A review by stabby1
A Ship of Bones & Teeth by Karina Halle

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

This book could have been better as it’s own story, without it having the “re-telling” of the little mermaid theme. Because really at the beginning and end were the only pieces that were even remotely similar, I think it would have been better to not even use those similarities and have it be it’s own story. I also found it funny that she used words like c*ck and c*nt during the sex scenes but only the word arse and not ass, which just felt weird. This is definitely not a sweet romantic retelling of the little mermaid and the author does have a strong disclaimer at the beginning of the book to warn readers, which I appreciated (but went ahead and read anyways!). Overall not a bad read, lots of magic and action and redemption for the characters in the end. 
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