Synopsis
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.
Review
This is an original take on the origin story of the Sea Witch from The Little Mermaid. I loved that story follows the Sea Witch from her origins and what made her the Sea Witch she was destined to be. There have been multiple Little Mermaid inspired tales but this was by far the best for me. The others lacked the depth that this beautiful novel does. I loved that this took place in Demark where the tales of the Little Mermaid first written. If you love retellings, villain origin stories and well written fantasies then I would highly recommend this book.
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