Coral Blog Tour: Review

Multiple award-winning young adult author Sara Ella reimagines The Little Mermaid in a powerful and unexpected way.

Sixteen-year-old mermaid Coral has always been different, standing out from her stoic sisters in a society where blending in is key. Worse yet, she fears she has been afflicted with the dreaded Disease. Said to be carried by humans, the Disease imposes emotions on its victims, causing them to commit unspeakable acts. The growing illness inside her, while terrifying, fascinates her very core. Where others see danger, Coral sees life. Could it be the colorless merfolk who are truly ill?

Above the sea, seventeen-year-old Brooke Jordan has nothing left to give. A homeless girl abandoned and forgotten, the only thing Brooke can rely on is the ocean. Her aching feet find refuge within the cool and comforting waves, while her broken heart grows harder with each passing day. When Brooke's and Coral’s worlds collide, everything alters in an instant. From learning to stand alone, to discovering the strength it takes to rely on another, the girls find that living requires taking that first painful breath. Each must make sacrifices, and when it comes to finding true love? Let’s just say the boys in their lives must learn to swim if they’re ever going to survive the storms.

Battling the odds against them, the girls will do whatever it takes to survive. But what must end for love and life to finally begin?

Taking a new twist on Hans Christian Andersen’s beloved fairy tale, this modern-day story explores mental health from several perspectives, questioning what it means to be human in a world where humanity often seems lost.

Coral

by Sara Ella
Publisher: Thomas Nelson
Release Date: November 12th 2019

Genre: Young Adult, Fantasy, Retellings, Mermaids, Fairy Tales

Book Links:

Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/42772077-coral

Amazon: https://amzn.to/2UWMpOs

Bookdepository: https://www.bookdepository.com/Coral-Sara-Ella/9780785224457?ref=grid-view&qid=1555188471888&sr=1-1

B&N: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/coral-sara-ella/1129853326?ean=9780785224457

Kobo: https://www.kobo.com/gb/en/ebook/coral-5

iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/mt/book/coral/id1441925208?mt=11

Google Books: https://books.google.co.uk/books/about/Coral.html?id=vC55DwAAQBAJ&redir_esc=y

Review:

Coral by Sara Ella is such a great book. I really enjoyed these characters. This story is so beautiful and heart breaking. When everything comes down to it, this is a story of love. I love that Sara Ella was able to bring up such a delicate subject as depression. Sara Ella wanted to be sensitive towards people with this dark subject matter that she put a trigger warning out there for people.

Coral is more of a reimagining or a book inspired by The Little Mermaid rather than being a retelling. This book is so much more than The Little Mermaid. These characters were so easy to care for. I wanted everyone to succeed. I felt like this book really dug deep. It will definitely cause the reader to be emotional with what is going on. I honestly think this book is so much more than a reimaging. It is the gateway to talk about some really sensitive topics.

I think Sara Ella did such a good job with this book. I would jump to reread it but it was so emotional that I am going to have to wait a bit before I can reread this book. I definitely think it is worth another read for me. Thank you Sara Ella for writing such a thoughtful thought provoking book.

About the Author:

Once upon a time, Sara Ella dreamed she would marry a prince and live in a Disney castle. Today, she spends her days throwing living room dance parties for her two princesses, raising her little prince to be a king, and conquering realms of her own imaginings. Oh, and her husband is definitely more swoon-worthy than any Prince Charming.

Sara’s UNBLEMISHED trilogy has received high praise and multiple awards, but none as rewarding as the love and support she receives from her readers every day. Her new story CORAL, a reimagining of THE LITTLE MERMAID, releases in the fall of 2019.

When she’s not on deadline, Sara Ella can most often be found fangirling on Twitter, Instagram, or her YouTube channel. She may or may not be obsessed with #Bookstagram, and she has a serious condition known as “Coffee Snob-itis.” She believes “Happily Ever After is Never Far Away.”