#plain Jane and the mermaid

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🌊Plain Jane and The Mermaid by Vera Brosgol (2024)🐚Epilogue!!!!

SPOILERS TO ANYONE WHO DIDN'T READ THE BOOK!!!!

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Today’s left-handed character is Jane Brown from Plain Jane and the Mermaid

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Plain Jane and the Mermaid by Vera Brosgol

5 out of 5 stars

Jane recently lost her parents and learned that she cannot inherit the estate due to being a young woman. She can get married in less than a week or… all of the inheritance will go to her male cousin who is awful. Jane is disheartened by this because she feels like she doesn't fit the beauty standards of the village. No one will marry her because she is too short and round. However, she comes up with a plan to propose to Peter, the handsome fishmonger's son who definitely doesn't fit in with his family either.

In the midst of describing her plan to Peter, he is enchanted by a mermaid and whisked away underneath the ocean floor. Determined not to lose her home to her foul cousin, Jane delves into the depths with the help of some items from a village witch. She crosses paths with different creatures--some helpful and others yet another hurdle to overcome. While she's trekking to save Peter, Jane starts to understand that looks aren't everything; that your actions and the way you treat people are what truly matter. And then she kicks ass.

I really liked this book. Not only because of the wonderfully colorful panels and the Hero plot being plopped onto Jane's shoulders, but also because of how Jane overcame the ideas that bullies put into her head. And, there's mermaids and selkies! It's a great rendition of the mythos of the sea.

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Out this week: Plain Jane and the Mermaid (First Second, $14.99): 

Vera Brosgol is back with a new graphic novel about a girl, Jane, who is quite plain, but plans to marry a prince named Peter if she can save him from the mermaid who kidnapped him.

See what other comics and graphic novels will arrive at your local comic shop this week.

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Redrawing a page from plain jane and the mermaid!! Loved the book, and this scene was diabolical Xdd

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Middle School Monday: Plain Jane and the Mermaid by Vera Brosgol 

Jane has known for years that, because of her looks, it will be hard for her to get a husband. When her parents die suddenly, Jane is faced with a terrible decision: find someone willing to be her husband so that she will at least have a dowry, or else wind up with no money at all. She chooses Peter as the most likely candidate, because he’s handsome and because he could use the money, too. After he says yes but before they can get married, Peter is kidnapped by a mermaid who also wants to marry him. 

That is where an ordinary story becomes extraordinary, and that is where a plain girl begins to have a fantastic adventure. Jane will do anything she can to rescue a boy she loves but doesn’t really know, even if it means risking her life. 

Give this graphic novel to older kids and younger teens who enjoy colorful and imaginative adventures, unexpected romance, and a heroine who is stronger than she looks. 

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Anyway I have the best taste in the universe. I rarely read graphic novels but like five of the ones I DID read are now Eisner nominees 💅

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Plain Jane and the Mermaid is a wonderful graphic novel with a great story and beautiful art

Plain Jane and the Mermaid is a wonderful graphic novel with a great story and beautiful art #comics #comicbooks #ncbd #graphicnovel

Jane is incredibly plain. Everyone says so: her parents, the villagers, and her horrible cousin who kicks her out of her own house. Determined to get some semblance of independence, Jane prepares to propose to the princely Peter, who might just say yes to get away from his father. It’s a good plan! Story: Vera BrosgolArt: Vera Brosgol Get your copy now! To find a comic shop near you, visit…

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Plain Jane and the Mermaid: Graphic Novel Review

Heiress Jane faces eviction in "Plain Jane and the Mermaid." Can she marry her way out of trouble, or will a magical twist change her fate?

⭐⭐⭐ Rating: 3 out of 5. Sneha Jaiswal (Twitter | Instagram) If I had to purely rate this for Vera Brosgol’s beautiful, colorful, expressive, joyous artwork, I would rate ‘Plain Jane and the Mermaid’ a 5 stars on 5! But unfortunately, the story doesn’t complement the creator’s stunning panels at the same level. What’s the plot? Jane is a young woman on the verge of being thrown out onto the…

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Plain Jane and the Mermaid by Vera Brosgol. First Second, 2024. 9781250314864. 364pp. Includes an author's note, sketches, beat boards, and two wonderful pages on the coloring process at the end. (The book was colored by the mighty Alex Longstreth.)

