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.