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Dive: A Quartet of Merfolk Tales.
You never know what hides beneath the sea's surface until you take the DIVE... DEEPER by Christine DePetrillo Crystal Bawle wants to sleep, but every time she closes her eyes, the drowning nightmare seizes her. Water is everywhere, and she is swallowed. That deep blue ocean wants her, and she's getting too tired to fight. Doctor Ray Taimen has spent too much time on land, but he can't let his people down. His messages of marine health need to be spread to protect his kin and home. There's no time for distractions, especially from an exhausted human. When Ray falls ill, can Crystal reach deep enough to save him? MERMAIDS ARE NOT NICE by Heather Rigney Just so you know, all those stories about mermaids being perky and adorable like nautical cheerleaders are crap. Just ask Evelyn "Evie" (rhymes with heavy) McFagan, alcohol-fueled funeral director, and all-around lousy mother. In a coastal New England playground, some crazy new chick, named Nomia just spoke to Evie telepathically...or did Evie put a little "something-something" in her coffee again? Or maybe this time, despite her husband's insistence that she seek rehab, Evie's onto something-something fishy. Snooty playground mom, Marla, has gone missing and Nomia was the last to see her. Coincidence? Or does the village have a killer trolling around? Evie is determined to get to the bottom of things...or the bottom of a nice bottle of bourbon; whichever comes first. Maybe she should stick with the bourbon, because as Evie dives deeper into the mystery, she starts to discover that mermaids are not nice... UNFATHOMABLE by Rachel E. Moniz Just another sunny, summer day on the coast of Rhode Island... ...until the boat crashed. Scared, alone and filled with regrets, Theresa Gordon waits for rescue, her guilty thoughts her only company. As the last remnants of her sanity slip away during the dark night, rescue comes in a most unexpected form. Troy Williams has searched for the one woman who can save him and thinks Theresa might be the one...if only she believes his unfathomable story... BLOODY DEPTHS by Joseph Mazzenga Maren's home was the ocean that she loved. An oceanographer, she lived her dream of being one with the sea until the day an ill fog rolled in to change her life forever. She lost everything she knew - her family, her friends and her humanity. All that remains is her love of the sea, and a fading hope that the humanity within her can be saved by the caretakers of the ocean that no one knew existed.
172 pages, Paperback
First published September 24, 2012
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Christine DePetrillo
76 books651 followersChristine DePetrillo can often be found hugging trees, conversing with dragonflies, and walking barefoot through sun-warmed soil. She finds joy in listening to the wind, bathing in moonlight, and breathing in the fragrances of things that bloom. If she had her way, the sky would be the only roof over her head.
Her love of nature seeps into every story she tells. As does her obsession with bearded mountain men who build, often smell like sawdust, and know how to cherish the women they love. Today she writes tales meant to make you laugh, maybe make you sweat, and definitely make you believe in the power of love.
She lives in Vermont with her husband and cat who defend her fiercely from all evils.
Find Christine’s other titles at www.christinedepetrillo.weebly.com. Connect on Facebook at www.facebook.com/christinedepetrilloa..., on Instagram at @christinedepetrillo, and at the Small Town Hearts Facebook Group.
Her love of nature seeps into every story she tells. As does her obsession with bearded mountain men who build, often smell like sawdust, and know how to cherish the women they love. Today she writes tales meant to make you laugh, maybe make you sweat, and definitely make you believe in the power of love.
She lives in Vermont with her husband and cat who defend her fiercely from all evils.
Find Christine’s other titles at www.christinedepetrillo.weebly.com. Connect on Facebook at www.facebook.com/christinedepetrilloa..., on Instagram at @christinedepetrillo, and at the Small Town Hearts Facebook Group.
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October 6, 2012
Good collection of short stories - all very different but all having to do with mermaids or mermen. The characters are realistic but quickly slip into sci-fi range when they encounter the aquatic life they are destine for. After reading these you might think twice, or three times, about the creatures you encounter in the water.
November 12, 2012
There's an old saying - actually, there are a lot of old sayings - that goes "Good Things Come in Twos". In the case of Dive: A Quartet of Merfolk Tales, the saying should be revised to read "Good Things Come in Fours". Each of these tales is suitable for older YA's as well as adults in search of an enjoyable read on the topic of Merfolk.
