Month: May 2014

Book Review: Jennifer Donnelly’s Deep Blue

Book Review: Jennifer Donnelly’s Deep Blue

I received this book for free from in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.Deep Blueon May 6, 2014 and has 340 pages.Explore it on Goodreads or Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Kobo First in the Waterfire Saga paranormal fantasy series for middle grade readers. The focus is on introducing us to the overall series problem and all the merls taking part. My Take It’s cute with a blend of a fantasy mermaid world + teen angst + performance anxiety compounded by what Serfina sees as her fiancé’s betrayal. It’s tension, horrible tension that will soon seem as nothing when Serafina’s world is blown apart. I loved the description of Serafina’s room and her shell bed, although that mattress sounds kind of ookie…ick… It’s the scene that fully awakens me to this undersea world. And her pet octopus…oh, boy, he’s definitely tricksy with some smarts even if he isn’t particularly diplomatic. But then Serafina’s world changes, and she has no time to process events as she flees the palace and embarks on a journey that takes us throughout the mer kingdoms, introducing us to her world as she and Neela […]

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