@Kalen Hughes: Kalen, can we date so YOU can call me Little One? ROFL

@ Victoria: If your husband wouldn’t hunt me down and shoot me . . . oh, and if either of us was in to switching teams, LOL! But I’ll make sure to call you wee one when we’re drinking in D.C.

@GrowlyCub:

I have no issue with shifted sex, I’m just bamboozled by the fact that these non-human creatures turn into yet another non-human creature. That seems just a tad overkill to me.

You’re not alone in feeling this way.

The worldbuilding is probably the weakest aspect of this series because many aspects never quite clear or fully explained. The mermaids can change their tails into human legs. Okay, that’s not too strange. We’ve seen that in stories and fairy tales. But in addition to that, Anna (the heroine of the first book) can turn into a pixie. She also has another form that I won’t reveal because it’s a spoiler for the first book. In addition to her warped mermaid form (two tentacles instead of a tail), Mina can turn into a dragon. But it’s never explained why — I’m not sure if we’re supposed to draw the conclusion that it’s because of the Dark One blood but IIRC, the books have mentioned that there used to be dragons in the world. They’re only gone now or were killed. I seem to recall that one of the caves Mina likes hanging out in has a dragon skeleton embedded into one of the walls but I could be misremembering.

I’ve have to take the ‘no shape shifter’ back. I did read Jules Jones’ Dolphin Dreams, liked it a lot and had no issue with it containing shape shifters (although I think the story without the shape shifting would have been even more compelling to me).

I have no issue with shifted sex, I’m just bamboozled by the fact that these non-human creatures turn into yet another non-human creature. That seems just a tad overkill to me. :)

ETA: But I’m glad I learned something new today and will now cease to spam this thread

There is no dragon sex, however. Sorry if that disappoints anyone. ;)

Stop looking at me.

@Jia: Jia, it looks like us tall girls can go either way on this one.

I am *bizarrely* undisturbed by any sort of shapeshifter/non-human sexual situations. I don’t know why, aside from the explanation that I’m pervy.

The heroine of this book, Mina, doesn’t turn into a pixie. She turns into a dragon. I will quickly add that there is no dragon sex, however. Sorry if that disappoints anyone. LOL

So the mermaid turns into a 5in tall being with wings and then does something sexual with the hero?

I knew there was a reason I don’t read shapeshifter books… I lack the requisite powers of imagination! rofl

@Victoria Dahl: Maybe I’m just oversensitive because I’m very petite myself. LOL