The single best part about this book are the predatory mermaids. I've read a lot of mermaid books lately, and none of them have been quite so dark as this one - and I loved the dark bits. The twist at the end was pretty good, although I could definitely see most of it coming, but the middle was f...
3.5 StarsWARNING: The merpeople in this book are not Disney mermaids. Calder White and his sisters are honor-bound to find and kill Jason Hancock. When they find him, Calder's sisters summon Calder back to Lake Superior. They send him in to infiltrate the family to eventually lure Jason out into ...
I really, really like the ideas in this book. The way Brown portrayed mermaids and their true nature was definitely different from the majority of mermaid/fairy-tale books, and I liked that. From Goodreads reviews, I was expecting it to be much more horrifying than it actually was - but then, may...
Overall, good story. Didn't like it as much as book one, but it's still good. At first I was upset that it wasn't told in Calder's perspective, but I do see why. It wouldn't really work in his. So if book one is told in Calder's, and book two in Lily's... It makes me wonder if book three will be ...
Final book of the series. I was ok with the wrap-up, but it seemed a little rushed to me. At 75% I was sure there had to be a book 4 because there was just way too much to resolve, but at 85%, I resigned myself to the fact that this was it whether I like it or not. The central plot was resolved, ...
“Tell me,” Mom said. “Don’t lie to me anymore, Jason.” “You’re getting upset over nothing.” Dad’s voice was a cool contrast to Mom’s frantic plea. “Nothing? Nothing? What is wrong with you?” Sophie and I crept down the stairs to listen. I held my arms open, and she crawled into my lap, burying he...