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Mermaids Never Drown: Tales to Dive For by Natalie C. Parker, Zoraida Córdova
5 reviews
dexkit10's review
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
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? Yes
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Toxic relationship, and Violence
dannilmp's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
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
4.25
Anthologies are not a genre I tend to pick up but the cover and the focus being mermaids really caught my eye! I felt this book gave a lot of different insights into mermaids, sea dwelling creatures and variation to the typical disney sort of ideal of mermaid.
My only complaint is that I could have happily read the majority of these tales as full length books and was left wanting more, this is a gripe I have with most short stories though. I have to say my favourites were Storm Song by Rebecca Coffindaffer and The First and Last Kiss by Julie Murphy. Storm Song offered - to me - a new take on a siren's song that I hadn't considered before, while The First and Last Kiss made me long for a full revenge tale for a wrong commited against a sibling.
My only complaint is that I could have happily read the majority of these tales as full length books and was left wanting more, this is a gripe I have with most short stories though. I have to say my favourites were Storm Song by Rebecca Coffindaffer and The First and Last Kiss by Julie Murphy. Storm Song offered - to me - a new take on a siren's song that I hadn't considered before, while The First and Last Kiss made me long for a full revenge tale for a wrong commited against a sibling.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Bullying, and Violence
Moderate: Gore, Body horror, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Blood
betweentheshelves's review
adventurous
emotional
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
Anthologies are always hit or miss for me, and I found I didn't like this collection as much as I liked the vampire one they did a year or two ago. That one had some heavy hitters and I enjoyed more of the stories in that one.
That's not to say I didn't enjoy stories in this one! I think the Kalynn Bayron and Julian Winters ones were my favorites. There were a lot of interesting takes on mermaids in here though, and I enjoyed it for the most part.
That's not to say I didn't enjoy stories in this one! I think the Kalynn Bayron and Julian Winters ones were my favorites. There were a lot of interesting takes on mermaids in here though, and I enjoyed it for the most part.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence, Death, and Bullying
Moderate: Gore, Animal death, and Body horror
Minor: Abortion, Racism, and Sexual assault
ezwolf's review
adventurous
dark
mysterious
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? It's complicated
5.0
I love mermaids and I loved this collection of mermaid stories! Each story had its own unique take on mermaids, whether that was based on different cultures or just new ideas. There was a continuing theme of learning to be yourself and (for the most part) taking that first step into a new adventure. And there were so many queer mermaids!
Usually when I read something like this there's at least one story I'm not a huge fan of, but all of these were wonderful. I particularly enjoyed Nor'Easter by Katherine Locke and The Merrow by Zoraida Cordova and Natalie C Parker (this one especially because I've been to the Sea Life Aquarium in Kansas City and was having fun thinking about the story taking place somewhere I know).
Thank you to NetGalley for making this available in exchange for an honest review!
Usually when I read something like this there's at least one story I'm not a huge fan of, but all of these were wonderful. I particularly enjoyed Nor'Easter by Katherine Locke and The Merrow by Zoraida Cordova and Natalie C Parker (this one especially because I've been to the Sea Life Aquarium in Kansas City and was having fun thinking about the story taking place somewhere I know).
Thank you to NetGalley for making this available in exchange for an honest review!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood, Bullying, Classism, Dysphoria, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Violence, Confinement, Cultural appropriation, Death, Grief, and Murder
Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Alcohol, Body horror, and Animal death
Minor: Abortion, Sexual assault, and Abandonment
natnurdock's review
adventurous
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Abandonment, Death, Violence, Death of parent, and Sexual content
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