Pages: 304
Published: September 4th 2012
Publisher: Little, Brown
My Source: ARC
My Review:
Fathomless
is a dark retelling of The Little Mermaid (not the Disney version.)
It's
filled with monsters, love, and many complex ideas. I recommend it
for anyone who enjoys reading about darker sides of fairy tales.
This
story was definitely different than an average YA novel. Most of
everything/everyone in the book could be taken as a metaphor or
symbol. One of the main themes was Good versus Evil, and I had a hard
time telling who represented what. Part of the fun was trying to
figure it out.
My
main annoyance was how dramatized the 'love triangle' was. It's in
quotes, because I don't even think of it was a love triangle. Two
parts of the 'triangle' barely even had any scenes together. If this
book was meant to be about romance, then I don't think it did so
well. The book didn't need to be about romance, its darkness and
writing were already working perfectly. It was just annoying when one
character freaks out because the other two are spending time
together.
Ah,
the characters. I really liked Naida/Lo, although it was tough
telling which was which because they had very similar writing-voices.
She was my favorite character, because of how different she was from
everyone else. She kept a common goal, and that was admirable.
Whereas I didn't like reading Celia's POV. I felt like her
introverted to extroverted personality changed too quickly before I
even got a chance to know her. Also, I did like the additions of her
sisters but they could have gotten a better back story. Jude was not
a swoon-worthy love interest at all. I don't know how to explain it,
but he was just too average for me to root for any romance.
Like
the plot twists, the ending came out of nowhere! It was definitely a
safe ending, but at the same time it wasn't expected. I wasn't totally satisfied with
it, because I still have some questions about the characters, and
what will happen, etc. With the dark theme in this book, it was a bit
out of character to have such a safe ending. But it didn't ruin my
opinion overall.
I
recommend this to anyone who is in the mood for a dark fairytale!
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