Christene DePetrillo leads off the quartet with DEEPER, a merman meets girl kind of story. Crystal Bawle - yes, that's her real name - is a thity-year-old insomniac; she can't seem to get a decent night's sleep no matter what she tries. And, she seems to have tried just about everything: medication, meditation, exercise. Nothing works. And it's all because of the same dream that has continued to play every night, like an obnoxious commercial, since she became a teenager. It's a dream of being out in the ocean, surrounded by water, subsequently struck by lightning and then pulled down into the watery depths.
Crystal is working the front desk at the Breezes Resort in Bermuda, trying to stay awake, begging for sleep - real honest-to-goodness sleep. The resort is hosting a Marine Wellness Conference - no, it has nothing to do with health-care for Leather Necks - and one of the speakers arrives to check-in. Usually, guests - male guests, anyway - are attracted to her perky partner, Rionne, but Dr. Ray Taimen seems to be more interested in Crystal and she certainly finds him to be quite attractive. It's only natural; he's a merman from an undersea kingdom who has been out of water a bit too long.
Whilst we are on the subject of mermen, Rachel Moniz entertains the reader with UNFATHOMABLE, another tale where merman meets girl and in this instance, they subsequently rescue each other. Theresa and her boyfriend, Daniel, are out on his powerboat for a day's excursion off of Jamestown, Rhode Island. Daniel is drunk - again - and in his enthusiasm to race a guy on a jet-ski, Theresa's on-again/off-again boyfriend fails to see the tip of the rocks that lay just below the surface. The result is a shattered boat, a drowned Daniel and Theresa left clinging to the shattered remains of the boat.
Her prospects aren't looking very good at the moment. The Cost Guard choppers have repeatedly overlooked her, it's dark now and the symptoms of hypothermia are starting to appear. Something brushes up against her legs in the water and Theresa is sure that it's time to roll the credits as she becomes dinner for a Great White shark. The funny thing is that sharks don't have hands and that's what she feels moving up her legs. OK, it's not a shark but it does look like hypothermia is going to take her first and it's still time to roll the credits.
Whilst we are on the subject of sharks, Joseph Mazzenga surprises the reader with BLOODY DEPTHS. Maren and her partner Teddy are oceanographers tagging sharks in the Indian Ocean off the coast of South Africa on a twenty-foot skiff. Maren loves what she's doing but chumming the waters on this day brings a different kind of shark - Pirates. These are not the Captain Hook/Jack Sparrow type; they are the modern version that have infested the waters east of Africa in recent years. The predators dispose of Teddy straight away and with Seal Team 6 nowhere in sight, Maren is thrown overboard.
A common plot-line in mer-fiction is for the central character - usually female - to be rescued by merfolk and subsequently become like her saviors and take up residence beneath the waves. That is exactly what happens here with a radically different twist. Maren does not become the typical scales-below-the waist kind of mermaid and neither are those who rescue her. To reveal any more in this review would spoil the surprise.
These three stories are all good in their own way but this reviewer has saved the best for last. Heather Rigney - who also did the cover-art for this collection - serves up a spine-tingling thriller in MERMAIDS ARE NOT NICE. This is not a story about your typical perky blond mermaid going bad; the mermaid is bad to begin with and not particularly attractive, either. In Pawtuxtet Rhode Island, Evie McFagen is a mom with a drinking problem as well as the local funeral director. Even though she and her husband live above the funeral home, this is not a New England version of Six Feet Under. Instead of a redhead, Evie is a short, overweight dishwater blonde with a pronounced shortage of friends.
Evie tries to do at least one thing right by taking her eighteen-month-old daughter , Savannah, to the playground where she can play with rocks and mulch while mommy observes the other mothers - the ones who look down their collective noses at her. Watching who comes through the gate is a popular pass-time and if it's male and reasonably good-looking, the other mothers will throw themselves in to something of a feeding frenzy. On this particular day, it is a woman with long brown hair, gray eyes and the build of a super model. In other words, she is everything the other mothers are not. There' something not quite right about her; something that's down right creepy like the heavy fog that rolls in after her. Things will get even creepier as the story progresses.
