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3.81 AVERAGE
3.81 AVERAGE
adventurous
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Initial Thoughts
I was so excited to read this book. I love Tessonja Odette’s writing and I couldn’t wait to get my hands on this ARC!
Some Things I Liked
The Little Mermaid + enemies to lovers vibes + amazing banter. It’s everything I wanted and more. I knew I’d love Maisie’s story as soon as I read her part in Heart of the Raven Prince.
Podaxis is an absolute treasure and he was the perfect combo of Sebastian and Flounder.
The romance. Dorian and Maisie were a great couple. Always challenging each other and still finding love despite numerous obstacles.
Series Value
While I was reading, I was looking for Easter eggs of potential sequels and I did find two and I’m so excited to read their stories! Needless to say, I’ll be continuing this series.
Final Thoughts
Don’t forget to preorder this NYE release because you’ll want it to be your first read of 2022!
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
I was so excited to read this book. I love Tessonja Odette’s writing and I couldn’t wait to get my hands on this ARC!
Some Things I Liked
The Little Mermaid + enemies to lovers vibes + amazing banter. It’s everything I wanted and more. I knew I’d love Maisie’s story as soon as I read her part in Heart of the Raven Prince.
Podaxis is an absolute treasure and he was the perfect combo of Sebastian and Flounder.
The romance. Dorian and Maisie were a great couple. Always challenging each other and still finding love despite numerous obstacles.
Series Value
While I was reading, I was looking for Easter eggs of potential sequels and I did find two and I’m so excited to read their stories! Needless to say, I’ll be continuing this series.
Final Thoughts
Don’t forget to preorder this NYE release because you’ll want it to be your first read of 2022!
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
This one gave me all the feels. At first, I wasn't sure I would love this one as much as the others, but as Maisie met Dorian and things moved forward, I fell in love with their story. I cried when things fell apart and cried again when more things came crashing down. But in the end, I was rewarded with an incredible love story.
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
This book was an amazing read. It is my first Tessonja read. It is a retelling of the Little Mermaid paired with regency vibes. Maisie's relationship with those she connects with in the book is amazing. She has to compete for his hand. The twists with her parents was amazing as well. I Lowkey/high-key want a small backstory of what happened there. Anyways, podaxis is definitely Sebastian in the ways that he looks out for Maisie. I can't wait to read more about his story as well.
emotional
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
This is one of the best Little Mermaid retelling I have read. Couldn't put it down, devoured it in one sitting
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
"Are we kindred spirits who understand one another ? Two souls cut from the same cloth ? or are we two volatile components that should never be combined ?"
I don't read many Little Mermaid retellings so when I found this I was so excited to read it! Not only the cover is gorgeous, the plot is also well crafted and well written!
I love the originality of the plot, while it was a retelling it had its own twists and turns which brings a new kind of adventure for readers to be explored.
Instead of a kiss for a happily ever after, it was a kiss that will results in death.
It took me a little while to get hooked into the story and the characters, but once I did this book was impossible to put down!
The characters are well developed and we can see the development from Maisie. I love her speech during the bridal contest, it shows how strong she is to voice out her reasons that fae didn't need cleansing or salvation.
At first, Dorian's character was a bit confusing. I don't know whether he is really arrogant and stiff or all of that is an act. But, after knowing his background story, it changes my point of view about him.
Podaxis is truly adorable and such a sweet friend to Maisie! He's one of my favorite characters in this story and I love seeing his side of the story too. He reminds me a lot to Sebastian in The Little Mermaid Disney version
I don't read many Little Mermaid retellings so when I found this I was so excited to read it! Not only the cover is gorgeous, the plot is also well crafted and well written!
I love the originality of the plot, while it was a retelling it had its own twists and turns which brings a new kind of adventure for readers to be explored.
Instead of a kiss for a happily ever after, it was a kiss that will results in death.
It took me a little while to get hooked into the story and the characters, but once I did this book was impossible to put down!
The characters are well developed and we can see the development from Maisie. I love her speech during the bridal contest, it shows how strong she is to voice out her reasons that fae didn't need cleansing or salvation.
At first, Dorian's character was a bit confusing. I don't know whether he is really arrogant and stiff or all of that is an act. But, after knowing his background story, it changes my point of view about him.
Podaxis is truly adorable and such a sweet friend to Maisie! He's one of my favorite characters in this story and I love seeing his side of the story too. He reminds me a lot to Sebastian in The Little Mermaid Disney version
adventurous
I really enjoyed this book. For some reason the entangled with fae series is just so much better than the fair isle series.
The fair isle series didn’t help explain why there are seelie and unseelie monarchs which is a big part of this series. I would really like to have that explained at some point.
The fair isle series didn’t help explain why there are seelie and unseelie monarchs which is a big part of this series. I would really like to have that explained at some point.
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes