darksnow's review
4.0
This book is pretty entertaining, I love the witty comebacks between characters and I also like how it gives a good depth of the history behind the Syrena people, although a lot of things happen rather fast, it's still manageable to read. Definitely reccomend.
jasminepnwgirl's review
5.0
Thanks to my friend who recommended this book! I absolutely loved it! I have always loved anything to do with Greek Mythology, so the title intrigued me as well.
Emma, is pretty awesome. She is stubborn, and she doesn't let anyone tell her what to do. There are times that you can't help to feel bad for her especially when you get closer to the end of the book. Now the best part of the book has to be GALEN!!! Oh My Galen!!! I don't care what this guy is, but he is just so hot, sweet, and will do ANYTHING for Emma!
Even though this book can be serious, there are some really funny parts, parts that actually made me laugh out loud! I definitely recommend this book! Can't wait to read the next book!
Emma, is pretty awesome. She is stubborn, and she doesn't let anyone tell her what to do. There are times that you can't help to feel bad for her especially when you get closer to the end of the book. Now the best part of the book has to be GALEN!!! Oh My Galen!!! I don't care what this guy is, but he is just so hot, sweet, and will do ANYTHING for Emma!
Even though this book can be serious, there are some really funny parts, parts that actually made me laugh out loud! I definitely recommend this book! Can't wait to read the next book!
bookowl's review
DNF once I realized it was a series. Very Twilight-adjacent in some areas and just not for me.
que_bella's review
5.0
I honestly loved this book! It was unfreakingbelievable (book quote ;)!! Really, I would rate this book a 5 just for the humor! It was an amazing book and I can't wait to read the rest of the series!
Emma is just a normal teenage girl. That is, until she runs into a hot guy with the same rare eye color and her best friend dies of a shark attack swimming with Emma. Then, just when Emma's trying to get her life back together, the same boy shows up at school.
But everything's not what it seems. Neither is Emma, the boy, and anybody else (saying any more would give too much away). But impossible doesn't always mean that survival is not possible and disappearance is proven. Nothing is what it seems. Especially Emma's family.
So, again, I would like to tell you just how awesome this book is.
1) It has a great sense of humor. I'm not one who usually laughs at books, but there's no way I could keep a straight face through this book even if I wanted to (but why would I?!?!?)
2) Unlike the other romance books I've read recently (yes, this is a romance) I really rooted for the characters even through betrayal and mistrust and misunderstandings. And especially when everything clicked into place
4) The characters are so likeable, there's no way you wouldn't fall for Galen (that is if you're a girl. I honestly wish I was Emma, even if it was just for a day, so I could meet Galen...)
5) Well, I can't really come up with a 5th thing (and do you realize there is no 3rd thing?!?! Yeah, I did that on purpose to make you look ;) Like this if you fell for it ;) but still read this book and I promise you'll like it (if you're into fantasy romances with a little well placed humor)
Oh, and thanks Goodreads for recommending this to me. (I never thought I would see the day when I read something off that list...)
Emma is just a normal teenage girl. That is, until she runs into a hot guy with the same rare eye color and her best friend dies of a shark attack swimming with Emma. Then, just when Emma's trying to get her life back together, the same boy shows up at school.
But everything's not what it seems. Neither is Emma, the boy, and anybody else (saying any more would give too much away). But impossible doesn't always mean that survival is not possible and disappearance is proven. Nothing is what it seems. Especially Emma's family.
So, again, I would like to tell you just how awesome this book is.
1) It has a great sense of humor. I'm not one who usually laughs at books, but there's no way I could keep a straight face through this book even if I wanted to (but why would I?!?!?)
2) Unlike the other romance books I've read recently (yes, this is a romance) I really rooted for the characters even through betrayal and mistrust and misunderstandings. And especially when everything clicked into place
4) The characters are so likeable, there's no way you wouldn't fall for Galen (that is if you're a girl. I honestly wish I was Emma, even if it was just for a day, so I could meet Galen...)
