Tag: Mermaids

Review: Just for Fins by Tera Lynn Childs

Review: Just for Fins by Tera Lynn Childs
Posted by Jessi (Geo) on September 5, 2012 | 4 Comments

Just like the first two books in the Fins series, Just for Fins was a cute and fun read! I devoured it all in almost one sitting, and in one day (that doesn’t happen very often!). Lily and Quince are back for another magical adventure, and their relationship is stronger than ever. The romance wasn’t the biggest focus in this book, but their love for each other was obvious in their actions. I love Quince! There was a lot of politics […]

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Review: Monstrous Beauty by Elizabeth Fama

Review: Monstrous Beauty by Elizabeth Fama
Posted by Jessi (Geo) on September 3, 2012 | 4 Comments

I’ve been looking for another mermaid book that I could love as much as Forgive My Fins. Alas, this was not the one. I loved the premise, really I did. The back story was fantastic. I just didn’t care for the delivery or the prose. Or any of the characters. I was skeptical about the book as soon as I read the prologue, but I decided to give it a chance anyway. In the beginning, a mermaid is ‘in love’ with […]

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DNF review: Between the Sea and Sky by Jaclyn Dolamore

DNF review: Between the Sea and Sky by Jaclyn Dolamore
Posted by Jessi (Geo) on July 9, 2012 | 2 Comments

I only got about 100 pages through (which is actually almost half the book because it’s so short) and was so bored out of my mind that I decided it was time to put it down. Reading should be enjoyable, and I’d rather spend my time reading a book that doesn’t send me into violent fits of narcolepsy. The writing was a bit sophomoric and dry, which was a main cause of boredom for me. The second cause was that […]

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Review: Wrecked by Anna Davies

Review: Wrecked by Anna Davies
Posted by Jessi (Geo) on April 22, 2012 | 5 Comments

Let me just say right now that I didn’t read the whole thing (made it to page 169, little more than halfway), but this still isn’t totally a DNF for me because I skimmed the last half and read the ending. So I can, in all fairness, give it a one starfish rating. I do not want to hear even ONE more person compare this book to The Little Mermaid. The only thing remotely similar was that the mermaid (in […]

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Review: Tempest Rising by Tracy Deebs

Review: Tempest Rising by Tracy Deebs
Posted by Jessi (Geo) on March 7, 2012 | 2 Comments

I had a lot of mixed feelings about this book. It got off to a great start with the letter from mother to daughter telling Tempest that she would have a life-altering decision to make: stay human or become a mermaid. The letter captured my attention immediately and piqued my interest. I was thinking, What will she do? How will she choose?? But, I’m afraid to say that after that it was a downward spiral for me. I didn’t like […]

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Early Review: Lies Beneath by Anne Greenwood Brown

Early Review: Lies Beneath by Anne Greenwood Brown
Posted by Jessi (Geo) on February 3, 2012 | 1 Comment

I kept waiting for this story to grab hold of me and pull me under (tee hee). Sadly, it never did. Not to say I didn’t like it, because it was still pretty good…but I found myself getting bored frequently. It was a refreshing change to be told in the POV of a male protag. My comfort zone really lies with female lead roles, so this story broke that mold for me. I do believe the only other male POV’s I’ve read are […]

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