So you’ve been swept away by The Little Mermaid trailer. Black mermaids books, you say. We’ve got you. SKIN OF THE SEA by @natasha_bowen_ follows Simi. Simi prayed to the gods, once. Now she serves them as Mami Wata--a mermaid--collecting the souls of those who die at sea and blessing their journeys back home. But when a living boy is thrown overboard, Simi goes against an ancient decree and does the unthinkable--she saves his life. And punishment awaits those who dare to defy the gods.