SuitabookBelonging and identity
Lorali runs from her position as princess and destiny, rejects mermaid life and becomes human, while questioning where she belongs.
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Laura Dockrill - Author
This offers an imaginative mermaid adventure centred on identity, belonging and contact between sea and land. Its unusual narrators, shifting viewpoints and inventive mythology may appeal to readers who enjoy atmospheric fantasy, though the conclusion has been found confusing or unsatisfying.
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Sign in for personalised guidanceThis offers an imaginative mermaid adventure centred on identity, belonging and contact between sea and land. Its unusual narrators, shifting viewpoints and inventive mythology may appeal to readers who enjoy atmospheric fantasy, though the conclusion has been found confusing or unsatisfying.
Lorali runs from her position as princess and destiny, rejects mermaid life and becomes human, while questioning where she belongs.
The story alternates between Rory, Lorali and the Sea, with Lorali encountering ordinary human objects and customs as unfamiliar.
Rory tries to hide and protect Lorali while also managing friends and his mother; his father’s departure has affected the family.
Be aware that the story includes romance, betrayal, mystery, death, freak weather, pirates, sirens and sea monsters. Family strain is also present through Rory’s absent father and difficulties involving his mother.
This is a grounded book brief while Suitabook strengthens the analysis: some draft conclusions still depend on unresolved evidence.
Anything not established here remains open; it is not being treated as absent or safe.