A review by apalershadeofwhite
Dark Mermaids by Anne Lauppe-Dunbar

4.0

I loved the plot of this book! I think Sophia's character arc was really well done and I was very satisfied with the ending. Unfortunately, though, the writing style wasn't my favourite...

For example, I would be really into a paragraph and suddenly the narration would turn jumpy like the use of "stop" or "look" or other unnecessary two word sentences. I find the use of an abundance of tiny sentences containing 3 or 4 words, sometimes even 1 word, very jarring when reading. I love when small sentences are use for bluntness, but in this book they're used so often that it catches me off guard and not in the way you want when reading a book. It takes me out of the reading train of thought and I have to work hard to get back I to the flow of things.

Similarly, there were random capitalisation of certain words and phrases which I thought was really weird. Other than my issue with the writing style, I really enjoyed this novel!