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Ingo #2
The Tide Knot
In a seaside town of sandy beaches and ocean breezes, Sapphy has never felt so far from the sea. The crowded shore at St. Pirans is nothing like the cove at Sapphy's old home, where she first found her way into the underwater world of Ingo.
But Ingo's pull is strong, and it always finds a way. Soon Sapphy and her brother, Conor, are swimming beneath the waves again, riding the currents and teasing their Mer friend Faro. As Sapphy goes deeper into Ingo, she learns to feel more at home in the sea—even as she begins to be aware of its dangers.
There's the danger of going in too deep, and breaking the delicate balance between Sapphy's life on land and her life in Ingo. There's the mysterious disappearance of Sapphy's father, an experienced sailor who should never have drowned. And then there's Ingo itself—a restless power as old as the world, as strong as the tides, and more dangerous than anything Sapphy has ever known.
But Ingo's pull is strong, and it always finds a way. Soon Sapphy and her brother, Conor, are swimming beneath the waves again, riding the currents and teasing their Mer friend Faro. As Sapphy goes deeper into Ingo, she learns to feel more at home in the sea—even as she begins to be aware of its dangers.
There's the danger of going in too deep, and breaking the delicate balance between Sapphy's life on land and her life in Ingo. There's the mysterious disappearance of Sapphy's father, an experienced sailor who should never have drowned. And then there's Ingo itself—a restless power as old as the world, as strong as the tides, and more dangerous than anything Sapphy has ever known.
336 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 2006
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About the author
Helen Dunmore
117 books969 followersI was born in December 1952, in Yorkshire, the second of four children. My father was the eldest of twelve, and this extended family has no doubt had a strong influence on my life, as have my own children. In a large family you hear a great many stories. You also come to understand very early that stories hold quite different meanings for different listeners, and can be recast from many viewpoints.
Poetry was very important to me from childhood. I began by listening to and learning by heart all kinds of rhymes and hymns and ballads, and then went on to make up my own poems, using the forms I’d heard. Writing these down came a little later.
I studied English at the University of York, and after graduation taught English as a foreign language in Finland.
At around this time I began to write the poems which formed my first poetry collection, The Apple Fall, and to publish these in magazines. I also completed two novels; fortunately neither survives, and it was more than ten years before I wrote another novel.
During this time I published several collections of poems, and wrote some of the short stories which were later collected in Love of Fat Men. I began to travel a great deal within the UK and around the world, for poetry tours and writing residences. This experience of working in many different countries and cultures has been very important to my work. I reviewed poetry for Stand and Poetry Review and later for The Observer, and subsequently reviewed fiction for The Observer, The Times and The Guardian. My critical work includes introductions to the poems of Emily Brontë, the short stories of D H Lawrence and F Scott Fitzgerald, a study of Virginia Woolf’s relationships with women and Introductions to the Folio Society's edition of Anna Karenina and to the new Penguin Classics edition of Tolstoy's My Confession.
During the 1980s and early 1990s I taught poetry and creative writing, tutored residential writing courses for the Arvon Foundation and took part in the Poetry Society's Writer in Schools scheme, as well as giving readings and workshops in schools, hospitals, prisons and every other kind of place where a poem could conceivably be welcome. I also taught at the University of Glamorgan, the University of Bristol's Continuing Education Department and for the Open College of the Arts.
In the late 1980s I began to publish short stories, and these were the beginning of a breakthrough into fiction. What I had learned of prose technique through the short story gave me the impetus to start writing novels. My first novel for children was Going to Egypt, published in 1992, and my first novel for adults was Zennor in Darkness, published in 1993, which won the McKitterick Prize. This was also my first researched novel, set in the First World War and dealing with the period when D H Lawrence and his wife Frieda lived in Zennor in Cornwall, and came under suspicion as German spies.
My third novel, A Spell of Winter, won the inaugural Orange Prize for Fiction in 1996, and since then I have published a number of novels, short story collections and books for children. Full details of all these books are available on this website. The last of The Ingo Quartet, The Crossing of Ingo, was published in paperback in Spring 2009.
My seventh novel, The Siege (2001) was shortlisted both for the Whitbread Novel Award and the Orange Prize for Fiction. This was another researched novel, which grew from a lifelong love of Russian history, culture and literature. It is is set in Leningrad during the first year of the siege of the city by German forces, which lasted for 880 days from the fall of Mga on 30th August 1941. The Siege has been translated into Russian by Tatyana Averchina, and extracts have been broadcast on radio in St Petersburg. House of Orphans was published in 2006, and in 2008 Counting the Stars. Its central characters are the Roman poet Catullus, who lived during the last years of the Republic,
Poetry was very important to me from childhood. I began by listening to and learning by heart all kinds of rhymes and hymns and ballads, and then went on to make up my own poems, using the forms I’d heard. Writing these down came a little later.
I studied English at the University of York, and after graduation taught English as a foreign language in Finland.
At around this time I began to write the poems which formed my first poetry collection, The Apple Fall, and to publish these in magazines. I also completed two novels; fortunately neither survives, and it was more than ten years before I wrote another novel.
During this time I published several collections of poems, and wrote some of the short stories which were later collected in Love of Fat Men. I began to travel a great deal within the UK and around the world, for poetry tours and writing residences. This experience of working in many different countries and cultures has been very important to my work. I reviewed poetry for Stand and Poetry Review and later for The Observer, and subsequently reviewed fiction for The Observer, The Times and The Guardian. My critical work includes introductions to the poems of Emily Brontë, the short stories of D H Lawrence and F Scott Fitzgerald, a study of Virginia Woolf’s relationships with women and Introductions to the Folio Society's edition of Anna Karenina and to the new Penguin Classics edition of Tolstoy's My Confession.
During the 1980s and early 1990s I taught poetry and creative writing, tutored residential writing courses for the Arvon Foundation and took part in the Poetry Society's Writer in Schools scheme, as well as giving readings and workshops in schools, hospitals, prisons and every other kind of place where a poem could conceivably be welcome. I also taught at the University of Glamorgan, the University of Bristol's Continuing Education Department and for the Open College of the Arts.
In the late 1980s I began to publish short stories, and these were the beginning of a breakthrough into fiction. What I had learned of prose technique through the short story gave me the impetus to start writing novels. My first novel for children was Going to Egypt, published in 1992, and my first novel for adults was Zennor in Darkness, published in 1993, which won the McKitterick Prize. This was also my first researched novel, set in the First World War and dealing with the period when D H Lawrence and his wife Frieda lived in Zennor in Cornwall, and came under suspicion as German spies.
My third novel, A Spell of Winter, won the inaugural Orange Prize for Fiction in 1996, and since then I have published a number of novels, short story collections and books for children. Full details of all these books are available on this website. The last of The Ingo Quartet, The Crossing of Ingo, was published in paperback in Spring 2009.
My seventh novel, The Siege (2001) was shortlisted both for the Whitbread Novel Award and the Orange Prize for Fiction. This was another researched novel, which grew from a lifelong love of Russian history, culture and literature. It is is set in Leningrad during the first year of the siege of the city by German forces, which lasted for 880 days from the fall of Mga on 30th August 1941. The Siege has been translated into Russian by Tatyana Averchina, and extracts have been broadcast on radio in St Petersburg. House of Orphans was published in 2006, and in 2008 Counting the Stars. Its central characters are the Roman poet Catullus, who lived during the last years of the Republic,
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June 25, 2012
I love this series. Unabashedly. It’s simple and lovely. I think it’s ideal for pre-teens, especially if their parents are going through a divorce or they are part of a blended family. To me Sapphy is such a real character, even when she annoyed me, her actions and reactions always rang true. I was as devastated as Sapphy and Conor when I found out the truth about their father.
