Daniel goes in search of a job and a sense of normalcy, earning himself a position aboard Captain Winter’s ship, The Siren’s Call. After giving up on his humanity and spending three years in seal form, he decides to give his human side another chance. Thanks to the cursed selkie blood coursing through his veins, Daniel O’Rourke needs the sea to survive. When her Privateer father continually refuses to allow his only daughter to sail, Ellie defies him, disguises herself as a boy, and goes in search of a captain who will give her a chance to prove her worth.

I’ve loved stories of the high seas and these huge ships and the lives that take place on them.Neither can deny the call of the sea, but how long can they deny their feelings?Įlysandra Winters has always yearned for a life of adventure on the rolling seas and is willing to do whatever it takes to fulfill her dream. I thought this book was extremely well written and paced to where something was always going on that you needed to pay attention to. Over the years Ellie and Daniel keep popping in and out of each other’s orbit and this gradually leads to them beginning a more intimate relationship. Why, she even goes so far as disguising herself as a boy so she could take a position as a cabin boy on a ship after spending 5 years at boarding school. She stands out that’s for sure!Įllie feels that the sea is in her blood and somehow the sea holds her destiny and she has no idea how right she is. She is very fiery and fun and I think that spark is what draws Daniel to her. In the beginning of the book we see her constantly arguing with her father about not needing another dress and that she can become a captain of a ship like her father runs. You hear about them in a lot of Irish mythology and even in popular fiction (For example in Diana Garbaldon’s Outlander Series) from start to finish this book has very picturesque settings and scenes that will stick with you long after you finish the book.Įllie and Daniel meet under well, not so normal circumstances haha but they don’t let that stop them! I love Ellie’s character she dosen’t let herself be pigeonholed by society given gender roles.

One of my favorite mythology stories is the Selkies.

Call of the Sea by Rebecca Hart