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betweentheshelves's review
adventurous
emotional
fast-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? It's complicated
4.0
To start, I loved the artwork in this. Sheron does a great job with the mermaids, some of the ocean and beach scenes, and the overall character work. There are small details thrown in that bring the world to life, and the color work with the magic mermaid scenes was stunning.
Some of the writing felt a little awkward to me, but I think the book hit its stride by the end. There's a bit of an open ending, which makes me think that there will be more in the future. I appreciated the way that this explored abusive relationships, as Corinth goes through quite the emotional journey. The inclusion of ASL was also really cool, though I didn't understand what was happening until midway through the book.
All in all, I throughly enjoyed this take on mermaids and am looking forward to reading more from Sheron!
Some of the writing felt a little awkward to me, but I think the book hit its stride by the end. There's a bit of an open ending, which makes me think that there will be more in the future. I appreciated the way that this explored abusive relationships, as Corinth goes through quite the emotional journey. The inclusion of ASL was also really cool, though I didn't understand what was happening until midway through the book.
All in all, I throughly enjoyed this take on mermaids and am looking forward to reading more from Sheron!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Toxic relationship, Emotional abuse, and Gaslighting
Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Domestic abuse, and Blood
Minor: Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, and Bullying
indeedithappens's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
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? Yes
3.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gaslighting and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Kidnapping, Grief, Xenophobia, Blood, Emotional abuse, Self harm, Sexual harassment, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Abandonment, Domestic abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Body shaming, Bullying, and Sexism
ninebookishlives's review
dark
mysterious
reflective
4.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Gaslighting and Domestic abuse
Minor: Bullying
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