The pull of Ingo was as enchanting and dangerous as it was in the first book. In Tide Knot the stakes are raised from those in Ingo, but Tide Knot is still a self-contained, completed story on its own. Though Sapphy, Conor and their Mother have moved in with Roger to a town where the sea and Ingo are more difficult to access, the pull of Ingo on Sapphy is stronger than ever. Though Conor insists he is staying away from Ingo, and Sapphy should too, I think it is pretty clear that Conor is at as much a risk or more than Sapphy of surrendering himself to Ingo permanently. His relationship with Elvira is going to be a stronger pull than Sapphy fully appreciates, I think.
One caveat… If you have a fear of the water, I might not recommend Tide Knot to you. The ending sequence in particular is pretty scary, and tapped into my own fears of water.
The pull of Ingo was as enchanting and dangerous as it was in the first book. In Tide Knot the stakes are raised from those in Ingo, but Tide Knot is still a self-contained, completed story on its own. Though Sapphy, Conor and their Mother have moved in with Roger to a town where the sea and Ingo are more difficult to access, the pull of Ingo on Sapphy is stronger than ever. Though Conor insists he is staying away from Ingo, and Sapphy should too, I think it is pretty clear that Conor is at as much a risk or more than Sapphy of surrendering himself to Ingo permanently. His relationship with Elvira is going to be a stronger pull than Sapphy fully appreciates, I think.
One caveat… If you have a fear of the water, I might not recommend Tide Knot to you. The ending sequence in particular is pretty scary, and tapped into my own fears of water.
October 26, 2011
Wow, well I'm in a bit of a predicament now. I didn't like Ingo very much, did I? But guess what - I saw this book in a charity shop for £1.25 and took the plunge.
And now I have to hold up my hands and say damn am I glad I did.
It wasn't the best book in the world, I'll admit, but Sapphy really grew up in this. She was still stupid and whiny at times, but definitely less than in the first book and more independant, not relying too much on having Connor around or becoming jealous.
The reason I haven't given this four stars is because I didn't much like the ending. It seemed a bit rushed, if I'm honest. Or maybe the build up was too slow?
I'm not sure. Either way, I felt like it was all solved a bit too easily.
I have The Deep and The Crossing of Ingo after seeing them in a discount book shop near where I live and seeing as The Tide Knot has redeemed my faith in this series, I'm going to complete it.
I just hope that the characters continue to grow and the conclusions become stronger or I'll be bored by the end, knowing that there will be all this build up of the characters missing all the signs for it all to be solved in five pages toward the end.
And now I have to hold up my hands and say damn am I glad I did.
It wasn't the best book in the world, I'll admit, but Sapphy really grew up in this. She was still stupid and whiny at times, but definitely less than in the first book and more independant, not relying too much on having Connor around or becoming jealous.
The reason I haven't given this four stars is because I didn't much like the ending. It seemed a bit rushed, if I'm honest. Or maybe the build up was too slow?
I'm not sure. Either way, I felt like it was all solved a bit too easily.
I have The Deep and The Crossing of Ingo after seeing them in a discount book shop near where I live and seeing as The Tide Knot has redeemed my faith in this series, I'm going to complete it.
I just hope that the characters continue to grow and the conclusions become stronger or I'll be bored by the end, knowing that there will be all this build up of the characters missing all the signs for it all to be solved in five pages toward the end.
February 21, 2013
I have no idea why I loved the first book (Ingo) a lot. Maybe because when I read the first book, I was way younger. Or maybe the first book is actually way better than this second one. I havent read the first book for years.
This could be a great book for children, but not for young adult at all. The story is way too dreamy, it's boring. And I don't know why...but Dunmore's writing doesn't make myself believe in her words. I mean, some parts are interesting, but most parts are boring :S And the dialogues sound too fake. Unnatural, if you know what I mean...
Even the ending doesn't make me want to buy the third book at all. Everything's going all fine. I expect a more challenging ending.
But hey! I think this book will be interesting for people under 12s, you know. It has strong family and environment messages, which are really good and also light for children and pre-teens.
This could be a great book for children, but not for young adult at all. The story is way too dreamy, it's boring. And I don't know why...but Dunmore's writing doesn't make myself believe in her words. I mean, some parts are interesting, but most parts are boring :S And the dialogues sound too fake. Unnatural, if you know what I mean...
Even the ending doesn't make me want to buy the third book at all. Everything's going all fine. I expect a more challenging ending.
But hey! I think this book will be interesting for people under 12s, you know. It has strong family and environment messages, which are really good and also light for children and pre-teens.
September 27, 2014
'The Tide Knot' continues on from 'Ingo', with Sapphire and Conor now living with their mum in St. Pirans. I found this book to be much more satisfying than the previous book, with more underwater adventures and a real sense that the Mer consist of more than just Faro and Elvira. That said, much of the book still takes place on land. I found Sapphire to be as annoying as in the first book, with far too much whinging. Faro, too, is still rather unlikeable and I find it hard to understand why Sapphire remains so keen to spend time with someone who is frequently smug and constantly mocks Sapphire and humans in general. Nevertheless, I enjoyed the story around the tide knot and I'm glad some of the mystery about what happened to Sapphire's father was resolved.
June 4, 2008
This is the Sequal of the brilliant series, ingo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
If you haven't read it READ IT OR GET IT NOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
If you haven't read it READ IT OR GET IT NOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
November 30, 2025
A brilliant follow up to a really good start to a series. I love how they flow together so well. I have to confess, I would have definitely already run away to Ingo if I was in Sapphires place at this point.
This book has one of my favourite scenes of all time.
I absolutely adore the part where the “motherly” whale with the dry humour helps Sapphire in the deep.
I also love the way conflict is created in the grief of the main character, by placing the stakes at the level of something a child would care about. A child doesn’t really understand the world yet, or what a mothers grief would look like at losing her child. But she knows her dog needs her, and she wouldn’t want to hurt her dog - no matter how much the sea calls to her.
Beautiful ❤️
This book has one of my favourite scenes of all time.
I absolutely adore the part where the “motherly” whale with the dry humour helps Sapphire in the deep.
I also love the way conflict is created in the grief of the main character, by placing the stakes at the level of something a child would care about. A child doesn’t really understand the world yet, or what a mothers grief would look like at losing her child. But she knows her dog needs her, and she wouldn’t want to hurt her dog - no matter how much the sea calls to her.
Beautiful ❤️
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
August 1, 2024
As the second book in the series there is no doubt that this one is my favourite so far. I loved returning to the same characters but getting a slightly new location. It made the perfect holiday read although it was a little strange struggling in the heat on the beach whilst they tried to escape a storm 😂
Overall I loved the plot of this book!
Overall I loved the plot of this book!
