“The Mermaid, the Witch, and the Sea is a beautiful confrontation of a book. Maggie Tokuda-Hall explores the cost of violence from every conceivable angle, trusting the reader to follow her intricate story and the complicated characters who inhabit it. Everything has a price, and every adventure takes its toll. The Mermaid, the Witch, and the Sea asks what parts of ourselves we’re willing to sacrifice, and /5(). Deftly entwining swashbuckling action and quiet magic, Maggie Tokuda-Hall's inventive debut novel conjures a diverse cast of characters seeking mastery over their fates while searching for answers to big questions about identity, power, and love/5(). Love in the Library, by Maggie Tokuda-Hall, Illustrated by Yas Imamura (January ) Untitled Sequel to The Mermaid, The Witch, and The Sea (tbd) The Worst Ronin, By Maggie Tokuda-Hall, Illustrated by Faith Schaeffer ().
In Maggie Tokuda-Hall's self-assured debut, The Mermaid, The Witch, and the Sea, an imperialist system clashes with the ancient power of the sea while two teens from different backgrounds find unexpected love. Lady Evelyn Hasegawa, the black sheep of an aristocratic family, faces a journey aboard a ship called the Dove that she's been dreading: She's being married off to a stranger. The Mermaid, the Witch, and the Sea by Maggie Tokuda-Hall is a young adult fantasy novel, originally published on May 5, Trigger Warnings. Battle; Blood; Child abuse; Colonization; Death (including children) Emesis; Execution (by hanging) Explosion. Preview — The Mermaid, the Witch, and the Sea by Maggie Tokuda-Hall. The Mermaid, the Witch, and the Sea Quotes Showing of "There's freedom in stories, you know. We read them and we become something else. We imagine different lives, and while we turn the pages, we get to live them. To escape the lot we're given.".
The Mermaid, the Witch and the Sea. In a world divided by colonialism and threaded with magic, a desperate orphan turned pirate and a rebellious imperial lady find a connection on the high seas. Aboard the pirate ship Dove, Flora the girl takes on the identity of Florian the man to earn the respect and protection of the crew. Deftly entwining swashbuckling action and quiet magic, Maggie Tokuda-Hall's inventive debut novel conjures a diverse cast of characters seeking mastery over their fates while searching for answers to big questions about identity, power, and love. “The Mermaid, the Witch, and the Sea is a beautiful confrontation of a book. Maggie Tokuda-Hall explores the cost of violence from every conceivable angle, trusting the reader to follow her intricate story and the complicated characters who inhabit it. Everything has a price, and every adventure takes its toll. The Mermaid, the Witch, and the Sea asks what parts of ourselves we’re willing to sacrifice, and who we’re willing to sacrifice them for.”.
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