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ashal23's review
4.0
I loved this book, and as others have said, I got strong Little Mermaid, Cinderella and Hunger games vibes. It was great for an afternoon of light reading, but I was through it in a little over 2 hours. I wish there was more meat to the story...man if this had been a 600/700 page book it would have been 10 stars for sure. There is so much that could have been explored here. Instead, I'll sit around waiting for the next book.
mepayne15's review
5.0
Absolutely Amazing!!
I absolutely loved this book! It was an amazing start to a series. The Mermaid Trials was a great blend of The Little Mermaid, Cinderella, and Tate James' Royal Trials (or The Hunger Games for those who haven't read the Royal Trials series)
I loved the interactions between Katriana (Tri) and Dane. She isn't the typical heroine who wants to be saved by the prince. She is strong and independent and working towards her dreams and NO ONE can get in her way.
I absolutely loved this book! It was an amazing start to a series. The Mermaid Trials was a great blend of The Little Mermaid, Cinderella, and Tate James' Royal Trials (or The Hunger Games for those who haven't read the Royal Trials series)
I loved the interactions between Katriana (Tri) and Dane. She isn't the typical heroine who wants to be saved by the prince. She is strong and independent and working towards her dreams and NO ONE can get in her way.
melissasfandomworld's review
4.0
This was a really fun and great start of a new series. Cinderella meets the little mermaid and the hunger games. Add in a lot of awesome imagination from the author that filled in the blanks perfectly and you have yourself a really enthralling and exciting book to read. MEET the mermaid trials by Cameron Drake!!
It was a really intriguing and thrilling read from beginning until the end. The world is so exciting to read about. I love that each of the merman and mermaids have animal familiars and Tri happens to have such a great one, a big white shark named BEAZIL. And he’s so awesome!! He’s like Flounder and a Labrador, wrapped up into a big white shark skin, lol! Lazy and always in need of a good belly rub - I don’t make this shit up haha-, a scaredy pants most of the time but brave when the need arises, loving towards the people he likes and loves and obviously just cute AF if you don’t take his scary looks into account haha.
The settings are great to read about although sometimes i just wanted to be able to linger in certain settings so I could learn more about it. I couldn’t get enough of it.
The characters are so interesting and exciting to read about. Not only katriana/Tri but the minor characters as well.
Thanks to the trials taking place - which will be explained in the beginning of the book on what they entail and why they’re being held and such - there’s a lot of action and adventure taking place. You’re being thrown into dangerous waters and sometimes horrific settings and I loved it a lot! The trials scenes made sure this was a fast paced read.
I do think the developing romance remained a bit shallow and could definitely need a bit more depth so I’m really looking forward to see how this develops in the next book. I do like seeing a katriana/Dane combination happening because I’m a sucker for romance haha. Towards the end of the book I’m left craving more so that’s a good sign!
The storyline itself develops in a good pace I think and as I said, thanks to the action and adventure it makes for a fast paced read. I do think the silver lining of the story was predictable but it didn’t make the story any less awesome though. There are still a lot of moments present in which some really surprising things happened that ensured I sat right on the edge of my seat the entire time.
Overall it was a great first book in a new series. Perfect for fans of mermaid retellings who love immersing themselves in a world below the surface, filled with some awesome and scary creatures.. perfect for fans who like adventure and action and a tiny bit of romance. A romance that’s bound to develop more strongly in the next book and I’m already soooo excited to read more of. It’s Perfect for readers who like coming across like-able characters, main character and minor characters alike. I just can’t wait to go on another adventure with them and I’m hoping there’s a release date to be announced very soon on the sequel!!!
Would I recommend this book?!
IT’S A YES FROM ME!!
It was a really intriguing and thrilling read from beginning until the end. The world is so exciting to read about. I love that each of the merman and mermaids have animal familiars and Tri happens to have such a great one, a big white shark named BEAZIL. And he’s so awesome!! He’s like Flounder and a Labrador, wrapped up into a big white shark skin, lol! Lazy and always in need of a good belly rub - I don’t make this shit up haha-, a scaredy pants most of the time but brave when the need arises, loving towards the people he likes and loves and obviously just cute AF if you don’t take his scary looks into account haha.
The settings are great to read about although sometimes i just wanted to be able to linger in certain settings so I could learn more about it. I couldn’t get enough of it.
The characters are so interesting and exciting to read about. Not only katriana/Tri but the minor characters as well.
Thanks to the trials taking place - which will be explained in the beginning of the book on what they entail and why they’re being held and such - there’s a lot of action and adventure taking place. You’re being thrown into dangerous waters and sometimes horrific settings and I loved it a lot! The trials scenes made sure this was a fast paced read.
I do think the developing romance remained a bit shallow and could definitely need a bit more depth so I’m really looking forward to see how this develops in the next book. I do like seeing a katriana/Dane combination happening because I’m a sucker for romance haha. Towards the end of the book I’m left craving more so that’s a good sign!
The storyline itself develops in a good pace I think and as I said, thanks to the action and adventure it makes for a fast paced read. I do think the silver lining of the story was predictable but it didn’t make the story any less awesome though. There are still a lot of moments present in which some really surprising things happened that ensured I sat right on the edge of my seat the entire time.
Overall it was a great first book in a new series. Perfect for fans of mermaid retellings who love immersing themselves in a world below the surface, filled with some awesome and scary creatures.. perfect for fans who like adventure and action and a tiny bit of romance. A romance that’s bound to develop more strongly in the next book and I’m already soooo excited to read more of. It’s Perfect for readers who like coming across like-able characters, main character and minor characters alike. I just can’t wait to go on another adventure with them and I’m hoping there’s a release date to be announced very soon on the sequel!!!
Would I recommend this book?!
IT’S A YES FROM ME!!
kazkayde's review
5.0
Hunger Games meets Little Mermaid with a hint of Cinderella. I really liked it, to be honest. The story telling was really good and the scenery descriptions were A+
bhunky's review
3.0
I enjoyed the book but am wondering where the author is going with the story. Hopefully the author lets the heroine stay strong
readingqueen's review
5.0
This book was amazing.
I haven't read a lot of mermaid books but The Mermaid Trials will likely reign as my favorite for a long time. Maybe even forever. The worldbuilding, the characters, and the trials themselves were all very interesting.
I'll be reading book two for sure.
I haven't read a lot of mermaid books but The Mermaid Trials will likely reign as my favorite for a long time. Maybe even forever. The worldbuilding, the characters, and the trials themselves were all very interesting.
I'll be reading book two for sure.
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