Jane's parents have just died, and her awful male cousin is set to inherit everything. He also intends to kick Jane out of her home. She has nowhere to go, but if she gets married, she'll receive a sizeable dowry.

Jane secretly loves Peter. He works with his father, a fisherman who enjoys his son's manner as little as Jane's parents liked how she looked. Jane works up her courage, though, and proposes to Peter. He's more than a little rude about it, and then he's kidnapped by a mermaid. With a little magical help from a woman in town, Jane sets off after him.

What follows is an adventure involving selkies, a mighty water demon, undead sailors, and the quest for eternal youth. Throughout, Jane is brave and kindhearted and the kind of person I wish I had more of a chance to root for. This may be my favorite of Brosgol's books, which is saying something considering how much my daughter and I love Anya's Ghost; her art and storytelling get better with every book.

Worth noting: This graphic novel uses spot gloss perfectly on the cover. Hats off to Kirk Benshoff, the cover designer.

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have you read Vera Brosgol books?

It’s funny you ask!!! I actually just bought a copy of Plain Jane and the Mermaid a few days ago!

I haven’t read it or any of Vera Brosgol’s other books yet, but I am so, so excited for it to arrive so I can dig into it already!!

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MYTHIX TRIX

I've seen a lot of Mythix redesigns of the Winx... I'd love to see someone do it with the TRIX. I mean, if the Winx need the form to be in the Book, the Trix will need their counterpart, right? RIGHT?

COME ON! SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS!!!

The current take on in Mythix redesigns are based on them after all!!! (The gals impersonating legendary/mythical/historic figures or even creatures!!!*) You could use anti-heroes or just plain villains. Anything!

*Canonically Darcy (Ariadne of Crete), Stormy (Frankie's Monster Bride), Icy (Snow Queen from Andersen) BUT I'm sure winx fandom can come with better ideas!!!

Like, if any of you know about the Forgotten Realms, the Goddess of the Drow is terrifying. I think Icy looked good as Snow Queen (concept, no outfit), but what if it had been the White One from Narnia? Someone as the ruthless parts of Persephone. Hecate, Loviatar, Ereshkigal, Lamashtu, Circe, Medea, Aradia, the Witch of Endor, Baba Yaga, Melusine, Sabrina, the Norns/Moriae/Parcae, the McBeth Witches, Medusa/Gorgons, Aracne, Empusas, Lamias, Furies, Arpies, Sirens, Mermaids, Sphinx, Banshee, Anjana, Xana, Scylla, Echidna, Cassandra of Troy, Pandora, La Llorona, La Muerte, Rusalki, Elphaba, Alice in Wonderland, Echidna, Lilith, Eve, Morgan, Madame Mim, Nimue, Homullily, Shellob, Tia Dalma, Elvira, Morticia, Helena Blavatsky, the Halliwells, Joan d'Arc, Durga, Agatha Harkness, Queen Medb, Scáthach, Valkyries, Kiyohime, Boudica, Calipso, Mata Hari, Amazons, Tiamat, Gaia, Locusta, Agrippina, Calamity Jane, Anastasia, Magdalene, Carmilla, Cerridwen, Ursula, Angrboða, Fu Hao, Hatseput, Cleopatra, Zenobia, Marie Curie, Semiramis, Nightingale, Loveace, the badasses who killed Nazis,Jezebel, Bell Witch...

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uttara bhadrapada is all about honing that cool crystal center within. ppl will find that in association with these natives “most” is the word you will often see next to their name and not always in a socially acceptable way. These natives leave behind gifts to humanity transcending the boundaries of good and evil.

