ARC Review: Mermaid Saga Collector’s Edition, Vol. 1 by Rumiko Takahashi

Mermaid Saga Collector’s Edition, Vol. 1 by Rumiko Takahashi My rating: 4 of 5 stars Manga legend Rumiko Takahashi's classic horror series about mermaid flesh and immortality! They say that if one consumes mermaid flesh, one can attain immortality. Unfortunately, the more likely results include becoming horribly deformed or turning into a vicious monster! Even …

ARC Review: Sea Witch Rising by Sarah Henning

Sea Witch Rising by Sarah Henning My rating: 4 of 5 stars Alia has made a deal with the Sea Witch to give up her life as a mermaid in exchange for a human soul. Now she has only twelve hours left on land to win the prince she loves, or perish. But Alia’s sister, …

ARC Review: The Navigator’s Touch by Julia Ember

The Navigator's Touch by Julia Ember My rating: 4 of 5 stars Release date: September 13, 2018 After invaders destroyed her village, murdered her family, and took her prisoner, shield-maiden Ragna is hungry for revenge. A trained warrior, she is ready to fight for her home, but with only a mermaid and a crew of …

ARC Review: Come to the Rocks by Christin Haws

Come to the Rocks by Christin Haws My rating: 4 of 5 stars Release date: April 16, 2018 Length: 66 pages Linnea’s only safe place is a spot on the rocky shoreline where the water can be rather vicious. It’s here where she meets, and falls in love with, a mermaid named Mren. As their …

ARC Review: Breakwater

Breakwater by Catherine Jones Payne My rating: 3 of 5 stars Release date: May 30, 2017 A red tide is rising. As the daughter of one of the mer-king’s trusted advisors, seventeen-year-old Jade has great responsibilities. When her fiancé murders a naiad, plunging the underwater city of Thessalonike into uproar, tensions surge between the mer …

Review: The Rising

The Rising by Terra Harmony My rating: 3 of 5 stars Fifteen-year-old Serena is the youngest member of a dying race. The increasing acidity of the ocean is destroying her home, slowly eating away at the once thriving underwater landscape. But since the night of Serena’s birth, it is an outside force that most threatens …

Review: Tangled Tides

Tangled Tides by Karen Amanda Hooper My rating: 4 of 5 stars Yara Jones doesn't believe in sea monsters-until she becomes one. When a hurricane hits her island home and she wakes up with fins, Yara finds herself tangled up in an underwater world of mysterious merfolk and secretive selkies. Both sides believe Yara can …

Review: Waterfell

Waterfell by Amalie Howard My rating: 4 of 5 stars Nerissa Marin hides among teens in her human form, waiting for the day she can claim her birthright—the undersea kingdom stolen from her the day her father was murdered. Blending in is her best weapon—until her father's betrayer confronts Nerissa and challenges her to a …

Review: Evanescent

Evanescent by Andria Buchanan My rating: 4 of 5 stars Trapped in the deadly land of Nerissette, Allie has all but given up on any return to the mortal realm. Unless she can find the two elusive artifacts that have the power to get her and her friends back home. But she’s got even bigger …

Review: Elegy

Elegy by Amanda Hocking My rating: 5 of 5 stars Oh my, the Watersong series has ended and as much as it hurts me to say goodbye to Gemma, Harper, Marcy, Daniel and Alex, I loved this book. It had all the things a good supernatural YA book needs - romance, action, a bitchy villain, …

Review: The Stranger

The Stranger by Anna Banks My rating: 5 of 5 stars The Stranger tells the story of how Galen and Rachel first met. The story takes place when Galen is 13 year old. He saves Rachel from drowning and helps her out. His sister, Rayna and Toraf also come upon them and though they all …