I am a self obsessed mermaid fanatic. I was excited for this book to make it to my kindle. There was a lot of love about this story. The nuance of taking an old myth and making it new. fresh, and different than the other retelling. The blending of the story below and above the water was so fascinating to me especially as a person who loves to ocean and imagining what lies below.
My main complaint about this book is how dark it felt to me. Sits a very heavy subject matter at times, and while that's not a bad thing, it wasn't what I was hoping for from my newest. ok about mermaids.

The Little Mermaid was my favorite fairy tale growing up. I wanted to be Ariel. I even wanted red hair (and when I grew up I even dyed my hair red for years)! So naturally when I saw that a modern retelling of The Little Mermaid I knew I had to read it.

What I expected, though was a light-hearted, sweet story. And what I got was completely different from that. In fact, I had just finished a bit of a heavy read so I was going for something light intentionally. But this book is not light. Although moments of it are sweet.

It took me a while to get into. In fact, I was a little disappointed in the fact that the story was split into three perspectives. And they confused me because none of them seemed to go together at all. Usually that isn't an issue for me, but I think my expectations for this book made it confusing. I didn't want to quit on the book though. I wanted to keep going. So I adjusted my expectations and persevered. I'm glad I did.

It's a wonderful modernization of the story, weaving the idea of mental illness throughout while also dropping perfectly placed nods to The Little Mermaid we all know and love.

Overall it was well done. I probably would have enjoyed it more if I had not gone in with the expectations I did. But that's okay.

Thank you Netgalley for the chance to read and review this title. I will review this title at a different date.

This book was so unexpected in where it went! I did not see the entire thing being a fictionalization of a trauma for the main character to get through a time, but it was a great surprise at the end of the book.

I wanted so much more from this. The story was interesting enough BUT the writing style was unreadable. Every other sentence was a metaphor or an idealisation of something or someone. NO. I couldn't follow the story or care about the characters.

I appreciate a dark fairytale retelling, and I am gracious for mental health issues being spotlighted, but this book was terribly confusing. It often seemed as if the author didn't know which direction she wanted to take, or which plot line to explore. Jumbled storylines and unforgettable characters just don't go hand in hand. I did not finish Coral.

I had heard so much about the book and the basis of how mental health was being explored in the book. While that part of it was really nicely done and so emotional, I spent a lot of time forcing myself to connect with the book.

It’s full of mental health triggers and if that’s something that can set you off, do not venture into this book till you’re in a better mental state to consume it.

You tell me that a book is inspired by and based on <I>The Little Mermaid</i>, and I will buy it or download it or whatever I need to do to consume this kind of content. But there was so much about this book that just weighed me down. It wasn’t just the mental health part of it, the storyline confused me and I found myself getting lost along the way and being unable to enjoy it.

I personally think that I read it at the wrong time in my life, maybe the situation I found myself in made it difficult for me to truly just enjoy the book. To understand the storyline and relate to the characters. I felt a sense of relief when I was done with the book because it felt easier to just close it than try to wrap my head around what actually was going on with the book.

Good book with some triggers! Overall an enjoyable concept! The setting was realistic, good work by the Author.

I love fairy tale retellings, so this reimagining of The Little Mermaid appealed to me instantly. I've always found TLM to be a more melancholy story, and the exploration of Depression and mental illness in this book exacerbated that, for better and for worse.

I love that this book foregrounded and focused on mental health in a way you don't often see -- even if it made for hard reading at times, it was very cathartic.

The weaker elements for me were the fantasy and world-building -- they felt somewhat flat and unrealised, as though they hadn't really been developed beyond the initial idea which meant parts of the story dragged or felt shallow.

Overall, I loved the ideas behind this book but felt the execution was somewhat lacking.

Thank you for the chance to read this early. I unfortunately was unable to finish and DNFed it around 30%.

I received a copy of this book in exchange for my honest review. Thank you NetGalley.

