Narrated by E. Dante Chandler
Run Time: 8 hrs and 4 mins
Genre: Fantasy Romance
Summary:
Victor love Ariana, but she loves a human. The Sea Witch’s son tries to protect his friend, but she’s smitten.
Additional Comments:
- The initial setup to the world (~1/4-1/3 of the books) was interesting. The middle lagged a lot in terms of pacing, but the last bit had more action.
- Main characters 3/5 stars: Victor’s an intriguing character. Ariana mostly came across as a lovestruck fool. (She got better at the end, but only after several twists.) Ivan was useless and annoying.
- Parts of the story remind me of Wicked (the excellent play, not the awful book) – conceptually when good intentions are taken the wrong way.
- Side characters: I liked Ivan’s brother and future sister-in-law? (the other princess)
- Plot 3.5/5 stars: There’s a lot happening. Most of the middle plodded on in an annoying fashion until one excellent, satisfying plot point. After that, things got much better quickly. Before this satisfying moment I spent about an hour fervently hoping something like this would happen.
- Writing style 3/5 stars: The writing seemed passive in many sections. (This happened. Then this happened. Then this happened.) Then, there would be sections with deep descriptions.
- 4/5 I played the audiobook fast. The performance repeated a few lines here and there, but overall hit most of the right emotional beats.
- 5/5 High marks for imagination. It’s an interesting take and expansion on The Little Mermaid tale.
Conclusion:
If you enjoy rewritten fairy tales, this is a solid choice to check out.
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