Review: I really liked this story!
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 08 3, 2011
If you like to read YA then you need to give this book a try.When I first started reading the book it took me a little bit to get into it. I think I had a rough time because of the different style of writing but once I got into the grove of things, I couldn't seem to stop reading. The story is about Marina who goes to live with her aunt Abby while her father is away in Afghanistan for work. Shortly after her encounter with the mermaid Lorelei, Marina almost drowns by walking along the waters edge of the beach when a "sleeper" wave comes along and takes her out. Luckily for her though she was not only rescued by the mermaid, Lorelei but Ethan, the hot surfer guy, comes to her rescue as well. The whole story focuses on Marina and the mystery behind her heritage.I liked all of the characters of the book and felt that the author did a really amazing job with not only developing the characters but keeping them in the picture as well. Way too many times, an author introduces secondary characters and then seems to forget about them later in the story. However in this book even the small characters keep reappearing throughout the book. In this story you meet the mean girls at school, Marina's cousin Cruz and his friend Megan, Marina's "aunt" Evie, Lu who is Ethan's employer and Long his friend. And throughout the entire story these characters keep popping up.I of course liked Ethan. From the first impression you might think he would just be one of the mean popular surfer guys but he is nothing like the cliche surfer guy. I thought it was cute when he talked up Marina to her art teacher and then switched into her class so that he could have an excuse to be closer to her. He even takes her out on swimming lessons and teachers her to swim after she almost drowned in the ocean. There are a ton more reasons that I could list about Ethan like the way he cares for Marina and worries about her safety but I don't want to paddle on for too long.