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Everyone knows what happens in the end. A mermaid, a prince, a true love’s kiss. But before that young siren’s tale, there were three friends. One feared, one royal, and one already dead.
Ever since her best friend, Anna, drowned, Evie has been an outcast in her small fishing town. A freak. A curse. A witch.
A girl with an uncanny resemblance to Anna appears offshore and, though the girl denies it, Evie is convinced that her best friend actually survived. That her own magic wasn’t so powerless after all. And, as the two girls catch the eyes—and hearts—of two charming princes, Evie believes that she might finally have a chance at her own happily ever after.
But her new friend has secrets of her own. She can’t stay in Havnestad, or on two legs, unless Evie finds a way to help her. Now Evie will do anything to save her friend’s humanity, along with her prince’s heart—harnessing the power of her magic, her ocean, and her love until she discovers, too late, the truth of her bargain.
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My Review: 3/5 Stars
A Little Mermaid retelling with a couple of twists. I was excited to read this when I heard about it. I figured witches, mermaids, sea witches, this has got to be interesting. And it was. Yet at the same time, I was a bit disappointed. The beginning of the story felt pretty slow. I was trudged through hoping it would get better and it honestly didn't until the middle end of the book. If you are familiar with the story The Little Mermaid by Hans Christian Andersen, then you will recognize several parallels. Which again, I thought was cool and exciting, and this story did have some twists that made the book interesting, but at the same time the character development and the plot brought it down. Though the story was called Sea Witch, I weirdly didn't think about this possibly being an origin story for her. By the end of the book that was what I realized and what I found super intriguing. Not my favorite mermaid story, but if you want something a bit different and love Hans Christian Andersen's original story, then you should definitely read this book.
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