Water So Deep by Nichole Giles

Water So Deep by Nichole Giles

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Seventeen-year-old Emma Harris is drowning on dry land. No one knows what's happening to her, and she'd like to keep her evolution from human to mermaid a secret, but the truth is getting harder and harder to hide. From her adoptive family, from her friends, and especially from the irresistible James Phelps. Her time in the ocean is spent dodging a possessive merman, while her time on land is split between caring for her special-needs brother and squeezing in every last possible moment of human life. She soon realizes falling for James is unavoidable when he constantly comes to Emma's rescue and somehow manages to see through her carefully constructed icy facade to the vulnerability she lives with every day. Everything about James makes Emma yearn for a life on land she just can't have. When Emma's brother disappears on her watch, James is the only person she trusts to help her save him. But even if they can save her brother, nothing can prevent her return to the sea. Whether she likes it or not, Emma is changing-unable to breathe without yielding to the tide-and it's only a matter of time before she's forced to surrender forever.

My Review: 4 Stars

This was my first mermaid book and I really enjoyed it.

Loved  -
-Fish analogies (loved them, and I don't even like fish)
-Multiple overlapping story issues and problems that keep the book dynamics full, surprising and captivating
-Beautiful cover
-Realistic dynamics in the relationships and feelings

Meh -
-Teen angst (makes things engaging but tends to make characters flat)
-Cliff hanger. When is the next book coming out?

Content - language, locker room talk, attempted rape