A review by harleyrae
Deep Blue by Jennifer Donnelly

3.0

I found this book to be enjoyable. It wasn't my favorite, but it was fun to read. I had never read a mermaid before before this one, and wasn't sure what to expect, luckily this wasn't to bad. My biggest issues with this book was the we'd meet many people, but would only hear about them for a few pages till they are all but forgotten. Mahdi plays a somewhat large role at the beginning of the novel but becomes nonexistent after the first 70 pages. I also wasn't a huge fan of the world building, at certain parts it was hard to imagine it was underwater. It almost felt as if this story wasn't based in the water at all, which I'm a little disappointed in since this is a mermaid book. I also felt that the farther the book went on the younger the attended audience became, which was a bit frustrating.
All in all I did enjoy this book and plan on continuing the series, especially since this one ended on a cliff hanger.