Give the water the rest is an interesting fantasy story
about a true monster. The opening describes Emile as someone with scales and
gills in water, but it isn’t until later on that we find out that he and his
sister are mermaids. At first I thought maybe he was an alligator, but when he
could walk around like a human I thought maybe a shark hybrid, because he
describes his shark teeth. While it is clear from the beginning that he is not
human it is not completely clear that he is a mermaid until it is told to the
audience.
The story is very interesting and moves at a very bisque
pace, making it easy to read. I am wondering about the mermaid world. Are they
the only mermaids? What is their life like when they’re not killing or raping
humans? Also eternal youth is mentioned in the end. If that is something they
have then maybe that should up earlier and play a bigger role.
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