August 14, 2024
I am so enjoying this series so far!! Being a middle grade series it is low stress and a fun summertime read but there is enough emotional and plot substance to be really engaging and enjoyable. I’m not gonna have time to finish the series this summer but I am looking forward to picking it up again next summer :)
September 23, 2014
The second installment of the Ingo series begins with Sapphire refusing to adapt to her new home. While Conor has given up on Ingo and embraced his Air side, Sapphire still goes to Ingo to visit with Faro. One thing leads to another (terribly detailed, I know) and Sapphire gets to see her dad, who everyone but her and Conor believed to have drowned more than a year before our story starts. Seeing her dad leads Sapphire and Conor to go to Ingo with the purpose of trying to bring him back. However, while speaking to the wise Mer (insert complicated name here), they become involved in the issue of the Tide Knot, a knot (duh) that controls the tides and is threatening to come loose, which would entail a massive destruction of both Ingo and Air.
Now that the synopsis is out of the way (and I do know it's not a good one), here are my thoughts on the book (they're a bit spoiler-y, so they're hidden).
Still, it was an entertaining read, but I'm not quite sure if I'm going back for more.
Now that the synopsis is out of the way (and I do know it's not a good one), here are my thoughts on the book (they're a bit spoiler-y, so they're hidden).
Still, it was an entertaining read, but I'm not quite sure if I'm going back for more.
June 17, 2013
The second book in the series - Sepphy and Conner try hard to forget their adventures in Ingo, but for Sepphy, whose Mer blood is so strong, it isn't easy. Living in town instead of by their cove, she spends more time moping around by the shore than normal. But when her father appears, trying to warn her of a terrible event, she has to return under the sea to rescue him. Instead, she finds out about the Tide Knot, a mystical entity that keeps the tides from covering too much land. When the knot is loosened, all that she holds dear in the twon is threatened and both her and Conner have to dive deeper than they ever have in order to save both Air and Ingo.
This was a much better story than the first, mainly because there was a story. I love the idea of the knot holding back the waters from the shore - such great imagery. Sepphy can sometimes be a really annoying character, but I guess someone reading the book of the same age would identify with her so much more. Another great read - on to the next one.
This was a much better story than the first, mainly because there was a story. I love the idea of the knot holding back the waters from the shore - such great imagery. Sepphy can sometimes be a really annoying character, but I guess someone reading the book of the same age would identify with her so much more. Another great read - on to the next one.
March 7, 2011
The Tide knot return to ingo
This a fun adventur about a grill torn between the beauty of the sae and her live above the sea.
sapphy half mer so hes is dron to the sea.Sappy on a qust to save her dad how every one thout was dead find out her dad left them for his new faimly under the sea.She ends up saveing everone from the fears tide that have brockin free from ther knots.With the help or her brother and her mer freds they lock the tides back up not be for it flood there home both above the sea and be low.
This a fun adventur about a grill torn between the beauty of the sae and her live above the sea.
sapphy half mer so hes is dron to the sea.Sappy on a qust to save her dad how every one thout was dead find out her dad left them for his new faimly under the sea.She ends up saveing everone from the fears tide that have brockin free from ther knots.With the help or her brother and her mer freds they lock the tides back up not be for it flood there home both above the sea and be low.
August 5, 2021
So I didn’t enjoy this book as much as the first, I felt it was lacking in depth in some parts but overall it was a really good read. Dunmore’s writing is gripping and beautifully written. I do have to admit that Sapphire is really beginning to annoy me (major pick-me girl energy 😫)
July 2, 2022
Very dramatic and engaging to start
Slightly boring after a while
Slightly boring after a while
December 22, 2025
Good but out of the 329 pages, the actual event felt very short. But I love how the author really captures their ages and how confusing families can be
May 30, 2025
mucho menos chulo que el primero pero tengo intriga por ver qué pasa
October 28, 2012
Set on the rugged Cornish coast, Sapphire and her brother Conor's father went missing at sea some eighteen months previously (in book one-Ingo). Now they have moved into a new cottage in a different village with their mother and her new boyfriend.
Sapphire isn't happy, but her brother's making the best of it with new friends and goes out surfing most days.
The year before they had both had an unusual, mysterious adventure (after their father had disappeared) deep below the waves where they'd discovered and befriended Mer people. In this book Sapphire rekindles her friendship with Faro, a mer boy, and a new adventure begins.
There are things happening in the deep that threatens the life of the whole village, and beyond, and it's up to Sapphire & Conor to put things right and stop the sea invading the Cornish coast line and swollowing all the villages.
This is a strange book, it seems to drag on in Sapphire's low mood, which becomes quite depressing,(she's a bit of an odd, moody creature) but it's curiously addictive reading.
At first I wondered why a book that's so long winded and a bit flat had been published by such a well known publisher, but as you read on you realise that Helen Dunmore is a very talented author with deep insight into human feeling and emotions which she very cleverly puts into words.
It's well written and once you start reading this, believe me, you will not be able to stop.
Sapphire isn't happy, but her brother's making the best of it with new friends and goes out surfing most days.
The year before they had both had an unusual, mysterious adventure (after their father had disappeared) deep below the waves where they'd discovered and befriended Mer people. In this book Sapphire rekindles her friendship with Faro, a mer boy, and a new adventure begins.
There are things happening in the deep that threatens the life of the whole village, and beyond, and it's up to Sapphire & Conor to put things right and stop the sea invading the Cornish coast line and swollowing all the villages.
This is a strange book, it seems to drag on in Sapphire's low mood, which becomes quite depressing,(she's a bit of an odd, moody creature) but it's curiously addictive reading.
At first I wondered why a book that's so long winded and a bit flat had been published by such a well known publisher, but as you read on you realise that Helen Dunmore is a very talented author with deep insight into human feeling and emotions which she very cleverly puts into words.
It's well written and once you start reading this, believe me, you will not be able to stop.
March 24, 2015
I thought that this one was going to be amazing after just a few chapters, and it went really great until it started to become flawed with the whole seeing gift Connor had and the story-line not linking to their previous adventure.
I'll admit it was good, the writing style had improved and the whole call to the ocean is amazing. I liked the idea of her finding her dad and him speaking to her, but she never sees him again which is bizarre to me, and she doesn't really try to find him again. I'm sure this is what happens in later books, but this one put me off reading the next few.
Th story-line grew too complicated. The whole thing of blacking out and being saved by a whale was only brought in because she realised she wanted a whale in the 3rd book. Plus the tide knot part was a rock that shatters but Connor can read it to fix it? That made no sense to me! Plus none of it linked with the previous place with the dying mers. You also had Conor who ignored the sea, even after his amazing adventure in the previous book? That seemed unlikely and out of character. I gave up with this collection at this point.
I'll admit it was good, the writing style had improved and the whole call to the ocean is amazing. I liked the idea of her finding her dad and him speaking to her, but she never sees him again which is bizarre to me, and she doesn't really try to find him again. I'm sure this is what happens in later books, but this one put me off reading the next few.
Th story-line grew too complicated. The whole thing of blacking out and being saved by a whale was only brought in because she realised she wanted a whale in the 3rd book. Plus the tide knot part was a rock that shatters but Connor can read it to fix it? That made no sense to me! Plus none of it linked with the previous place with the dying mers. You also had Conor who ignored the sea, even after his amazing adventure in the previous book? That seemed unlikely and out of character. I gave up with this collection at this point.
