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***3.5 stars***

There were a lot of things to like about this book. Yet, somehow, it just never felt that amazing.

THE GOOD

1.) The main character was spectacular. She acknowledged when she was unnecessarily hating on the new girl, she genuinely cared about the people around her, and she just seemed like a normal, only slightly angsty teenager.

2.) Mermaids. It's odd that this is the first mermaid book I've read; I like to think of myself as fairly well-read within the young adult community, it has just never happened for me before. It truly seemed like Easton cared about any questions we may have, and answered them accordingly. You could definitely tell that she put genuine thought into this book.

3.) Caspian. If there's one thing about this book that is to be lauded, it's how layered many of the supporting characters are. Caspian isn't a best friend in love with Lia (at least, I don't think so). He's just a boy who desperately wants to help his closest friend. He even calls her out when she makes stupid mistakes, and draws a line. It was one of the most sensitive and beautiful male-female platonic friendships that I've seen in a while.

4.) A mild spoiler that I don't want to discuss. There's something truly wonderful that comes up very late in the book. It's an out-of-left-field, not a twist exactly, but something new revealed about a character in a beautiful and well-thought-out way that I adored.

THE BAD

1.) The villains. I just wanted....more. The moment Melusine showed up, I desperately wanted her to prove every stereotype wrong, and to help save the day. I don't think that it's much of a spoiler to say that it didn't exactly work out that way. She never seemed to grow past the stereotypes which Lia even acknowledged in her narrative. The other villain just came so far out of left field that it seemed wildly unnecessary.

2.) The love story. Eh. Clay was all right. I could never tell if he was a bad boy who was just badly characterized, or if he was a sensitive nerd, or if he was just a nice jock. The world building on the surface was severely lacking. While the relationship between Clay and Lia was hella hot at sometimes, in the end, the chemistry just seemed forced.

3.) The ending. The prior two things seem to lead into my problems with the ending. The entire thing just felt forced. It felt like a massive loophole with an unclear climax, and I wanted more. Things just turned out a little too nicely.

I don't feel like I've emphasized enough how sensitive and wonderful most of the characterization in this book is, especially that of the female characters. They may have been mermaids, but they felt real.

I thought I'd finish the review with some truly spectacular ocean-related puns found in the book. Enjoy!

"Phew! Maybe this day won't be a total shipwreck after all."

"I draw in a shaky breath. Am I really off the fishhook?"

"I wasn't raised by wolf eels."

"I don't trust that oil spill of a man."


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Emerge Mer Chronicles Tobie Easton Books Reviews

Tobie Easton’s writing in Emerge was very reminiscent of Jennifer L Armentrout and Jus Accardo with the Lux and Denazen series. It had a very entertaining and modern feel to it that sucked me in from the very start. I’m not usually one for mermaid books, but the cover for this one lured me in. For the most part, I had a fun time reading Emerge. I especially liked how the women in the book were ones with all the power as opposed to the typical male having the power in paranormal books. It was refreshing to see the girl main character in the know and in the power of position. Another aspect of Emerge I liked was the strong sibling and familial bonds portrayed throughout. The protagonist, Lia, has a great relationship with her family and you guys know how much I always admire when authors depict great family relationships. There was also tons of references to the Little Mermaid that I thought was fun to discover! While all those elements were great, I have to admit to being vehemently against the whole basis of the plot in Emerge. In the book, Lia is on a mission to discover what really the new girl at school is up to because she suddenly has Clay, Lia’s human crush, wrapped around her finger. I thought YA has come incredibly far when it comes to feminism and relationships between women. So I was disappointed with Lia’s original reaction to Mel. It was vicious, cold and pretty terrible because it was out of jealousy. She knew nothing about this girl and yet, she was quick to hate on her only because this girl was dating her crush. I was really bothered by this and it left me with a bad taste, unfortunately which affected my enjoyment of the story. In the end, while I thought the book had an enjoyable quality to it and if you’re a fan of the authors I mentioned above, do give this one a try.
First posted at Realm of the Sapphired Dragon on 27/4/16 AEST

