A review by dannilmp
Mermaids Never Drown: Tales to Dive For by Natalie C. Parker, Zoraida Córdova

adventurous emotional mysterious sad fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.25

Anthologies are not a genre I tend to pick up but the cover and the focus being mermaids really caught my eye! I felt this book gave a lot of different insights into mermaids, sea dwelling creatures and variation to the typical disney sort of ideal of mermaid. 

My only complaint is that I could have happily read the majority of these tales as full length books and was left wanting more, this is a gripe I have with most short stories though. I have to say my favourites were Storm Song by Rebecca Coffindaffer and The First and Last Kiss by Julie Murphy. Storm Song offered - to me - a new take on a siren's song that I hadn't considered before, while The First and Last Kiss made me long for a full revenge tale for a wrong commited against a sibling. 
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