Title: The Siren's Cry

Author: thecafewriter

Genres: Drama, fantasy, romance

Main Characters: Lay, Jinyu (OC)

Current Number of Chapters: 36

Status: Completed

Summary:

Yixing's banal life routine is shaken, literally, by a 7.0 quake and the resulting aftermath. But great big waves and collapsed buildings aren't the only things disaster brings to this coastal town. While assisting with the oil spill relief efforts, Yixing and his friends find a strange girl caught in the much and debris, and they soon discover that they've rescued a nameless mermaid with some trouble of her own. "Jinyu" has but a year to find her prince, get him to fall in love with her, and break her spell. Between dodging pernicious scientists and learning to walk on legs, she's going to need Yixing's help if she doesn't want to turn to foam.

Reasons why I like it:

1. It's a nice modern spin on the fairytale The Little Mermaid and it's just really well written all round.  (Seriously, good luck even finding typos.)

2. There's a reasonable sized cast and they're all well characterised, including the more minor characters.  Yixing's friends are a riot (they even name the mermaid "goldfish" (Jinyu)), even if Yixing himself is more mature.

3. There are some really humorous moments here and there, even if there are also some angsty ones, but they contrast really nicely.  There might be a drama tag, but it