The day before Yara's 18th birthday, her guardian - who she calls Uncle Lloyd - has gone to the mainland from the Florida Keys to have kidney dialysis, and a hurricane is blowing up. While she struggles to cover the windows, a stranger appears, offering to help her. He says his name is Treygan and somehow he makes her feel safe and warm. He offers to take her someplace safe, if that is her wish, and she makes the wish. The next thing she knows, she's waking up a mermaid. What has happened to her? How can she go back to the way things were?
"Tangled Tides" is a wonderfully fun YA paranormal fantasy with strong elements of romance. While it makes use of the typical triad and oodles of problems getting along between the romantic leads, it all fits in the story and makes sense - unlike many where there is no particular reason. I found it quite refreshing and enjoyable for the plot to be so well-developed. Also, there are a lot of great suspense elements, and plot twists and turns - while I caught a few of the hints far enough ahead of guess what was coming, there were many I didn't. This story will definitely keep you guessing! Merfolk aren't the only paranormals to make an appearance, either - there are sirens, gorgons, selkies, sprites ... it's a wonderfully diverse cast. I can say that this is a book I would definitely recommend to people who enjoy smut free romance Romeo/Juliet style, fantasy, paranormal and magical reality stories - don't miss it!
Ps. The only thing that I found not fitting in the story is the way the sea-grass is used to administer it's medical components needed for the sea creatures survival. Smoking medical 'pot' is not something I associate with underwater sea dwellers....lol
"Tangled Tides" is a wonderfully fun YA paranormal fantasy with strong elements of romance. While it makes use of the typical triad and oodles of problems getting along between the romantic leads, it all fits in the story and makes sense - unlike many where there is no particular reason. I found it quite refreshing and enjoyable for the plot to be so well-developed. Also, there are a lot of great suspense elements, and plot twists and turns - while I caught a few of the hints far enough ahead of guess what was coming, there were many I didn't. This story will definitely keep you guessing! Merfolk aren't the only paranormals to make an appearance, either - there are sirens, gorgons, selkies, sprites ... it's a wonderfully diverse cast. I can say that this is a book I would definitely recommend to people who enjoy smut free romance Romeo/Juliet style, fantasy, paranormal and magical reality stories - don't miss it!
Ps. The only thing that I found not fitting in the story is the way the sea-grass is used to administer it's medical components needed for the sea creatures survival. Smoking medical 'pot' is not something I associate with underwater sea dwellers....lol
