The Mermaid, the Witch, and the Sea
Book description
In a world divided by colonialism and threaded with magic, a desperate orphan turned pirate and a rebellious imperial lady find a connection on the high seas.
Aboard the pirate ship Dove, Flora the girl takes on the identity of Florian the man to earn the respect and protection of…
Why read it?
1 author picked The Mermaid, the Witch, and the Sea as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
I can’t help it, I am an absolute sucker for a girl dressing up as a boy. It’s a classic trope in lesbian fiction, and while it’s reminiscent of trans masculine narratives, it’s also a fantastical reflection of butch/femme dynamics, and these two things can co-exist in the literary world. Flora/Florian is a really special protagonist, and her relationship with Evelyn is as exciting as the overall story. Tokuda-Hall has clearly had so much fun weaving in a variety of fantasy elements, throwing us mermaids, witches, pirates, and, of course, the Sea.
From A.E.'s list on queer swashbuckling.
If you love The Mermaid, the Witch, and the Sea...
Empire's Daughter
Lena thinks she knows her future: in her small village, nothing much has changed for two hundred years. Women farm and fish, plant and harvest: a cooperative, productive, peaceful life. Until the day a soldier rides in, to ask the unthinkable of the women: learn to fight. Invasion is imminent,…
Want books like The Mermaid, the Witch, and the Sea?
Our community of 12,000+ authors has personally recommended 84 books like The Mermaid, the Witch, and the Sea.
Share your top 3 reads of 2024!
And get a beautiful page showing off your 3 favorite reads.
1,630
readers submitted
so far, will you?
📚 If you like The Mermaid, the Witch, and the Sea, you might also like...
Stormwalker Series Connections In Time Bain's Story
Finding Family, Discovery, Destiny. This is what nineteen-year-old Bain Brinley is searching for.
In his homeland, far in the mountains, he stepped into what he could only describe as a time-portal and landed in a strange land known as Egypt. Then he falls through another portal during a storm, only…
Not in the Plan
Crushed under writer’s block and a looming deadline, Mack escapes from New York to Seattle. She meets Charlie, a beautiful, generous, nearly bankrupt coffee shop owner recovering from heartbreak. For the first time, Mack has a muse. And then Mack starts using Charlie’s private stories in her novel…
When a…
