The Tail of Emily Windsnap by Liz Kessler - review

‘I enjoyed it because a tragedy had a happy, if somewhat awkward, family reunion’

The storyline of The Tail of Emily Windsnap was quite rigid, and so if you read it more than once you would know almost exactly what happened. However, I really enjoyed it because it’s about a girl (Emily Windsnap – hey, how did you guess that one?) whose mother’s memories of Emily’s father are long-lost. I also enjoyed it because a tragedy had a happy, if somewhat awkward, family reunion.

Guessing from the title, Emily Windsnap is a mermaid – only half, actually. She and her mother, Mary Penelope Windsnap, live on the pier, in a boat, surrounded by water. And yet, Emily is not allowed swimming lessons!

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