June 30, 2018
Allgemeines:
Titel: Nixenmagier
Autor: Helen Dunmore
Verlag: cbj (28. März 2011)
Genre: Fantasy
ISBN-10: 3570400379
ISBN-13: 978-3570400371
Seitenzahl: 336 Seiten
Altersempfehlung: Ab 10 Jahren
Weitere Bände: Nixenblut; Nixenfluch
Preis: 7,99€ (Taschenbuch)
Inhalt:
Eigentlich wollte Sapphy sich vom Meer und ihrem Freund Faro, dem jungen Wassermagier, fernhalten, da ruft dessen Lehrmeister Saldowr sie zu sich: Der Gezeitenknoten - ein magischer Stein in der Tiefe des Meeres, der die Gezeiten lenkt - ist dabei, sich aufzulösen. Einzig Sapphy, halb Mensch, halb Nixe, vermag ihn wieder zusammenzusetzen und zu verhindern, dass eine riesige Flutwelle die Küste zerstört. Ein Wettlauf mit der Zeit beginnt...
Bewertung:
Schon nach Band 1 war ich positiv überrascht, von dieser kraftvollen Geschichte, die uns hier in Form der fantastischen Meerestrilogie geboten wird. Da ich gleich alle drei Teile bei mir im Schrank stehen habe, konnte ich gleich nach dem Beendigen des ersten Teiles zur Fortsetzung greifen und weiter lesen. Es erwartete mich wieder eine Geschichte, die sehr langsam und gemächlich startete, von der ich auch ein wenig mehr erwartet hätte, die mich aber mit einer liebevoll gestalteten Charakterentwicklung und Action am Ende unterhalten konnte.
Zu diesem Cover habe ich wieder genau dasselbe zu sagen, wie bei Band 1. Im Vergleich mit den kreativen und definitiv aufmerksamkeitserregenden Covermotiven der ersten Ausgabe kann das Motiv mit dem angedeuteten Mädchengesicht und dem blauen Lippenstift leider überhaupt nicht mithalten. Stattdessen wird mit den überspitzen farbigen Akzenten und den dunklen Rändern eher ein falscher Eindruck von der Handlung erzeugt. Denn auch wenn unsere Charaktere hier ein wenig älter sind, würde ich die Geschichte dennoch für Mädchen und Jungs ab 10 Jahren empfehlen. Durch den Titel wird die Zusammengehörigkeit der Reihe nochmals unterstrichen, den Titel der Erstausgabe "Indigo - Im Bann der Gezeiten" finde ich jedoch immer noch passender. Insgesamt kann ich also überhaupt nicht verstehen, warum es notwendig war, die Trilogie nochmals unter einem neuen Namen und in einem neuen Gewand herauszubringen.
Erster Satz: "Indigo bei Nacht."
Ihr erinnert euch - Indigo ist die Mer-Bezeichnung für die Unterwasserwelt der Ozeane, in die Sapphy zusammen mit ihrem Bruder Conor nach dem Verschwinden ihres Vaters eingetaucht ist. Die Geschichte beginnt einige Monate nachdem Ende des ersten Bandes und die Geschwister wohnen nun mit ihrer Mutter und deren Freund Roger in der nächstgelegenen Stadt St. Pirans. Trotz der Distanz zu ihrer früheren Heimat lassen die Erinnerungen an den verschollenen Vater die Familie nicht zur Ruhe kommen. Während Conor Freunde findet und sich immer besser mit seinem neuen Leben abfindet, fällt es Sapphy sehr schwer, loszulassen. Vor allem, weil sie immer wieder den Ruf des Meeres hört und sich von dessen Sog nicht losreißen kann, ist es für sie unmöglich, von der Suche nach ihrem Vater abzulassen. Doch als sie ihn eines Tages wirklich findet, bringt er ihr nicht die gewünschte Botschaft: der Gezeitenknoten am Grunde des Meeres beginnt sich zu lösen und alle Bewohner der Küste befinden sich in schrecklicher Gefahr...
"Du trägst sie in dir, mein Mädchen, die Gaben beider Seiten, und es gibt zwei Möglichkeiten, sie einzusetzen. Entweder reißen sie doch in zwei Teile, oder sie heilen das, was der Heilung bedarf. Harte Zeiten werden kommen. Unruhige Zeiten..."
Wieder beginnen wir sehr langsam und ruhig mit dem Leben der Familie in der Stadt. Eigentlich hatte ich erwartet, dass wir nach der ruhigen Einführung des ersten Teiles hier direkt in das nächste Abenteuer entführt werden, doch die ganze Reihe scheint in diesem zurückhaltenden, zarten Ton gehalten zu sein. Unterstützt wird dies durch den gleichgebliebenen eher einfachen Schreibstil, der jedoch trotzdem Situationen und Gefühle auf den Punkt zu bringen weiß. Dadurch entsteht auch die kraftvolle, durchdringende Atmosphäre, die den Hauptanteil an der Sogwirkung des Buches trägt.
Wieder lässt und Helen Dunmore die Emotionen ihrer Protagonisten nachfühlen und porträtiert auf unglaublich einfühlsame und intelligente Art und Weise die Probleme heutiger Teenager. So begleitete ich Sapphy und Conor wieder sehr gerne auf ihr Abenteuer, bei dem sich sowohl ruhige Familienszenen, wilde Abenteuer und sanftmütiger Entdeckergeist abwechseln. Vor allem die liebevolle Beziehung zwischen Conor und Sapphy und deren Entwicklung in Eigenständigkeit und Selbstbewusstsein haben mir hier sehr imponiert.
"Dann tat Mum etwas Unerwartetes. Sie kniete sich vor meinen Stuhl und schlang die Arme um mich. Sie drückte so fest zu, dass es wehtat - als würde sie mich nie wieder loslassen wollen. "Werde nicht so schnell erwachsen, Sapphy", flüsterte sie mir ins Ohr. (…) Ich drückte sie auch an mich. Fest. Es war ein wunderbares Gefühl, denn dieses eine Mal, da bin ich mir ganz sicher, dachte sie weder an Roger noch an ihre Arbeit oder Dad, nicht einmal an Conor, sondern ausschließlich an mich."
Gegen Ende der Geschichte kommen dann immer mehr abenteuerliche Elemente Indigos zum Vorschein. Wir dürfen zusammen mit den beiden Geschwistern, Faro und Elvira den Lehrmeister Saldowr kennenlernen, welcher den machtvollen Gezeitenknoten hütet, erfahren mehr über die Geschichte der geheimnisvollen Granny Carne, treffen in den Tiefen des Ozeans auf einen Wal, der schlechte Witze macht und retten die Küste vor einer Flutwelle. Na wenn das mal kein Abenteuer ist ;-)
"Ach wäre ich doch in Indigo
und teilte die salzige See
in den tiefsten Fluten,
wo weder Liebe noch Leid
mich bedrücken…"
Fazit:
Eine etwas ruhigere Fortsetzung, als ich erwartet hätte. Nichtsdestotrotz wird der Leser durch eine hinreißende Charakterentwicklung, spannende Abenteuer und die magische Atmosphäre gut unterhalten.
Ich bin gespannt, was Helen Dunmore uns in ihrem dritten Teil präsentiert!
