I adored "Isabel of the Whales", even though it is geared towards a younger audience than I am, and I was hoping for a sequel the first time I read it. The story is magical, beautiful... and this sequel does not disappoint. It is three years later, and Isabel still having trouble readjusting to her life on land, though she loves her human family, she misses her whale one. I have to say the secrets that were revealed were not what I was expecting, but, it was awesome. I adored it. The clear love between Isabel and Jessaloup that they had trouble in their adolescent hearts expressing... it was just a grand story and the perfect happily ever after conclusion.