![]() ![]() Gender identity is a prominent theme, with positive representations of a character who is both genders and another who is genderless. Strong language is rare (including "s-t" and "ass"). 3.80 8,443 Ratings 1,656 Reviews published 2020 10 editions. ![]() People drink mermaid's blood and hallucinate and lose memories. A couple of characters are alcoholics with negative effects described. There are a few sensual kisses and light making out without graphic detail or mention of body parts. ![]() Violence includes slitting throats, a graphic description of waterboarding, implied rape, mention of sexual slavery, cutting off a finger as punishment, a brutal lashing, threats of poisoning, mass execution, and a gunshot to the head, often with descriptions of blood and detailed descriptions of pain. Of course, there are sacrifices required of the Little Mermaid, which serves to make the Sea. It has violence and adult themes that make it for teens, not kids. The Sea Witch gives the Little Mermaid a liquid concoction that will temporarily turn her into a human. Parents need to know that Maggie Tokuda-Hall's The Mermaid, the Witch, and the Sea is a fantasy adventure that explores the issue of imperialism and involves a romance between a gender-fluid pirate and an imperial teen noblewoman. A strikingly original and accomplished debut, The Mermaid, the Witch, and the Sea reads like an undiscovered classic with impressively modern flair. ![]()
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