Titel: Nixenmagier
Autor: Helen Dunmore
Verlag: cbj (28. März 2011)
Genre: Fantasy
ISBN-10: 3570400379
ISBN-13: 978-3570400371
Seitenzahl: 336 Seiten
Altersempfehlung: Ab 10 Jahren
Weitere Bände: Nixenblut; Nixenfluch
Preis: 7,99€ (Taschenbuch)
Inhalt:
Eigentlich wollte Sapphy sich vom Meer und ihrem Freund Faro, dem jungen Wassermagier, fernhalten, da ruft dessen Lehrmeister Saldowr sie zu sich: Der Gezeitenknoten - ein magischer Stein in der Tiefe des Meeres, der die Gezeiten lenkt - ist dabei, sich aufzulösen. Einzig Sapphy, halb Mensch, halb Nixe, vermag ihn wieder zusammenzusetzen und zu verhindern, dass eine riesige Flutwelle die Küste zerstört. Ein Wettlauf mit der Zeit beginnt...
Bewertung:
Schon nach Band 1 war ich positiv überrascht, von dieser kraftvollen Geschichte, die uns hier in Form der fantastischen Meerestrilogie geboten wird. Da ich gleich alle drei Teile bei mir im Schrank stehen habe, konnte ich gleich nach dem Beendigen des ersten Teiles zur Fortsetzung greifen und weiter lesen. Es erwartete mich wieder eine Geschichte, die sehr langsam und gemächlich startete, von der ich auch ein wenig mehr erwartet hätte, die mich aber mit einer liebevoll gestalteten Charakterentwicklung und Action am Ende unterhalten konnte.
Zu diesem Cover habe ich wieder genau dasselbe zu sagen, wie bei Band 1. Im Vergleich mit den kreativen und definitiv aufmerksamkeitserregenden Covermotiven der ersten Ausgabe kann das Motiv mit dem angedeuteten Mädchengesicht und dem blauen Lippenstift leider überhaupt nicht mithalten. Stattdessen wird mit den überspitzen farbigen Akzenten und den dunklen Rändern eher ein falscher Eindruck von der Handlung erzeugt. Denn auch wenn unsere Charaktere hier ein wenig älter sind, würde ich die Geschichte dennoch für Mädchen und Jungs ab 10 Jahren empfehlen. Durch den Titel wird die Zusammengehörigkeit der Reihe nochmals unterstrichen, den Titel der Erstausgabe "Indigo - Im Bann der Gezeiten" finde ich jedoch immer noch passender. Insgesamt kann ich also überhaupt nicht verstehen, warum es notwendig war, die Trilogie nochmals unter einem neuen Namen und in einem neuen Gewand herauszubringen.
Erster Satz: "Indigo bei Nacht."
Ihr erinnert euch - Indigo ist die Mer-Bezeichnung für die Unterwasserwelt der Ozeane, in die Sapphy zusammen mit ihrem Bruder Conor nach dem Verschwinden ihres Vaters eingetaucht ist. Die Geschichte beginnt einige Monate nachdem Ende des ersten Bandes und die Geschwister wohnen nun mit ihrer Mutter und deren Freund Roger in der nächstgelegenen Stadt St. Pirans. Trotz der Distanz zu ihrer früheren Heimat lassen die Erinnerungen an den verschollenen Vater die Familie nicht zur Ruhe kommen. Während Conor Freunde findet und sich immer besser mit seinem neuen Leben abfindet, fällt es Sapphy sehr schwer, loszulassen. Vor allem, weil sie immer wieder den Ruf des Meeres hört und sich von dessen Sog nicht losreißen kann, ist es für sie unmöglich, von der Suche nach ihrem Vater abzulassen. Doch als sie ihn eines Tages wirklich findet, bringt er ihr nicht die gewünschte Botschaft: der Gezeitenknoten am Grunde des Meeres beginnt sich zu lösen und alle Bewohner der Küste befinden sich in schrecklicher Gefahr...
"Du trägst sie in dir, mein Mädchen, die Gaben beider Seiten, und es gibt zwei Möglichkeiten, sie einzusetzen. Entweder reißen sie doch in zwei Teile, oder sie heilen das, was der Heilung bedarf. Harte Zeiten werden kommen. Unruhige Zeiten..."
Wieder beginnen wir sehr langsam und ruhig mit dem Leben der Familie in der Stadt. Eigentlich hatte ich erwartet, dass wir nach der ruhigen Einführung des ersten Teiles hier direkt in das nächste Abenteuer entführt werden, doch die ganze Reihe scheint in diesem zurückhaltenden, zarten Ton gehalten zu sein. Unterstützt wird dies durch den gleichgebliebenen eher einfachen Schreibstil, der jedoch trotzdem Situationen und Gefühle auf den Punkt zu bringen weiß. Dadurch entsteht auch die kraftvolle, durchdringende Atmosphäre, die den Hauptanteil an der Sogwirkung des Buches trägt.
Wieder lässt und Helen Dunmore die Emotionen ihrer Protagonisten nachfühlen und porträtiert auf unglaublich einfühlsame und intelligente Art und Weise die Probleme heutiger Teenager. So begleitete ich Sapphy und Conor wieder sehr gerne auf ihr Abenteuer, bei dem sich sowohl ruhige Familienszenen, wilde Abenteuer und sanftmütiger Entdeckergeist abwechseln. Vor allem die liebevolle Beziehung zwischen Conor und Sapphy und deren Entwicklung in Eigenständigkeit und Selbstbewusstsein haben mir hier sehr imponiert.
"Dann tat Mum etwas Unerwartetes. Sie kniete sich vor meinen Stuhl und schlang die Arme um mich. Sie drückte so fest zu, dass es wehtat - als würde sie mich nie wieder loslassen wollen. "Werde nicht so schnell erwachsen, Sapphy", flüsterte sie mir ins Ohr. (…) Ich drückte sie auch an mich. Fest. Es war ein wunderbares Gefühl, denn dieses eine Mal, da bin ich mir ganz sicher, dachte sie weder an Roger noch an ihre Arbeit oder Dad, nicht einmal an Conor, sondern ausschließlich an mich."
Gegen Ende der Geschichte kommen dann immer mehr abenteuerliche Elemente Indigos zum Vorschein. Wir dürfen zusammen mit den beiden Geschwistern, Faro und Elvira den Lehrmeister Saldowr kennenlernen, welcher den machtvollen Gezeitenknoten hütet, erfahren mehr über die Geschichte der geheimnisvollen Granny Carne, treffen in den Tiefen des Ozeans auf einen Wal, der schlechte Witze macht und retten die Küste vor einer Flutwelle. Na wenn das mal kein Abenteuer ist ;-)
"Ach wäre ich doch in Indigo
und teilte die salzige See
in den tiefsten Fluten,
wo weder Liebe noch Leid
mich bedrücken…"
Fazit:
Eine etwas ruhigere Fortsetzung, als ich erwartet hätte. Nichtsdestotrotz wird der Leser durch eine hinreißende Charakterentwicklung, spannende Abenteuer und die magische Atmosphäre gut unterhalten.
Ich bin gespannt, was Helen Dunmore uns in ihrem dritten Teil präsentiert!
November 22, 2017
Simpul Ombak adalah sebuah batu atau keping batu yang menjaga Ingo tetap pada batasnya. Namun suatu ketka simpul ombak terlepas dan Ingo pun mendobrak batas yang menyebabkan meluapnya air laut. Serem sih membayangkan ada tsunami begitu.