I received this book free from Month9Books in return for an honest review

I have always liked stories about mermaids and this is on of the most engaging ones I have read in a while. I easily slipped in to the tail and was kept there from beginning to end. I really like the different angles , this story brought to the mermaid Myth ie the connection to the little mermaid and the Hans Christian Anderson tale but also the idea of being exiled on land due to war. This exile was padded out well with a believable mythos behind it as a well thought out way of life for the mermaids co-existing with humans on land.

I wasn't a huge fan of Lia and thought she made some bad choices in the book. That being said though, i liked seeing there be consequences of the bad choices and the fact that she wasn't portrayed as the all perfect heroine.

I also liked that even when I was able to predict certain plot points, there were also things that came as a surprise and others that made me just enjoy the journey. The story and the writing flowed well, keeping me invested in the story till the end. I wanted and need to find out how it would all turn out.

This story works as a stand along however Goodreads does have it as book 1 of the Mer Chronicles. I am really hoping that means we get to read stories about some of the other characters in the Mer World. In particular i would love to read Caspian's story, I was really intrigued by his character, his insatiable need for learning, languages on particular, and what he and his family had experienced from other Mer as result of his siren Aunt.

I really loved this story and this world and gave it 3 3/4 stars!

Sapphired Dragon xx
***3.5 stars***

There were a lot of things to like about this book. Yet, somehow, it just never felt that amazing.

THE GOOD

1.) The main character was spectacular. She acknowledged when she was unnecessarily hating on the new girl, she genuinely cared about the people around her, and she just seemed like a normal, only slightly angsty teenager.

2.) Mermaids. It's odd that this is the first mermaid book I've read; I like to think of myself as fairly well-read within the young adult community, it has just never happened for me before. It truly seemed like Easton cared about any questions we may have, and answered them accordingly. You could definitely tell that she put genuine thought into this book.

3.) Caspian. If there's one thing about this book that is to be lauded, it's how layered many of the supporting characters are. Caspian isn't a best friend in love with Lia (at least, I don't think so). He's just a boy who desperately wants to help his closest friend. He even calls her out when she makes stupid mistakes, and draws a line. It was one of the most sensitive and beautiful male-female platonic friendships that I've seen in a while.

4.) A mild spoiler that I don't want to discuss. There's something truly wonderful that comes up very late in the book. It's an out-of-left-field, not a twist exactly, but something new revealed about a character in a beautiful and well-thought-out way that I adored.

THE BAD

1.) The villains. I just wanted....more. The moment Melusine showed up, I desperately wanted her to prove every stereotype wrong, and to help save the day. I don't think that it's much of a spoiler to say that it didn't exactly work out that way. She never seemed to grow past the stereotypes which Lia even acknowledged in her narrative. The other villain just came so far out of left field that it seemed wildly unnecessary.

2.) The love story. Eh. Clay was all right. I could never tell if he was a bad boy who was just badly characterized, or if he was a sensitive nerd, or if he was just a nice jock. The world building on the surface was severely lacking. While the relationship between Clay and Lia was hella hot at sometimes, in the end, the chemistry just seemed forced.

3.) The ending. The prior two things seem to lead into my problems with the ending. The entire thing just felt forced. It felt like a massive loophole with an unclear climax, and I wanted more. Things just turned out a little too nicely.

I don't feel like I've emphasized enough how sensitive and wonderful most of the characterization in this book is, especially that of the female characters. They may have been mermaids, but they felt real.

I thought I'd finish the review with some truly spectacular ocean-related puns found in the book. Enjoy!

"Phew! Maybe this day won't be a total shipwreck after all."

"I draw in a shaky breath. Am I really off the fishhook?"

"I wasn't raised by wolf eels."

"I don't trust that oil spill of a man."