Voice of the Ocean

By: Kelsey Impicciche

Narrated by: Natalie Naudus

From popular content creator Kelsey Impicciche, Voice of the Ocean follows a daring young siren who defies her people to save a human prince, unearthing ancient magic and igniting a dangerous romance amid treacherous waters.

As the youngest daughter of the siren queen, Celeste’s life is tightly controlled. Desperate to prove her worth and escape her destiny—trapped in the palace as a royal figurehead—she intends to join the Chorus, an elite group of siren warriors. With the final test on the horizon, Celeste feels the pressure to finally gain control over her temperamental Song—a magic gifted by the Goddess herself. But when Celeste encounters a seemingly harmless ship in Staria’s waters, helmed by the intriguing Prince Raiden Sharp, her path veers toward forbidden waters.

Believing the handsome sailor to be innocent of any wrongdoing, Celeste defies siren law to save Raiden’s life—despite knowing he is the son of a king who has murdered many of her kindred. The penalty for Celeste’s betrayal should be death, but the queen offers her an alternative: right her wrong by assassinating the prince. Determined to first discover the truth behind the prince’s clandestine mission, Celeste agrees to become human.

But the human world is nothing like she expected, nor is the prince the charming and noble man she assumed him to be. Disguised among Raiden’s ragtag crew, she searches for the truth. But as Celeste finds her place aboard the ship, friendships—and attraction—begin to grow. Will Celeste be able to do what must be done? Or will her choices unravel a kingdom, devastating sirens and humans alike?

©2025 Kelsey Impicciche (P)2025 Blackstone Publishing

The little mermaid with more lore

While I enjoy Kelsey giving lore to her Sims on her YouTube channel, I wasn’t sure how that would translate into a whole book.
I was glad to be surprised about how much I liked it!

Kelsey creates an interesting world under the sea that didn’t just copy everyone’s ideas about mermaids and makes Sirens her own. Calling a group of warriors a “Chorus” is a nice touch!

Not to mention the relationship between the male and female lead seemed to grow naturally, and wasn’t rushed. I like that they became friends before romantic feelings began.

Kelsey’s also not shy about including many same gender relationships- which so far haven’t died. This world seems to be one that has same gender relationships as common- I think the main couple might be the only hetero ones!

I took a star off for the narrator because I felt like she could’ve emoted better in some scenes, and some characters sounded too alike. But overall I liked her performance.

I will warn that something happens that may trigger those sensitive about assault, and this book has loose ends that I’m hoping conclude in a second book. But I am looking forward to what Kelsey comes up with next!

the range of this narrator!

this narrator is phenomenal. so many accents, genders, etc. this narrator was the best and i literally do not want to listen to someone else ever narrate again tbh.

story is ok, but the first third sounded like it was written by ai.

Such a Creative Retelling

I love how refreshing this story is! Everyone knows The Little Mermaid, but you’ll have no idea what to expect in this lovely novel! It is so beautifully written. Kelsey has created such an engaging world! The characters are fantastic and the story leaps off the page!! Can’t wait for her next novel!!

Brutal Cliff Hanger. I need more or i might die.

I knew reading a recently released book was dangerous. I usually refuse to watch or read anything with a cliff hanger if the next episode/movie/book is already released. I couldn't fin anywhere saying that a 2nd book was even being written so i thought i would be safe. Now what? It feels like you just paused my breathing. This book was so good that I am now devestated that it is over.

For those like me who avoid cliffhanger to be continued stuff, here is your warning. You are welcome.
If you wanna support Kelsey and read it anyway right now, just prepare yourself.

Excellent twist on a classic

Sirens, pirates, a classic story adaptation like no other. This story drew me in from the start and only got better. So many twists paired with wonderful character building, and ultimately, Kelsey created a crew I WANT to know more about and a story I need to know how it ends. The only thing I’m unhappy about is having to wait for the next book!

Beautifully Written and Leaves You Wanting More

The world building was detailed, the story had you wondering what will happen next, and the cliffhanger left me excited for the next installment.

Soft Girlies Unite

Sirens and pirates where the FMC is powerful and emotional at the same time. A nice change from the stoic bad asses in lots of other fantasy romance.

ive been looking for a siren/mermaid story for sometime.

Ive read/listened to a few other siren/mermaid books in my years. none quite scratched the itch the way this one. did. I loved the little mermaid references. The writing was very enjoyable. The characters were true to their nature. I flew three this book like an addiction! There is no spicy scene but definitely romantic tension. There was a couple dynamic that I thought was unnecessary and had too much screen time for me. other than that I would highly recommend this book!

can't wait for books 2

i don't have a long list of books I've read but this one is in the top!!! the voice of the ocean starts strong and ends even stronger!!! it's a really easy read (I'm dyslexic so that's very important to me)!!!
the audible reader was wonderful to listen to and did an amazing job at all the voices!!!
I took am swooped by Raiden!!!

The simple intricacies of the story

I loved how it was based on the little mermaid but really dove into detail and give this story a new story to tell. I loved how the author wrote Celeste and all her emotions. I am sad that I have to wait for another book, but I would love to hear so of Ridings point of view if possible in the next story! Hopefully we can get more background on the Sun god’s story!