Agar Simpul Ombak kembali seperti semula Faro membutuhkan bantuan Sapphire dan Conor. Conor yang pada awalnya sulit untuk bernapas di dalam air, kini bisa bernapas bebas seperti adikknya. Itu di karenakan Ingo tekah menerima Conor, seletelah berhasil menyatukan Simpul Ombak.
Awalnya saya kasian dengan Conor, ia memiliki darah Mer namun ia tidak bisa leluasa bernapas seperti adikknya. Apalagi Conor memiliki unsur Tanah dalam dirinya yang membuatnya terikat di Tanah. Tapi ternyata Conor memiliki kekuatan yang tidak dimiliki kaum Mer sekalipun, ia dapat mendengan nyanyian singa laut serta dapat menyatukan Simpul Ombak.
Agar Simpul Ombak kembali seperti semula Faro membutuhkan bantuan Sapphire dan Conor. Conor yang pada awalnya sulit untuk bernapas di dalam air, kini bisa bernapas bebas seperti adikknya. Itu di karenakan Ingo tekah menerima Conor, seletelah berhasil menyatukan Simpul Ombak.
Awalnya saya kasian dengan Conor, ia memiliki darah Mer namun ia tidak bisa leluasa bernapas seperti adikknya. Apalagi Conor memiliki unsur Tanah dalam dirinya yang membuatnya terikat di Tanah. Tapi ternyata Conor memiliki kekuatan yang tidak dimiliki kaum Mer sekalipun, ia dapat mendengan nyanyian singa laut serta dapat menyatukan Simpul Ombak.
June 20, 2008
Saphires journey continues to free her dad and learn more about Ingo.But when Conor and Saphire see the Tide knot they don't realise what is going to happen. But when the tide knot breaks there new house is flooded for the sea breaks its boundarys and enters air. How can Conor see writing on the tide knot? Why does Saphire see dad? and most of all how is Sadie. While Mum worries about dad and money Saphire and conor are thrown into the problem of the Tides!
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
September 27, 2010
Whoa... 2nd in the series--great turn on where the missing dad ended up.
Dunmore managed to keep the thrill of the unknown in this book. The world of mer is colorfully depicted with her creative mind.
I loved it!
Dunmore managed to keep the thrill of the unknown in this book. The world of mer is colorfully depicted with her creative mind.
I loved it!
August 28, 2019
I'm continuing to re-read the Ingo series as an adult. Again, I enjoyed this one just fine, though as an adult I had the same issues with it as I had with the first (the plot is especially uninspiring in this one; the foreshadowing is heavy handed and the outcome obvious).
October 21, 2007
It is what it is. A mermaid adolescence parable. Not too shabby but certainly a sequel.
May 29, 2011
Really enjoy this :) Couldn't put it down! Can't wait to read the rest of the series.
May 24, 2017
The Tide Knot adalah seri kedua dalam tetralogy Ingo. Ini kisah yang diangkat dari cerita rakyat atau legenda asal usul pahatan putri duyung di salah satu gereja di daerah Senara, Cornwall, Inggris. Jika sebagian besar kisah manusia duyung bersifat romantisme, tetralogy ini agak berbeda. Tokoh utamanya berusia belasan tahun, beranjak menuju remaja. Mereka adalah kakak beradik dan bersahabat dengan dua orang kaum Mer. Rasanya sulit jika langsung melompat ke seri kedua tanpa membaca seri pertamanya (yang berjudul Ingo) meskipun ada sedikit kilas balik di halaman pertama dan kedua The Tide Knot. Rasanya penjelasan tersebut kurang memuaskan jika berkenalan dengan Ingo dari seri ini, hehe.
Di seri kedua ini Sapphire dan Conor kembali ke Ingo meski mereka tidak lagi tinggal di Senara yang merupakan gerbang masuk Ingo. Kakak beradik tersebut telah pindah ke St. Pirans karena ibunya sudah mulai melanjutkan hidup pasca kepergian ayah Sapphire. Di St. Pirans mereka mampu menyewa rumah yang lumayan dan ada Roger yang siap sedia membantu keluarga tersebut. Sementara itu rumah mereka di Senara disewakan sehingga uangnya mampu membantu mereka mencukupi kebutuhan hidup di St. Pirans.
Faro mengajak Sapphire dan Conor bertemu dengan gurunya yang sangat dia banggakan yaitu Saldowr. Bisa dikatakan jika Saldowr adalah salah satu kaum Mer murni yang kuat dan bijaksana. Jika di Udara ada Granny Carne yang penuh kekuatan magis, di lautan ada Saldowr. Mereka berdua memiliki sifat yang hampir sama seperti mampu menembus waktu baik masa lalu maupun masa depan. Saldowr merupakan penjaga Simpul Ombak. Dan simpul inilah yang menjadi masalah. Ingo sedang gelisah. Apa yang terjadi ketika Simpul Ombak terlepas? Bagaimana menjinakan hiu-hiu yang menjaga hutan Aleph tempat Saldowr tinggal? Dan ebnarkah yang Sapphire dan Conor lihat di cermin itu adalah ayah mereka? Sekali lagi Ingo memanggil mereka meskipun mereka harus berusaha masuk dari St. Pirans.
Baiklah, singkatnya aku masih menikmati kisah Sapphire dan Conor serta teman kaum Mer mereka. Aku menikmati Ingo dan masih ingin bermain ke sana jika saja itu bukan fiksi. Kisahnya sederhana namun ada beberapa pelajaran yang bisa kita ambil. Seri ini membuka pemahaman kita tentang lautan dan menyajikan cara pandang berbeda tentang kisah putri duyung atau Mermaid atau apapun sebutannya.
Baca review lengkapnya di:
http://bukulova.blogspot.co.id/2017/0...
Di seri kedua ini Sapphire dan Conor kembali ke Ingo meski mereka tidak lagi tinggal di Senara yang merupakan gerbang masuk Ingo. Kakak beradik tersebut telah pindah ke St. Pirans karena ibunya sudah mulai melanjutkan hidup pasca kepergian ayah Sapphire. Di St. Pirans mereka mampu menyewa rumah yang lumayan dan ada Roger yang siap sedia membantu keluarga tersebut. Sementara itu rumah mereka di Senara disewakan sehingga uangnya mampu membantu mereka mencukupi kebutuhan hidup di St. Pirans.
Faro mengajak Sapphire dan Conor bertemu dengan gurunya yang sangat dia banggakan yaitu Saldowr. Bisa dikatakan jika Saldowr adalah salah satu kaum Mer murni yang kuat dan bijaksana. Jika di Udara ada Granny Carne yang penuh kekuatan magis, di lautan ada Saldowr. Mereka berdua memiliki sifat yang hampir sama seperti mampu menembus waktu baik masa lalu maupun masa depan. Saldowr merupakan penjaga Simpul Ombak. Dan simpul inilah yang menjadi masalah. Ingo sedang gelisah. Apa yang terjadi ketika Simpul Ombak terlepas? Bagaimana menjinakan hiu-hiu yang menjaga hutan Aleph tempat Saldowr tinggal? Dan ebnarkah yang Sapphire dan Conor lihat di cermin itu adalah ayah mereka? Sekali lagi Ingo memanggil mereka meskipun mereka harus berusaha masuk dari St. Pirans.
