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The Mermaid's Madness (Princess #2)

by Jim C. Hines (Goodreads Author)

3.91 of 5 stars 3.91 · rating details · 1,310 ratings · 153 reviews

There is an old story — you might have heard it — about a young mermaid, the daughter of a king, who saved the life of a human prince and fell in love.

So innocent was her love, so pure her devotion, that she would pay any price for the chance to be with her prince. She gave up her voice, her family, and the sea, and became human. But the prince had fallen in love with anot...more

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Jan 10, 2011 Liz rated it 5 of 5 stars

Wow, so, the second book is better than the first. Not that I disliked the first at all, but it really was an introduction compared to this one.

First off: I GOT IN EVERYONE'S HEADS. It was fun! I liked that. Not that Danielle was a bad POV in the first one, it's just I was intensely curious about the other princesses's thought processes.

Second off: I am so happy with the gay in this book. Like, normally I have to wade through pages and pages of ilk about how some female protagonist lurves some g...more

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Feb 23, 2013 Linda Jaejoong rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Endlich gehen die Abenteuer von Danielle, Talia und Schnee weiter!! Diesmal verschlägt es sie in das Reich der Undinen. Eigentlich sollte es eine nette Reise werden um alten Freunden die Ehre zu erweisen, aber leider kommt mal wieder alles anders als erwartet. Königin Beatrice wird bei einem Angriff schwer verletzt und Danielle, Talia und Schnee müssen sich auf eine gefährliche Reise begeben und die Königin zu retten, aber auch im einen Krieg gegen die Undinen zu verhindern. Derweil sammelt Lire...more

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Jan 27, 2013 Katie rated it 3 of 5 stars

This book was a little more cinematic than the Stepsister Scheme, what with the mermaids and their "inhumanly wide eyes," but overall I didn't devour it as voraciously as I did its prequel. There were several points, particularly in describing Snow's magic at the end, as it captures air spirits, that could be translated rather as "Er...this problem needs to be solved, so...MAGIC!", but I didn't mind too much. The author is still writing feminist books for young adults (and adults who love YA boo...more

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Nov 04, 2012 Mike rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: 2012

Things I liked about this book:
Complex characters. Different individuals have different motivations, and despite being drawn from fairy tales aren't exclusively hero or villain.

Interesting plot turns. Related to the previous point, it is not always clear who is a protagonist and who is an antagonist, and this makes for more interesting of reading.

Things I didn't like about this book:
Poor continuity from previous story. Several plot elements from the first book which were to be resolved after the...more

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Nov 11, 2011 Rea rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: fantasy, fairy-tale-retellings

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I enjoyed the first book of the Princess series but felt that it dragged at times when it lost my attention. This second book worked much better for me – maybe it was because I preferred the setting (the sea here vs. Fairytown in the previous book) but I’m more inclined to think that it’s probably because the plot seemed more concise in this one.

Jim C. Hines takes elements from the traditional fairy tales and plays with them, taking them closer to their darker roots...more Full review can be found here.

I enjoyed the first book of the Princess series but felt that it dragged at times when it lost my attention. This second book worked much better for me – maybe it was because I preferred the setting (the sea here vs. Fairytown in the previous book) but I’m more inclined to think that it’s probably because the plot seemed more concise in this one.

Jim C. Hines takes elements from the traditional fairy tales and plays with them, taking them closer to their darker roots, because in life we don’t always get our happily ever after. So Danielle, Cinderella, is probably the luckiest of the characters. Even though her husband was kidnapped in the first book, she and the other princesses managed to rescue him. Talia, Sleeping Beauty, was not awoken by the chaste kiss of her Prince Charming, and Snow’s seven dwarves were a far cry from the jolly men who work in a mine and sing a happy song. In this book we also meet Lirea (anagram of Ariel in case you hadn’t noticed) who begged her human prince to marry her so that she too could assume permanent human form. He refused her and she killed him, shattering her sanity. Not quite “and they lived happily ever after.”

