Review: You won't be able to stay away from this book.
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 10 4, 2011
Married. Book one in the Marina's Tales series.Title Thoughts: It completely suits the book.Cover Thoughts: I love how there is the pier in the background. It really has a lot to do with the book.This book is a slow paced book that seems to just fly by. Sounds odd, doesn't it? Well, that's the only way I know of to describe it. It does feel like it is a long book, but nonetheless, it passes quickly. Anderson with her smooth writing had me hooked. Every time I put this book down, it wasn't minutes later that I was picking it back up. I just couldn't put it down for long. I wanted to find out what was going to happen.Marina is a character that I couldn't help but relate to. She's very independent and has a hard time sharing with others. As in, she likes to keep things bottled up and deal with it herself. I really liked all the unique characters surrounding Marina. Cruz is a fantastic fashion designer and Anderson did a swell job describing his outfits. Ethan was perfectly imperfect. He had trust issues. (Don't we all?) He was protective and just over all swoon worthy. One thing that really bothered me was how Marina's dad basically tried to bribe her to keep her from talking about her mother. I completely understand how that is a hard subject for him, but I don't understand how it could put that before helping his child understand what was happening to her. Maybe, I'll learn more in the next book, The Moon and the Tide.One thing that I did notice about Anderson's writing was that she used a lot of something like this: I don't understand for I was not listening. That "for..." appeared enough for me to notice that it appeared a lot. However, it either disappeared or was more spaced out by the last half of the book or so. Anderson pulled me in and wrote spectacular details.Addict's Last Words: Between the Land and the Sea is a fantastic read for beach/mermaid/romance fans.To Buy or To Borrow: I would definitely buy this because of how I could easily see in my head what was written on the page. Plus, did I mention that I really enjoyed it and that I can't wait to read book two?Disclosure: A copy of this book was provided for me by the author. No payment was received by me in exchange for this review. There was not any obligation to write a positive review. All opinions expressed here are entirely mine and may not necessarily agree with those of the author, the book's publisher and publicist, or the readers of this review. This disclosure is in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission's 16 CFR, Part 255, Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising.