Gina Rae Mitchell

The Mermaid and the Unicorns by L.T. Getty | $25 Giveaway | Review & Excerpt Tour

A book blog tour from Goddess Fish Promotions.

Thank you to the author, publisher, and Marianne & Judy at Goddess Fish for providing me with the information for this tour.

Book Details

The Mermaid and the Unicorns by L. T. Getty
Published by Black Unicorn Books on 08/31/2021
Genres: Fiction, Adventure, Fantasy, Middle-Grade
Format: eBook, Paperback
Pages: 230

Jealous of her best friend's new found elemental abilities, mermaid Daphne makes a deal with a sea witch to get powers of her own.

The witch betrays her and leaves Daphne with human legs, and tells the young mermaid that she must bring her a unicorn's horn if she ever wishes to return to the sea.

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Excerpt from The Mermaid and the Unicorns

“What’s wrong?”Esperanza asked as Daphne went to retrieve the arrow.

“Nothing,” Daphne said, unstringing the bow. “Not like I’m ever going need to use this skill. Let’s just pack up and go.”

“What are you talking about?” Esperanza asked. “You’re already better than I am. Here, let me have a try and I’ll show you.”

“I’ve already unstrung it,” Daphne snapped.

“Fine,” Esperanza said, matching Daphne’s tone. Esperanza went to go get more water from the river with the large buckets to boil so that they could wash their dishes.

“I’ll do that. Water’s heavy,” Sean said, ignoring Daphne as she struggled to take their tent down.

“Here, let me help you,” Esperanza said to Daphne once Sean started towards the river.

“Sure—let’s send the person with the tallest reach to the river, great plan,” Daphne muttered, climbing onto the wagon to reach the tip of the tent as Sean descended towards the river.

“What’s your problem?” Esperanza demanded as soon as Sean was out of earshot. “We’re helping you get to Taralee. Sean didn’t have to come all this way, you know.”

“He didn’t come for me, Espy. If it was just me who wanted to go, he wouldn’t care that I had to walk the whole way. What do you want, me to kiss your feet and sing your praises? Wait, I forgot—you’re the better singer, you should sing your own praises. I might not do it good enough without a four-stringed harp and a cat to squeeze for background noise.”

“Our voices are different. Neither one is really better than the other.”

“It’s just… do you know what it’s like to be overlooked?”

“All the time,” Esperanza said. She looked away, towards the river. “Hey, wait… be quiet for a minute.”

“Don’t you tell me what to do—” Daphne became mildly insulted when Esperanza put a hand over her mouth.

“Listen.”

They heard singing. A beautiful, high pitched and soft melody, barely audible above the breeze. The sound had a haunting quality. “Doesn’t sound like it’s Sean’s range,” Daphne muttered, but then really heard it. She ran, and got the arrow and the quiver as well as Sean’s knife and axe. She quickly strung the bow before heading towards the river bank.

“What are you doing?” Esperanza asked, following after Daphne.

“Stay with the wagon!” Daphne ordered.

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My thoughts on The Mermaid and the Unicorns

The Mermaid and the Unicorns by L.T. Getty is a middle-grade fantasy tale that should appeal to all readers.

Daphne is a mermaid with a jealousy problem. She becomes so overcome with her envy that she make a deal with the dreaded sea witch. What follows is an adventure between Daphne and the humans as she tries to appease the sea witch and get her tail back.

Opening with tones of The Little Mermaid, this book soon comes into its own with fantasy, adventure, and of course a few lessons for every reader.

While there were a few slow section, overall the book has a nice pace suitable for the target reader.

I think the story has a great message and recommend it for lovers of middle-grade fantasy and adventure tales.

It would make a lovely gift for a 10-13 year old or to donate to your local library.

I received a copy of the book for the tour. This review is my honest, unbiased opinion.

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Giveaway!

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Full Tour Schedule:

April 26: Kit ‘N Kabookle
April 26: Sandra’s Book Club
May 3: Gimme The Scoop Reviews
May 3: The Reading Addict
May 10: Our Town Book Reviews
May 10: Gina Rae Mitchell
May 17: Fabulous and Brunette
May 17: The Avid Reader

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