Each of the three princesses brings her own personal added extra to the fold: Danielle can talk to animals; Talia is proficient in combat; and Snow is a sorceress. They all also have very different voices: Danielle’s tends to be caring and pragmatic; Talia’s is guarded and always on the verge of a violent outbreak; and Snow’s tends to be light-hearted fun. Considering the parody nature of these books, I think Snow’s is my favourite voice. Also, Snow was the character who seemed to undergo the biggest character growth in this book. There was a lot of focus on her coming to control her magic powers but also facing the reality of what she’s doing to others with them (I adored the passage about the ship’s cook refusing to make breakfast after the peas, screaming in agony, had tried to climb out of the pot the previous evening.)

I found Lirea to be an interesting foe because of the way that she could never really control herself what with the voices of her madness whispering to her. I much preferred her to the stepsisters in the first book. I’ll admit that I also felt sorry for her because, despite her actions, she is ultimately the victim of other people’s madness and prejudices.(less)

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Aug 11, 2011 Jessica Strider rated it 5 of 5 stars

Hans Christian Anderson's The Little Mermaid is a horribly depressing story. Jim Hines takes that story and makes it even more horrifying. So yet another princess missed out on her 'happily ever after'. Only this time the princess strikes back. Against those who hurt her and those who want to help her.

The Mermaid's Madness begins with the Lorindar nobles welcoming the return of the undine (merfolk) from their annual hybernation. Only this time the undine aren't happy to see the humans. The subse...more

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Jul 23, 2011 Riccarla Roman rated it 4 of 5 stars

I loved this continuation of "The Stepsister Scheme". Once again Danielle (Cinderella), Snow White, and Talia (Sleeping Beauty but don't call her that) must save the kingdom of Lorindar, this time from the undine (mermaids). Every year, the kingdom sends a tribute of strawberries to the undine. It's a tradition. But this year the queen of the undine, Lirea, has gone crazy, killing her father, attempting to kill her sister, and demanding gold as a tribute or the all ships will be attacked. She ev...more

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Sep 11, 2010 Paul rated it 4 of 5 stars

In the Stepsister Scheme, Mr. Jim Hines came up with a clever fantasy conceit, reimagining Snow White and Sleeping Beauty as kick-butt action heroines that could stand toe to toe with the likes of Sarah Connor, River Tam, and Ripley. Princess Cinderella, Danielle Whiteshore, joins their duo in an effort to find her husband, the Prince, who has been kidnapped, with faerie magic aid, by her evil stepsisters.

In the Mermaid's Madness, we turn to the sea. The relationship between the island kingdom o...more In the Stepsister Scheme, Mr. Jim Hines came up with a clever fantasy conceit, reimagining Snow White and Sleeping Beauty as kick-butt action heroines that could stand toe to toe with the likes of Sarah Connor, River Tam, and Ripley. Princess Cinderella, Danielle Whiteshore, joins their duo in an effort to find her husband, the Prince, who has been kidnapped, with faerie magic aid, by her evil stepsisters.

In the Mermaid's Madness, we turn to the sea. The relationship between the island kingdom of Lorindar and the merfolk of the sea have necessarily been amicable for a long time. When the annual meeting turns deadly, the three princesses have to uncover old secrets, discover the truth of the Mermaid's Madness, and even save the life of their Queen. In the aftermath of the attack, her life, and her soul hang by the slenderest of threads.

And, as best they can, kick some butt.

Although the Stepsister Scheme was never as light and frothy as it seemed to be, the Mermaid's Madness does strongly rejigger the balance between lightness and more serious matters. The threat to the Queen comes across on the page as far more serious than the threat to Armand in the first novel. In addition, the revelations of how and why the Princess' antagonists are acting are much more complex than the relatively straightforward motivations of the first book. Snow White's mirror magic extends and evolves, Danielle learns what it means to step up and be a Princess, and Talia's secret, unrequited love is revealed. This is all good character development. I appreciate a series where the author avoids the Scylla and Charybdis of no character development on the one hand, or radical and unrealistic development on the other.

So one might say that the Mermaid's Madness is a more mature book than the previous one. The writing still is strong, and the episodes of humor and levity do not clash against that darker, mature tone that I mentioned. And its damned entertaining. The central concept of the first book, of Disney Princesses as heroines that take charge, still is in full flower. Oh, and I love how the story of Ariel is transmogrified into something as tragic as the original Hans Christian Andersen story, and yet has unique elements to Hines' universe as well.

