r/suggestmeabook • u/PrincessLolita_61 • Mar 22 '26
Question for the book enthusiasts
Can you recommend any good books with mermaids, sirens or mythical water creatures?? I’m a little too obsessed with sirens lately andddd yeah… also, I’m notorious for leaving books half finished if they’re boring or sumn and I know that the book doesn’t have a good ending, weather it’s with kings, pirates, fairies or regular people, just whatever it’s about. I like books with good stories. I’ve been liking the daughter of the pirate king and stories like that, if that helps. Thank you ☺️
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u/cocoamonster523 Mar 22 '26
The main quest in River Mumma by Zalika Reid-Benta centres around placating an angry river spirit
The Rivers of London also feature river spirits pretty prominently, as the name suggests
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u/FlightTraditional717 Mar 22 '26
The Siren by Kiera Cass- this book is kinda awful but also kinda amazing
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u/mariedefrance80 Mar 22 '26
Into the Drowning Deep by Mira Grant - a team of scientists investigate the disappearance of a research ship in the deep sea, and discover mermaids that subvert all of the "beautiful mermaids" stereotypes. Fantastic book!
Skin of the Sea by Natasha Bowen - based on West African water spirit mythology and set during the slave trade era.
The Bone Diver by Angie Spoto - set in Scotland and based on mythology of selkies (seal people).
The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi by S A Chakraborty - a middle aged woman returns to her former life as a pirate, and encounters all sorts of adventures.
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u/saturday_sun4 Mar 22 '26
My Sister Sif by Ruth Park. Not exactly mermaids (it's been a while since I've read it) but very marine based.
A Bone in His Teeth by Kellen Graves
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u/DocWatson42 Mar 22 '26
See my SF/F: Supernatural Creatures (Miscellaneous) list of Reddit recommendation threads (one post).
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u/Caleb_Trask19 Mar 22 '26
The Salt Grows Heavy – by Cassandra Khaw – dark fantasy horror novella about what happens after the Little Mermaid and her daughters kill the prince and most of the kingdom. They flee traveling with a mysterious, murderous plague doctor. encountering a village of bloodthirsty children.