Book description
Malevolent mermaids.
Sinister sirens.
Scary selkies.
And other dangerous women of the deep blue sea.
Dangerous waters takes us deep beneath the ocean waves and shows us once more why we need to be cautious about venturing out into the water.
Featuring stories, drabbles and poems by Sandra Ljubjanović, John…
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Why read it?
1 author picked Dangerous Waters as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
I am a sucker for a good supernatural poetry collection where female characters can be unapologetically evil. I couldn’t put it down; the book had a death grip on me. The variety of drabbles and poems flowed well with all of the different voices and authors.
I enjoyed the different sea creature tales full of macabre and grisly takes on sirens, mermaids, and others.
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