Reviews

The Mermaid of Black Conch by Monique Roffey

rachsimpson's review against another edition

emotional mysterious reflective sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

lea_xiii's review against another edition

emotional mysterious sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

anastasiamakes's review against another edition

dark reflective sad slow-paced

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

3.0

Didn't spot the 'literary' tag, should have known better 😅 Discussed some important themes in some interesting ways, this style of writing just isn't for me.

krumanda's review against another edition

2.0

I don’t like reading SA
I’m also a massive prude and don’t like reading/watching even consensual sex
This book has so much of that

Basically I was not into the most of this book.

Unfortunate, I was hoping for a beautiful fantasy on the islands & sea and got a tangled mess of racism, misogyny, SA, and more.

Those topics are very important and the perspective was good to experience, but I felt…. That it was off somehow. I’ll think on it but
TL;DR It was not what I was expecting/hoping for.

carmel_starr_'s review against another edition

mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

2.0

melexanderrr's review against another edition

emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

4.5

andreeavis's review

challenging emotional sad medium-paced

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

5.0

nenye_sage's review against another edition

emotional mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

2lax_cooper's review

hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

sian_m's review against another edition

5.0

I absolutely loved this book!! I would read it again and listen to the audible book also. It’s beautifully written and had me gripped throughout. I couldn’t wait to find out what happened next. A magical story and does it hold truth? Quite possibly! :)