Wednesday, December 14, 2011

BETWEEN THE SEA AND SKY by Jacolyn Dolamore

For as long as Esmerine can remember, she has longed to join her older sister, Dosinia, as a siren--the highest calling a mermaid can have. When Dosinia runs away to the mainland, Esmerine is sent to retrieve her. Using magic to transform her tail into legs, she makes her way unsteadily to the capital city. There she comes upon a friend she hasn't seen since childhood--a dashing young man named Alandare, who belongs to a winged race of people. As Esmerine and Alandare band together to search for Dosinia, they rekindle a friendship . . . and ignite the emotions for a love so great, it cannot be bound by sea, land, or air.


Rachel's Thoughts: This book was a good read, probably more relaxing than anything because it doesn't get into serious topics or evoke deep emotions of any kind. It was just a quick, easy read. I continued to turn the pages, wanting to know what happens next but not because I was invested in the characters and cared about them a whole lot; more so because I liked the world the author created and enjoyed reading about it. I couldn't see what Esmerine saw in Alan and often times he downright irritated me and then the ending seemed very quickly pulled together. Like I said, a good book for light reading. I gave this book 4 bookmarks.
 

7 comments:

  1. sounds like fun :) i've heard some good stuff about this one, it's been on my maybe-to-read list for a while... nice review!

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  2. Thanks. Fun is the perfect word for it too. Just light and fun. :)

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  3. Ohh. I'll check this out! (I'm making a list of books to look up). LOL.

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  4. I've heard of this one and it sounds like a lot of fun. Easy reads are nice at times. :)

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  5. Ummm, I dont know about this one! I dont think mermaids are my thing right now. For some reason, I am feeling the darker stuff right now. Which is probably why I should read it! :)

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  6. Sounds like an amusing, light read. Thanks for the honest review.

    I'm new to your blog, happy to be following. :)

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