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celticblackwolf's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
sad
slow-paced
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
It was bad. I read it quickly hoping something interesting and great would happen. I was disappointed with the story, the main character and the ending.
horsley123's review against another edition
4.0
Sex and the Fishy!
Our heroine Lucy breaks up with her boyfriend and goes to visit her sister in LA. She is in charge of the apartment and her sister's beloved dog - what could go wrong?
Lucy joins a therapy group to try and address her love and neediness issues. The group sessions provide humour as Lucy decided that compared to most of the other members she is doing fine. I laughed at Lucy's attempts to get up to speed with current dating requirements, the image of her clutching a pack of frozen beans to her poor waxed pubis had me giggling.
Having decided that Tinder is not going to come up with the goods Lucy takes to hanging out on the beach and here she meets Theo. He seems a little shy as he stays in the sea, turns out he is a merman. Of course he is.
Well then rather than being a little wary as suggested by her therapy group Lucy embarks on a passionate affair with a fishman. Funnily enough the beloved dog is suspicious of the merman so Lucy tranquilises the dog. Apparently mermen are quite happy with period sex (I was worried about sharks - or is that just me?). The sex is a right old romp, 'Fuck me with your triton' is one of my all time favourite lines.
However as we all know from the fairy tales, mermen aren't all they are cracked up to be. Theo turns out to be a little bit too needy himself, perhaps he has lived on Venice Beach for too long?
Perhaps not the book to lend to your mother, but an entertaining erotic fish tail (get it?!).
Our heroine Lucy breaks up with her boyfriend and goes to visit her sister in LA. She is in charge of the apartment and her sister's beloved dog - what could go wrong?
Lucy joins a therapy group to try and address her love and neediness issues. The group sessions provide humour as Lucy decided that compared to most of the other members she is doing fine. I laughed at Lucy's attempts to get up to speed with current dating requirements, the image of her clutching a pack of frozen beans to her poor waxed pubis had me giggling.
Having decided that Tinder is not going to come up with the goods Lucy takes to hanging out on the beach and here she meets Theo. He seems a little shy as he stays in the sea, turns out he is a merman. Of course he is.
Well then rather than being a little wary as suggested by her therapy group Lucy embarks on a passionate affair with a fishman. Funnily enough the beloved dog is suspicious of the merman so Lucy tranquilises the dog. Apparently mermen are quite happy with period sex (I was worried about sharks - or is that just me?). The sex is a right old romp, 'Fuck me with your triton' is one of my all time favourite lines.
However as we all know from the fairy tales, mermen aren't all they are cracked up to be. Theo turns out to be a little bit too needy himself, perhaps he has lived on Venice Beach for too long?
Perhaps not the book to lend to your mother, but an entertaining erotic fish tail (get it?!).
aydanf's review against another edition
4.0
I am not quite sure why I loved this book so much but it is an easy 4.5 (rounded down). i read it in one day and was sucked in immediately. it made me the perfect amount of introspective but also gave room for fantasy to not push me away from the uncomfortable realizations I was coming to. love it!!
chuettemann's review against another edition
dark
emotional
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
jul_ia's review against another edition
dark
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
jurassicreads's review against another edition
4.0
TW: suicidal ideation, toxic relationship, depression, death of an animal
ebeth's review against another edition
I simply do not care to read about this woman