gabrielavmarques's review against another edition
4.0
Wow, this was great!
This short story was as well-written, vivid and compelling as the mermaid it portrays.
This short story was as well-written, vivid and compelling as the mermaid it portrays.
duchessnikki's review against another edition
5.0
This was an amazing short story. The emotions of it really got me.
leelulah's review against another edition
5.0
Excellent language and story. Mantains the original story of mermaids and at the same time, makes it fresh. Free TOR story
lamusadelils's review against another edition
4.0
La historia de alguien que dejó pasar la oportunidad de lo fantástico
directorpurry's review against another edition
mysterious
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
3.5
Content Warnings
Moderate: Suicidal thoughts and Suicide attempt
lightreading's review against another edition
3.0
"When you give your heart to the ocean, you either drown, or spend your life wishing you had drowned.”
Describing this short story in 3 points because I'm tired: the prose is beautiful; the regret is poetic; the main character is relatable but somehow less likeable for it.
Describing this short story in 3 points because I'm tired: the prose is beautiful; the regret is poetic; the main character is relatable but somehow less likeable for it.
sushideception's review against another edition
4.0
"In my nineteenth year I tasted the nectar of truly living, and I might have leapt over the chasm of the ordinary into the ravishment of an ecstatic extraordinary, but I turned away from it."
Beautiful, melancholy, and well-written short story about cowardice, the sea, and a love that could never be. Read it here. I just discovered Tor short stories, and they've been quite good. Also, I often read to music in the background, and I read this to the song Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea by XYLØ, which was AMAZING! Really added some atmosphere to the story.
Beautiful, melancholy, and well-written short story about cowardice, the sea, and a love that could never be. Read it here. I just discovered Tor short stories, and they've been quite good. Also, I often read to music in the background, and I read this to the song Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea by XYLØ, which was AMAZING! Really added some atmosphere to the story.