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Shimmerfish<\/em>\u00a0by Bethany Browning<\/a><\/strong>
\nSonoma MediaWorks (October 2023)<\/strong>
\n126 pages; $4.99 paperback<\/strong>
\nReviewed by Chandra Claypool (Instagram<\/a>) (TikTok<\/a>)<\/strong><\/div>\n
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Shimmerfish<\/em> is a coming-of-age horror about a young woman who flees abuse and finds a new world filled with the enchantments of mermaiding. She’s got her tail, her mer-sona and a mer-name, but something feels fishy, and she’s forced to confront her deepest fears in order to uncover the truth.<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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\"coverInstantly I’m intrigued and I LOVE mermaid horror so tag me in!\u00a0 And while there ARE mermaids here, they’re only people pretending to be mermaids and not actually real ones.\u00a0 Cue disappointment.\u00a0 But we do have mer-witches!<\/div>\n
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I am a huge fan of good word play but there was a bit too much for my taste in this read. I was most definitely fin-ished at 31% through. A hundred mer-cent \u2026. It is not mer-mazing unfortunately.\u00a0\u00a0Do you hear me, sea-ster?\u00a0\"?\"<\/span><\/p>\n

I like the concept of mer-witches but I’m a bit unsure about how I truly feel regarding this\u00a0combo. What the hex.\u00a0 But I did enjoy Anemone as a strange character.<\/p>\n

Amy Jay, who ran away,\u00a0is our main character and I found her to\u00a0be just ok.\u00a0\u00a0I enjoyed some of her\u00a0storyline\u00a0and while I can suspend reality most of the time there\u00a0were\u00a0just too many things happening here that just didn\u2019t make sense.<\/p>\n

This story just wasn\u2019t at all what I was expecting and\u00a0it didn\u2019t\u00a0quite work for me. However, if you have an inkling toward mermaid life (no real mermaids here unfortunately) with a splash of thriller weirdness, grab your mono fin and dive\u00a0right in.<\/p>\n

Shimmerfish<\/em> is a good fit for those seeking a coming-of-age horror story with a unique blend of quirky characters, suspense an a touch of magical realism.\u00a0 Get witchy with it.<\/p>\n

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