I look forward to reading the third and final book in the series.(less)

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Jul 15, 2010 Loraine rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: read-in-2010

I'm not altogether sure what to make of this book. It was ok, I guess, if you can divorce part of your mind from the fairy tales you're familiar with and let the characters stand on their own. However, with so many references to those stories, that's pretty difficult to do.

The premise of this book is an alternate swing on the tale of the Little Mermaid, where the mermaid doesn't die to save her prince and she doesn't live happily ever after with him, either (thank you Disney). She kills him, ins...more

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Mar 22, 2010 Chris rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: andersen, cinderella, sleeping-beauty-rapunzel, snow-white, favorites, jimchines, mermaids-selkies, fantasy-fairy-tales-influ, feminist-fiction

I read this just after I read The Stepsister Scheme. This book answers some questions raised in the first and continues the characterization started in the first.

Like the first novel, Hines seems to be writing in repsonse to the Disney Princesses trend. The princesses in his book, however, are far from passive. In this book, Hines tackles the story of "The Little Mermaid", relying more on the Andersen version of the story instead of the Disney bastard version.

It's a fairy tale for grown ups. Unl...more

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Dec 24, 2009 Mfred rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: fairy-tale-retelling, fantasy

If The Stepsister Scheme was great plotting and great action, but fell short on characterization-- then the Mermaid's Madness is a stroke of genius.

Snow, Thalia/Sleeping Beauty, and Danielle/Cinderella find themselves on the brink of war with the sea, after a mermaid princess attempts to murder Queen Beatrice. Beatrice is left barely alive, and the mermaid princess Lyria has declared death to humans. Each is connected to Beatrice in a deeply personal way, so the attack is both politically danger...more

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Apr 28, 2013 David rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition Recommends it for: mad mermaids, Disney princesses

Shelves: female-protagonist, faeries, fairy-tales, fantasy, fantasy-medieval, audiobook, mermaids

This is an endearing light fantasy series, like a Disney Princess adventure for grown-ups. Although billed as "the darker side of fairy tales," Jim Hines doesn't really get dark-dark, he just takes traditional fairy tales and treats them as stories about adults in a fantasy world.

In The Stepsister Scheme, we were introduced to Danielle Whiteshore, aka "Cinderella," newly married to Prince Armand and just learning that her mother-in-law Queen Beatrice has a predilection for collecting girls in tr...more This is an endearing light fantasy series, like a Disney Princess adventure for grown-ups. Although billed as "the darker side of fairy tales," Jim Hines doesn't really get dark-dark, he just takes traditional fairy tales and treats them as stories about adults in a fantasy world.

In The Stepsister Scheme, we were introduced to Danielle Whiteshore, aka "Cinderella," newly married to Prince Armand and just learning that her mother-in-law Queen Beatrice has a predilection for collecting girls in trouble with unusual gifts. Hence, Snow White and Talia, aka "Sleeping Beauty," both of whom come from their own tragic real-life fairy tales. The three women go forth to rescue Armand from malevolent faeries, and a buddy team-up fantasy series is born.

In book two, the threat is mermaids. Yup, Hines adapts the tale of The Little Mermaid this time. Lirea, the mermaid who fell in love with a human prince, has subsequently gone mad, killed her own sister and her father, and has taken over her tribe and is leading the Undines (merfolk) in a war against the humans. Danielle, Snow, and Talia discover trouble brewing on a diplomatic mission to the Undines that goes badly wrong. Lirea is apparently hunting for her surviving younger sister, convinced by the voices in her head that her little sister (and everyone else) is trying to kill her.

Hines is definitely writing in response to, though not in imitation of, the Disney versions we are all familiar with. Lirea is no Ariel (her sister is a little closer), but we do get a Sea Witch, far more complex than the Disney version (first she's evil, then she's not, then she is) and a more complicated version of the "mermaid and her human prince" story (they were in love - no, he was a cad who used and abandoned her - no, he was actually in love with her - they were married - no they weren't). There's also a lot of magic treated with some complexity as well, as the details of what really happened to Lirea, what her grandmother the sea witch is really up to, and how Cinderella, Snow, and Talia will save the day all depends on understanding how certain spells work.

