#natasha bowen

[fairytale-poll]

ROUND 3D, MATCH 2 OUT OF 2!

Propaganda Under the Cut:

Simi:

[No Propaganda Submitted]

Seafoam Spirit:

[No Propaganda Submitted]

#simi #skin of the sea #natasha bowen #seafoam spirit #the land of stories #chris colfer #the little mermaid #little mermaid #fairytale #fairy tale #poll tournament #poll bracket #character polls #polls #round 3 #round 3d #the little merpoll

[jsalim-art]

Welp starting a new book now and this involves mermaids! This is another of my owl crate books in my tbr pile that I'm looking forward to reading and thus exclusive cover in my opinion is very pretty

#tbrbusterchallenge2023 #bookbanditchallenge #Skin of the Sea #Natasha Bowen #jehan reads a bunch of books

[moondustbooks]

May JOMP Day 23 - Book Dedication

To my mum, who couldn't read very well but made sure I did. Skin of the Sea by Natasha Bowen

#justonemorepage #jompbpc #books #booklr #skin of the sea #natasha bowen #bookshelf #shelfie #book photo challenge #book photography #moondustbooks

[saatmans]

Quem aí tá de olho nas postagens sobre o #mermay?

Quem aí tá com ansiedade para a estreia do live action de A Pequena Sereia que estreia dia 25?

Aqui vai uma dica pra vocês: O Segredo do Oceano de Natasha Bowen pela editora Alt.

Esse livro é uma belíssima releitura do clássico de Hans Christian Andersen, sério mesmo é incrível. Natasha trouxe a cultura Iorubá através da Simidele, uma Mami Wata que tem por desígnio divino resgatar as almas daqueles que encontram o fim da vida nas águas do oceano e ajudá-los a fazerem a passagem de volta para o Deus Supremo, Olodumarê.

Ao salvar a vida de Adekola, Simidele quebra o tratado e coloca em risco a existência das outras Mami Wata. Orientada pela grande Mãe das águas, Iemanjá, ela vai percorrer com fé um caminho para salvar a vida de todos.

Fé é sem dúvidas a palavra que rege esse livro. É por meio da fé que Simidele atravessa todas as lutas, dores e engodos que encontra pela frente. Uma personagem incrível.

Natasha conseguiu com maestria trazer os elementos principais do texto original escrito por Hans Christian Andersen, e trouxe mais ao dar voz para a beleza da cultura africana em um texto repleto de representatividade. Há no texto a carga dramática da narrativa que tanto amamos em A Pequena Sereia, com o adendo importante de nos lembrar dos horrores do processo de escravização de povos africanos, assim como nos trás a mente o fato de a história do povo negro não começa na escravização dessas civilização, pois elas já tinham suas histórias verdadeiras, sua cultura e riqueza espiritual.

Sem dúvidas se tornou uma história tão favorita quanto o texto no qual foi inspirado.

#editoraalt #livros #mermay 2023 #sereias #mami wata #Natasha Bowen #literatura #Iorubá #a pequena sereia #the little mermaid

[thottyoptimusprime]

Favorite book of 2022

Least favorite book of 2022

War Girls has such a cool premise, but it all annoyed me. The goodreads/storygraph review i did said "Three different times I thought to myself, wow the book could've just ended here. Then I get near the end and think "ok I'm invested in the actual ending" Then I get to the end and....I'm upset."

At 1st I thought it was written the way it was because they didn't give an extended book deal so the author had to write 3 stories unto 1 and rush the book because he didn't have enough pages similar to Deathless Divide by Justina Ireland but no there's a sequel. Its gonna be a series.

#natasha bowen #skin of the sea #tochi onyebuchi #war girls #about me #booklr #book review

[spicy-bunz]

Drawing of Simidele from “Skin of the Sea” by Natasha Bowen! I bought it at my school’s scholastic book fair last semester and absolutely fell in love with it 😍 it’s all about west African folklore, Yoruba orisas, and follows Simidele, a mami wata.

#my art #skin of the sea #Natasha Bowen #simidele #mami wata

[ladyinrosso]

No... not again....

