I wanted Evie to play a larger role, to need her perspective in order for the story to make sense. In the end, Evie’s point of view could have been eliminated and the story would have still worked. Even though she’s a great character, I wanted to read the novel to return to Evie’s story. While I enjoyed Sea Witch Rising, I was disappointed in the balance between Evie’s and Runa’s points of view. I love it when authors give their characters complex strengths that run deeper than physical attributes like Henning does. Runa’s strength comes from determination and trust. Alia is strong through guts and conviction. Evie has strength through perseverance and knowledge. They know they could dissolve into sea foam, loose what they love most in the world, or be tortured and enslaved for their actions, but they push forward anyway. That’s what Evie and the little mermaids, Runa and Alia, fight for throughout the novel.Īll three girls are strong-willed, determined, and brave. Sea Witch Rising shows how power corrupts. And the sea king wants it all to himself, even if that means sacrificing his people in a war with the humans and keeping his daughters locked up. The tale of The Little Mermaid continues to transform into a complex, heart wrenching story in Sea Witch Rising. Now Evie and mermaid Runa must work together to restore the balance of magic before both worlds are torn apart. As humans battle on land and sea, the sea king declares a war of his own. This time two mermaids seek to become human, and the sea king is irate when Evie, the sea witch, helps them do so. Told from alternating perspectives, this epic fairy tale retelling is a romantic and heart-wrenching story about the complications of sisterhood, the uncompromising nature of magic, and the cost of redemption.Sea Witch Rising is the sequel to Sarah Henning’s fabulous Sea Witch. With their hearts’ desires at odds, what will Runa and Evie be willing to sacrifice to save their worlds?

Under the sea, Evie craves her own freedom-but liberation from her role as Sea Witch will require an exchange she may not be willing to make.

And his rejection will literally kill her-unless Runa intervenes. Alia traded her voice to the Sea Witch for a shot at happiness with a prince who doesn’t love her. Genres: Historical Fantasy, Fairytale Retelling, Young Adult Published by Katherine Tegen Books on August 6, 2019

Sea witch rising by sarah henning