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3.25 AVERAGE
3.25 AVERAGE
emotional
sad
medium-paced
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
fast-paced
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
An interesting twist on the classic Little Mermaid tale. Nothing extraordinary, but captivating enough. I think I'll indulge in Carolyn's other novels as well.
Foi um livro interessante, mas prefiro realmente o conto original.
For some reason I wasn't expecting great things from this book and I've been putting off reading it for a few days now, but I've just binge-read the whole thing and actually really enjoyed it, even if it is a bit slow and explain-y at the start.
This book was quite a bit of a shock. First of all, the prince was a womanizing jerk. And he was famous for it!!! Second, there were scenes that would have been rated R. I was EXTREMELY stunned by those, since I thought this was YA. Next time I will read more reviews before just reading a book.
It really much of a fairytale, more of a story between two girls, and them wanting to marry the jerk of a prince...and doing pretty much anything to get that.
Yeah...not what I want to fill my head with.
It really much of a fairytale, more of a story between two girls, and them wanting to marry the jerk of a prince...and doing pretty much anything to get that.
Yeah...not what I want to fill my head with.
An entertaining read - the first half of the book was really enjoyable and told well, but the second half was rushed and it seems to me that the author didn't know how to end the story.
This romantic retelling includes the perspective of the (human) princess Margrethe who sees the (mermaid) princess Lenia rescue the prince they both later fall in love with. A few liberties are taken to expand on the original story and the ending isn’t quite as tragic (unfortunately - that's what draws me to the story), but many details remain. Narration alternates between the two princesses as the reader learns their motivations for falling in love.
At first I thought this book would be silly. I read it because I had bought it long ago. I rolled my eyes at the thought of two women (a princess and a mermaid) fighting over a prince who is not worth much as a person. But I got totally wrapped up in the book. I enjoyed this interpretation of The Little Mermaid and liked how it ended, though it did end a bit abruptly. I may read more from this author.
I must be girlier than I thought. This story captivated me. It really spoke to the creative, imaginative, romantic heart in me. So if you like fantasy, fairytales, and letting your inner-child out to dream of far away places and beautiful worlds where anything is possible... Give it a try.