I knew about this unusual perspective before starting the book and I wasn't sure how it would work, but it does a wonderful job of constructing the world for the reader, both the history and the present. I thoroughly enjoyed the alternating perspectives: Lorali, Rory and, yes, The Sea. With beautiful, well-written characters and a story like no other, Lorali takes us under the sea. Lorali has turned her back on her destiny to be an underwater princess in the Whirl, and has become human – a walker. Lorali begins with the arrival of a naked mermaid on Hastings pier, discovered by Rory on his sixteenth birthday. I started reading, not knowing what to expect, and then, a few hours later, I had finished. I wouldn't normally be drawn to a mermaid book and I'm not sure that I've ever read one before, but I picked up Lorali because:ġ) After reading Hi So Much, I trusted Laura Dockrill to create amazing contemporary characters
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