charming—and secretive—as ever. But before they can pursue anything further, Tal is kidnapped by pirates and held ransom in a plot to reveal his rumored powers and instigate a war. Tal must escape if he hopes to save his family and the kingdom. And Athlen might just be his only hope…"]

Just when you wrap up one plot, you move on to the other that F.T. set up in the very beginning.

It's all wonderful and magical and being alone but learning to trust again. It's a new fairy tale with new stakes and has the potential to start a new wave (I need more high fantasy fairy tales). Like fuck. I might already be a bit too obsessed with this book. Like new top five fav here.

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