If the reader is looking for a reason to buy Dive, this reviewer has to say that MERMAIDS ARE NOT NICE is the best reason of all. Ms Rigney does an excellent job of setting the scene for this story that can only be called a thriller in the best sense of the word. This does not mean that the other authors are less able than she; each one tells their story in an engaging way with few - if any - flaws. However, Heather Rigney knocks the ball out of the park with her contribution and leaves this reviewer grasping for authors and styles to compare her with. Edgar Allan Poe is the only one that comes to mind. If she continues to bring her "A-Game" to future efforts, Heather has a promising literary future in front of her.
So, if you're a fan of Mer-stories and you enjoy good writing - and there is plenty of that from each of the contributors - then make sure that you dive into Dive.
Christene DePetrillo leads off the quartet with DEEPER, a merman meets girl kind of story. Crystal Bawle - yes, that's her real name - is a thity-year-old insomniac; she can't seem to get a decent night's sleep no matter what she tries. And, she seems to have tried just about everything: medication, meditation, exercise. Nothing works. And it's all because of the same dream that has continued to play every night, like an obnoxious commercial, since she became a teenager. It's a dream of being out in the ocean, surrounded by water, subsequently struck by lightning and then pulled down into the watery depths.
Crystal is working the front desk at the Breezes Resort in Bermuda, trying to stay awake, begging for sleep - real honest-to-goodness sleep. The resort is hosting a Marine Wellness Conference - no, it has nothing to do with health-care for Leather Necks - and one of the speakers arrives to check-in. Usually, guests - male guests, anyway - are attracted to her perky partner, Rionne, but Dr. Ray Taimen seems to be more interested in Crystal and she certainly finds him to be quite attractive. It's only natural; he's a merman from an undersea kingdom who has been out of water a bit too long.
Whilst we are on the subject of mermen, Rachel Moniz entertains the reader with UNFATHOMABLE, another tale where merman meets girl and in this instance, they subsequently rescue each other. Theresa and her boyfriend, Daniel, are out on his powerboat for a day's excursion off of Jamestown, Rhode Island. Daniel is drunk - again - and in his enthusiasm to race a guy on a jet-ski, Theresa's on-again/off-again boyfriend fails to see the tip of the rocks that lay just below the surface. The result is a shattered boat, a drowned Daniel and Theresa left clinging to the shattered remains of the boat.
Her prospects aren't looking very good at the moment. The Cost Guard choppers have repeatedly overlooked her, it's dark now and the symptoms of hypothermia are starting to appear. Something brushes up against her legs in the water and Theresa is sure that it's time to roll the credits as she becomes dinner for a Great White shark. The funny thing is that sharks don't have hands and that's what she feels moving up her legs. OK, it's not a shark but it does look like hypothermia is going to take her first and it's still time to roll the credits.
Whilst we are on the subject of sharks, Joseph Mazzenga surprises the reader with BLOODY DEPTHS. Maren and her partner Teddy are oceanographers tagging sharks in the Indian Ocean off the coast of South Africa on a twenty-foot skiff. Maren loves what she's doing but chumming the waters on this day brings a different kind of shark - Pirates. These are not the Captain Hook/Jack Sparrow type; they are the modern version that have infested the waters east of Africa in recent years. The predators dispose of Teddy straight away and with Seal Team 6 nowhere in sight, Maren is thrown overboard.
A common plot-line in mer-fiction is for the central character - usually female - to be rescued by merfolk and subsequently become like her saviors and take up residence beneath the waves. That is exactly what happens here with a radically different twist. Maren does not become the typical scales-below-the waist kind of mermaid and neither are those who rescue her. To reveal any more in this review would spoil the surprise.
These three stories are all good in their own way but this reviewer has saved the best for last. Heather Rigney - who also did the cover-art for this collection - serves up a spine-tingling thriller in MERMAIDS ARE NOT NICE. This is not a story about your typical perky blond mermaid going bad; the mermaid is bad to begin with and not particularly attractive, either. In Pawtuxtet Rhode Island, Evie McFagen is a mom with a drinking problem as well as the local funeral director. Even though she and her husband live above the funeral home, this is not a New England version of Six Feet Under. Instead of a redhead, Evie is a short, overweight dishwater blonde with a pronounced shortage of friends.
Evie tries to do at least one thing right by taking her eighteen-month-old daughter , Savannah, to the playground where she can play with rocks and mulch while mommy observes the other mothers - the ones who look down their collective noses at her. Watching who comes through the gate is a popular pass-time and if it's male and reasonably good-looking, the other mothers will throw themselves in to something of a feeding frenzy. On this particular day, it is a woman with long brown hair, gray eyes and the build of a super model. In other words, she is everything the other mothers are not. There' something not quite right about her; something that's down right creepy like the heavy fog that rolls in after her. Things will get even creepier as the story progresses.
