Esther Dalseno

Drown is heartbreakingly perfect.
It's dark, disturbing and as the title states twisted. I loved it.
I haven't read Hans Christian Andersen's original tale so I went into this knowing only that there wouldn't be a happy ending for the little mermaid and her prince. And as much as I loved the Disney movie growing up, I enjoyed this just as much if not more.

"I brought you here to tell you this: sometimes what we are searching for does not exist. We may sacrifice for it, even bleed for it, but it was never meant to be ours."

The little mermaid makes a deal with the sea witch to become human and marry her prince only nothing works out as she intended. She eventually learns that just because she gave up everything for him, the prince does not owe her anything and he does not love her as she assumed he did. It's a heartbreaking revelation yet it's also an important lesson to learn.

From the history of the sea witch and how mermaids came to be, to the little mermaids adjustment to living on land everything in this story blends so wonderfully. Drown is an incredibly well written and descriptive read. I can't recommend it enough.… (mere)