In Dark Tide we get a view into Ling’s and Astrid’s roles in the plot to destroy the monster Abbadon. (Full review coming soon.) Mini Review: Dark Tide It wasn’t a big deal, but it did seem to come up a lot. There are a couple of things that got a little bit repetitive for me – over and over we’re reminded that a ritual shared by five of the Mer girls transferred some of their special abilities to each other.

Sera and Mahdi’s romance progresses but stays very PG and sweet. I liked that the series brings some variations in race and ethnicity even at the ocean floor. The Mer world has kingdoms of wildly different races and Sera’s journey to save her kingdom involves six girls with diverse backgrounds. While Deep Blue spends a lot of time following Sera’s story, Rogue Wave branches out into her friend Neela’s story quite a bit. (Read my full review of Deep Blue here.) Mini Review: Rogue Wave This is a great intro series for younger teen or preteen readers looking to get into fantasy or fairy tale retelling-type stories. Sera and her friends feel like hip teen girls even though they’re in a completely different world than ours. I love that Donnelly creates this whole culture with lore and customs but keeps it feeling fresh and accessible. She’s got much bigger problems right here under the sea. There’s no handsome human prince out there waiting for this Mer princess to rescue him. My favorite thing about this book is that it doesn’t take the traditional line of stories about mermaids. Today, I’m honored to work with Disney Hyperion to offer a Waterfire Saga prize pack as part of a giveaway celebrating the release of Dark Tide, the latest book in the series by the amazing and lovely Jennifer Donnelly. One of the series I’ve been super excited about is the Waterfire Saga series.

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