I cannot even tell you how excited I was to read this book.
I'm a huge mermaid fan in general, and who doesn't adore The Little Mermaid?!
This book was written well. It was easy to read and follow.
It was interesting, but a TAD slow at times.

This was a very good book. Solid 3 star!.

I really don't want to discuss the plot because I want everyone to discover this story on their own terms. It's intricate. It's was pretty much what I thought would get from this book so It did not disappoint me because I expected it to be a 3 star but I was hoping for more. .

Thank you to NetGalley and publishing company for providing me with a digital ARC in exchange for my honest review.

I was so excited for Coral because I love the little mermaid and retellings. However, I found Coral to be a bit of a let down. It’s not a bad story and it does deal with some real problems but it could have been so much better if it was focused more on its main story and less on the retelling tie ins. 
It’s really hard to point out my dislikes of this novel without ruining the story. I feel like it just wasn’t for me and some may enjoy it so I would hate to ruin it. I wish I could have enjoyed it more.

Oh, my friends! Coral is probably one of the hardest books (emotionally) I've read, maybe ever. There is a ***TRIGGER WARNING*** in the beginning of this book for a reason. (read the trigger warning here) Sara Ella has approached a very real and very HARD topic in Coral. And she delivers it beautifully!

This story is a reimagining of The Little Mermaid but not in the "expected" sense. The doors that this story opens...the rooms of the mind that are explored...is truly astonishing. Anxiety, PTSD, depression, manifest themselves differently in every person...but there are definitely aspects I personally could relate to throughout this entire book. Although the events portrayed are not things that I have experienced, the characters, their emotions, their struggles, were one hundred percent relatable.

I loved the relationships portrayed. Between family, friends, more than friends...And I appreciated the approach Sara Ella took in this story. I wish I could elaborate more on this, but #spoilers. Needless to say, this was a VERY tough read. I had to put it down several times after reading just a couple chapters. I needed time to digest and process the emotions and information. Yes, I WOULD read this again. Yes, I recommend it to Young Adults (parental discretion heavily advised). Yes, I think Sara Ella portrayed mental health in a unique and real way. Have I recovered from it yet? Absolutely not.

I truly hope that this book will help to open minds and conversations about mental health. I loved this story and thought that the ending was wrapped up really well. And left me with a feeling of hope.

I received a complimentary copy of Coral from the publishers. I was not required to write a positive review. All opinions expressed are mine alone.

I struggled to dive deep into this one. The 3 different perspectives were hard to keep straight, and as a sufferer of mental illness myself, it was hard for me to read. I may try again another time when I’m in a better headspace.

What I did get through was very emotionally taxing, but very well written.

This book wasn't a bad book, but I also wouldn't rate it as a great one either. It just kind of fell in the middle for me. I did like how mental illness was treated respectfully and openly in the novel. Not once did it feel like it was putting down people with struggles. However, I couldn't really get into the characters and didn't feel like I just had to finish it. I got stuck reading it a lot of the time, and found myself moving on to something else instead.

I have been stuck at 54% on this book for a few months now. It's just not for me. I don't think there is anything inherently bad about the story, I just can't seem to stay interested in it enough to see how it concludes. I hope to return to it in a few months to see if maybe it just wasn't the right time for me to read this one.

Coral was an interesting twist on The Little Mermaid. This book is a beautiful, emotional read. That being said there are a lot of trigger warnings for this book.  I thought the author did a great job dealing with all the heavy topics in this book. The characters are all so well written. The writing is beautiful.  It was hard to read at times but so inspiring and hopeful too.

I love a good mermaid book. With this multiple POV read I was flying through the pages and could not get enough.

This book is a Little Mermaid retelling, but done in a way to highlight mental health. This book covered some heavy topics, but it was done so well to tie in the fantasy with the real world. This book was relatable, and I enjoyed it, even through all the raw emotions it held. It was written very well, and I thoroughly enjoyed it.