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foxyloowho's review against another edition
4.0
4.5* Although I enjoyed the start of the book, soon afterwards I started to think I might not end up finishing it. It was pretty slow and there really wasn’t much going on. I’m glad I didn’t give up. I honestly can’t recall another book that I went from barely trudging through to on the edge of my seat speed reading to get to the end. The action ramps up from almost nonexistent in the last hundred pages and makes the book overall completely worth it. I loved this book. Evie was such a kind, gentle and pure hearted girl. I absolutely love the way this book focuses on the “villain” and giving us a look into how she came to be what she is. As soon as I post this review, I’m starting the sequel. Definitely recommend this book!
lolarose1234's review
3.0
3.5 preferred to the last book but did feel like it could have been shorter. Also did not expect the little mermaid retelling to only take up 25% of the book. But I enjoyed the rest eitherway.
nelnjali's review against another edition
adventurous
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.0
I really wanted to love this but I just didn't. There is so much potential but the execution just isn't there. The pacing was jarring and hard to follow, and I didn't connect with any of the characters. I'm also not usually too harsh on sudden romances, but dang, there was no chemistry as all. The characters in love felt like a plot device and nothing more. Even the sea witch didn't have any bite, and the magic just seemed like easy outs or hardships with no rules.
amethystangel777's review
5.0
A new twist on the little mermaid while revisiting the character from the previous book.
jaeru33's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
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? Yes
4.0
nicolejones911's review against another edition
4.0
Wow quite the twist on the little mermaid retelling. 4.5
annettebooksofhopeanddreams's review
4.0
I was very curious, after the first book that worked perfectly fine as a stand alone, what Henning was gonna do with the sequel to the Sea Witch. And since the Magical Readathon asked me to read a water themed book, it was the perfect moment to pick this sequel up. And once I started I had a very very hard time stopping again. I just wanted to keep on reading and reading.
Since the world building had been done in the previous book already, I had the feeling that this book was somehow more action packed and faster in general. I have to admit that I'm not sure if that's really the case or simply a feeling I have. Where the previous book was a small story about three friends and what happened when two of them fell in love with each other, this story is much and much bigger. This story is about power, about war and about what makes someone evil and what makes someone good.
It was nice to see Evie back, this time as the Sea Witch. Due to the fact that she couldn't really leave her location, she didn't play a very active role in the story. However, she did pull the strings and I liked the lessons she learned in the end and the person she eventually became. We however also meet a lot of new characters, mostly descendants of the characters we've met in the previous book, and it made the story fresh and new, even though part of the plot was a repeat of the first book.
All those new characters however fitted perfectly into the world we got to know in the first book. Henning really knows how to bring characters to life, how to make them feel real, without telling us each and every unimportant detail about them. Combine that with her easy to read, and yet still enchanting, writing style and the result is a very addictive book that's really hard to put down. And there's room for another book in the series, so who knows...
Since the world building had been done in the previous book already, I had the feeling that this book was somehow more action packed and faster in general. I have to admit that I'm not sure if that's really the case or simply a feeling I have. Where the previous book was a small story about three friends and what happened when two of them fell in love with each other, this story is much and much bigger. This story is about power, about war and about what makes someone evil and what makes someone good.
It was nice to see Evie back, this time as the Sea Witch. Due to the fact that she couldn't really leave her location, she didn't play a very active role in the story. However, she did pull the strings and I liked the lessons she learned in the end and the person she eventually became. We however also meet a lot of new characters, mostly descendants of the characters we've met in the previous book, and it made the story fresh and new, even though part of the plot was a repeat of the first book.
All those new characters however fitted perfectly into the world we got to know in the first book. Henning really knows how to bring characters to life, how to make them feel real, without telling us each and every unimportant detail about them. Combine that with her easy to read, and yet still enchanting, writing style and the result is a very addictive book that's really hard to put down. And there's room for another book in the series, so who knows...
elvia_a's review against another edition
3.0
*3.5/5*
I absolutely loved the first book compared to this one, and that upsets me as this is technically the “proper” little mermaid retelling. But the Sea Witch was and always will be the best parts of this duology ❤️
I absolutely loved the first book compared to this one, and that upsets me as this is technically the “proper” little mermaid retelling. But the Sea Witch was and always will be the best parts of this duology ❤️
izzys_internet_bookshelf's review
3.0
3/5
Ok so I forgot what I rated the first book and this one was surprising. I enjoyed the different take of the story and I wish that there was just more of the characters and the kingdom.
Ok so I forgot what I rated the first book and this one was surprising. I enjoyed the different take of the story and I wish that there was just more of the characters and the kingdom.