I received an eARC of A Thousand Salt Kisses Later by Josie Demuth from NetGalley and Josie Demuth in exchange for an honest review. Thank you!
4 stars! The second book in this series was just as good as the first. I can't wait to read the third one.

After the sad ending of Llry and Crystal breaking up this books was definitely a mood changer in a good way. Crystal tries to get back to her life and then all of a sudden a friend of Llyr contacts her and she gets sucked right back into the mermaid world. Here is where things fell flat. The romance again was predictable and very teenage like. The story went no where. Her mer prince is engaged to a princess and Crystal discovers some magic of her own which is likely not to go well over with the kingdoms. I did enjoy the world building of the different mermaid kingdoms and there was real potential there for story and plot development but it just wasn't there. The new introduced love triangle that was forming seemed forced and unnecessary, It did not really have a place in this story. I have little to comments about anything else. It did not hold my attention and I have little hope I will enjoy the last book.

Four years after her intense summer romance on Starfish Island with merman Llyr, Crystal White has graduated university in London and is left jobless, homeless and boyfriend-less after her break-up with university boyfriend, Sam. With nowhere else to go, Crystal heads back to Starfish Island. Immediately, her feelings for Llyr resurface, even though she knows that their love is impossible. When an opportunity arises to meet with Llyr, Crystal jumps at the chance. However, when she goes to meet him Crystal not only finds that Llyr is engaged to Princess Kara of the Timsah Kingdom, but that she has found some magic of her own that might upset all of the mer-kingdoms.

After finishing the first book, A Thousand Salt Kisses, I was really left wondering what will happen with Crystal and Llyr in A Thousand Salt Kisses Later. Well, I was not let down. First, I was very happy that this is set four years after the first book; this let Crystal mature a bit and have a relationship that was not with a merman. Also, after four years away, if Crystal and Llyr still have feelings for one another, it is definitely more than a summer romance. I also liked the elements of magic that were introduced, the title is explained, though Crystal’s magic spell is quite a surprise! I also wasn’t quite sure if I liked the way that she had to reverse it. Anyway, I’m very glad that more of the mermaid kingdoms were explored; they all seemed beautiful, as well as mermaid customs and how exactly they clothed themselves, drank, ate and danced. The conflict that was introduced with the Timsah Kingdom was interesting, a little bit a dark magic that still needs to be explored more. Also, it seems that it was resolved a little too easily for now. There was not as much focus on romance in this book, which was alright with me, and there was almost a love triangle, which hopefully is resolved as well. Overall, a nice follow up for this fantasy mermance.

This book was received for free in return for an honest review.