Synopsis:Lily Sanderson has a secret, and it’s not that she has a huge crush on gorgeous swimming god Brody Bennett, who makes her heart beat flipper-fast. Unrequited love is hard enough when you’re a normal teenage girl, but when you’re half human, half mermaid like Lily, there’s no such thing as a simple crush.
Lily’s mermaid identity is a secret that can’t get out, since she’s not just any mermaid – she’s a Thalassinian princess. When Lily found out three years ago that her mother was actually a human, she finally realized why she didn’t feel quite at home in Thalassinia, and she’s been living on land and going to Seaview high school ever since, hoping to find where she truly belongs. Sure, land has its problems – like her obnoxious, biker boy neighbor Quince Fletcher – but it has that one major perk – Brody. The problem is, mermaids aren’t really the casual dating type – when they “bond,” it’s for life.
When Lily’s attempt to win Brody’s love leads to a tsunami-sized case of mistaken identity, she is in for a tidal wave of relationship drama, and she finds out, quick as a tailfin flick, that happily-ever-after never sails quite as smoothly as you planned.
My Review:
I really liked this book! This was a cute mermaid love story that I did not expect to be so taken with and it was a fun and fast read. It was the typical “you don’t always realize what is right in front of you until you have to fight for it” plot but I found it highly enjoyable and laughed out loud many times. I have always loved “The Little Mermaid” so this did not in any way take away from that story or distort my image of mermaids. I love the banter between Quince and Lily and was rooting for them to be together from the beginning. I thought Lily was a little annoying at times and some-what selfish. Even when she was supposedly making an unselfish choice by letting Quince go, she did so out of not wanting to feel guilty herself. I loved the author’s description of Lily’s underwater kingdom with all the colors and merpeople. Read it for a sweet story about finding love in the most unexpected ways.
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