I was really excited to read this book because I love mermaid stories, but this was not your average mermaid story. It had a whole different back story as to how merpeople came to be inhabiting a small island off the coast of New England, and why they were ostracized and bullied because of something that had happened decades prior to our main character, sixteen-year-old Mara Westray, arriving following the death of her mother. She had never known her father, but when she lost her mother, he was her sole remaining relative, and she was none too happy about being sent to live with him. She held on to a lot of anger over his absence from her life, especially since she had to watch her mother die a slow and torturous death from cancer. Needless to say, this wasn't a great start to their new living situation. Add to that the fact that everyone was obviously keeping a huge secret from her, and she was ready to bolt. When she finally learns what she is, the story goes off in a completely different direction. This book kept my interest from the first page to the last, and I'm looking forward to continuing with the story in the next book in the series.

5/5 stars.

Thanks for the advanced readers copy. I was not able to get into this one, so I won't be proving a review on social media.

I truly enjoy this book, it kept me reading till the end. I would certainly be reading more of this amazing author. I suggest you read it, you will certainly won’t be disappointed. I usually don't read this type of books, but I read the summary and got very interested. Thank you for the opportunity I will look forward for more from this author.

I never had a chance to review this before it expired. I'm sorry!

*I never got around to reading and reviewing this book. I may do so in the future*

I couldn't really get into this one, but fans of YA fantasy will likely enjoy it.