Guys, if you read my review I would say please give this story a chance

I usually don't read novel when it's non human but this is so awesome

It's fluffy, really suitable for light reading. The minus one is it's hard to imagine it in your head. I also find it's difficult to imagine however I keep reading because it is really good. Honestly speaking, I came for smut but stay for the plot. Oh, it's remind me there is more minus it's the smut scene is just a little bit

I... more>> want explicit hahaha

I gonna rot in hell

Anyway, just give it a chance <<less

Totally recommended! Especially if you want a refreshing read away from all of those OVERBEARING and DOMINANT MLS (Not that I hate them daddies'' ?, but let's be real, most of them are asshats.) The ML is very adorable, a bit silly and always curious about our intelligent and capable FL. They are both doting towards each other but they also have their own business to do whenever they aren't stuck to each other like peanut butter and jelly. They don't just give and give, they both give and take, flourishing and balancing their growing relationship.

I enjoyed the story and translations, so much that I just had to write a review about it! KUDOS to our awesome translator and author ?♥️ ?.

P.S. Give it... more>> a try and feel the feels! Everyone has their OWN OPINION. Maybe this reviewer gave such a high rating (Totally not me ?✨) because he/she was in the MOOD for FLUFF and felt so giddy and warm afterwards or maybe this reviewer gave such a low rating because they were on their period or were having an emotional cramps and just wasn't in the MOOD for it!

IN ANYCASE, everyone has their OWN THOUGHTS and OPINIONS at one point. -MisterCoconut?? <<less

Maybe I'm the only one but I don't like how the female treats the ml. He isn't human, how can he know about what embarasses her? Whenever he does something remotely out of her comfort zone she kicks and screams at him. Is that how you treat someone who helped you so much? I kid you not, if this were reality he would have either left her stranded or wounded her in anger. You don't behave that way with predators. I swear to god she starts screaming at the drop... more>> of a hat and if you're thinking that that's normal if you wanna teach him his likes and dislikes then you thought wrong intelligent beings learn from our body language and tone of voice and shouting, screeching and hitting are red flags. She would have been dead if this wasn't a novel. Even when he's just trying to help her, her attitude is so bratty. I feel sorry for that poor guy. <<less

Five stars for this story! I happened to finish reading this novel many months ago and I love the cuteness of the mermaid male lead here and the interaction of the couple!

There are only a few chapters so I won't spoil the story. You can give it a try to read and please don't be discouraged upon seeing the rating of this story because this is a really good story.

Thank you, author, for writing such a wonderful story and I also thank you translator for translating this novel!

This novel gives off a bit of fanfiction vibes, but in general the romance was sweet, cautious, and innocent. It's also quite short at just over 50 chapters, and succinctly captures the budding relationship between a human who was transmigrated to another world and a mermaid who is curious about the sea outside his community.

Also, I definitely came in with a biased view because I'm a huge fan of merman-type creatures (like in Guillermo del Toro's The Shape of Water, which I've watched thrice). Hehee.

TRANSLATION

Great translation with minimal spelling/grammar errors.... more>> The translator notes that it's edited MTL, and also takes the time to search up phrases/meanings to better help the readers. There are some terms here and there that the translator isn't able to completely understand, but that was never a hindrance to the story. There was a comment from the translator that they tried to stay as true to the writing as possible, which I really appreciated. (I'm sure it wasn't an easy feat considering they didn't know Chinese!)

FL FALLS INTO A NEW WORLD, TRIES TO SURVIVE...

This header basically describes the plot of the story (sans the romance going on). The FL Zhengzheng is on a school trip, gets in an accident, and falls into a new world. The underlying assumption is that the accident occurred in the Bermuda Triangle, which as we know is full of mysteries, so the author took the creative liberty to connect it to the seas of another world lol. There isn't much text about her life before the dimension leap, and even less detail about how it happened/what happened to her peers. What's important in the story is that ZZ finds herself in a strange place, has an idea that she won't be able to go back to her old life, and tries her best to survive and adapt.

Good thing homegirl 1) was apparently a talented archer in her OG world and 2) came into contact with a young, curious, strapping mermaid who took a liking to her. I thought the way the author wrote ZZ's survival was interesting. She had to eat raw fish (and tried eating raw birds!) for nutrition, learned the safe fruits to eat, and salted meat using sea water before figuring out how to make fire and cooking her own food. The author also took into account shelter (and how difficult it is to build one when facing sea storms), what to do during her period, and predators on different islands. I thought these small details really made the world-building immersive and insular.

... AND EVEN FINDS LOVE

The ML is absolutely adorable. It's the first time I've heard of the "born yesterday" trope, where the character is clueless about social interactions and cues. It makes sense, since he's a different species from a different world. I think their relationship starts off as helper/helpee (since the ML is able to procure raw fish, for example, for the FL), and that turns into friendship (as other reviews mentioned, almost pet-like with the animalistic characteristics the ML exudes), and then romance. As for the romance, I thought it had a gradual, organic build-up that was satisfying to read. And bonus for light smut scenes!