5) Well, I can't really come up with a 5th thing (and do you realize there is no 3rd thing?!?! Yeah, I did that on purpose to make you look ;) Like this if you fell for it ;) but still read this book and I promise you'll like it (if you're into fantasy romances with a little well placed humor)
Oh, and thanks Goodreads for recommending this to me. (I never thought I would see the day when I read something off that list...)
robinsversion's review against another edition
1.0
This book starts out good and very intriguing but damn as it continued on it just kept getting worse and worse, mainly because of how much of an asshole Galen was. The author says in a bonus section of the book she was inspired by twilight to start writing and it definitely shows—this guy is the worst of Edward, Jacob, and Christian from Fifty Shades, all rolled up into one miserable excuse of a being. And this was supposed to be a ROMANCE?! Barf. Between that and how little the author cares about making the true-to-life aspects of the story even remotely accurate or realistic, and how much she loses track of how much time has passed, and how characters sometimes can’t stay consistent even within the same scene to the point they feel more like props to push the story along (and don’t even get me started on the lack of nothing that masqueraded as a “plot”), and I hated this. I kept reading hoping for a good, or at least interesting ending, but the author couldn’t even give us that much. Absolutely do not recommend, total waste of both money and time.
citrusbergamottttttttt's review
3.0
2.5 stars. buddy read
I remember in 2013 when this book was all the rage. Most of my friends were hounding me to read this book and now that I'm older.. I don't understand the hype that much.
I was really close to DNFing this book until the 50% mark. In the beginning, I felt the author couldn't figure out how she wanted the world to be and the characters were a mess. But halfway through it felt like the author got their groove and it became good after that. There was a major cliffhanger that I desperately need answers for but I will wait for this to go on sale/free on kindle before that happens. All in all, it is a mediocre book that you can fly through when you need something easy. Bonus points if you like mermaids.
I remember in 2013 when this book was all the rage. Most of my friends were hounding me to read this book and now that I'm older.. I don't understand the hype that much.
I was really close to DNFing this book until the 50% mark. In the beginning, I felt the author couldn't figure out how she wanted the world to be and the characters were a mess. But halfway through it felt like the author got their groove and it became good after that. There was a major cliffhanger that I desperately need answers for but I will wait for this to go on sale/free on kindle before that happens. All in all, it is a mediocre book that you can fly through when you need something easy. Bonus points if you like mermaids.
ambers0511's review
3.0
WoOw, this so book was so great! I've heard some mixed things about this book so I was a little iffy going in, but I really enjoyed it. The writing sucks you in; you can read 10 pages and it'll feel like you read 2.
brenna_b's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
inspiring
lighthearted
mysterious
tense
4.0
emmaghanem's review
3.0
Sooo I have mixed feelings about this book. I found it really good in some parts, but overall I found it to be a really cliché YA book. I didn't really care for some of the characters such as Chloe. I thought she was a bitch and I didn't really care when she died, although I was surprised that the author decided to kill her off so early in the book.
The whole half-breed thing was kind of stupid. I wanted Emma to be able to change into a Syrena as well. I hope that in the second book she will be able to, but the first one was disappointing because it was basically all on land. Also, I found all the twists really obvious, especially the Nalia twist. The only thing that I didn't see coming was the twist that Nalia was Emma's mother. But I knew Nalia was alive. It was obvious from the moment that Banks mentioned that they never found Nalia's body. I also found the climax kind of wimpy.
Anyways, the romance was okay I guess. It didn't do too much for me, but I do love Toraf and Rayna together. They were probably my favourite couple and I can't wait to see more of them in the next two books. I will be reading the second one yet. Hopefully it will be better than this one.
The whole half-breed thing was kind of stupid. I wanted Emma to be able to change into a Syrena as well. I hope that in the second book she will be able to, but the first one was disappointing because it was basically all on land. Also, I found all the twists really obvious, especially the Nalia twist. The only thing that I didn't see coming was the twist that Nalia was Emma's mother. But I knew Nalia was alive. It was obvious from the moment that Banks mentioned that they never found Nalia's body. I also found the climax kind of wimpy.
Anyways, the romance was okay I guess. It didn't do too much for me, but I do love Toraf and Rayna together. They were probably my favourite couple and I can't wait to see more of them in the next two books. I will be reading the second one yet. Hopefully it will be better than this one.
zoet's review
5.0
this. book.
so
freaking good
i can't even explain myself. just
people you have to read it.
so
freaking good
i can't even explain myself. just
people you have to read it.