Reviews tagging 'Physical abuse'

The Sea in You by Jessi Sheron

4 reviews

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!

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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

saltylane's review

challenging 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

4.0

Lovely artwork within a unique retelling of The Little Mermaid. I like that it blended modern themes with the original literature’s premise. I like that there’s representation for those who use ASL, which isn’t something that’s prominent in any media. The character growth for the MC is strong and believable. The characters are pretty well-rounded. I am not too sure if I like the ending, though, and I’m hoping for a continuation of the story. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Toxic relationship, and Emotional abuse

Minor: Physical abuse and Injury/Injury detail

calamitydane's review against another edition

emotional funny 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

5.0

Just *so* cute. I loved the art, loved the story, loved the characters. I bought a copy for my girlfriend so she can enjoy it, too. Excellent story about what is and isn't love and how beautiful love can be.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Domestic abuse, and Emotional abuse

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

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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