Reviews

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

lucaisapenguin's review against another edition

adventurous dark medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

jaitynan's review against another edition

adventurous sad tense fast-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? Yes

3.5

geengeenreads'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? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

raynereads's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture and Murder

Moderate: Violence, Misogyny, and Homophobia

ecramer44's review against another edition

adventurous slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

I enjoyed this book. It did not feel like there was a lot happening. For the stakes it tried to present they didn’t feel high enough for what happened. There were also parts that I felt like didn’t connect and I didn’t totally see the purpose of. 

hugs4penguins's review against another edition

adventurous lighthearted 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

2.0

The actual opposite of "show, don’t tell"

If I told you a summary of the book, you’d think "darn that sounds like a great story. Because it us. 

This book could have been a trilogy, and I think it would have been better. The pacing was way off, everything felt rushed and I didn’t feel anything for the characters because it felt like I was only told about them instead of living the adventure with/through them. Some things happened and I wasn’t sure why, some magic happened and it felt a bit like a lazy shortcut with much too long preparation for it. There are political elements that are not satisfyingly resolved and overall, the ending didn’t make much sense to me. 

I think the author has potential and I will be reading what they write next. 

rennhint's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful mysterious 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? No

5.0

It was a beautiful story. Flawlessly queer, beautiful diverse. Wonderful poetic story. What a book

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Death of parent, Genocide, Colonisation, Slavery, Trafficking, War, Alcohol, Murder, and Sexual assault

mimi_t_l's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Torture

pihu_imgr8's review against another edition

adventurous medium-paced

3.5

celestialalyce's review against another edition

5.0

I loved this book so much! It was prettily written and I loved the emotion it conveyed through each character.