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So, I had high hopes when I bought this book. It's part of a series called 'Meant to Be', sanctioned by Disney, which are rom-com novels based on Disney animated classics. Since I love a good rom-com and The Little Mermaid' is my all-time favourite animated Disney film, I felt I couldn't go wrong with this one.
Unfortunately, when I first started reading, I was less enthusiastic. There seemed to be so many characters popping up all at once, and aside from Ariel, Eric, Grimsby, and Max, they did not share the names from the film, and even the latter two were very different people (understandable since they're a stuffy servant type and a dog in the film! lol) It was just a lot of information and introductions all very close together, BUT once the romance kicked in and I settled into the story proper, I really started to enjoy myself :)
It has a LOT of nods to 'The Little Mermaid', but at the same time, in many ways, it is it's own story, to the point where I really had no idea how everything was going to resolve by the end (aside from the fact I was expecting the usual happily ever after ending for the main couple, of course). In this story, Ariel and her sisters are a pop group, about to take a break from the spotlight, while Eric has a band of his own that is up and coming and about to go on tour. As you may expect, Ariel soon finds herself in Eric's world, and out of her on-stage costume, nobody knows who she is. She gets to be a 'normal' young woman for the first time in her life and, naturally, she and Eric fall in love along the way.
I know that sounds straightforward and fairly cliche, but there are soooo many twists and turns, so many secrets revealed, every time I thought I knew where the story was going, I was proven wrong, in the best ways. So, yes, I will absolutely be re-reading this in the future, and I plan to look into more books by the author, plus the rest of the 'Meant To Be' series. (Since Beauty and the Beast is my second all-time favourite animated Disney film, 'By The Book' by Jasmine Guillory does appeal!)
Definitely recommend this one if you're a rom-com and/or Disney fan :)
Unfortunately, when I first started reading, I was less enthusiastic. There seemed to be so many characters popping up all at once, and aside from Ariel, Eric, Grimsby, and Max, they did not share the names from the film, and even the latter two were very different people (understandable since they're a stuffy servant type and a dog in the film! lol) It was just a lot of information and introductions all very close together, BUT once the romance kicked in and I settled into the story proper, I really started to enjoy myself :)
It has a LOT of nods to 'The Little Mermaid', but at the same time, in many ways, it is it's own story, to the point where I really had no idea how everything was going to resolve by the end (aside from the fact I was expecting the usual happily ever after ending for the main couple, of course). In this story, Ariel and her sisters are a pop group, about to take a break from the spotlight, while Eric has a band of his own that is up and coming and about to go on tour. As you may expect, Ariel soon finds herself in Eric's world, and out of her on-stage costume, nobody knows who she is. She gets to be a 'normal' young woman for the first time in her life and, naturally, she and Eric fall in love along the way.
I know that sounds straightforward and fairly cliche, but there are soooo many twists and turns, so many secrets revealed, every time I thought I knew where the story was going, I was proven wrong, in the best ways. So, yes, I will absolutely be re-reading this in the future, and I plan to look into more books by the author, plus the rest of the 'Meant To Be' series. (Since Beauty and the Beast is my second all-time favourite animated Disney film, 'By The Book' by Jasmine Guillory does appeal!)
Definitely recommend this one if you're a rom-com and/or Disney fan :)
