A retelling of the little mermaid. The story starts with a prelude of Pearl's sorrowful wedding day. The first chapter, however, takes you back to her discovery by a fisherman. Each chapter starts with a new glimpse of her wedding day and then proceeds to show you more of her childhood as a fisherman's daughter.
I think the oddest change for me was the lack of presence of the sea witch in this story. She definintely plays a role, but it is very subdued and her actual exposure time in this novel is very limited. Ms. Viguie includes an interesting twist by uping the ante and placing more lives at risk with the sea witch's curses.
One of the most important things for me, a happy ending. Ms. Viguie definitely delivers a happy ending. Not the one I had thought the story was leading to, but happy never the less.
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