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Watermagic #2
Bluedawn
"The most seductive creatures in
the world... You will have eternal life... You will be extraordinarily beautiful... All
men will fall in love with you... Super strength will be yours..."
Strange tingling sensations rushed
through my body. I feared this was the first stages of death. I thought I was
going to die from blood loss. It felt like knives were stabbing through my
back. The sensations of millions of needles penetrating my pours and twisting
through the membranes shocked my senses further. The pain was excruciating. I
felt like my bones were being stretched and then like I was being run over by a
car. My body was writhing on the ground. Foam was coming up from my throat and
out of my mouth.
Why did I come to this island of
roses? When life offers you paradise, even death seems sweet.
The hunter's eyes sparkled with eternity as he held out his hand and began to sing...
the world... You will have eternal life... You will be extraordinarily beautiful... All
men will fall in love with you... Super strength will be yours..."
Strange tingling sensations rushed
through my body. I feared this was the first stages of death. I thought I was
going to die from blood loss. It felt like knives were stabbing through my
back. The sensations of millions of needles penetrating my pours and twisting
through the membranes shocked my senses further. The pain was excruciating. I
felt like my bones were being stretched and then like I was being run over by a
car. My body was writhing on the ground. Foam was coming up from my throat and
out of my mouth.
Why did I come to this island of
roses? When life offers you paradise, even death seems sweet.
The hunter's eyes sparkled with eternity as he held out his hand and began to sing...
177 pages, Kindle Edition
First published January 1, 2013
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About the author
Brighton Hill
8 books27 followersParanormal romance author of The Watermagic Series: Bluehour, Bluedawn, Bluewicked, Blueisland and The Roseville Vampire Series: Heavenly Killers, Heavenly Blood, Heavenly Rogues. Thanks sooooooo much for joining me on the journey! All the best to you, Brighton
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July 5, 2013
This was a very awkward book to read. There were a lot of weird things which were not explained until the very end of the book, but they were really, really obvious. Several times, the narrator explains things that should just not be explained.
For example, at one point, the main character hits someone and he says, "Whoa, Rocky Balboa." Then she proceeds to explain that the guy was making fun of her for acting like a boxer. :S Not really necessary. There were quite a few bits like this throughout.
Hailey is a strange, very stupid, rather boring girl who repeatedly does things that go against the nature of a teenage girl. "Oh, I saw blood and evidence of murder, and it's mysteriously gone, but my mom is laughing, so I guess it's all fine. Let's go eat!"
She goes camping with her parents and sees and hears creepy things in the woods, but insists on wandering off every few minutes. The fact that three boys have recently gone missing comes up several times, yet no one seems to be terribly worried. Hailey's mother acts weird, fiercely protective of her daughter, but both Hailey and her father keep saying she's overprotective . . . except she's not because Hailey really is clumsy and stupid! Right after she has to go get patched up from stumbling into a bear trap (???), she's ticked at her mom for worrying about her.
The overall concept was ok, though I don't really dig the harpie/siren storyline. Hailey meets a cute guy (who punches someone else who makes a smart remark at her, a very good sign that you don't want him around) and follows him all over, discovers that he and his friends are not what they seem and is transformed into a monster. Abrupt end of Part 1. Part 2 starts in a very confused manner, with Hailey waking up in a bathtub full of blood (which was never explained) and it just gets weirder from there.
I'm afraid it was tough to get through this book. Maybe if you really like sirens and stuff, it would be worth the slog.
For example, at one point, the main character hits someone and he says, "Whoa, Rocky Balboa." Then she proceeds to explain that the guy was making fun of her for acting like a boxer. :S Not really necessary. There were quite a few bits like this throughout.
Hailey is a strange, very stupid, rather boring girl who repeatedly does things that go against the nature of a teenage girl. "Oh, I saw blood and evidence of murder, and it's mysteriously gone, but my mom is laughing, so I guess it's all fine. Let's go eat!"
She goes camping with her parents and sees and hears creepy things in the woods, but insists on wandering off every few minutes. The fact that three boys have recently gone missing comes up several times, yet no one seems to be terribly worried. Hailey's mother acts weird, fiercely protective of her daughter, but both Hailey and her father keep saying she's overprotective . . . except she's not because Hailey really is clumsy and stupid! Right after she has to go get patched up from stumbling into a bear trap (???), she's ticked at her mom for worrying about her.
The overall concept was ok, though I don't really dig the harpie/siren storyline. Hailey meets a cute guy (who punches someone else who makes a smart remark at her, a very good sign that you don't want him around) and follows him all over, discovers that he and his friends are not what they seem and is transformed into a monster. Abrupt end of Part 1. Part 2 starts in a very confused manner, with Hailey waking up in a bathtub full of blood (which was never explained) and it just gets weirder from there.
I'm afraid it was tough to get through this book. Maybe if you really like sirens and stuff, it would be worth the slog.
April 4, 2013
Could not finish, stopped at 5 chapters in. This is one of the worst things I've read in my life. It is poorly written, very passive tense although since it's written from a 18 year old girl's POV, I'm not sure if that was intentional or not. It reads like a diary. The characters are completely unbelievable. The main character needs anti-anxiety medication, her parents are idiots, she makes poor decisions and everyone in the book acts completely odd. If I could, I would give this half a star.
August 23, 2013
Couldn't finish it. Kind of glad it was free. Don't get me wrong it wasn't horrible. But the writing was very amateur, not high school amateur, but very young/new authorish. It dragged on, none of the characters were all that likable. No good development there. All in all if you're a young reader try it. You MIGHT like it?
September 10, 2016
This series is very well written and the characters are unique. Flesh eating mermaids and murderous sirens populate these stories. When Hailey gets caught up with some sirens, she discovers that the price for eternal beauty is high.
April 17, 2013
Is a great book to read
April 20, 2013
I thought it was cool. I don't usually read books about sirens/mermaids.
May 4, 2013
Kinda gory
June 16, 2013
Needs some editing, but interesting mythology.
July 10, 2013
For a free book, it was very interesting. Have to see if my local library has the next in the series.
August 28, 2013
Rubbish. The writing was mediocre and the story disjointed and tiresome. I didn't enjoy it and won't be reading more of the series I don't think.
June 9, 2015
It was decent, but confusing how u didn't get much warning of the story switching
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October 21, 2013Very good love the mermaids
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