![]() ![]() Unfortunately, the far-too-close-to-the-original “reworking”, the lacklustre writing, the flat dialogue, the cardboard characters made this an entirely unsatisfactory read. When I heard about Mermaid, I thought it would be great to read a modern-day retelling of the tale and was super excited about it. ![]() It wasn’t until years and years later that I learnt how it ended in the original story by Hans Christian Andersen and was devastated (not to mention slightly put-off about all the self-sacrificing for a man). ![]() I was introduced to the story by the Disney movie when I was a green girl of 13 and it remained my favourite Disney movie for years (until Mulan came along). ![]() Why did we read this book: We love fairytale retellings and this one promised a “new twist” to the old tale.Īna: My relationship with the tale of The Little Mermaid is a complicated one. How did we get this book: Review copy from the UK publisher. In one moment, the lives of the princesses, mortal and mermaid, are transformed forever. The creature is a mermaid princess – the youngest daughter of the Sea Queen – but she shares more with her human counterpart than her royal blood.īy saving a young man’s life, both women have sacrificed their hearts. While in hiding at a remote convent, a king’s daughter sees a magical being dragging a shipwrecked man to the shore. ![]()
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