Dance of a Burning Sea: 2 (The Mousai) Paperback – 19 Oct. 2021

Just finished The Mousai Trilogy by E.J. Mellow.Highly recommend! First time reading anything by this author. Brilliant world-building, original, complex believable characters, lovely touch of humour, and beautifully gothic.Only downside is I wouldn't mind more books...

Loved this second book in the story of the Mousai and their wonderful world. So many of an the characters I would like to meet IRL, particularly Achak. Superb writing with lots of little surprises - the giants for one. Looking forward to the next one.

A great book. I enjoyed this even more than the first book. A lot of questions, including the birth of the Mousai, are shown and answered here.Niya has always been the hot head of her sister, like her flames she burns hot, bright, and impulse but compassionate. These traits tend to get her into trouble. Luckily, her skills, powers, and sisters are there to get her out, but 4 years ago, they were not enough.Alos is known as the pirate lord. He embraces the role of the villain. So much so that he does not even hide his face in the Thief Kingdom or anywhere else. Was he born bad or what made him the ruthless man he is now. 4 years ago, he discovered a secret that he now intends to capitalise on to further his own goals.A great story of going beyond the surface, sins, and redemption. It is said the road to hell is paved with good intentions, what are people willing to sacrifice for what is really important to them. Great characters and character development. I can see where the next story is going, but this one is going to be hard to follow, and I do hope it contains more of Niya's adventures I don't think one book is enough gor her.

Funny, tense, adventurous, and romantic, this enemies-to-lovers fantasy romance hits every button. The passion that the characters show for their goals and adventures (and for each other) shines through in the prose, and makes reading it a real joy. I devoured this book, knowing from the first chapters that I was hooked. The dual-POV is effective, the pacing is brilliant, especially where the love story is concerned. Though it is the second in a series, the story works well alone, and while enriched by the previous tale, doesn't require even a good memory of those events to be enjoyable. I am eagerly anticipating the third in the series.

After having read the first of the Mousai series, I looked forward to the 2nd book & while it did not disappoint, I did find it a bit predictable. That said, I relate to Niya's quick temper & lack of patience, as well as her profound love of her family & sense of duty to them. All in all, a decent bed time read for me.

I’ve listened to this and the first on audio book and have thoroughly enjoyed it.The story is well written and very descriptive, and then when read in the manner it is, it makes it come to life in a way it might not had I read it traditionally.Very much looking forward to the third in the trilogy!

The long awaited second installment of the mousai did not disappoint.I was again totally submerged in the world of the Bassettes and the Theif Kingdom. Alos was a revelation as was Niya. It was well written how the story developed between the 2. Although a little predictable in the later parts. I didnt care though. The description of all the kingdoms mentioned were exceptional. I dont want to wait nearly 18 months for the next one! Definitely going to re read .

I enjoyed the first book in the trilogy, the first line of the first book captured my attention! But this second book had me hooked from the first line to the last! It has pirates, it has a sassy female lead and a broody male lead. It has danger and action and romance. I read both the first book and second on Kindle Unlimited but halfway through this one, I ordered the paperbacks because I knew I wanted to keep these for multiple rereads in the future! Cannot wait for the third and final book in this trilogy!!! Will be buying that one in paperback too, for sure!!!

This book was the final conclusion to a great story. I really found the ending to be satisfying. It's the reason that I will be buying more of his books. I really like the way he writes. His ability to keep you wondering what will happen next.

não tinha expectativas altas depois do primeiro volume. E amados, queimei a língua de pensar que esse livro poderia ser ruim.Perfeito em tudo que se propõe.EM TUDOquase soltando spoilers mas se você gosta de um galã misterioso é aqui. Leia.Ainda mais se tiver kindle unlimited.Recomendo demais

Better than the 1st book. I loved the female lead and her fiery temper. I thoroughly enjoyed the character development and the story itself. I recommend it if you enjoyed the 1st book but felt like something was missing. This book will not disappoint and reads easily. A good adventure novel.

