Errin Stevens

The world keeps you reading.

Much like book 1 in this series the world the author has created holds my interest much more than the actual story. But compared the book one the writing style has improved. Still plenty of telling, but not as much as book one. The plot in both books is a late reveal, which left me contemplating what the story was actually supposed to be about while reading which makes it harder to connect with the characters. If you love mermaid books this one is worth the read for the world alone. Its very well thought out and feels like it could be real.… (mehr)

The author does an in depth job at creating this world. It is one if the best laid out of the mermaid books I've read. From the government to keeping the secret to every day life. Its worth the read just to discover her world.

That being said the first 65% of the book is telling. It is a weird you need to know this information for the plot so here it is layout. My intrigue into the world definitely kept my interest through this section which is why I gave it 4 stars, but it was had to get sucked into the book and the characters stories because of it.… (mehr)

Adorable story!
Kate and her mother Cara are new in town in moving after her father's death. She immediately be friends a young boy named Gabe. The circumstances in which they met or a bit hazy. Nevertheless they become lifelong friends. Having grown up together they eventually become adults and fall in love which pleases everyone around them. But there's just one problem... Gabe is hiding a very big family secret. One that could definitely rock the waves in the ocean of Kate's life.
This book was great but I did find a few issues with it. Let me address those real quick:
The beginning of the book is very difficult to follow and develop a straight timeline. I think when they first arrived Kate was 5 years old. As she grew older we revisit the story when she turned 17. But I could be wrong. But you do not actually learn that Kate is indeed 17 years old until chapter 6. Before then it seems like a little bit of a guessing game. Perhaps a little fine-tuning on the beginning of this book would help the reader to understand a lot better.
There are characters that seem to pop up out of nowhere at times and have not been introduced or developed or don't get those two until later in the book. It would be great if when the characters are being introduced that we get a little backstory on who they are and how they relate to the main characters we already know.
I have found a few grammatical and punctuation errors in the book as well. Re-editing this book would definitely be a good idea.
All these points aside, the story was absolutely adorable. I really enjoyed reading this coming of age fantasy novel. The ups and downs in the story are written almost perfectly. The characters are believable, even being set in fantasy, and very relatable. Great praise to Errin Stevens for weaving such an intriguing web that pulls you right in for a nice little swim with a siren.
After errors the are fixed, I would definitely recommend this book to everyone.… (mehr)