novelheartbeat's review against another edition
4.0
From my blog Auntie Spinelli Reads
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 in this one - but not so much that it dragged down my enjoyment. It created conflict in a good way; it made you want resolution. Everything is falling apart in the mer world, and Lord love a lobster, Lily is stuck in the middle of it! Things were bad and it seemed there wasn't a way to make all sides happy, but I was pleased with the solution that Lily came up with in the end.
Lily is such a great protagonist! She's a princess and a mermaid, sure, but she's still human on the inside and she's easy to relate to. She's sweet and considerate, but she can really step up and be tough when necessary.
I love the writing in this series! All of the sea quips and play-ons really submerge you further in the story (ha, see what I did there? Alright, so maybe I'm a little lame...).
The only thing I felt was lacking in Just for Fins? A map. I would have loved to see a map of the mer kingdoms in the beginning. With all the kings and queens of all the kingdoms, I had trouble keeping track of them all: Nephropida, Rosmarus, Marbella Nova, Antillenes. A map of all the kingdoms and rulers would have been an extremely helpful addition!
Favorite quotes:
I growl, debating whether crawling over the table to strangle her would count as mermicide. Surely a jury of anyone who's ever met my bratty cousin would understand.
ASSESSMENT
Plot: 4/5
Writing style: 4/5
Originality: 4/5
Characters: 4/5
Pace: 5/5
Cover: 4.5/5
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 in this one - but not so much that it dragged down my enjoyment. It created conflict in a good way; it made you want resolution. Everything is falling apart in the mer world, and Lord love a lobster, Lily is stuck in the middle of it! Things were bad and it seemed there wasn't a way to make all sides happy, but I was pleased with the solution that Lily came up with in the end.
Lily is such a great protagonist! She's a princess and a mermaid, sure, but she's still human on the inside and she's easy to relate to. She's sweet and considerate, but she can really step up and be tough when necessary.
I love the writing in this series! All of the sea quips and play-ons really submerge you further in the story (ha, see what I did there? Alright, so maybe I'm a little lame...).
The only thing I felt was lacking in Just for Fins? A map. I would have loved to see a map of the mer kingdoms in the beginning. With all the kings and queens of all the kingdoms, I had trouble keeping track of them all: Nephropida, Rosmarus, Marbella Nova, Antillenes. A map of all the kingdoms and rulers would have been an extremely helpful addition!
Favorite quotes:
I growl, debating whether crawling over the table to strangle her would count as mermicide. Surely a jury of anyone who's ever met my bratty cousin would understand.
ASSESSMENT
Plot: 4/5
Writing style: 4/5
Originality: 4/5
Characters: 4/5
Pace: 5/5
Cover: 4.5/5
greylandreviews's review against another edition
2.0
This series is ended and it's off my TBR pile...FINALLY!!! Just for Fins ended on weird note, I thought this book should have had been longer so it could have had a better ending. This book almost seemed like in a rush to the finish line. Overall I give this book 2 stars for getting off my TBR list.
Full Review-> Greyland Reviews
Spoiler
just giving Quince his mermark and BAM he's a merman???Full Review-> Greyland Reviews
tealex's review against another edition
4.0
This book was pretty good. It would be my second favorite of the whole series. I love watching the character development for all of the characters, especially Dosnia. Childs had me strongly disliking the girl in the first novel, hating her in the first part of the second novel, and loving her in the third. Great series!
nellythanerd's review against another edition
3.0
2.9 —— The fact that I didn’t have a good experience with the first two and now that I finally like one of the books is the last one.
yungokssss's review against another edition
2.0
This series started off with a Big Bang. Seriously. I loved Quinn, and I loved the whole idea of "princess of Thalassinia". Unfortunately, as the series progressed, the things I seemed to like/care about most disappeared.
First of all, things got mega-lame. One thing I absolutely positively cannot abide is lame names. Well, let me give you an excerpt from this book:
"What?" I ask, my voice softer. "Just tell me, Calliope."
"It seems the ancient law requires your human to..." She shakes her head. "He must pass the Trial of Truth."
Doe gasps.
I suck in a tight breath.
The Trial of Truth? Are you fubbugintidgfd kidding me?!?!?!?! *facepalm*
Also, the author used really bad "speaking" words. All these tiny quirks throughout the book kind of got on my nerves.
The only thing that made this book a two star instead of a negative 4 was because of Quince. Quince was still the same lovable and sexy guy he was in the first book. Congrats to the author for managing that.
First of all, things got mega-lame. One thing I absolutely positively cannot abide is lame names. Well, let me give you an excerpt from this book:
"What?" I ask, my voice softer. "Just tell me, Calliope."
"It seems the ancient law requires your human to..." She shakes her head. "He must pass the Trial of Truth."
Doe gasps.
I suck in a tight breath.
The Trial of Truth? Are you fubbugintidgfd kidding me?!?!?!?! *facepalm*
Also, the author used really bad "speaking" words. All these tiny quirks throughout the book kind of got on my nerves.
The only thing that made this book a two star instead of a negative 4 was because of Quince. Quince was still the same lovable and sexy guy he was in the first book. Congrats to the author for managing that.
lilacverses's review against another edition
funny
lighthearted
relaxing
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.25
introreads's review against another edition
5.0
While I loved this book, I was left feeling a little unsatisfied. I really hope that there is another book in this series, because I'm just not ready for it to be over yet. I was glad to see that Lilly had to struggle a little bit and that everything didn't come easy to her like it does to many main characters. I was pleased with the ending, but like I said before, I NEED MORE!
deecolfs's review against another edition
3.0
It wasn't bad, but it felt very preachy at some points, some of the decisions made were highly questionable, there are still some very teenage-drama moments that make me roll my eyes, and also some unnecessary obstacles to the main romantic pairing.
So it wasn't as light and happy as the other two, which kinda ruined it a bit for me. Sure, the things they mention here are important and people should be more aware and care enough to make a real change, but to introduce this kind of heavy subject in an otherwise light story kinda threw me on a loop there.
Spoiler
The first test I understood. The second one was more like "why the hell is this important?". The last one was so obvious omg.So it wasn't as light and happy as the other two, which kinda ruined it a bit for me. Sure, the things they mention here are important and people should be more aware and care enough to make a real change, but to introduce this kind of heavy subject in an otherwise light story kinda threw me on a loop there.