If the reader is looking for a reason to buy Dive, this reviewer has to say that MERMAIDS ARE NOT NICE is the best reason of all. Ms Rigney does an excellent job of setting the scene for this story that can only be called a thriller in the best sense of the word. This does not mean that the other authors are less able than she; each one tells their story in an engaging way with few - if any - flaws. However, Heather Rigney knocks the ball out of the park with her contribution and leaves this reviewer grasping for authors and styles to compare her with. Edgar Allan Poe is the only one that comes to mind. If she continues to bring her "A-Game" to future efforts, Heather has a promising literary future in front of her.
So, if you're a fan of Mer-stories and you enjoy good writing - and there is plenty of that from each of the contributors - then make sure that you dive into Dive.
January 2, 2016
My experience with merfolk prior to reading this short story collection consisted of The Little Mermaid, the Percy Jackson series, and a bit of naughty adult reads (thanks Kelly Apple!). With that said, I went into Dive blind and with no idea what I was getting myself into. What I was left with was fitting for a collection, a mixed bag.
Deeper by Christine DePetrillo – Rating 2/5: Woman is suffering from nightmares about the sea. Woman meets man that happens to be a merman that can come on land. Woman instantly wants to have happy fun time with the man. Naughty times ensue. That’s pretty much the story, in what was mostly cliche mixed with sexy merman bod. The writing was fine, but the characters were mostly empty vessels used for the plot to move forward. Verdict: Meh.
Mermaids Are Not Nice by Heather Rigney – Rating 3/5: This story flips the script, making the merperson a baddie. However, there is no one to root for here, as the MC is a complete arse, a terrible mother, and a drunk (all openly btw). What surprised me about Mermaids Are Not Nice was how little mermaid-action was in it, as there are only a few scenes, most with little-to-no description of the mermaid herself. Instead, the story mostly focuses on this awful human mother, her issues, and what happens at children’s playgrounds. The writing was solid, though, and I found the piece oddly enjoyable for what it was. I just didn’t read it as a merfolk one. Verdict: Slightly Confused.
Unfathomable by Rachel E. Moniz – Rating 1/5: Goodness gracious this was a rough one. While there were cliches in Deeper, Unfathomable takes them to a wholly unbelievable level. A merman saves a woman. He brings her to a cave which goes mostly unquestioned. She then finds out the merman (who is half submerged underwater at all times) is in fact a merman, and that is… taken in stride? The merman tells her of his suffering, that he can only return to human form if his soulmate loves him. Guess who that might be! Insta-love everywhere. Magic happens, the end. The dialogue was brutal, the woman believes everything without hesitation, and goodness gracious the groans I gave during the instant love fest. Verdict: No. Just, no.
Bloody Depths by Joseph Mazzenga – Rating 5/5: Huzzah! I found the diamond in the rough! Here we have an oceanographer who has a nasty run in with pirates. Enter: merman savior. However, this time our MC, Maren, has natural hesitation about her surroundings and captors/heroes. Yes, once again the merman savior did so out of love, but there shall be no insta-love nonsense in this piece, hooray! My favorite parts of Bloody depths: excellent writing, original take on merpeople, not 100% sunshine and happiness, and revenge is a dish best served…wet. I really enjoyed this one, and it made the collection a worthwhile read. Verdict: Woohoo!
Overall the collection was deserving of the 3/5 I gave it. There were a couple duds, but Bloody Depths saved it from being a disappointment. I’d recommend taking a look at the collection solely for that piece.
Deeper by Christine DePetrillo – Rating 2/5: Woman is suffering from nightmares about the sea. Woman meets man that happens to be a merman that can come on land. Woman instantly wants to have happy fun time with the man. Naughty times ensue. That’s pretty much the story, in what was mostly cliche mixed with sexy merman bod. The writing was fine, but the characters were mostly empty vessels used for the plot to move forward. Verdict: Meh.
