“I do love him. I’ve loved him as long as he has loved me. I’ve just spent so much of my life, so much of the last week, pretending it wasn’t true. So that we wouldn’t be hurt. That we wouldn’t suffer at the hands of class and expectations.” – 3/5 stars!

“The Little Mermaid” takes a twisted turn in this thrilling sequel to villainess origin story Sea Witch, as the forces of land and sea clash in an epic battle for freedom, redemption, and true love.

Runa will not let her twin sister die. Alia traded her voice to the Sea Witch for a shot at happiness with a prince who doesn’t love her. And his rejection will literally kill her—unless Runa intervenes.

Under the sea, Evie craves her own freedom—but liberation from her role as Sea Witch will require an exchange she may not be willing to make. With their hearts’ desires at odds, what will Runa and Evie be willing to sacrifice to save their worlds?

Told from alternating perspectives, this epic fairy tale retelling is a romantic and heart-wrenching story about the complications of sisterhood, the uncompromising nature of magic, and the cost of redemption.

Meh, it was alright.

Now this was a little closer to the “Little Mermaid” story to be called a retelling in comparison to the first book. In “Sea Witch”, the focus is on the sea witch story, but in this book, it’s a little closer to the story most of us know – but the interesting part is that this book focuses on Runa (a sister) instead of Alia (the little mermaid).

I admit I wasn’t super invested in this book. It just felt a little flat and boring, and I had a hard time feeling captivated to keep reading. Not sure if that’s because I already “know” the original story and I lost interest? I also don’t think this needed to be a duology. 

At the end of the day, this duology was just okay – nothing too captivating. I find it hard to find good mermaid books, and this was another example of that struggle. It’s just not a very memorable book. It wasn’t terrible, but it was great as well… just alright.