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bluebeereads's review
DNF at 55%
This just isn't working for me. Normally I love this stuff, but this book... I'm bored and I don't care about any of the characters. I have no clue what's going on as there is little to no explanation about anything. People become friends just like that and I'm smelling a serious case of insta-love. To top it all off, I almost fell asleep reading. This book actually made me sleepy. Sigh. It's Bleh mixed with a bit of Meh.
myntop's review
5.0
First off, I love mermaids, so a book about water creatures, no matter that they weren't actual mermaids, was a win for me. But to top it all off the main character shares my birthday! How cool is that?
The author fully immerses us in this new world of water creatures unlike anything I've read before and I was very interested from page one. Add a bit of mystery, missing people, and yes a bit of romance and I found this book to be very entertaining and extremely hard to put down. I'm very excited to see that it's numbered as 1 and that there will be more to read in this world. Recommend for any lovers of paranormal worlds, or YA romance and adventure.
*I was given a copy of this book to read in exchange for an honest review.
The author fully immerses us in this new world of water creatures unlike anything I've read before and I was very interested from page one. Add a bit of mystery, missing people, and yes a bit of romance and I found this book to be very entertaining and extremely hard to put down. I'm very excited to see that it's numbered as 1 and that there will be more to read in this world. Recommend for any lovers of paranormal worlds, or YA romance and adventure.
*I was given a copy of this book to read in exchange for an honest review.
bookbriefs's review
4.0
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I really enjoyed Aqua by M.A. George. It is a young adult paranormal, but it felt different than your typical book. For one thing, romance is certainly present in the story, but it was not the driving force. And for another, the main character Layla had to work VERY hard at developing her "abilities". She was not super powerful overnight. To put it simply, Aqua is an excellent book. The progression and pacing are detailed and purposeful. The characters are fleshed out and fully developed and the relationships are never forced.
Layla moves to a new house in a new city and state every year like clockwork on her birthday. Her mom and her aunt pack up everything and move to a new house. Always somewhere along the coast though. This time, they moved to Texas. Where Layla meets two guys down at the beach. One of which disappeared for quite a long time under the water and then inexplicably turned up completely dry on the beach minutes later. And that is just the start of the weird events for Layla.
Obviously you know the book has to do something with Water. But I am not telling you exactly what that is. I will tell you that you that there are two guys: Tristan and Pyke, there is no love triangle, you may hate Pyke, you may love Pyke, you will probably love Tristan (I do!), and that the writing is excellent and will make you not want to put the book down.
This book is on the longer end, so some of the scenes in the middle of the book felt kind of dragged out. It is slower paced than your average young adult book because the author takes you through all of the preparation before the action. I liked it because it felt completely realistic. If a teenage girl suddenly has her world turned upside down and supernatural introduced into it, she might not be an overnight superstar at whatever her ability is. Layla had to work at it. I haven't seen that in a long time in books. Plus the romance with Tristan is about as opposite of insta love as it gets in books. They don't even kiss until 80% into the story...of a 600 page book. I'm not sure if there is going to be a sequel or not...the ending kind of leaves that open, but I certainly hope that there is. I want to see more of everyone. Even Pyke.
I really enjoyed Aqua by M.A. George. It is a young adult paranormal, but it felt different than your typical book. For one thing, romance is certainly present in the story, but it was not the driving force. And for another, the main character Layla had to work VERY hard at developing her "abilities". She was not super powerful overnight. To put it simply, Aqua is an excellent book. The progression and pacing are detailed and purposeful. The characters are fleshed out and fully developed and the relationships are never forced.
Layla moves to a new house in a new city and state every year like clockwork on her birthday. Her mom and her aunt pack up everything and move to a new house. Always somewhere along the coast though. This time, they moved to Texas. Where Layla meets two guys down at the beach. One of which disappeared for quite a long time under the water and then inexplicably turned up completely dry on the beach minutes later. And that is just the start of the weird events for Layla.
Obviously you know the book has to do something with Water. But I am not telling you exactly what that is. I will tell you that you that there are two guys: Tristan and Pyke, there is no love triangle, you may hate Pyke, you may love Pyke, you will probably love Tristan (I do!), and that the writing is excellent and will make you not want to put the book down.
This book is on the longer end, so some of the scenes in the middle of the book felt kind of dragged out. It is slower paced than your average young adult book because the author takes you through all of the preparation before the action. I liked it because it felt completely realistic. If a teenage girl suddenly has her world turned upside down and supernatural introduced into it, she might not be an overnight superstar at whatever her ability is. Layla had to work at it. I haven't seen that in a long time in books. Plus the romance with Tristan is about as opposite of insta love as it gets in books. They don't even kiss until 80% into the story...of a 600 page book. I'm not sure if there is going to be a sequel or not...the ending kind of leaves that open, but I certainly hope that there is. I want to see more of everyone. Even Pyke.
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