The Siren's Cry completed the Siren's Cry AUTHOR: thecafewriter
LEAD: Lay
GENRE; SETTING: drama, romance; fantasy
CHAPTERS: 36
READER INFORMATION: None  

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.

thoughts PLOT: It's actually been a bit of a while since I read this, but it is absolutely 100% worth it.  It's a modern spin on The Little Mermaid fairytale, with a little bit extra in the form of the mermaid being a siren and therefore having a special type of mermaid song that protects her sisters.

When a 7.0 earthquake devastates the surrounding area, the mermaid rescues Luhan, who is in danger of drowning, and is immediately smitten.  Determined to meet her "prince" again, she goes off to find the sea witch to ask for legs so that she can go on land.  Of course, one of the requisites is that she'll convince her "prince" to fall in love with her in a set per