Reviews

Aquamarine by Alice Hoffman

laurenkara's review against another edition

3.0

lmao ok so i read this because yesterday i watched the movie for the first time (i was sad and on a mermaid kick and thought it would make me feel better — it did). i fell in love with the movie and it was definitely a lot better than the book imo. normally adaptations take away but the movie added so much more? the characters were definitely more developed in the movie too and i was disappointed that the friendship element didn’t seem as strong. but for what it was the book was rly cute (it legit took me like 15 minutes to read haha) and i definitely feel like 10 year old me would have thought it was the was best thing ever ahahaha

joelipsett's review against another edition

hopeful lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

bostonreader's review against another edition

4.0

*re-read
3.75/5 stars for the sheer nostalgia i felt reading this
(+ extra points for being able to finish it in about 20 minutes)

munlight's review against another edition

3.0

It was good short read. I have seen parts of the movie, but the book was quite different. It was an interesting tale.

sammyskates's review against another edition

adventurous lighthearted relaxing medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.75

madueoslivros's review against another edition

5.0

Lovely and quick to read coming of age tale, very very different from the movie.

kluvable23's review against another edition

3.0

All I must say is its a very good book for children and cute as a button:)

libertyskies's review against another edition

4.0

Read it because I loved the film as a child and was thrilled to discover there was a book. This didn't let me down. I wish I had read it when I was 10. I would recommend this to children.

cieralegue's review against another edition

3.0

Its not as good or as interesting as the movie

kallania's review against another edition

lighthearted medium-paced

• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75