Litsy

Poor Unfortunate Soul: A Tale of the Sea Witch | Serena Valentino

so-so

2.25⭐• Ursula‘s back story • with mentions of many other Disney characters •
•The only reason I picked this up was for the U character name to go in my A-Z book challenge, and there could‘ve been a decent story here for all I know. Unfortunately, the narration killed it for me. I disliked the accent, which, to be fair, is most definitely a me thing, but her voice tone was also horrendous. Her character voices were just a high-pitched mess.

KadaGul I'm picky about narrators. If the narration is fantastic, I wouldn't mind reading a book that isn't perfect! But if the narrator isn't great, I'll probably just choose to read it instead. 2d

AudiobookingWithLeah @KadaGul me too, pretty much. 9h

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Julian Is a Mermaid | Jessica Love

pick

Read to Henry

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AmyG

The Salt Grows Heavy | Cassandra Khaw

A horror story (fairy tale) of a mermaid and a doctor. Sort of a love story. Very very odd, yet beautifully written.

#Bookspin @TheAromaofBooks

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 2w

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The Little Mermaid's Voice: A 1912 Titanic Fairy Tale | Shonna Slayton

She found Zale waiting for her outside the tunnel. “Did you get the answer you were looking for?”
She smiled and reached for his hand. “I did.”
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Skin of the Sea | Natasha Bowen

I close my eyes as Kola‘s fingers graze the small of my back, and then I let myself tip forward into a dive. As I soar through the salt-filled air, I let the rest of my tears fall, and when I opened my eyes, it is to a cold sea, washing them away.
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Imagen_leigh

The Siren | Kiera Cass

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To be the first book Kiera wrote, The Siren was amazing! I loved it all the way up to the end. The ending was okay, but it wasn‘t my fav. The ending just wasn‘t what I expected and not in a good way 😔 Other than that the story itself was well done. I‘ve never heard these type of Sirens and how made the ocean had emotions and relationships. I would definitely be interested in more books with this theme and style of Sirens.

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The Girl from the Sea | Molly Knox Ostertag

so-so

I did not realize that this was a graphic novel until I looked it up after listening to the audiobook That certainly explains why the audiobook was so short. It was also very different hearing a graphic novel as an audiobook compared to other audiobooks. I did find it enjoyable, but probably would have rather enjoyed it more as the graphic novel.

TieDyeDude

Sailor Twain: Or: The Mermaid in the Hudson | Mark Siegel

pan

A steamboat captain saves an injured mermaid, but her situation isn't as innocent as it seems, and the boat's owner's promiscuity is hiding a complex secret.
What a wasted set-up!
Aside from this beautiful imprint under the dust jacket, I didn't like much about this book. The art was mostly bad, the main character looked like a muppet, and the story kinda sucked until around Page 300, but then it totally flubbed the ending. Very disappointing.

TieDyeDude Sorry to ruin the cover, but I had to show you the main character. Seriously, how do you settle on that design? And yes, he looks just like that 75% of his panels. No one else looks like a muppet, BTW. The book was also way too horny for my liking. 1mo

Clare-Dragonfly The art style reminds me of Over the Garden Wall. But if no one else looks like that… 🤨 1mo

lauraisntwilder My husband read this a long time ago and I remember thinking the cover was gorgeous. It has such a great set up! I love the idea of a freshwater mermaid. But I never bothered to read it. I guess if he'd thought it was good, he'd have suggested I read it, too? 1mo

TieDyeDude @Clare-Dragonfly Maybe I would have been more forgiving if I thought of Wirt 😋 1mo

TieDyeDude @lauraisntwilder There were some really interesting aspects of the mythology, it just didn't come together well, IMO. 1mo

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The Little Mermaid's Voice: A 1912 Titanic Fairy Tale | Shonna Slayton