I absolutely loved this MM romance.

Such a great book with a solid storyline and great characters.

I eagerly look forward to reading more from this author.

A definite recommend!

We Cry the Sea by Glenn Quigley
The Moth and Moon #3

1780 in a place and time that is on an alternate plane. There are islands and boats, and some similarities with clockwork devices, accepted marriages between non-binary couples and a whole lot more. It was a fictional, fantasy, fairytale feeling world filled with intriguing characters. Again, tis was a story of family, friends, community and more. Romance was abundant and communication healthy and wise. I am not sure this is the end of the series, but I wouldn’t mind returning to Merryapple in the future if the author were to decide to take us there. I would recommend reading this series in order although having not read book one I still thoroughly enjoyed book so much that I was eager to read book three.

What I liked
* Robin: a gentle giant, somewhat damaged by his childhood, eager to find his father, in love with Edwin, important to the community though on a quest of his own most of this book.
* Edwin: a nice guy and Robin’s partner
* Duncan Hunger: Intriguing man, clockwork genius and carpenter, a bit of a romantic and an intriguing fellow
* Iris & Eva: a good partnership and soon to be parents
* George: owner of The Moth and Moon, historian, collector, storyteller
* Vince: half-brother of Robin, a bit of an enigma, might be interesting in a story of his own, more to him than what we have seen so far – I like the direction he is heading at the end of the story
* Being reminded that we all have preferences in the type we might be drawn to. I had not thought much about it but some of the thoughts of various characters in this story had me thinking about this.
* finding out what happened to Daisy…
* Going to the Pirate’s lair
* The fun fantasy fairytale feel of the story
* That couples were so open with their feelings and open sharing of them among others
* The way it made me feel…

What I didn’t like:
* What Robin found out about his father…
* The people I was meant not to like

Did I enjoy this book? Yes
Would I read more by this author? Yes

Thank you to NetGalley and NineStar Press for the ARC – This is my honest review.

5 Stars

I received this as an ARC from netgalley in exchange for an honest review.

This was my first Glenn Quigley read—I saw the cover and read the plot, and knew I had to read it! I think I was less than ten percent into the novel before I went back and purchased the earlier books in the series, because I knew I would enjoy them!

There’s so much I love—healthy conversations between couples and potential couples, characters who feel read and aren’t all 21 and models, characters with tangible faults but also strengths. And the motivations behind actions feel real. A historical setting without any homophobia or sexism towards women. There is so much that is refreshing about this read, and I can’t wait to talk it up to all my friends!

I think my absolute favorite aspect of We Cry the Sea is that there is true sense of community. Certainly, some of this Found Family trope, but the feeling extends beyond that, to even minor characters who really make the small village come to life.

4.5/5 stars