Baiklah, singkatnya aku masih menikmati kisah Sapphire dan Conor serta teman kaum Mer mereka. Aku menikmati Ingo dan masih ingin bermain ke sana jika saja itu bukan fiksi. Kisahnya sederhana namun ada beberapa pelajaran yang bisa kita ambil. Seri ini membuka pemahaman kita tentang lautan dan menyajikan cara pandang berbeda tentang kisah putri duyung atau Mermaid atau apapun sebutannya.
Baca review lengkapnya di:
http://bukulova.blogspot.co.id/2017/0...
January 28, 2019
I enjoyed this novel more than the first but not enough to give it a 4.
The mystery about Sapphire's father has been addressed in a troubling way. The reaction of Sapphire was just annoying for me. She annoyed me a lot for that bit. She seemed to forgive him and move past it so easily. However, she utterly hated Roger in the first book and still didn't warm to him completely. That is pretty much what frustrated me about the character, Sapphire, here.
Conor is far more tolerable and quite mature for a teenage boy. He is very torn between Ingo and Earth and it is bothersome when he bashes Ingo and the belief that Ingo should take over. He is harsher about that than Sapphire who seems to favour Ingo most of the time with the exception of the flood. I get both sides. However, humans have done horrible things to the sea. Balance is important but continuous pollution of the sea isn't balance.
Faro is kool when he's not being arrogant. He truly cares and really comes true when he is needed. He is one of, if not, the truest and most loyal of friends in the story.
Elvira, like the first book is not around much, until the end. She is a healer in training and fancies Conor. The feeling is mutual. However, we see more of Saldowr than Elvira.
Saldowr is like the Dumbledore of the story. Well, Sapphire really sums him up best when she describes him as the wise old wizard who tells you how to solve the problem.
Roger was everything the family needed, despite Sapphire's loyalty to her father who pretty much abandoned them. I really feel for the mom. She is literally clueless. At least Roger has some kind of clue. Again, I just really hate how Sapphire can forgive her father and quickly move past his selfish action and dislike her mother moving on with Roger, who is making her mother happy and is genuinely great to her and Conor. Sapphire's favourite parent is clearly her father. Also, Faro and Elvire knew and didn't say squat. I call bullshit!!! Conor has a right to be pissed and Sapphire should be far more pissed.
The mystery about Sapphire's father has been addressed in a troubling way. The reaction of Sapphire was just annoying for me. She annoyed me a lot for that bit. She seemed to forgive him and move past it so easily. However, she utterly hated Roger in the first book and still didn't warm to him completely. That is pretty much what frustrated me about the character, Sapphire, here.
Conor is far more tolerable and quite mature for a teenage boy. He is very torn between Ingo and Earth and it is bothersome when he bashes Ingo and the belief that Ingo should take over. He is harsher about that than Sapphire who seems to favour Ingo most of the time with the exception of the flood. I get both sides. However, humans have done horrible things to the sea. Balance is important but continuous pollution of the sea isn't balance.
Faro is kool when he's not being arrogant. He truly cares and really comes true when he is needed. He is one of, if not, the truest and most loyal of friends in the story.
Elvira, like the first book is not around much, until the end. She is a healer in training and fancies Conor. The feeling is mutual. However, we see more of Saldowr than Elvira.
Saldowr is like the Dumbledore of the story. Well, Sapphire really sums him up best when she describes him as the wise old wizard who tells you how to solve the problem.
Roger was everything the family needed, despite Sapphire's loyalty to her father who pretty much abandoned them. I really feel for the mom. She is literally clueless. At least Roger has some kind of clue. Again, I just really hate how Sapphire can forgive her father and quickly move past his selfish action and dislike her mother moving on with Roger, who is making her mother happy and is genuinely great to her and Conor. Sapphire's favourite parent is clearly her father. Also, Faro and Elvire knew and didn't say squat. I call bullshit!!! Conor has a right to be pissed and Sapphire should be far more pissed.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
August 29, 2020
This is the second book in Helen Dunmore’s ‘Ingo’ series. Having found ‘Ingo’ a satisfying enough but not really engrossing read I wasn’t sure if I’d continue reading the series, but I’ve got to say I’m glad I did.
Following the tragedy, Sapphire and Connor have left Polquidden Bay and are now living with their mother in St Pirans. Their mother is trying to rebuild her life and is finding it a struggle. Sapphire is becoming drawn further and further into the world of Ingo, while her brother is beginning to resist its pull, especially when the interests of Mer clash with the human interests of diving and underwater exploration.
Brother and sister both have Mer blood, but it is much stronger in Sapphire. She can travel unaided throughout Ingo, while Connor cannot breathe so easily underwater and still needs the touch of a Mer to stay under for long.
We get to know far more about Faro and Elvira in this, and also meet Saldowr. Saldowr was not only Faro’s tutor, but is Keeper of the Tide Knot, a position that carries a lot of responsibility we discover as the book progresses.
There is extra tension on land too, as their mother befriends Roger, one of the divers. Sapphire takes an instant dislike to him, fearing that he is going to take her father’s place when she believes he is still alive and will return. Connor is more accepting, in part because he has a lot of shared interests with the diving team.
Although written for the young to mid teen market, at no point in this did I feel like I was being written down at. The writing was taut, the storyline strong, and there’s plenty of tense action as we learn more and more about Sapphire, her family, and Ingo itself.
Oh, and make a special note of Granny Carnie. She is definitely more important than she first appears.
Anyway, after reading book two, I have no hesitation in continuing with the series. Book three, ‘The Deep’ is next on my reading list.
Following the tragedy, Sapphire and Connor have left Polquidden Bay and are now living with their mother in St Pirans. Their mother is trying to rebuild her life and is finding it a struggle. Sapphire is becoming drawn further and further into the world of Ingo, while her brother is beginning to resist its pull, especially when the interests of Mer clash with the human interests of diving and underwater exploration.
Brother and sister both have Mer blood, but it is much stronger in Sapphire. She can travel unaided throughout Ingo, while Connor cannot breathe so easily underwater and still needs the touch of a Mer to stay under for long.
We get to know far more about Faro and Elvira in this, and also meet Saldowr. Saldowr was not only Faro’s tutor, but is Keeper of the Tide Knot, a position that carries a lot of responsibility we discover as the book progresses.
There is extra tension on land too, as their mother befriends Roger, one of the divers. Sapphire takes an instant dislike to him, fearing that he is going to take her father’s place when she believes he is still alive and will return. Connor is more accepting, in part because he has a lot of shared interests with the diving team.
Although written for the young to mid teen market, at no point in this did I feel like I was being written down at. The writing was taut, the storyline strong, and there’s plenty of tense action as we learn more and more about Sapphire, her family, and Ingo itself.
Oh, and make a special note of Granny Carnie. She is definitely more important than she first appears.
Anyway, after reading book two, I have no hesitation in continuing with the series. Book three, ‘The Deep’ is next on my reading list.
January 30, 2018
Ini adalah buku kedua dari seri Ingo, mengisahkan kelanjutan petualangan Sapphire dan Conor, kakaknya di dunia bawah laut. Masih ditemani Faro dan Elvira, makhluk Mer, petualangan kedua kakak-beradik itu lebih dalam. Kali ini, mereka bersama-sama menyelam untuk mencari jawaban atas apa yang sebenarnya terjadi kepada ayah mereka yang menghilang musim panas lalu.
