Sea Witch

By: Sarah Henning

Narrated by: Billie Fulford-Brown

Length: 8 hrs and 25 mins

Publisher's summary

Wicked meets The Little Mermaid in the captivating origin story of the sea's most iconic villainess, perfect for fans of Heartless and Dorothy Must Die.

Ever since her best friend Anna died, Evie has been an outcast in her small fishing town. Hiding her talents, mourning her loss, drowning in her guilt.

Then a girl with an uncanny resemblance to Anna appears on the shore, and the two girls catch the eyes of two charming princes. Suddenly Evie feels like she might finally have a chance at her own happily ever after.

But magic isn’t kind, and her new friend harbors secrets of her own. She can’t stay in Havnestad - or on two legs - without Evie’s help. And when Evie reaches deep into the power of her magic to save her friend’s humanity - and her prince’s heart - she discovers, too late, what she’s bargained away.

©2018 HarperCollins Publishers (P)2018 HarperCollins Publishers

Sea Witch

I've been looking at this book for a while and I'm happy that I finally got it to listen to. It kept my interest throughout the book.

A fresh take on a classic story

A very enjoyable listen! I went into this book expecting it to be predictable and melodramatic, but it surprised me! It's a well written book with characters that intrigue and surpise you. While the story of the little mermaid and the sea witch might be familiar, this is a fresh take on the classic story. Well worth the read!

A GREAT New Take on the Little Mermaid!!!

fresh take on a classic tale, adding surprising twists to intrigue & keep your attention

Excellent!

Amazing story, the reader brings this book to life and it's a definite listen to!

A Surprising Book

I am just very torn about this book. On one hand, the story stayed with me. A sign it was good and I connected to it. The ending was really sad and amazing! I won’t look at Ursula the same again. On the other hand, it was slow, cliched, and simple. The last part redeemed this book in my eyes. I get all the hate, but it was actually good!

Surprising Good

It was slow start, even after the first death. But man,what a great twist. After ,I'm sure I'm not alone, knowing the original and the santized Disney version, I kept thinking and guessing how this would play out. I was wrong.
I met Sarah Henning at a DC signing if this but I'll,she gave no spoilers,but u did use rich culture from the Danes and it was throughout the story,which did add a little authenticity to her version of the Sea, a Prince, a Little Mermaid and the Sea Witch.

Twist

This is little mermaid with many twist not any of them good. While the narrator did an excellent job I found myself confused on and off by the back and forth. Maybe to be fair it is more me and my attention being divided and not at all the story?

My Favorite Version of TLM (so far)

I've read quite a few different versions of TLM and this had the best back story.

I'm a fan of well written mermaid stories, especially different versions of Hans Christian Anderson's origion The Little Mermaid. A well written back story combined with a good cover story when there is any cross between the sea and the land is a must. I also need more to characters than surface descriptions and bubblegum love.

In this book, the back stories for the female main characters were well fleshed out by the end of the book (including epilogue). The male main characters were left lacking. I was confused by the behavior of the cousin on a few accounts. The prince stayed mostly in line with his character, but he was quite obtuse when it came to things going on in front of his face.

I will listen to this book again, as well as find a copy to read. I was drawn in by a title about a sea witch with reviews and discussion of a mermaid. I couldn't understand where the witch would possibly come from in the entire story as I listened to this dedicated friend miss someone she loved and find someone she felt she needed to save. Then it hit me somewhere at the end, just before it was said explicitly, and I felt like I should have stopped doubting myself when I questioned it hours ago. I wish it had been more of a mystery. That and finding out about the girl from the island with the chaperone and many trunks are two questions I have that won't spoil things.

So Good!!

this sorry is great for people who love the twisted fairy tales or Marissa Meyer books.

twist on the little mermaid

narrator was awesome. she used different voices for the charaters and narration.
book was really good. it definitely kept my interest as to where it was going. a little predictable but we all know the little mermaids story and that the sea witch is well mean. now we just know the reasons behind it.