Pauline Creeden

Her kind treats her as less-than-human, but she's always been so much more. Mermaid life has never been easy for Verona. Her scars give evidence of her abuse. When her day of reckoning arrives, she is determined to endure exile. According to her father's experience, exile is better than becoming a land-walker and risking her life among the humans. However, when she saves the life of a drowning human boy, she inadvertently sets off a chain of events which force her to choose a path: stay with the humans she has become attached to or return home to a life of scorn. A savage hunter draws closer, threatening even the humans. Her only hope is to keep everyone safe until the next full moon, but those around her devise their own plans. If you love mermaid tales or paranormal romance, pre-order this coming-of-age story of shifters, first love, and learning what it means to be human.

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Candyce Kirk

I love stories about mermaids, so I was excited to get started. This book didn't disappoint. We meet Verona and Logan. Logan just moved back to the island with Mama Wend (his grandmother). Ever since he was little and his mother passed away, they have moved all over the place. Seeing how he always moved around he's never really built a group of friends. When he's invited to a party on a boat, he has it's doubts. He knows these kind of kids, but the neighbor kid gets him to go. During the party he realizes he was right and when he does something to help Alex out, he's left behind in the ocean when a storm starts. This is when Verona comes in. She's a Mer, but has been keeping an eye out on the human world. She sees Logan get in trouble and helps him. Because this happens her tail dries and she gains her legs. This means she can stay on land and go back to sea at the next full moon. Verona stays with Logan's family on the island and she finds out there is a lot more going on and that she has more choices than she knew of. This also brings dangers. Logan doesn't trust her, but can that change?
I have to say I really enjoyed this concept of this book. A different take on mermaids and how their world works. Verona isn't naive, but she definitely still has a lot to learn about the human world. Watching soap operas with a woman who lives on a boat. She is very curious though.
Logan finds it hard to settle now after he's been moving around all his life. The only person he is really close to is Mama Wend. She is so sweet! I would want her as a grandmother. During the book Logan tries to build up a life while Verona tries figuring out the human world. This brings them close together and when things get tough they have each other. This makes Verona's choice harder when she has to decide whether to go back to the ocean or not.
I love how I connected with these characters and how the story developed. I would've loved to known more about Verona's life. We learn some things, but I think a bit more would've been nice. I definitely want to see more of these characters.

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