‧₊˚✩彡 🙀

-losing people close to you

-inhumanism

-aliens

-synth

-being non pc

-extreme wealth and 💸💸💸💸💸

-reptilian beings (dragons, snakes,…)

-aquatic beings (mermaids)

-cold, frigid, aloofness, indifference, apathy

-loneliness, disconnect

-underworld

-fantasy

-collateral damage

-humanity

-secret societies

-control & restriction

-preservation

-creation

-evolution

-mysticism

-combat

-self-mastery/sovereign

-warrior

-reluctant leader

-burden

-deep space, the unknown

-twins

-blue/iridescent/chromatic/purple

-eccentricity

-cyberpunk

-conspiracy

-high technology

-destiny & fate

-neptune

-pluto

-Lakshmi

-ketu

-jupiter

-funeral

-inertia

-legacy

-skeletons in the closet

-boundless

-in plain sight

-contradiction

-transformation

-war

-cosmic rain

-drugs/psychedelics

-healers

-ouroboros

-fertility

-treasure

-stoners

-female cow

-plastic surgery

-victimhood

-delusion

-manipulation

-laziness

-the end

-transcendence

-the chosen one

-apex saturnino

-being ahead of your time/creating something timeless

-aristocracy

-anger

-doomsday

-out of touch

-dreams

-dissolution

-destruction

-innocence

-cunning

-isolation

-limitless

-the infinite one

-endless

-boundless

-apotheosis

-ascension

-kundalini awakening

-Pegasus

-Andromeda

-evil

-genius

-tamasic

-gatekeeping

-cold blooded

-ethereal essence

-false ego

-ignorance

-enlightenment

-uncanny valley

-alienation

-abandoning humanity

-fixed

-void

-darkness

-space-time

-being the brain/face of capitalism ngl

-prophecy

-elongation

-escapism

-what remains

-liberation

-the ocean

-for the greater good

-tying together future/present/past

-being afforded a greater, more terrible purpose

Grimes sun & moon in uttara bhadrapada

OTHER NOTABLE NATIVES:🦄

-rihanna (i think asc tbh)

-hillary clinton

-kim kardashian

-anya taylor joy

-antonio banderas

-rose

-taeyeon

-H.E.R.

-rooney mara

-gemma ward

-rick owens

-jin

-felix

-tyra banks

-salma hayek

-daniel radcliffe

-joaquin phoenix

-rebecca ferguson

-lil kim

-Luca Guadagnino

-sujan stevens

-janet jackson

-steve jobs

-bill gates

-catherine zeta-jones

-andré leon talley

-anna wintour

-eugenia cooney

-ash stymest

-blac chyna

-travis barker

-Diane von furstenberg

-jane lynch

-IU

-tupac

-jason statham

-riley keough

-wiz khalfia

- jay park

-timothee chalamet

-samantha morton

-Josh McDermitt

-anton riize

-belle kiss of life

-muammar al gaddafi

-ni-ki

-sullyoon

-king krule

-aidan gillen

-josh o’connor

-salvador dalí

-sophie turner

-hayao miyazaki

-john galliano

-ed sheeran

-kendall jenner

-jessica white

-choi woo-shik

-tom brady

-anne rice

-russel brand

-Satoru Gojo

-Shri Ramanujan

-novak djokovic

-alek wek

-charles dance

-anna gunn

-nick offerman

-steve-o

-song kang-ho

-debbie harry

-lucy lawless

-cheng xiao

-enya umanzor

-jenny slate

-nicholas hoult

-isabelle huppert

-soobin

-bladee

-dev patel

-Roselyn Sánchez

-james cameron

-george soros

-city of los angeles

-harry potter

-wanda maximoff

-iron man/tony stark

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-jeffrey e*stein

////(disclaimer, lowkey i’m pretty good at guessing between naks but i can’t say for sure that they r ubp moon some of these r just my own intuition/pattern recognition/symbolism unless their birth time is confirmed and i can flat out get their placements wrong but also ppl lie even about their birthday so it is what it is)

///*I will keep updating this list

UBP SUN:🦄

yuji itadori

lykke li

irene

alexander mcqueen (ubp sun+rahu)

lisa (ubp sun+venus+ketu) +saturn*mercury in revati

quentin tarantino (sun+mercury+jupiter)

cha eunwoo (sun+venus+ketu+saturn)

lady gaga

mina

lee pace

ethel cain

gary oldman

celine dion

diana ross

yasmeen ghauri ubp sun c mercury revati

mariah carey ubp sun c rahu *mercury pisces pbp

eren yeager

keira knightly

steven tyler

MOON RULED BY UBP:🦄

karina (revati sun c ubp mercury+venus gemini moon ruler ubp mercury)

jamie campbell bower (bharani moon ruled by ubp mars)

madison beer (virgo chitra moon ruled by ubp mercury)

lisa (libra moon ruled by ubp venus)

