The book opens on a kind of depressing note. I was honestly stunned by how much I enjoyed this book. Something cheap, plasticy and full of filler. (Fortunately, I grew out of my obsession.)Įven though I haven't seen the movie, I still really enjoyed the book.

To this day, I still have a fascination with mermaids.

I stumbled around the pool until my mom came out and found me with my towel soaking wet. One of the best 'mermaid moments' I remember is when I wrapped my dry towel around my legs and jumped into the pool with it. I promptly slipped and fell down the slide my face landing in the water. The first time I did this, I was able to get to the top, proudly singing my lungs out. Every time, I was in the pool I would pull up the tiny little baby slide we had and I would pull my tiny body up onto it, reenacting the scene where Ariel bursts out of the water singing her lungs out. From age five and a few years onward, I was obsessed with mermaids. (I also didn't know there was still slavery, what the internet was, etc). At five, I didn't really care because I had no idea what it was. (That plan backfired on them horribly.) 2) They deemed Ariel's outfit too inappropriate. 1) Ariel was sassy and disobeyed her parent(s). Mainly, because my parents didn't want me seeing it for two reasons. Partly because I wasn't alive when it was in theaters. Many thanks to Disney for sending me a copy in exchange for an honest review

There is a reader for every book, sadly, I just wasn't the reader for this one. Then again, I could end up being completely in the minority opinion on this, so, bottom line, if this sounds interesting to you, pick it up! I think for people who are hella nostalgic over that movie, this book just won't have the right tone. I think maybe if you aren't as familiar with The Little Mermaid animated Disney film, you may actually enjoy this one more. It was just the story focus was much more political and there were odd little details everywhere. Y'all, Ursula slays, so I am fine with that. It began years after the final events of The Little Mermaid, the twist being that Ursula had won and was now married to Prince Eric. Then one plot element will change, be 'twisted', and the rest of the book will explore what could have happened following the new plot twist. The other books I have read in the series follow the events of the Disney movies fairly closely in the beginning. The format of this one worked against it as well, IMO. I finished the lastest edition to the Twisted Tales line-up, Mirror, Mirror, last month and really enjoyed it.Ĭompared to that one, which does have a different author, this one felt very flat and forced. It makes me sad because I really love this Twisted Tales series as a whole.

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