Publication Date: 6-12-2012
Publisher: Delacorte Books for Young Readers
Pages: 320
Format: eBook
Source: NetGalley
Challenge: 2012 eBook Challenge
Goodreads Summary:
Calder White lives in
the cold, clear waters of Lake Superior, the only brother in a family of
murderous mermaids. To survive, Calder and his sisters prey on humans,
killing them to absorb their energy. But this summer the underwater clan
targets Jason Hancock out of pure revenge. They blame Hancock for their
mother's death and have been waiting a long time for him to return to
his family's homestead on the lake. Hancock has a fear of water, so to
lure him in, Calder sets out to seduce Hancock's daughter, Lily. Easy
enough—especially as Calder has lots of practice using his irresistable
good looks and charm on ususpecting girls. Only this time Calder screws
everything up: he falls for Lily—just as Lily starts to suspect that
there's more to the monsters-in-the-lake legends than she ever imagined.
And just as his sisters are losing patience with him.
I don't know why, but lately I've been picking up books and finding out they are NOTHING like I think they are going to be. I suppose it would help if I read the synopsis instead of just looking at pretty covers.
Anyway, even though this wasn't what I expected, it was a very interesting book. Mermaids are murderers. Who would have thought that? They are definitely not friendly creatures as one may think. At least, as I thought. Calder White is a mermaid who is choosing to attempt to live without feeding on humans (as his sisters do). He goes long periods of times without feeding, because he feels bad about it. This summer, Calder and his family are planning revenge for their mother's death. The plan is to take one person from the Hancock family as a sacrifice, in a way, to make up for their mother's death. Their plan takes a turn when Calder decides he cares deeply for one of the family members, Lily.
Lily is a strange character to me. I feel like she doesn't react in a way that a normal person would react. It was strange to see her feelings towards mermaids and animals of the lake. She seemed to have more understanding than most people. This would be an aspect of the book that was a little frustrating to me. She didn't seem real.
Calder's character was a little strange too, but he was easy to like. He had a side to him that made you want to like him. I wanted the best for him, even with the mistakes he made. He tries to make the right decisions, but having a deep connection with his sisters makes his decisions more difficult.
Overall, there was a lot of excitement in this book. I enjoyed the story, even if some aspects of it seemed unlikely. The writing was good and the author kept me entertained. I especially liked the ending of this book, which of course I won't tell you about. I would say this is a book to pick up from the library or borrow from someone before adding it to your bookshelf. Either you will like it or you wont'. Personally, I don't think there is much of an in-between for this one!
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