Pencarian mereka justru mengantar Sapphire dan Conor mengetahui fakta mengerikan, bahwa Ingo sedang berada pada puncak kekuatannya. Dapat menimbulkan ketidakseimbangan alam yang hebat.
Ditulis melalui sudut pandang Sapphire, aku benar-benar suka karena setiap emosi yang dirasakan anak 12 tahun ini begitu terasa. Setiap pilihan dan pergolakan batin Sapphire kadang menyebalkan, tetapi juga acceptable karena setiap anak pasti juga bakal melakukan apa yang dilakukan Sapphire dan cenderung impulsif.
Tidak ada peruban karakter yang signifikan dari buku pertama. Sapphire masih suka bertindak sesuai naluri dan keingininannya. Conor, di sisi lain, masih menjadi kakak idaman yang realistis dan menjadi sauh saat Sapphire mulai terombang-ambing antara hasratnya tinggal di Ingo dan keharusannya untuk kembali ke daratan.
Penulis mendeskripsikan dunia bawah laut dengan memikat dan rasanya sangat nyata. Aku selaku pembaca sampai seolah bisa merasakan ombak memukul-mukul kakiku di beberapa scene. Setelah Ingo, Helen Dunmore benar-benar memukauku melalui The Tide Knot ini. Tidak sabar membuka segel dan membaca buku ketiganya!
Pencarian mereka justru mengantar Sapphire dan Conor mengetahui fakta mengerikan, bahwa Ingo sedang berada pada puncak kekuatannya. Dapat menimbulkan ketidakseimbangan alam yang hebat.
Ditulis melalui sudut pandang Sapphire, aku benar-benar suka karena setiap emosi yang dirasakan anak 12 tahun ini begitu terasa. Setiap pilihan dan pergolakan batin Sapphire kadang menyebalkan, tetapi juga acceptable karena setiap anak pasti juga bakal melakukan apa yang dilakukan Sapphire dan cenderung impulsif.
Tidak ada peruban karakter yang signifikan dari buku pertama. Sapphire masih suka bertindak sesuai naluri dan keingininannya. Conor, di sisi lain, masih menjadi kakak idaman yang realistis dan menjadi sauh saat Sapphire mulai terombang-ambing antara hasratnya tinggal di Ingo dan keharusannya untuk kembali ke daratan.
Penulis mendeskripsikan dunia bawah laut dengan memikat dan rasanya sangat nyata. Aku selaku pembaca sampai seolah bisa merasakan ombak memukul-mukul kakiku di beberapa scene. Setelah Ingo, Helen Dunmore benar-benar memukauku melalui The Tide Knot ini. Tidak sabar membuka segel dan membaca buku ketiganya!
June 6, 2018
I didn't read the first book from the series!! I KNOW ITS WEIRD *^*, but I have some idea about the first book 1#, whatever, when I started reading the second book 2#, in the beginning, I felt bored, but after reading more paper I become very serious to complete reading it.
I love the main character which was a girl, who I forget her name (coz it was a long time since I finished reading, maybe in 2/2018), I felt that I found myself in her, because the way, that she think & act, which make her struggle to find her own way, that it seems so far in the beginning.
After reading the half book...
I WAS SHOCKED FOR A LONG TIME BECAUSE OF HER Father.
Until THIS MOMENT, I don't know if I should love her father or hate him coz what he did is something unforgivable, but she did forgive him!!? maybe it because of she didn't want her family to be separated!!
Speaking about the family, I had fallen in love with her brother, don't know why??•^
THEN at the end of the story which I was very Sad and disappointed, that it ends in the way that I thought *^*...
Somehow after I finished reading the book I asked myself ”did l really, really liked the story?” so I figured that I'm not sure, the main reason is that the end didn't finish in the way that surprised me!!
Also, what keeps me reading the book is the way that it was written, simple & not complicated (I encourage you to read it if English is your second language)
I love the main character which was a girl, who I forget her name (coz it was a long time since I finished reading, maybe in 2/2018), I felt that I found myself in her, because the way, that she think & act, which make her struggle to find her own way, that it seems so far in the beginning.
After reading the half book...
I WAS SHOCKED FOR A LONG TIME BECAUSE OF HER Father.
Until THIS MOMENT, I don't know if I should love her father or hate him coz what he did is something unforgivable, but she did forgive him!!? maybe it because of she didn't want her family to be separated!!
Speaking about the family, I had fallen in love with her brother, don't know why??•^
THEN at the end of the story which I was very Sad and disappointed, that it ends in the way that I thought *^*...
Somehow after I finished reading the book I asked myself ”did l really, really liked the story?” so I figured that I'm not sure, the main reason is that the end didn't finish in the way that surprised me!!
Also, what keeps me reading the book is the way that it was written, simple & not complicated (I encourage you to read it if English is your second language)
August 21, 2025
SO GOOD!!!! It’s not quite the same as the first one and doesn’t strike the same chord with me, BUT!
This is such a great deepening of the lore. Stakes get higher, we learn more about what has their mom so terrified of the sea, and we get some sick dad information as well. Also rainbow! Who is a delight!
I think maybe I don’t like how this book departs from some of the themes from the first one- In this book Ingo is more of an adventure land instead of being a metaphor for trying to hang on to papa trewhellas memory. Maybe it would have been more impactful if Mathew actually did die. But I guess Ingo and the Tide Knot have historically always discussed black and white thinking versus a more nuanced grey approach to things, so it would make sense to make this more complicated than a simple death. Now sapphire and Conor must contend with their father’s infidelity.
I wonder if their mom is where they get their earth affinity from? I’m wondering if they’ll ever dive into that? If she’s getting sick in the same way Sadie does when the sea is out of balance?
Anyways. These books have been exceedingly well written for being kids books and it’s hard to take points off as I haven’t spotted much that I can reasonably be upset about. That being said. The tide knot is a stupid name. And some of the plot points feel more “and this happens now because I say so” rather than because of a coherent reason. But shaking that off, I liked this a lot.
4.5
I’m outie
This is such a great deepening of the lore. Stakes get higher, we learn more about what has their mom so terrified of the sea, and we get some sick dad information as well. Also rainbow! Who is a delight!
I think maybe I don’t like how this book departs from some of the themes from the first one- In this book Ingo is more of an adventure land instead of being a metaphor for trying to hang on to papa trewhellas memory. Maybe it would have been more impactful if Mathew actually did die. But I guess Ingo and the Tide Knot have historically always discussed black and white thinking versus a more nuanced grey approach to things, so it would make sense to make this more complicated than a simple death. Now sapphire and Conor must contend with their father’s infidelity.
I wonder if their mom is where they get their earth affinity from? I’m wondering if they’ll ever dive into that? If she’s getting sick in the same way Sadie does when the sea is out of balance?
Anyways. These books have been exceedingly well written for being kids books and it’s hard to take points off as I haven’t spotted much that I can reasonably be upset about. That being said. The tide knot is a stupid name. And some of the plot points feel more “and this happens now because I say so” rather than because of a coherent reason. But shaking that off, I liked this a lot.
4.5
I’m outie
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