by Karen Amanda Hooper
328 pages
Published November 25th 2011
by Rhemalda Publishing
Summary from Goodreads:
Yara Jones doesn’t believe in sea monsters—until she becomes one.
When a hurricane hits her island home and she wakes up with fins, Yara finds herself tangled up in an underwater world of mysterious merfolk and secretive selkies. Both sides believe Yara can save them by fulfilling a broken promise and opening the sealed gateway to their realm, but they are battling over how it should be done. The selkies want to take her life. The merfolk want something far more precious.
Treygan, the stormy-eyed merman who turned Yara mer, will stop at nothing and sacrifice everything to protect his people—until he falls for Yara. The tides turn as Yara fights to save herself, hundreds of sea creatures, and the merman who has her heart. She could lose her soul in the process—or she might open the gateway to a love that’s deeper than the oceans.
Young Adult fans of Mermaids, Selkies, Sirens and Gorgons will love this tale of the sacrifice one makes for genuine love. Love that could be lost at any moment to the ever-changing tides.
Thoughts:
Yara Jones was just an average girl who is about to celebrate her eighteenth birthday when the house she shared with her uncle was hit by a hurricane and a mysterious guy appeared out of nowhere to save her life. The next thing she knew, she had fins instead of feet and can swim underwater for a very long time.
What I really like about Tangled Tides is the fact that it's very fast moving and that the writer doesn't waste any time and instead let the readers dive into the action right away. We are quickly introduced to the variety of sea creatures which includes mermaids, selkies, sirens and gorgons. And the fact that there are some very hot merman just made it much more interesting. Usually mermaids books tend to focus only on the female mer so I was really looking forward to read something from the male point of view.
There's also an element of the Greek myth in here where it is revealed that Treygan who is Yara's appointed guardian is a descendant of the mythical creatures. For once, I don't really mind the love triangle because both Treygan and Rownan (Yara's boyfriend) are so damn irresistible. As Yara is caught in the middle between the selkies and mermaids who wanted to use her, she must decide her own fate and where her heart lies.
Recommended for: fans of Forgive My Fins
Verdict: 4 stars.
In my Debut Author Reading Challenge
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