Cassandra’s Reviews > Mermaids Never Drown: Tales to Dive For > Status Update

Aww I think this was one of my favorites (end of story 14). It was so beautifully realized and perfectly blended the mermaid worldbuilding with themes of immigration and racism. 5 stars ✨

“Why are you so tense tonight?” “Because you’re being judgmental and pushy. You can try to help without offering a commentary on everything you think my family has done wrong.”

You tell him girl 👏🏼👏🏼

End of story 13, I need to know what happened bruh did she die or not 🙄 really interesting worldbuilding here, I would’ve loved a full novel of this. 4 Stars ✨

I’m getting the heebee jeebies from this guy

End of story 12. Today I learned what a manananggal is 😭 how horrifying Lmaooo. This one was so weird and gross but definitely unique. Great narrative voice. 3.5 Stars ✨

Why isn’t it anyone’s first instinct when a supernatural secret of there’s is revealed to be like “oh WTF IS GOING ON HELP ME” and just pretend you too have no clue what’s happening to you. That would be my instinct XD

End of story 11 (?) — it was alright. Never cared much for the characters, they tried shoehorning in a romance, and there wasn’t enough interesting lore to keep me, well, interested. Well written though. 3 Stars ✨

Can we stop shoehorning in romance to these stories 🙄

Don’t even think about kissing her y’all just met and she’s human 🙄