This book I liked most compared to the previous one, although being very nice as well. Characters are so all consuming with their fights and contrasting emotions all along the story, you can't stop reading to discover the full story until the end. Loved every word of this book!

Another gorgeous cover! This story is of Niya, middle child and one of The Mousai, who is fearsome.”𝙃𝙞𝙨 𝙞𝙙𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙞𝙩𝙮 𝙬𝙤𝙪𝙡𝙙 𝙣𝙤𝙩 𝙗𝙚 𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙬𝙚𝙖𝙠𝙣𝙚𝙨𝙨 𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚. 𝙉𝙤𝙩 𝙡𝙞𝙠𝙚 𝙖𝙡𝙡 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙨𝙚 𝙤𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙨 𝙬𝙝𝙤 𝙘𝙡𝙪𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙤 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙞𝙧 𝙙𝙞𝙨𝙜𝙪𝙞𝙨𝙚𝙨 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙛𝙖𝙡𝙨𝙚 𝙨𝙚𝙘𝙪𝙧𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙚𝙨.𝙇𝙚𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙢 𝙠𝙣𝙤𝙬 𝙢𝙚, 𝙝𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙤𝙪𝙜𝙝𝙩.𝙇𝙚𝙩 𝙢𝙮 𝙨𝙞𝙣𝙨 𝙛𝙤𝙡𝙡𝙤𝙬.𝙃𝙚 𝙝𝙖𝙙 𝙖𝙡𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙙𝙮 𝙗𝙚𝙚𝙣 𝙘𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙚𝙙 𝙖 𝙢𝙤𝙣𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙧. 𝙒𝙝𝙮 𝙣𝙤𝙩 𝙡𝙞𝙫𝙚 𝙪𝙥 𝙩𝙤 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙣𝙖𝙢𝙚? 𝘼𝙛𝙩𝙚𝙧 𝙖𝙡𝙡, 𝙢𝙤𝙣𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙨 𝙬𝙚𝙧𝙚 𝙣𝙚𝙚𝙙𝙚𝙙 𝙩𝙤 𝙢𝙖𝙠𝙚 𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙤𝙚𝙨. 𝘼𝙣𝙙 𝘼𝙡ō𝙨 𝙀𝙯𝙧𝙖 𝙬𝙤𝙪𝙡𝙙 𝙗𝙚𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙠𝙞𝙣𝙙 𝙤𝙛 𝙢𝙤𝙣𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙧 𝙬𝙝𝙤 𝙢𝙖𝙙𝙚 𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙤𝙚𝙨 𝙤𝙛 𝙖𝙡𝙡.”Omg I love Alos so much, a handsome prince turn pirate who is trying to be a villain. I loved his ice cold nature because that is what he turned to when left with no option, my heart did hurt for him, that feeling I just can't describe.“𝙔𝙤𝙪’𝙡𝙡 𝙨𝙪𝙧𝙫𝙞𝙫𝙚 𝙞𝙩 𝙖𝙨 𝙬𝙚 𝙢𝙪𝙨𝙩 𝙖𝙡𝙡 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜𝙨. 𝙊𝙣𝙚 𝙨𝙪𝙣𝙧𝙞𝙨𝙚 𝙖𝙩 𝙖 𝙩𝙞𝙢𝙚.”Niya, my fire dancer, I loved her inspite of her recklessness and short tempered attitude. She was strong willed, realistic and perfect example of how to learn from mistakes. She will make you embarassed, cry, laugh and so much more with her charm.”