THE HUNTED by Bethany-Kris

a dark fairy tale retelling

Publication Date: January 6, 2020

Genres: Adult, Dark Fantasy, Romance,

Paranormal Elements, Fairy Tale, The Little Mermaid

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If there was ever a retelling that rivaled the imagery that you get from the originals… The Hunted by Bethany-Kris is it. I’m honestly not even convinced that this wasn’t the true story all along… that is the feelings that Mrs. Kris pulled from me. The story just seems to fit better like this than any other way. This is all coming from a woman who grew up pretending to be the Disney’s version of The Little Mermaid. How many of you 80s girls came up out of the water flinging your hair back, Ariel style? Hmm?!?! I know I did. Ariel was my favorite, ever, and still is. Mrs. Kris really built an entire world for us and it was so creative and so unique.

Anyways, I truly hope that Bethany-Kris continues with this type of story. This mythological with a bit of a dark romance was one of the best stories I have read of this genre. I’ve been thinking of this story since I finished. It’s one of those stories that will have you thinking and daydreaming. Arelle and Eryx have a connection that neither want nor neither can ignore no matter how hard they try. Both Arelle and Eryx have a strong love for their family and both have disappointed their family and are undergoing punishment. Eryx is driven by an obsession to find Arelle but he has less than kind goals outlined. Nothing ever goes as we plan, does it? I’m not going into the storyline at all… it isn’t fair to all the ones that haven’t read it yet. It’s truly fitting that I read it over the Christmas break as it was a complete gift to me.

I received an ARC of this book with the hope that I would leave an Unbiased Opinion. I was not required to leave a review, positive or otherwise, and my opinions are just that... my opinions.

SYNOPSIS

Let the hunt begin …

After witnessing the murder of his mother by a mermaid, Prince Eryx Bloodhurst of Atlas makes a deal to sedate his need for vengeance: they’ll catch the mermaid who did the deed, but he’ll pay for it with his crown.

Arelle, third princess of the Blu Sea, has never known the true cruelty of the forbidden lands firsthand, but she will soon. The halfling prince with murder in his eyes and the sea’s songs in his blood will make sure of that.

He should kill her.
Perhaps, keeping her might be worse.

Two kingdoms are falling. One king is losing it all and another threatens to ruin everything. The rules of the land and sea are changing. Secrets of the past are spilling.

And all because of a prince and his little mermaid—whether they live or die—nothing in the realm will ever be the same.

In The Hunted, Bethany-Kris opens a new world—the 9INE REALMS—for readers with a dark fairy tale retelling, and pulls inspiration from the cult classic favorite and the Hans Christian Andersen original to redefine what it means to be The Little Mermaid.

ABOUT BETHANY-KRIS

Bethany-Kris is a Canadian author, lover of much, and mother to four young sons, one cat, and two dogs. A small town in Eastern Canada where she was born and raised is where she has always called home. With her boys under her feet, snuggling cat, barking dogs, and a hubby calling over his shoulder, she is nearly always writing something … when she can find the time.

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