Review: Could've done without the mermaid stuff
Rating: 2 out of 5
Date: 07 8, 2013
If you are someone searching for a tale about mermaids then this is not the right book for you. The author focuses more on Alana's problematic life than on mythical creatures, or at least so it seemed. Alana's abusive guardians and the rest of her young companions were the only reason I kept on reading. The whole story seemed to be more centered on real life problems and the whole mermaid encounter seemed out of place. I didn't like the fact that Lana decides to become someone else to escape her guardians and leave the poor children behind. Non of the c h lives she made seemed right.  The author tries to make Jonas (the merman) appear innocent and considerate when he really isn't, and Roman is supposed to be the nobody who falls for Lana, when he's actually the good guy that offers her another escape. These roles that have been badly assigned to each character are another reason to why I've rated this book so.