UBP ASC:🦄

lucy lawless (sun+moon+asc)

brie larson

che guevara

billie eilish

shakira+venus

nikki reed

KETU IN UBP:🦄

zoe saldana

bella hadid +ubp saturn

jaehyun +ubp saturn lagnesh saturn in ubp

fernanda ly

RAHU IN UBP:🦄

abbey lee kershaw

ASC RULER IN UBP:🦄

zendaya (cap asc ruled by ketu+saturn in ubp)

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SHILOH ROSETTE'S MASTERPOST

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MY STORIES

❖ That Which We Call Beast - A Victorian-era Beauty and the Beast retelling. Has been described by some of my readers as: "If Jane Austen wrote Beauty and the Beast". Ongoing. First installment in the That Which We Call Beast trilogy.

❖ A Tale of the Shapeshifters - My first ever complete novel. A Beauty and the Beast retelling set in early 1900s Ireland. Two shapeshifters do their best to hide their secret from one another, but that soon becomes the least of their worries as the past unfurls itself.

❖ Demon x Reader (unedited) - A sexy, fun, romantic story of a woman who never realized she wanted anything other than her plain, vanilla life with her husband in the suburbs---that is, until a perverted demon steals her away.

Chapters 1 - 3

Chapter 4

Chapter 5

❖ When Lilies Pierce Thorns - The second installment of the That Which We Call Beast trilogy. Has not been written yet.

❖ Melisande - Upcoming prequel/midquel to the That Which We Call Beast trilogy. Focuses on our dearly beloved evil queen herself and her villain origin story.

❖ Raphael - Upcoming sequel to the That Which We Call Beast trilogy. Focuses on our favorite wet pathetic man and his redemption arc.

❖ Tyler & Alaca - Childhood friends to lovers, with some werewolf and vampire shenanigans to make things interesting. Twilight and Castlevania lore but more original than fanfic.

❖ Forte-Piano - A Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas prequel. Forte is determined to become the castle composer, but will this ambitious young pianist get in his way? BxB

❖ Shark x Mermaid story (title tba) - A young mermaid is desperately in love with a human, but has been betrothed to a mer-prince. In the midst of her predicament, she meets a were-shark who annoys her to no end and challenges her entire worldview, but that she can't stay away from.

❖ Donatello x OC TMNT fic (title tba) - Donnie has always loved April from the first moment he laid eyes on her. Even though April is now dating Casey Jones, and he and his brothers have become friends with a new outsider girl--Serafina--Donnie can't help but still harbor feelings for her. When he starts spending more time with Serafina, will he let his old feelings go or will he make a mess bigger than anyone could have ever imagined?

❖ In the Garden of the Witch - Completed short story. Hedy is so ready to be married to the love of her life, Bruno. Even if he is a beast, he has the soul of a man. But one day, something changes in him, and he leaves her. Will she be able to find him as she travels through the wilderness? Will Bruno recapture his humanity? Or will a conniving witch mess everything up for the two lovers?

❖ Dandelion - Completed short story in the middle of edits. Dandelion does not know what it means to have a family or to love another person. So what will happen one night when two people who say they knew her parents randomly show up asking for her help?

❖ He Who Dares Not Grasp the Thorn Should Never Crave the Rose - Beauty and the Beast one-shots and short stories for all versions. From the original myths, to Madame Villeneuve's novel, to Jean Cocteau's film, to Disney's movies, and beyond! Feel free to commission or request a piece.

❖ My Fair Ladyhood & Other Short Stories - Incomplete collection of short stories I've written and will continue to write.

Includes My Fair Ladyhood, an imitative memoir I wrote for a class: Southern Women's Literature. This is an extremely personal piece that explores my relationships throughout my life thus far, as well as my issues with body image and eating disorders.

And Nolan's Flood: Charlotte McPherson is the only girl—and one of the only people—in the town of Roadsdale who can read. This makes her particularly interesting to the local doctor and part-time Sunday school teacher, Mr. Nolan. Although they don't know each other well, the two make plans to marry. But how long will this courtship last in the face of tragedy?