Snow White and Danielle both "level up" a bit in this book, while Talia is still the same bad-ass she was in the first book, but what she gets more of is character development. We learn a little more about her background — specifically, how she came to the Kingdom of Lorindar and wound up under Queen Bea's protection — and her love for Snow, revealed in the first book, is revealed to more people in this one. I am not sure where Hines will go with this, since so far, Snow seems pretty heterosexual, constantly flirting, and, it's strongly implied, going well beyond flirting, with anything in trousers. I suppose for many fans it would be a "happy ending" if Snow reciprocates Talia's feelings, but an unrequited love seems more likely.

There is a bittersweet happy ending, a twist or two on the traditional ending of the Little Mermaid's tale, and generally things are wrapped up in a satisfying manner while leaving a few dangling threads (like Talia's so-far unrequited love) for the next book.

This isn't brilliant fantasy, but it's very enjoyable fantasy written with a thoroughly modern sensibility — the characters are living in a medieval fantasy world, and somehow they manage to act like enlightened people without outright spouting 21st century viewpoints. The presence of non-straight characters does not come off as gimmicky or an arbitrary checking off of diversity boxes, nor is there any hint of exploitation. And of course, this is a book with multiple strong female characters - in fact, a ton of them - but not all are in the Exceptional Woman Who Is Superior to Any Man mold. The men don't suffer for the badassitude of the ladies, though they do tend to be more minor characters.(less)

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Mar 18, 2013 Bethany Harvey rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: fantasy, brain-candy

I enjoyed the first book, but felt that it never quite lived up to its potential. This one was much better. It's darker and seemed less about all the shiny worldbuilding and more focused on the plot.

And I love Snow in this one. In the first book she seemed kind of ditzy, but in this book we actually get some scenes from her point of view, and she's a much more complex character. Although this book doesn't seem to have one main character, Snow is the one who gets the most character development.

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Aug 10, 2012 Catherine Thompson rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: fantasy

What if fairytale princesses didn't exactly live happily ever after? That's partly what informs Jim C. Hines' The Mermaid's Madness.

Danielle, the former Cinderella and now princess of Lorindar, accompanies her mother-in-law Queen Beatrice, Snow White, and no-longer-sleeping beauty Talia to the annual gathering of undine--merfolk to the uninitiated. But instead of the usual gift exchange, they encounter Lirea, queen of the undine tribe of Ilowkira, who is a mermaid on a mission: to unite all the...more

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Apr 14, 2012 Mirjam rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: fairy-tale, fantasy

Jim C. Hines's amusingly dark version of cute fairy tales and their NOT so happily ever after conclusions are a real treat! In The Mermaid's Madness the three kick-ass heroines I have grown to love in The Stepsister Scheme are taking on The Little Mermaid. To save Queen Bea they have to discover what happened between Lirea and her Hiladi prince. It is a race against the clock with merfolk on their tail trying to stop them any way they can, but Danielle, Talia and Snow are not the kind to throw i...more

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Jan 19, 2011 Erica Frey rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: read-in-2011

I loved this! I read the first book some time back, and while I enjoyed it, the second book was so much better. I can't wait to read the third book.

Snow White, Cinderella and Sleeping Beauty continue their adventures in The Mermaid's Madness. Hines continues to flesh out the characters, as well as the world they live in. While at sea, the little mermaid attacks the Queen, Cinderella's mother-in-law, and it is (of course) up to the ladies to save her. They're joined by a magical ship, a dryad, a...more

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Jul 01, 2012 Jennifer rated it 4 of 5 stars

In some ways better, in other ways not quite as good, as it's predecessor. I thought the first book did a much better job of creating and maintaining a fairy tale atmosphere. This one chose instead to go for the roller coaster ride jugular -- and it connected -- but at the cost of losing that aura I liked so well. Still, I'm a huge fan of all things mermaid, so I really enjoyed his take on undine society, philosophy, and manners. (Gotta love the 'consort' business at the end!)