While the FL is 16 years old when she first enters the new world, a year or so passes in the novel as we read about her survival. She grows quite a bit and the ML grows even quicker. It's never explained how age works for mermaids, but he's about a couple of years old when they first meet (equivalent to an adolescent, I believe), and matures to more of an adult anatomy throughout the story. It was really sweet to see their awkward ways of communicating, at first, and learning more about each other.

EXTRA NOTES

Addressing some comments that made me hesistate to pick up the story:

• The FL never really goes beyond the familiarity of the ML, in the new world: this is true. She's okay with co-existing with other mermaids but isn't too comfortable around them. Thus, she doesn't really interact with "friends" outside the ML, which gives off a bit of a lonely existence. However, this story was more of a survival love story for me, so I thought it was okay for the author to not focus on friendships outside the relationship (which, the ML has but doesn't really interact with unless needed).
• The FL was immature and rough with the ML, kicking and yelling at him: this is true. She loses her patience sometimes (like a normal teen girl would do) when she finds it hard to communicate with the ML, or when he's stubborn about something. At first I was like, "sheesh sis that sounds a bit harsh, " but after a while I realized that to the ML, it probably wasn't that harsh. He can't understand her language in the beginning, so the yelling probably didn't phase him, and his body is much stronger than the FL, so if anything she got hurt more than he did during those interactions (lol). Honestly I'm glad the author wrote her as capable as she was written, because I definitely wouldn't have survived in her situation.

OVERALL

This is a sweet and pure romance, with all the caution and awkwardness of first love (exacerbated by the fact that the main leads are different species!). However, ZZ and her mermaid are loyal and dedicated to each other, through and through. Even though this story felt insular in a way, as it focuses on the main couple and notes how they pretty much live alone, it's still touching and not out of the bounds of a story with magical realism.

TL;DR Read this if you're into:

• A curious and innocent ML who, while leans towards animalistic attitudes, strongly loves the FL
• A tough and capable FL who ends up successfully surviving a deserted island (as the title suggests, lol)
• Low conflict points with a hyper-focus on the couple basically growing closer and adapting to new customs
• And a happily ever after!

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It's very interesting and has a lot of potential. I just hope someone would pick this up.

Status: completed

I didn't expect someone actually picked it up after I made my previous review. Lol ? It wasn't as good as I hoped it would be. Although I'm giving it a 5 coz I still enjoyed reading it. (I don't have much requirments, if I enjoyed it regardless of how it was written then I'd give it a 5)

Anyway, the story focuses on how the relationship between MC and ML developed.... more>> It was nice and somewhat cute but plotwise? It could have been better. Like what other reviewers have said, there are a lot of illogical scenes and concept in this novel and the author didn't even try to make-up some "explanations " for it. A reviewer have said it already, this novel requires suspension of belief. So, if you want to enjoy reading this or you're feeling bored just don't think of the details and read on. <<less

Story is not very good. Like the concept but the writing isnt great. Things just kinda happen and the MC just accepts everything with minimal reaction. Feels very flat.

This is really good so far and reminds me a lot of gentle beast but with a mermaid. The female lead isn't obnoxious, thank goodness, and the ML is very innocent. Most novels don't write ML like this so I'm glad for the change.

Loooove this story. It's soooooo cute. I love mermen it's awesome there is finally a story about a human woman and a merman, instead of mermaid and a man.

When I first read, I felt that the FL is raising a super useful pet?!

Then as I read more, its understandable, they're not from the same species, even human has problems communicating in language they're not familiar with. Let alone interspecies.

I saw some review said the FL shout and even lick the ML, well I would too. Its the time of the month, you're bleeding, you're in pain and you don't know how to explain to the other party that you're okay so just let her be. The FL may... more>> not be the kindest human being, but she know what she want, she always felt bad for the ML for always giving to her, and she can only return his kindness with very little. When you read the ML pov, you'll understand why he's dead set on accompanying the FL, literally willing to do anything for her.

Anyway, good read! Away from angst, scheming and asshat ML and mary sue FL. <<less

I liked this story enough, but I didn't see any comments that addressed what I didn't expect going into it.

The distressing parts of it for me was that ML ended up being basically like a siren, and MC is in an altered mind state for mating, at least the first time (it's been several months since I've read this story). Then it's just kind of weird... the other mermaids don't accept her, so even though they tolerate her dropping her eggs off in the hatchery, it's just the ML, the... more>> MC, and their spawn (but not for long, as adolescents are driven away and the ML drives their children away after a while). MC doesn't seem bothered by the social isolation, but... come on.

overall, I consider it a warm cuddly monsterf*cker story, rather than a romance. <<less

The last extra chapter confused me, so was she dreaming? Or was it real?

Last chapter aside, interspecies relationship is difficult enough to take in, more over they can't communicate fluently. Thankfully this story is mild, ML species was rather open to outsiders otherwise taking into account FL low survival skill, she'll likely passed away in a month or eaten by wild beast or buried by violent nature.

Love it so far, Ye Zheng is cute and I really love her determination and practicality. No romance yet but I'm looking forward to it.

