A review by carolined314
The Mermaid, the Witch, and the Sea by Maggie Tokuda-Hall

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense 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? It's complicated

4.5

Emotional pirates and mermaids and about the tradeoffs that happen with poverty, fear, solitude, and addiction. Quite a book, with multiple nonbinary characters, queer love, and lovely lady operatives, along side cruel and vicious men. A lot of the latter.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Death, Torture, Murder, and Gun violence

Moderate: Racial slurs, Addiction, Alcoholism, Confinement, Drug abuse, Racism, Classism, Trafficking, Sexism, Sexual assault, Physical abuse, and Colonisation

Minor: Injury/Injury detail, Rape, and Homophobia