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Well, I will admit, I did like Ariel's return to land. And her quick friendship and alliay with Carlotta, the middle aged maid and mom-figure who was kind to Ariel all those years. Still, I'm not sure I have much faith in this book being good. Maybe I'll just table this one for later...

Okay, I'm beginning to fear this book might be even worse than I thought. Ariel's sisters are the worst. (sigh) At least there's a reason for the time gap. I thought there would be none... And I do still feel sympathy for Ariel, but right now, most of what I'm feeling is frustration. Still, at least Jona has a good head on her shoulders. But it's also a bit hard seeing Scuttle as a father and (great) grandfather...

Ten pages in, and I already have some concerns. (Not counting concerns about the summary in and of itself.) Why are we having this prologue take place on land, in a kingdom/territory we don't really know about? I thought we'd be starting out with Ariel's defeat and how Ursula "won". Chapters are still titled with no numbers, much like some other books.