*wispered her while starting hyperfixating on books with no fandom*

#books #ordinary monsters #skin of the sea #jm miro #natasha bowen #literature #books and libraries

[funny1723]

Do not be ashamed of who you are.

#skin of the sea #simidele #adekola #orisha #yemoja #eshu #natasha bowen #soul of the deep #the little mermaid #mermaid #africa #african #african stories #aesthetic #aestethic #sea

[the-final-sentence]

I choose to go home.

Natasha Bowen, from Soul of the Deep

#Natasha Bowen #soul of the deep

[desdasiwrites]

– Natasha Bowen, Skin of the Sea

#book quote of the day #natasha bowen #skin of the sea #mami wata #La Sirene #black sirens #mythological creatures #retellings #bipoc representation #Nigerian-Welsh author #ya #book recommendations #sirens

[ihavetosays-blog]

Skin of the Sea by Natasha Bowen (Skin of the Sea #1)

SYNOPSIS Simidele (Simi) is a Mami Wata, mermaid, daughter of Yemoja, her creator. Her purpose is to follow slave ships, and gather the souls of the fallen so Yemoja can bless their spirits’ on their return to the ultimate Creater, Olodumare. Against the wishes of Yemoja, Simi likes to be on land because in her human form her memories from before slowly return to her. Simi is scolded by another…

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#4 stars #Black Authors #black blogger #black books #black characters #black reviewers #book review #books #mermaids #mythology #mythology books #Natasha Bowen #skin of the sea

[fairytale-poll]

ROUND 1D, MATCH 5 OUT OF 8!

Propaganda Under the Cut:

Lira:

What if the little mermaid ripped prince’s hearts out, huh? She’s cool

Simi:

[No Propaganda Submitted]

#to kill a kingdom #alexandra christo #skin of the sea #natasha bowen #lira #simi #little mermaid #the little mermaid #fairytale #hans christian andersen #poll tournament #poll bracket #character polls #polls #round 1 #round 1d #the little merpoll

[elaineadu-poku]

Who knew mermaids could be Black?

New blog post 🚨🚨 Who knew mermaids could be Black? From Ariel to Mami Wata and back to Arieln via Ulysees 31 (and yes that's why sirens are called sirens)

I’m really looking forward to seeing the Disney live action of The Little Mermaid starring Halle Bailey, this May. As someone who is sometimes voiceless I have always felt an affinity with Ariel, however, unlike her I didn’t become mute because I traded in my voice for the love of a Prince (or if you look at the original Hans Christian Andersen version no one cut my tongue off). Anyway, I…

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#african american #ashanti #black narratives matter #book review #book reviews #books #halle bailey #mami wata #mermaids #mythology #natasha bowen #netgalley #review #skin of the sea #the little mermaid #yoruba

[moondustbooks]

May JOMP Day 30 - Freebie

A very happy MerMay to you! 🌊🧜🏽‍♀️

#justonemorepage #jompbpc #skin of the sea #soul of the deep #natasha bowen #to kill a kingdom #alexandra christo #forgive my fins #fins are forever #just for fins #tera lynn childs #of sea and song #chanda hahn #mermaid's madness #jim c hines #ya books #mermaid books #book photo challenge #book photography #moondustbooks

[orlissa]

I think I said this last year, but it bears repeating: this trainwreck of an African mermaid book would make an excellent movie.

A huge part of the problem is with the weird phrasing, forcing unnecessary description where you need none, overcomplicated prose... All of that would be gone in the adaptation

A good screenwriter could streamline the plot and write better dialogues

Joruba folklore representation on the screen

But also, one issue with the book that it just throws out terms associated with the folklore, like names of different hair braiding styles and names of foods, without stopping to explain with they are, and a visual adaptation would help with that

Honestly, it could be a visual feast

#translation #natasha bowen #the skin of the sea #the soul of the deep

[bookcoversonly]

Title: Soul of the Deep | Author: Natasha Bowen | Publisher: Random House (2022)

#books #Soul of the Deep #Natasha Bowen