Mermaids Are Not Nice by Heather Rigney – Rating 3/5: This story flips the script, making the merperson a baddie. However, there is no one to root for here, as the MC is a complete arse, a terrible mother, and a drunk (all openly btw). What surprised me about Mermaids Are Not Nice was how little mermaid-action was in it, as there are only a few scenes, most with little-to-no description of the mermaid herself. Instead, the story mostly focuses on this awful human mother, her issues, and what happens at children’s playgrounds. The writing was solid, though, and I found the piece oddly enjoyable for what it was. I just didn’t read it as a merfolk one. Verdict: Slightly Confused.
Unfathomable by Rachel E. Moniz – Rating 1/5: Goodness gracious this was a rough one. While there were cliches in Deeper, Unfathomable takes them to a wholly unbelievable level. A merman saves a woman. He brings her to a cave which goes mostly unquestioned. She then finds out the merman (who is half submerged underwater at all times) is in fact a merman, and that is… taken in stride? The merman tells her of his suffering, that he can only return to human form if his soulmate loves him. Guess who that might be! Insta-love everywhere. Magic happens, the end. The dialogue was brutal, the woman believes everything without hesitation, and goodness gracious the groans I gave during the instant love fest. Verdict: No. Just, no.
Bloody Depths by Joseph Mazzenga – Rating 5/5: Huzzah! I found the diamond in the rough! Here we have an oceanographer who has a nasty run in with pirates. Enter: merman savior. However, this time our MC, Maren, has natural hesitation about her surroundings and captors/heroes. Yes, once again the merman savior did so out of love, but there shall be no insta-love nonsense in this piece, hooray! My favorite parts of Bloody depths: excellent writing, original take on merpeople, not 100% sunshine and happiness, and revenge is a dish best served…wet. I really enjoyed this one, and it made the collection a worthwhile read. Verdict: Woohoo!
Overall the collection was deserving of the 3/5 I gave it. There were a couple duds, but Bloody Depths saved it from being a disappointment. I’d recommend taking a look at the collection solely for that piece.
December 30, 2012
The stories in Dive: A Quartet of Merfolk Talestake you beyond the disneyfied version of merfolk and into deeper, darker waters.
"Deeper" by Christine DePetrillo tells the story of the unfortunately named Crystal Bawle. Crystal has been suffering from nightmares for years - she is at her wits end. Can the handsome doctor, Ray Taimen, help her? Can Crystal help the good doctor before his time runs out? Only if they are both willing to go deeper.
Heather Rigney's "Mermaids Are Not Nice" shows just how mean and deliciously evil mermaids can be. Nomia is new in town and the only person who doesn't seem to trust her is the town drunk, Evelyn "Evie" McFagan. When one of the snooty playground moms disappears, Evie knows that Nomia had something to do with it, but who would believe a woman who is drunk more often than not? Will Nomia get away with it? Will anyone believe Evie?
"Unfathomable" by Rachel E. Moniz is the closest to a traditional fairy tale. A boat is wrecked, a lovely maiden is saved, and a merman with a curse is looking for his soul mate to save him. Can Theresa and Troy save each other and break his curse?
Joseph Mazzenga's "Bloody Depths" is the story that captivated me the most. Maren is an oceanographer who is committed to saving the sea she loves so much. Little does she know, an unpredictable fog and a modern day pirate ship are going to change the course of her life forever. She will be faced with the unimaginable - she will have the opportunity to truly be a caretaker of the seas she so deeply loves. Can she survive to find the peace she doesn't even realize she is seeking?
I truly enjoyed all four of the stories in Dive: A Quartet of Merfolk Tales - so much so that my cup of coffee was forgotten while I clicked through the pages as quickly as I could.
"Deeper" by Christine DePetrillo tells the story of the unfortunately named Crystal Bawle. Crystal has been suffering from nightmares for years - she is at her wits end. Can the handsome doctor, Ray Taimen, help her? Can Crystal help the good doctor before his time runs out? Only if they are both willing to go deeper.
Heather Rigney's "Mermaids Are Not Nice" shows just how mean and deliciously evil mermaids can be. Nomia is new in town and the only person who doesn't seem to trust her is the town drunk, Evelyn "Evie" McFagan. When one of the snooty playground moms disappears, Evie knows that Nomia had something to do with it, but who would believe a woman who is drunk more often than not? Will Nomia get away with it? Will anyone believe Evie?