As always, Hines ne...more

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Feb 22, 2010 {eri} rated it 5 of 5 stars Recommends it for: everyone! ;] it has a little of everything

Recommended to {eri} by: Tyler

Shelves: princess, own

Wow. So "totally awesome" and "best Valentine's Day present" only begin to describe the love I have for this book. Although I could have easily and gladly spent my weekend tearing through it, I painfully made this book last from Valentine's Day until the night of the 19th. This book had everything I could ask for. Magic. Princesses. Danger. Mermaids. Swords. It was just...fantastic. I was scared it was going to be cheesy or stupid but it was quite the opposite.

The fact that I have been reading...more

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Sep 29, 2009 CJ - Secret Charm rated it 4 of 5 stars Recommends it for: faerie tale fans, Violette Malan fans

Shelves: fantasy, faerie-tale-with-a-twist

Honestly, the book is more of a 3.5. I enjoyed this book and I will enjoy reading the rest of the series but something just felt off for me in this installment.

I like this series and I like the characters but I felt that even the characters were stumbling about to figure out what was going on and why they were involved.

It was a darker book, dealing with madness, betrayal and whether or not to trust oneself. I enjoyed the growth of Danielle and Snow, I even liked that we got to see more of Beatri...more

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Dec 28, 2011 Andrea Blythe rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: fiction, favorites, fic-fantasy, fic-retellings

Cinderella (aka Danielle), Sleeping Beauty (aka Talia), and Snow White again find themselves in dire circumstances. During an annual ceremony to greet the undine (merefolk), one of the mermaid's attacks in a fit of madness brought on after the human she loved abandoned her. The queen is left injured and it's up to the trio to find a way to save her.

One of the things I love about this series is the subtle complexity to each of the characters. To try to describe the characters -- Talia is kick as...more

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Mar 05, 2011 Denyse Loeb rated it 4 of 5 stars

I'm really enjoying the twists Hines is bringing to the gentle fairy tales we've since childhood. I liked the tone in Mermaid better than Stepsister primarily because the flippancy was much less heavy handed and there seemed to be a bit more depth to the characters and the plot overall. And Hines takes his characters forward, allowing previous events to change them both positively and negatively without having them become something unrecognizable to the reader.

As before, Hines builds upon the ch...more

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Aug 26, 2010 Danika rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: fairytale, princess

The second in a series about kick-ass princesses, this book didn't quite flop as a sequel. Which was a relief since I already have the third book ready and waiting for me. A constant complaint I have with books is the pacing. I had no issues with this while reading The Mermaid's Madness. Though it was a hair slow getting started, almost painfully so, the action started up very soon and kept going.

The character of Danielle grated on my nerves and it was nice to see some development of Snow but th...more

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Jul 30, 2010 Sam F rated it 4 of 5 stars

I loved the first of this series. I've got a thing for fairy tales, and I kind of adore how Mr. Hines twists the tales. His Sleeping Beauty will never have me looking at the tale the same way again. The Snow White will now forever be a flirt in my mind. And even though I've never really liked Cinderella, I'm kind of in love with Danielle.
There were parts of the books that got a little bit muddled, but overall, the plot was solid, twisting and turning and definitely keeping my interest. But reall...more

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Nov 24, 2009 Sbuchler rated it 2 of 5 stars

Shelves: scifi-fantasy, read-in-2009

Genre: Fantasy (specifically the Fractured Fairy Tales variety)

The cover is the best part of this book, imho. The cover totally rocks. The previous novel in the series was a fun, comedic, fractured fairy tale, a.k.a. "what happens next to Cinderella".

The main plot of this novel is a twist on the Little Mermaid myth. It's incredibly dark (but not explicitly so, mostly). Harkening to the original version of the tale, not the happily-ever-after Disney version. The subplot is also rather dark and so...more Genre: Fantasy (specifically the Fractured Fairy Tales variety)

The cover is the best part of this book, imho. The cover totally rocks. The previous novel in the series was a fun, comedic, fractured fairy tale, a.k.a. "what happens next to Cinderella".

