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The Mermaid of Black Conch by Monique Roffey

9 reviews

gladiolus17's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective 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

4.25

Aycayia was a force of nature, literally. I loved her humongous, heavy tail. I loved the sea critters in her hair and mouth.

I loved the Black Conch English and Black Conch’s unique people. And I loved that Life came back for his son. At this point I was chest deep into this story and even this event had a mystical aspect of it.

The writing could be repetitive on a sentence level, but it was also mystical and ancient. I also liked the play with form as a whole.

Awesome book. (I can’t believe one of the top reviews on Goodreads described this as “gynocentric” in a derogatory way. Yuck)

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cm93's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful mysterious reflective 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

4.75

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lyssylyssy's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful mysterious medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

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corndogqueeen's review

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adventurous emotional hopeful sad

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes

3.75

Wish the ending had a little more to it... but I really enjoyed this. Took me a long time to read so I think that made me like it less than I would've if I'd read it in fewer sittings

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