It is time for a new spin-off in the Isadora Moon universe, say hello to Emerald!

I was so delighted to see that Emerald, the mermaid that Isadora meets in a few of her books and who becomes a friend to her, is getting her own series of books! I love that each of the girls (Isadora Moon, Mirabelle, and Emerald) each have their own colours for the books. Isadora is pink. Mirabella is purple. Emerald is green. It is just perfect! Easy to differentiate between the books + I also love that each girl has their trademark colour!

In this book we follow Emerald. This one takes place after Isadora Moon #16, because Emerald mentions that Isadora did something for her stepsister. I won’t tell you what, but then at least you know that if you want to read the book you should be fine for most, but that there is a small spoiler. Emerald is a sweet mermaid whose parents are divorced. She switches between being with her dad and being with her mom. Her dad is not that different from normal, but her mom? She married the King. And that means that Emerald is still getting used to also being a princess. In this book as well we see that she struggles with this + the responsibility that comes with it. She just wants to be normal + she feels like she is not a good fit for a princess. She worries about it quite a bit in here. I just wanted to give her a hug + tell mom to just relax a bit.

Thankfully, she has some great friends + her new stepfather (aka the King) is also just a wonderful guy who really tries his best to make Emerald feel happy and comfortable. Yes, she has to ride in the royal coach, yes she has to wear a crown, but he is allowing her some freedom with it and I loved that. I also loved that he listened to Emerald during the parade (and also to his daughter who also wanted to have some fun, haha). He also shows that despite being King… he at heart is still free and himself. She doesn’t have to change 100%.

The parade really turned fun and I wish I could be there for it. It sounds like a blast! I mean, riding on a manta ray’s back? Eating snacks? Yum! Sign me up!

Of course, just like all the other books, the art in this one was just a delight! So much fun~

All in all, I cannot wait to read more of Emerald’s books, hopefully she gets a lot! I would recommend this one to all looking for a cute, fun read about being yourself and also a princess.