![]() ![]() Barnum, during the years when he created and ran Barnum’s American Museum, filled with marvels and oddities. Most of the story takes place in New York City and focuses on the larger-than-life personality of showman P.T. Henry images how things might have gone down if Barnum had managed to get his hands on a real mermaid. Barnum and his ability to create astounding attractions. The Mermaid is filled with so many interesting historical details about the life of P.T. ![]() With such a vibrant, happy looking cover, would there be any of her trademark darkness between the covers? Well, the answer to that question is mostly no, but I really enjoyed this, even without the darker elements. I’m a big fan of Christina Henry’s darker books like Alice and Lost Boy, and so I was a little hesitant when I saw the cover of her latest, The Mermaid. The expression in them was not of a fellow human but one who was apart from humanity and looked at him as something strange and curious. They were grey as the storm that boiled below them, the constant swirl and crash that was the sea. Those eyes were not of the shore, he thought. The nitty-gritty: A lovely blend of history and fantasy, The Mermaidis a beautifully written ode to the sea and one of the iconic creatures who lives there. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review. I received this book for free from the Publisher in exchange for an honest review. ![]()
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