Sea Witch by Sarah Henning

Sea Witch (The Sea Witch, #1)

by Sarah Henning

The fairy tale you thought you knew...

The story of the Sea Witch, the villainess from Hans Christian Anderson's classic tale The Little Mermaid, told from the viewpoint of the Sea Witch when she was a twelve-year-old girl...

Evie has been wracked with guilt ever since her best friend, Anna, drowned. So when a girl appears on shore with an uncanny resemblance to Anna, Evie befriends her in an effort to make amends. And as the two girls catch the eyes - and hearts - of two charming princes, Evie believes that she might finally have a chance at happy ever after. But is Evie's new friend really who she says she is?

A gripping story of friendship, betrayal and the power of hope...

Reviewed by HekArtemis on

3 of 5 stars

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To be honest I was a little bored for most of the book, wishing it were a little darker, a little less let's make doe eyes at princes. For a book called Sea Witch, there wasn't much in the way of witching.

But then it got to the final quarter and everything changed. Darkness, witching, mermaidiness, yay. I actually started to care a little about the characters, especially Evie and her dad. I was on the edge of my seat waiting for the delicious ending that was finally actually becoming possible. And come it did, not as good as I wanted, but good enough to make up for the first 3/4 of the book.

So yeah, an average book with a great final quarter and a good but not great ending. It hit the "need more dark retellings" spot anyway.

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