Publisher: HarperCollins
Date of Publication: May 2010
Format: Hardcover
Pages:293
Source: blogger giveaway
From Goodreads:
Lily Sanderson has a secret, and it’s not that she has a huge crush on gorgeous swimming god Brody Bennett, who makes her heart beat flipper-fast. Unrequited love is hard enough when you’re a normal teenage girl, but when you’re half human, half mermaid like Lily, there’s no such thing as a simple crush.
Lily’s mermaid identity is a secret that can’t get out, since she’s not just any mermaid – she’s a Thalassinian princess. When Lily found out three years ago that her mother was actually a human, she finally realized why she didn’t feel quite at home in Thalassinia, and she’s been living on land and going to Seaview high school ever since, hoping to find where she truly belongs. Sure, land has its problems – like her obnoxious, biker boy neighbor Quince Fletcher – but it has that one major perk – Brody. The problem is, mermaids aren’t really the casual dating type – when they “bond,” it’s for life.
When Lily’s attempt to win Brody’s love leads to a tsunami-sized case of mistaken identity, she is in for a tidal wave of relationship drama, and she finds out, quick as a tailfin flick, that happily-ever-after never sails quite as smoothly as you planned.
I won this
book in a giveaway hosted by Caitlin at Written Word Review. This was my first mermaid book as well as my first Tera Lynn Childs book, so I was excited to get it.
This novel was an easy read. I finished it quickly and enjoyed every minute of it. It was written well and simply. The fishy lingo was fun, though the usage was too heavy in the first half of the book, but eventually it tapered off to a decent level so as not to be overbearing and distracting. A lot of it was funny as well and I liked the creativity that went into crafting the phrases.
I did have a couple qualms, such as Lily, the MC, was very naive to be almost eighteen. It got annoying to see her fawning over Brody all the time while ignoring/hating Quince. Also, I feel there should have been more time spent showing Lily interacting with her best (human) friend Shannen, her best (mermaid) friend Peri, and Rachel, Lily's aunt, whom Lily lives with while on land. There just wasn't enough there to really get a feel for those relationships.
Going back to Quince (because he was definitely my favorite part of the book), I loved how he called Lily on her carp even though it hurt her to hear the truth. It made him more believable as a character because he didn't just do the love/serious/impress-the-parents thing or the jerk/not really/just-want-to-be-near-you/sexy-bad-boy thing, even though both of those things worked just fine for him.
See, he also did the I'm-in-love-with-you-but-you're-being-an-idiot thing, which I respect more than unrequited love because it shows just how much he was willing to do for Lily, even if it made her dislike him. Quince also had some great lines which let his personality shine and smolder. Definitely one of the more swoon-worthy love interests that I've read about in a while.
Overall, I had a lot of fun reading this novel. I was simultaneously sad/glad about the ending, but I'm curious as to what lies ahead for Lily and company. Some might say that the story was predictable, but that did not take away from my enjoyment of it. I recently finished the second installment, Fins are Forever, and look forward to reading the next book in the series, Just for Fins.
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I've always wanted to read this series, looks like such a fun one and I love mermaids! Glad to hear you enjoyed it!
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