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Synopsis:

The tale of the sea king’s daughter Ariel is a beloved one of losing and then finding one’s own voice. The story has been told many times and in many ways. But always the mergirl always wants more than her world can offer, and her father demands that she live within the confines of his domain. Her rebelliousness costs the little mermaid her voice and nearly her soul. But the power of good prevails, and Ariel emerges proud and unchanged. And yet this is only half the story. So what of Ariel’s nemesis, Ursula, the sea witch? What led to her becoming so twisted, scorned and filled with hatred? Many tales have tried to explain her motives. Here is one account of what might have shaped the sea witch into a detestable and poor unfortunate soul.

Review:

While this is the smallest story of the Twisted Tales universe, it did not disappoint.

Poor Unfortunate Soul gives us the story of Ursula and what caused her to be so twisted and hateful. It’s always great to see the backstories of villains and what caused them to be so spiteful. This makes villains personally a lot more relatable for me and I find myself feeling sorry for them and not feeling the standard hatred you would feel against a villain.

Though this was an intriguing story and extremely well written, I found that it need a little more depth behind the characters and a little more detail, but I think that would just be because I love the Little Mermaid and Ursula, so I craved more from it. Not that the lack of detail made the book unreadable, it was still rather enjoyable, I just needed a little more from it.

Overall this was a quick and delightful read and for anyone that is a fan of the villains this is what you should be reading.

Rating 3.5/5

Publisher: Scholastic Books

ISBN: 9781760660673