𝙍𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙗𝙚𝙖𝙪𝙩𝙮 𝙗𝙧𝙤𝙪𝙜𝙝𝙩 𝙬𝙖𝙧 𝙢𝙤𝙧𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙣 𝙥𝙚𝙖𝙘𝙚, 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙢𝙖𝙣 𝙬𝙖𝙨 𝙖 𝙜𝙧𝙚𝙚𝙙𝙮 𝙘𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙚, 𝙨𝙚𝙚𝙠𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙤 𝙢𝙖𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙧 𝙡𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙮 𝙛𝙚𝙡𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙮 𝙙𝙚𝙨𝙚𝙧𝙫𝙚𝙙 𝙙𝙚𝙨𝙥𝙞𝙩𝙚 𝙞𝙩 𝙖𝙡𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙙𝙮 𝙗𝙚𝙡𝙤𝙣𝙜𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙤 𝙖𝙣𝙤𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧.”Their banter, wow! It is absolutely well written and when ice and fire come together we get this beautiful magically filled fantasy journey that I enjoyed every single moment of.”𝙔𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙜 𝙡𝙤𝙫𝙚 𝙞𝙨 𝙡𝙞𝙠𝙚 𝙧𝙖𝙞𝙣; 𝙞𝙩 𝙛𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙨 𝙛𝙖𝙨𝙩 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙙𝙤𝙚𝙨𝙣’𝙩 𝙘𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙬𝙝𝙤 𝙞𝙩 𝙝𝙞𝙩𝙨 𝙞𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙘𝙚𝙨𝙨.”The voyage takes us through a thrilling, PERFECT enemies to lovers and opposites attract story. I mean these two with their feelings, desires omg, this slow burn romance is chef's kiss.“𝙒𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙗𝙤𝙧𝙣 𝙤𝙣𝙡𝙮 𝙙𝙚𝙛𝙞𝙣𝙚𝙨 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙗𝙡𝙤𝙤𝙙, 𝘼𝙣𝙙 𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙞𝙨 𝙩𝙤𝙤 𝙚𝙖𝙨𝙞𝙡𝙮 𝙨𝙥𝙞𝙡𝙡𝙚𝙙. 𝙔𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙝𝙤𝙢𝙚 𝙞𝙨 𝙬𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚 𝙮𝙤𝙪’𝙧𝙚 𝙝𝙖𝙥𝙥𝙞𝙚𝙨𝙩, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩, 𝙢𝙮 𝙘𝙝𝙞𝙡𝙙𝙧𝙚𝙣, 𝙘𝙖𝙣 𝙗𝙚 𝙖𝙣𝙮𝙩𝙞𝙢𝙚, 𝙖𝙣𝙮𝙬𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙖𝙣𝙮𝙤𝙣𝙚.”The authors writing is stunning and mesmerizing. This book had strong and yet tender moments, entertaining, glorious, adventurous world building which is richly crafted with a detailing to keep you amazed and a lovely sisters bond.“𝙎𝙤𝙢𝙚 𝙢𝙚𝙢𝙤𝙧𝙞𝙚𝙨, 𝙄 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙠, 𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙩𝙝 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙥𝙖𝙞𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙮 𝙗𝙧𝙞𝙣𝙜. 𝙏𝙝𝙚𝙮 𝙧𝙚𝙢𝙞𝙣𝙙 𝙪𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙬𝙝𝙖𝙩𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧 𝙬𝙚 𝙝𝙖𝙙 𝙬𝙖𝙨 𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙡. 𝘼𝙣𝙙 𝙠𝙣𝙤𝙬𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙞𝙩 𝙬𝙖𝙨 𝙩𝙧𝙪𝙚, 𝙧𝙚𝙢𝙚𝙢𝙗𝙚𝙧𝙞𝙣𝙜, 𝙬𝙚𝙡𝙡, 𝙞𝙩 𝙘𝙖𝙣 𝙨𝙤𝙢𝙚𝙩𝙞𝙢𝙚𝙨 𝙤𝙛𝙛𝙚𝙧 𝙖 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙩, 𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙣 𝙖𝙢𝙞𝙙 𝙖𝙡𝙡 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙝𝙪𝙧𝙩.”I highly recommend this. Please do read.