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thecurlynerd 's review for:
Mermaid
by Jodi Picoult
For a story about child loss, this could have been made into a much longer and better story. The entire Kindle In Motion experience was not necessary. It didn’t add to the experience at all.
The pace of the story is confusing. It’s not enough depth (forgive the pun) to truly feel anything for the MC.
Readers who believe the husband is a jerk or a terrible person, clearly didn’t understand the story, which I think is the fault of the story format.
This had so much potential. I was intrigued, but the plot fell short and just aggravated me. I didn’t expect a happy ending, considering JP’s reputation with her usual work, however it was lacking.
For anyone who doesn’t understand the plot, Hope becomes pregnant and loses the child at some point within the back and forth of her inner monologue. Eventually you find out (assuming she suffered from PPD), she receive treatment at a mental hospital.
After being released, her husband didn’t want to enable her “insanity” anymore when it came to the pool in their yard being hungry and literally needing to feed.
Eventually she tries to commit suicide and is taken to the hospital again.
This could have been done in a much better way and I’m annoyed I had to figure this all out from flashbacks and flashfowards every paragraph.
I wouldn’t recommend.
The pace of the story is confusing. It’s not enough depth (forgive the pun) to truly feel anything for the MC.
Readers who believe the husband is a jerk or a terrible person, clearly didn’t understand the story, which I think is the fault of the story format.
This had so much potential. I was intrigued, but the plot fell short and just aggravated me. I didn’t expect a happy ending, considering JP’s reputation with her usual work, however it was lacking.
For anyone who doesn’t understand the plot, Hope becomes pregnant and loses the child at some point within the back and forth of her inner monologue. Eventually you find out (assuming she suffered from PPD), she receive treatment at a mental hospital.
After being released, her husband didn’t want to enable her “insanity” anymore when it came to the pool in their yard being hungry and literally needing to feed.
Eventually she tries to commit suicide and is taken to the hospital again.
This could have been done in a much better way and I’m annoyed I had to figure this all out from flashbacks and flashfowards every paragraph.
I wouldn’t recommend.