The main plot of this novel is a twist on the Little Mermaid myth. It's incredibly dark (but not explicitly so, mostly). Harkening to the original version of the tale, not the happily-ever-after Disney version. The subplot is also rather dark and something of a downer. While there is occasional one-line quips that are funny, this book is not lighthearted nor does it really qualify as a comedy. It is a fractured fairy tale, but almost all the character development and character revelations happened in the previous novel; so despite there being a ticking time bomb driving the plot, it didn't feel to me like there was much driving the novel. Especially since the main character (Princess Danielle Whiteshore, a.k.a. Cinderella) is not really affected by the subplot, and she's fairly peripheral to the main plot, except for continually restating that they need to fix the queen (who's the ticking time bomb).

There are positive things going for this novel, although they are something of a spoiler: Danielle (and her companions) are mislead into befriending the villainess. Even after it becomes apparent the villainess’ goals no long align with the "good guys" goals, the good guys don't get to behave as if it's a black-and-white situation, as they still need the villainess to accomplish their goal. The intersecting motivations/goals is well done, as is the misinterpreting of the villainess, without her being "the bestest schemer ever" OR the heroine being stupid. Danielle is somewhat naive, and tends to give people the benefit of the doubt - like real life, sometimes this is a good trait, and sometimes not. Seeing the negative side of this trait is a refreshing attitude to see in high-adventure stories.

I think I would've liked the book better if I hadn't expected it to be funny, or to be character-driven.
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Mar 26, 2011 Ryn rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: adult-fantasy

This was quite well done, and I was pleasantly surprised by the end of it! Hines does a good job of the build-up, and Snow, Talia, and Danielle have such great backstories and personalities that they were fascinating to read about.

The ending was a little bit hard to understand and I'm still not quite sure what happened, but to be honest I was more captivated by the characters (including the villain!) than by the intracacies of magic that was going on. I loved how they were all 'believably' kick...more

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Feb 20, 2010 Joshua Palmatier rated it 3 of 5 stars

I've just finished The Mermaid's Madness, the second book in the Princess series by Jim C. Hines. The main premise behind this series is that Danielle, Snow, and Talia (otherwise known of as Cinderella, Snow White, and Sleeping Beauty) kick ass and take names, usually in that order. In the first book, The Stepsister Scheme, they take on Danielle's stepsisters, understandably a little bitter but who take it too far. In this book, they deal with the "happily ever after" of the real Little Mermaid,...more

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Jun 25, 2012 Rhys rated it 4 of 5 stars

This book was just as good as the first, if not better. It didn't disappoint!

Snow still has her charm about her, with poking her tongue out in response to certain things said to her. That in itself is almost humbling, considering her dark past with her mother. It's reassuring for non-fictional people such as myself to be able to see through the eyes of characters within fiction who have had a rough go of it and still maintain such light within themselves. It's inspiring.

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Jan 14, 2011 Hallie added it

Shelves: fantasy

I don't know how to rate this! I think it's very well done, and think the idea of taking three of the most famous fairy tale princesses and following what happens after "ever after" (for Cinderella), or telling the *real* story (Snow White and Sleeping Beauty) is a great one. But I don't think the way it's done is exactly my cup of tea. Which isn't to say anything critical about the books, as this really is a personal preference thing. I think what I find hard is the mix of really dark - and not...more

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May 15, 2013 Terra Harmony rated it 4 of 5 stars

I've read several mermaid books lately, and honestly couldn't finish most. So glad to have found this book! It is the second of a series, but stands alone well (I haven't read the first book). Basically, three kick-ass princesses (Snow White, Cinderella, and Sleeping Beauty) work together to save the mermaid kingdom from, well...the mermaids themselves.

Several fairy tales (including The Little Mermaid) is intertwined into the book, all with a twist. Magic and elemental powers is icing on the cak...more

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Apr 02, 2012 Rekall rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: female-mc, adult, 3rd-person-pov, fantasy, male-author

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Jim C. Hines' latest book is LIBRIOMANCER, a modern-day fantasy about a magic-wielding librarian, a dryad, a secret society founded by Johannes Gutenberg, a flaming spider, and an enchanted convertible. He's also the author of the PRINCESS series of fairy tale retellings as well as the humorous GOBLIN QUEST trilogy. His short fiction has appeared in more than 40 magazines and anthologies, includin...more

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