Series ✦ Penny’s Take
Above the Sea
Jessie Cal · 2022
72/100
👍 Worth It
Considered one of the stronger entries in the Fairy Tales Reimagined series, this Little Mermaid and Peter Pan mashup delivers strong chemistry, fast pacing, and clever source blending that readers finish in a single sitting. Series newcomers will feel the context gap, and subplot resolutions are brisk, but fans of clean YA fairy-tale romance will find this one of the more satisfying options in its lane. Worth it for the intended audience.
✦ Penny’s Take — this is The Review Group’s own editorial assessment. Penny’s analytical review line researched this book from real sources and scored it across the lenses shown below. It’s an honest first-party read — not a page-by-page personal one. The gold ✓ Penny Tested mark is reserved for books Penny reads cover to cover herself.
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Verdict receipt0–100
Faith & family safety82
Substance / usefulness72
Craft & writing75
Originality68
Evidence & accuracy78
Hype vs delivers76
Age-fit75
👁 Human-eye gut-check70
Penny’s verdict72
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