Edit: Finally getting to the romance and oh man, it's so cute! Lots of accidental touching and flustered babies. :D

Nice and unique logic? I mean the story made me feel the real relationship between human and non-human. I liked how all the story was from the MC pov as that keeps the interactions and discovery of the other race novel. You form your understanding of mermaids step by step with the MC. However, I would have liked more of ML pov at the end of the story.

I also like how they are teens playmates and companions then lovers. It's refreshing that "mating" isn't the attraction point.

To sum up, it... more>> is cute and refreshing passing. Don't think deeply of everything. <<less

How beautiful! No drama, no schemes, just sweetness, fluffs and laughter. I've never encounter a story like this to be honest that's why I really love it. It's refreshing and relaxing. Well, there's a lot of things that doesn't make sense but so what? The first thing to abandon when reading a FICTIONAL story is common sense, okay? Also, albeit there's a lot of unexplained events like ... more>>

Spoiler

— Why did Ye Zheng reached that island and why she's the only one?

— What is the name of the place? Is it another world or still on Earth but just hidden?

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But the thing is, if you don't ponder over it for a long time, it really doesn't matter that much. Also, I really love the FL and ML so much. At first I really thought that just like "The Little Mermaid" where Ariel was granted two feet so that she can be with her lover, the ML will also have it. But surprisingly, that didn't happen. I'm actually hesitating whether to say that there's no misunderstanding because due to language barrier, they never really understood each other completely😭 but! At least they have tacit understanding and they care for each other so much. If they can communicate perfectly, that'll be totally awesome (but they are cute and sweet the way they are now so I guess it's fine).

Also, I like the extra chapters soooo much. 'Andrew's' POV is so hilarious. I wonder what will be Ye Zheng's reaction if she found our that she's a "pitiful and s*upid two tailed white fish who doesn't have claws or scales" in Andrew's perspective. Really, Andrew is soooo cute and sweet. Since he thought she's pitiful because she can't hunt food without claws, he provided her food. Gosh. Also, he's clingy but caring. Huhuhu he's a 10/10. My favorite character from this novel (sorry, Ye Zheng).

Also, when I said no drama, it doesn't really have one. Since they are from different races, my first thought was "surely, there will be dramas about the two of them not being compatible and such." But I was wrong! Every chapters are full of sugar.

Lastly, aside from the author, the translator is 10/10 as well. Kudos to the effort of the both of you. Thank you for letting me enjoy this wonderful story❤️

Anyway, it's a 10/10 for me. Totally recommended if you're looking for something very sweet, funny, cute and no schemes AT ALL.

P. S. If I remove the tag "smut", no one will object, right? I mean, aside from a very few chapters, everything is wholesome. And actually, if we're going to compare it to the stories with the tag smut which is very implicit and detailed (intensely), this one's snu snu is really still suitable for 15 and above. Let's put the mature tag instead. <<less

Absolutely recommend if you are looking for a break from overbearing and possessive MLs. A super sweet romance that happens really naturally and develops into something unbreakable. Additionally, the worldbuilding is incredible, you get a good grasp on how this universe functions and how the FL moves through this new environment.

This novel is so simple: no second male leads, no drama, no politics, no rivalry. Just the two characters getting to know each other and care for one another.

my first time reading this kind of relationship and I feel surprised. But, I can't resist it because it's so fluffy and interesting. (Hoping that there is more chapters >.<)

Ive never review on NU before.

This novel made me want to do it.

I just love how MC and ML's cute little interactions. I want to MTL this but I can't find any source.

Please do read this one, its its really cute and fluffy. Haven't seen the smut part yet, there were small cute and harmless ones but I'm waiting!! Lmao..

Thanks translator! Keep up the good work! ?

What a bittersweet gem. Very well thought out merfolk; behavior, physiology, and culture all seem realistically alien. Similarly, the MC behaves quite reasonably, albeit rather mature for her age, and is quite sweet to the ML. ML and MC make a cute couple, even though they cannot provide everything that is expected for a "normal" relationship in either culture, they make up for it with their genuine consideration for each other. A sweet romance in a survival setting with a supernatural twist.

Very good story! Fluffy, cute, steady plot progression. The strong, intelligent MC that has pretty realistic reactions to things, mermaid (non-human) ML whose actions are mostly fueled by curiosity. Their relationship grew over time, and the romance never felt rushed in my opinion. I liked how the MC always made sure the ML and her where on the same page even though they sometimes had misunderstandings because of the differences in human vs nonhuman mindset. Definitely a feel-good story.

I was weirded out when I realized that the ML was basically the creature from shape of water (but with a huge tail).... but after reading for a bit, I found that it didn't matter because the ML was such a lovable giant fish! If I go into my memories and think, I still see some hideous creature...

I binged this and read it in 2 days. The love story was very sweet and wholesome. I really enjoyed the chapter from the ML's perspective and wish the author wrote more on... more>> that, but her brain got tired lol.

This story portrays the non-human x human romance pretty well.

Don't take the story too seriously as if you try to make a logical/realistic sense of the story, the plot will fall apart... <<less