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The Mermaid by Christina Henry

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reader_for_the_dead's review against another edition

4.0

Review to come when I can stop crying.
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Thanks to the lovely Miranda Reads, whose review convinced me to buy this book on Audible ASAP. You can read her amazing review, here:

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/2368294272?book_show_action=false&from_review_page=1

This genre is out of my comfort zone but I'm so excited to try something new!

readingchia's review against another edition

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4.0

Well done, good read.

pyjamaviking's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional informative mysterious reflective relaxing tense 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? No

4.0

louise1608's review against another edition

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4.0

Not what I expected but I really liked it!

themarinabox's review against another edition

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3.0

This is my second time reading Christina Henry's retellings. To be honest, I kept waiting for this dark parts to appear but it didn't. I read Lost Boy and thought that was a dark retelling of Peter Pan and the only reason why I picked this up was because I wanted to read a dark retelling. I did not get that with this one.

That said, it's not a jolly book lol. It still showed the ugliness of humanity. Not just about how humans treated animals but also how humans just treated each other.

Amelia, the Mermaid, wasn't my favourite character at first but she slowly became my favourite. I love her view of the world, her strong personality, and her bravery.

All in all, not a book that I expected and am slightly disappointed by that but I still somewhat enjoyed it. I guess.

adk879's review against another edition

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emotional lighthearted medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

graywild's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

3.0

This was an audiobook which I do rarely. Fictionalized story of the Fiji Mermaid. It covers her time in rural Maine and her employment by PT Barnum. Interesting concept but at times I felt the characters were flat. Might have been the narration but I just had a hard time connecting to some of them. In particular Levi (Barnum's lawyer and Emilia's protector) seemed to clearly care for Emilia but then there was a whole passage where he treated her like property. Maybe this was trying to reflect the historical period but seemed out of place. Vacation read.

rinitealeaf's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

zoe243's review against another edition

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informative reflective medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

2.75

sally_punx's review against another edition

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5.0

The Mermaid was my first Christina Henry book. Not going to lie, the cover it's self got me. This author painted a beautiful picture with a story to match. Going to get more of her books for sure.

Update: Second time reading this and it's still as beautiful as the first time, if not better!

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