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A review by nicolet2018
Grimm Fairy Tales Presents: The Little Mermaid by Meredith Finch
3.0
I was checking out Meredith Finch's other works as I quite liked what she has done with the Wonder Women new 52 run. The Little Mermaid title jumped out at me as I loved mermaids and Disney's Ariel was my favourite princess. I looked at reviews before reading this and many were negative.
Zenescope's brand generally seems to be more male-gazey type of art. It is definitely the case here as well. I wasn't a fan of that but the story was intriguing. I gathered that many reviewers did not like that this plot happens after the Little Mermaid story. The only similar things to the original is the Sea Witch and I liked what the artist did with her in terms of concept and personality.
The gender bender was pretty unique too. This really is a modern day retelling as well.
The writer does an interesting thing to make Erica not just a beautiful mermaid but being able to transform into a monstrous siren.
The theme on the beauty of mermaids and the idea that females need to be beautiful was a nice message. It also challenges the myth as most "sightings" in the past have been from males. Erica basically saves herself in this story!
I was confused with how abrupt the story ends and why it isn't revealed what the Sea Witch does with the King of Atlantis's blessing. There were a few plot points that just weren't explained too and the time jumps might cause the reader to not understand what is going on.
I was trying to see if there is a continuation to the story but only found what I think is the actual retelling when Erica meets the Sea Witch. That is in Grim's Fairy Tales Myths and Legends Vol 2.
I read this in ebook form and I would prefer to read it in a physical copy because it can be tough to see the overall page and the wording can be quite small.
You would enjoy this if you love a mermaid story but if you are expecting a retelling of the original story than be prepared!
Zenescope's brand generally seems to be more male-gazey type of art. It is definitely the case here as well. I wasn't a fan of that but the story was intriguing. I gathered that many reviewers did not like that this plot happens after the Little Mermaid story. The only similar things to the original is the Sea Witch and I liked what the artist did with her in terms of concept and personality.
The gender bender was pretty unique too. This really is a modern day retelling as well.
The writer does an interesting thing to make Erica not just a beautiful mermaid but being able to transform into a monstrous siren.
The theme on the beauty of mermaids and the idea that females need to be beautiful was a nice message. It also challenges the myth as most "sightings" in the past have been from males. Erica basically saves herself in this story!
I was confused with how abrupt the story ends and why it isn't revealed what the Sea Witch does with the King of Atlantis's blessing. There were a few plot points that just weren't explained too and the time jumps might cause the reader to not understand what is going on.
I was trying to see if there is a continuation to the story but only found what I think is the actual retelling when Erica meets the Sea Witch. That is in Grim's Fairy Tales Myths and Legends Vol 2.
I read this in ebook form and I would prefer to read it in a physical copy because it can be tough to see the overall page and the wording can be quite small.
You would enjoy this if you love a mermaid story but if you are expecting a retelling of the original story than be prepared!