"Unfathomable" by Rachel E. Moniz is the closest to a traditional fairy tale. A boat is wrecked, a lovely maiden is saved, and a merman with a curse is looking for his soul mate to save him. Can Theresa and Troy save each other and break his curse?
Joseph Mazzenga's "Bloody Depths" is the story that captivated me the most. Maren is an oceanographer who is committed to saving the sea she loves so much. Little does she know, an unpredictable fog and a modern day pirate ship are going to change the course of her life forever. She will be faced with the unimaginable - she will have the opportunity to truly be a caretaker of the seas she so deeply loves. Can she survive to find the peace she doesn't even realize she is seeking?
I truly enjoyed all four of the stories in Dive: A Quartet of Merfolk Tales - so much so that my cup of coffee was forgotten while I clicked through the pages as quickly as I could.
November 25, 2012
Dive: A Quartet of Merfolk Tales by Christine DePetrillo, Rachel E. Moniz, Heather Rigney, and Joseph Mazzenga
This is a collection of four very short stories which I also got for free on Black Friday. Needless to say, the horror stories (MERMAIDS ARE NOT NICE by Heather Rigney and BLOODY DEPTHS by Joseph Mazzenga) were the most successful. And I'll tell you why. The other two stories are romance, and to be honest, it's almost impossible to write a successful romance this short. There is just not enough time to develop the characters or the romantic story arc. But horror works well as flash fiction or as a short story.
Both the romance shorts, by Christine DePetrillo and Rachel E. Moniz, were well written and had a great kernel of romantic potential. I just wish they had been longer to develop it. The horror shorts were scary! I would never have thought of making a mermaid story into horror, but these did a great job. Mazzenga's short had a nice story arc and excellent blood-thirsty resolution packed into a quick bit of writing. And Rigney's story blew me away. This is an author to watch. Beautiful writing, engaging voice, fascinating characters, and unique story line. Well worth the read.
Over-all grade for the collection: B
This is a collection of four very short stories which I also got for free on Black Friday. Needless to say, the horror stories (MERMAIDS ARE NOT NICE by Heather Rigney and BLOODY DEPTHS by Joseph Mazzenga) were the most successful. And I'll tell you why. The other two stories are romance, and to be honest, it's almost impossible to write a successful romance this short. There is just not enough time to develop the characters or the romantic story arc. But horror works well as flash fiction or as a short story.
Both the romance shorts, by Christine DePetrillo and Rachel E. Moniz, were well written and had a great kernel of romantic potential. I just wish they had been longer to develop it. The horror shorts were scary! I would never have thought of making a mermaid story into horror, but these did a great job. Mazzenga's short had a nice story arc and excellent blood-thirsty resolution packed into a quick bit of writing. And Rigney's story blew me away. This is an author to watch. Beautiful writing, engaging voice, fascinating characters, and unique story line. Well worth the read.
Over-all grade for the collection: B
August 20, 2015
This quartet of tales covers a wide range of genres with the mythology of merfolk as their connection. On the one end of the spectrum you have Deeper, in which you get romance, in Mermaids Are Not Nice, you get satire/light horror. For saying there are only four stories here, I was impressed by their coverage.
All four stories are well-written and well-paced with a lot of story in a short amount of time. If you like tales from beneath the waves, then I can definitely recommend this one to whet your whistle.
Merissa
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All four stories are well-written and well-paced with a lot of story in a short amount of time. If you like tales from beneath the waves, then I can definitely recommend this one to whet your whistle.
Merissa
Archaeolibrarian - I Dig Good Books!
September 28, 2012
This book contains four short stories; of which I liked "Mermaids are not Nice" by Heather Rigney the most.
Rigney's story centers around a rather unlikable protagonist for these kinds of stories; an overweight alcoholic mother who while one day taking her daughter out to the swings at a playground encounters someone unusual.
The other three stories, to be honest while they were written decently; all were stories I had read before basically, with the names and places changed.
Rigney's story centers around a rather unlikable protagonist for these kinds of stories; an overweight alcoholic mother who while one day taking her daughter out to the swings at a playground encounters someone unusual.
The other three stories, to be honest while they were written decently; all were stories I had read before basically, with the names and places changed.
March 13, 2013
I enjoyed this book! It was fun and quick read and very unique. I liked being able to finish one story and then get caught up in the next. The writing was excellent and each story had a different spin on mermaids. It is great for a lighthearted day at the beach or a fireside evening.
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