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spiralgalaxy11's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.0
bookly68's review against another edition
5.0
Another AWESOME retelling!! This time The Little Mermaid!! It was so great!! Each time I read one of the retellings in this series, I think this one’s my favorite! But honestly they’re all so good that it is hard to pick a favorite. And when i finish I feel sad that I’ll miss being with the characters!!
I loved so many of the characters in this book! It had many lol moments and also heart wrenching ones. But by the end of the book you just get that *sigh* “that was so good, I wish it didn’t have to end” feeling. I can’t wait for her next one!!!
I loved so many of the characters in this book! It had many lol moments and also heart wrenching ones. But by the end of the book you just get that *sigh* “that was so good, I wish it didn’t have to end” feeling. I can’t wait for her next one!!!
claire518's review
lighthearted
relaxing
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.5
ashliedevenney's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
jaklenke's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
- Strong character development? Yes
3.75
dsicard's review against another edition
emotional
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
sidnilayne's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
medium-paced
3.0
The Little Mermaid as a retelling is not my favorite retelling I've read, but then again, TLM is literally just a romance in hindsight. Odette puts her own spin on it, and that makes it more interesting, but I just couldn't stay interested in it when I picked it up.
katsdaysarebooked's review against another edition
adventurous
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
kreela's review against another edition
5.0
“Here, I’m just a grain of sand on the seashore. Invisible. Inconsequential. Just a girl dressed as a boy, lifting trinkets from pockets as smoothly as the girls in the Orchid Garden lift their skirts.”
Swoon. I swoon over lovely writing just as much as the girls in this competition swoon over the hot billionaire…or in this case, immigrant in need of a wife to gain citizenship. This hot target of affection is not your average prince; he is sworn to a church and the son of a murderer of the fae.
Princess Maisie is the royal in this story, but she is also the runaway Robin Hood with a decidedly anti-biblical moral character (a manipulator). After living in a cosmopolitan city for a year, she has survived by stealing, some of which is donated to the theater as her rent. However, when her mother, the queen of assassins, catches up to Maisie, she is forced into a bridal competition to kill the man…and kiss him. It is love and war. “I like men with a little extra blubber.” (Say what? Oh, wait, my sister said that once.)
The city of Sin and Salvation has the BEST churches. They auction men! I don’t know how they attract male worshipers, but the women flock to the churches. Plus, they sponsor beauty pageants. I love this city district! The mix of tourists, dens of iniquity, churches, bakeries, and nightly theaters make me want to visit, especially after forgoing a vacation for two years.
But there are other interesting characters. Her BFF is a crab (sorry: fungus fae), her fairy godmother is an aerial acrobat. My favorite is probably the impersonator. She acts so evil and mocking, yet I really want a story about her. She seems so tortured.
And father Viktor: the staid older man who tries to be modern even if modern has passed him by: “Next, let’s hear from Briony Rose and pray to the Almighty her speech will be far less scathing.”
* Selkie Robin Hood
* Unwitting patrons of the arts
Swoon. I swoon over lovely writing just as much as the girls in this competition swoon over the hot billionaire…or in this case, immigrant in need of a wife to gain citizenship. This hot target of affection is not your average prince; he is sworn to a church and the son of a murderer of the fae.
Princess Maisie is the royal in this story, but she is also the runaway Robin Hood with a decidedly anti-biblical moral character (a manipulator). After living in a cosmopolitan city for a year, she has survived by stealing, some of which is donated to the theater as her rent. However, when her mother, the queen of assassins, catches up to Maisie, she is forced into a bridal competition to kill the man…and kiss him. It is love and war. “I like men with a little extra blubber.” (Say what? Oh, wait, my sister said that once.)
The city of Sin and Salvation has the BEST churches. They auction men! I don’t know how they attract male worshipers, but the women flock to the churches. Plus, they sponsor beauty pageants. I love this city district! The mix of tourists, dens of iniquity, churches, bakeries, and nightly theaters make me want to visit, especially after forgoing a vacation for two years.
But there are other interesting characters. Her BFF is a crab (sorry: fungus fae), her fairy godmother is an aerial acrobat. My favorite is probably the impersonator. She acts so evil and mocking, yet I really want a story about her. She seems so tortured.
And father Viktor: the staid older man who tries to be modern even if modern has passed him by: “Next, let’s hear from Briony Rose and pray to the Almighty her speech will be far less scathing.”
* Selkie Robin Hood
* Unwitting patrons of the arts