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2024 Release TBR

🏳️‍🌈 - queer MC     🇨🇦 - Canadian author    ⭐️ - BIPOC MC 📘 - have an ARC bold - newly added

The Secret History of Bigfoot - John O'Connor (travel/history) - February 6

Ending the Pursuit - Michael Paramo (sociology) - February 8

Tomorrow’s Children - Daniel Polansky (post-apocalypse) - February 27

The Baker and the Bard - Fern Haught (YA cozy fantasy) 🏳️‍🌈- March 5

The Tower - Flora Carr (historical fiction) 📘 - March 5

Parasol Against the Axe - Helen Oyeyemi (literary fiction) ⭐️📘- March 5

Those Beyond the Wall - Micaiah Johnson (science fiction) ⭐️📘 - March 12

The Floating Hotel - Grace Curtis (cozy science fiction) 🏳️‍🌈 - March 19

The Angel of Indian Lake - Stephen Graham Jones (horror) ⭐️ 📘- March 26

This Skin Was Once Mine and Other Disturbances - Eric LaRocca (horror) 📘- April 2

Catchpenny - Charlie Huston (science fiction) 📘- April 9

The Proper Thing and Other Stories - Seanan McGuire (fantasy) - May 1

Plain Jane and the Mermaid - Vera Brosgol (YA fantasy) - May 7

Dreadful - Caitlin Rozakis (fantasy) - May 28

Tidal Creatures - Seanan McGuire (contemporary fantasy) - June 4

Echo of Worlds - M.R. Carey (science fiction) - 📘 June 25

Bury Your Gays - Chuck Tingle (horror) 🏳️‍🌈 - July 9

I Was a Teenage Slasher - Stephen Graham Jones (horror) - July 16 📘⭐️

Chaos at the Lazy Bones Bookshop - Emmeline Duncan (cozy mystery) - July 23

The Wordhunter - Stella Sands (mystery) - August 6

The Dollmakers - Lynn Buchanan (fantasy) - August 13 📘

Radiant Sky - Alan Smale (science fiction) - August 27

Buried Deep and Other Stories - Naomi Novik (fantasy/short stories) - September 17

Nightstrider - Sophia Slade (fantasy) 🏳️‍🌈- September 17

The Village Library Demon-Hunting Society - C.M. Waggoner (fantasy) - September 20

Villain - Natalie Zina Walschots (superhero fiction) 🇨🇦🏳️‍🌈 - October 1 suspect this has moved to 2026

The City in Glass - Nghi Vo (fantasy) - October 1

Swordcrossed - Freya Marske (fantasy) 🏳️‍🌈 - October 8

My Kind of Trouble - L.A. Schwartz (romance) - October 8

Shoestring Theory - Mariana Costa (fantasy) 🏳️‍🌈 - October 8

Sorcery and Small Magics - Maiga Doocy (cozy fantasy) 🏳️‍🌈 - October 15

We Do Not Welcome Our Ten-Year-Old Overlord - Garth Nix (middle grade fantasy) 📘 - October 15

The Scholar and the Last Faerie Door - H.G. Parry (fantasy) - October 22

Usurpation - Sue Burke (science fiction) - October 29

The Improvisers - Nicole Glover (historical fantasy) - November 5 ⭐️

Inkworld: the Color of Revenge - Cornelia Funke (middle grade fantasy) - November 12 📘

The Rivals - Jane Pek (mystery) 📘🏳️‍🌈⭐️- December 1 🏳️

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Plain Jane and the Mermaid

by Vera Brosgol

From Eisner Award winner Vera Brosgol comes an instant classic about courage, confidence, and inner beauty.

Jane is incredibly plain. Everyone says so: her parents, the villagers, and her horrible cousin who kicks her out of her own house. Determined to get some semblance of independence, Jane prepares to propose to the princely Peter, who might just say yes to get away from his father. It’s a good plan! Or it would’ve been, if he wasn’t kidnapped by a mermaid. With her last shot at happiness lost in the deep blue sea, Jane must venture to the underwater world to rescue her maybe-fiancé. But the depths of the ocean hold beautiful mysteries and dangerous creatures. What good can a plain Jane do? From Vera Brosgol, the author of Anya's Ghost and Be Prepared, comes an instant classic that flips every fairy tale you know, and shows one girl's crusade for the only thing that matters—her own independence.