Happily, Ardnek made the two stories and sets of characters work together really nicely. Enna, her Anne Elliot/Little Mermaid character, was as retiring, thoughtful, and wise as Anne Elliot, but with some of the longings and disappointed hopes of Hans Christian Andersen's original Little Mermaid.
It was great getting to see lots of characters from earlier books in this series, especially since this is their last adventure. I would have liked a little more resolution at the end, which is mostly a personal issue -- I love resolution, and books/stories with more open endings tend not to be my favorites. Still, I feel like all the characters I have come to care about have a good chance at a happy and safe future, so I am pleased.
Particularly Good Bits:
Enna was used to people talking about her as though she wasn't there. She wasn't used to being defended (p. 34).
"Austere alone knows the future, but we can prepare for it as best we can " (p. 104).
"Focus, Enna," she whispered to herself. "Thinking about how much there is to think about isn't going to help at all" (p. 189).
If This was a Movie, I Would Rate It: G. No real violence to speak of, no cussing, no smut.
This has been my 56th book read from my TBR shelves for #TheUnreadShelfProject2023.
I just learned that there is a British mini-series being filmed right now about why Jane Austen's older sister Cassandra burned all of Jane's letters after her death. It's some kind of mystery or something. I'm sure we'll see it on PBS eventually. Apparently it's based on the 2020 book "Miss Austen" by Gill Hornby. I'm sure all Austen fans will be interested!
ReplyDeleteDebra, well, that certainly sounds interesting! I've heard of that book, but not that they're making a mini-series.
DeleteThis sounds like a cute combo!
ReplyDeleteChloe, it works really well! Lots of similarities between Persuasion and Little Mermaid, as far as themes about loyalty, selfishness, inter-generational family conflict, and sacrifice.
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