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Flipping the Scales #2
Skipping the Scales
The exciting sequel to the YA contemporary fantasy Flipping the Scales!
Meredith, Marina, and Hailey’s wildest dreams could be coming true.
Two weeks in the ocean changed Meredith’s life and career goal. Now studying marine biology, she lands a summer internship at a local aquarium. Her aquatic intuition impresses her mentor, but how would the mermaids feel about holding fish captive in the name of science?
Marina has returned ashore to seek out her missing mother. A curious and cryptic painting leads to other clues, but the search through her mother’s past reveals more questions than answers. Could her parents have left the ocean harboring a deep, dark secret?
Meanwhile, Hailey keeps Marina’s tail safe and lives her lifelong dream to be a real mermaid. The experience is exhilarating, until the leader of the school suspects she is a human. If she gets caught, would it leave her friend forever marooned on land?
When second-guessing, mystery, and danger threaten to sink their dreams, will they skip out? Or will they work together and swim through the rough waters ahead?
Meredith, Marina, and Hailey’s wildest dreams could be coming true.
Two weeks in the ocean changed Meredith’s life and career goal. Now studying marine biology, she lands a summer internship at a local aquarium. Her aquatic intuition impresses her mentor, but how would the mermaids feel about holding fish captive in the name of science?
Marina has returned ashore to seek out her missing mother. A curious and cryptic painting leads to other clues, but the search through her mother’s past reveals more questions than answers. Could her parents have left the ocean harboring a deep, dark secret?
Meanwhile, Hailey keeps Marina’s tail safe and lives her lifelong dream to be a real mermaid. The experience is exhilarating, until the leader of the school suspects she is a human. If she gets caught, would it leave her friend forever marooned on land?
When second-guessing, mystery, and danger threaten to sink their dreams, will they skip out? Or will they work together and swim through the rough waters ahead?
- GenresMermaidsYoung Adult
264 pages, Kindle Edition
Published July 12, 2016
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About the author
Pete Tarsi
3 books36 followersPete Tarsi writes books that he hopes his daughters will enjoy. Three down, and so far, so good.
He graduated from MIT with a degree in Creative Writing and Physics, and he considers himself fortunate that he gets to do both. When he's not writing, he can be found teaching high school science, directing theatre, or spending time with his three lovely daughters. He grew up in a small town north of Boston and still lives in Massachusetts.
He graduated from MIT with a degree in Creative Writing and Physics, and he considers himself fortunate that he gets to do both. When he's not writing, he can be found teaching high school science, directing theatre, or spending time with his three lovely daughters. He grew up in a small town north of Boston and still lives in Massachusetts.
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April 23, 2017
This is series that must be read in order. In this second installment, Marina has returned to land to try and find her mother, give Hailey the opportunity to live her dream of being a real, live mermaid. I'm not a strong swimmer and don't even really like to put my face in the water if I don't have to, but even I used to daydream a little bit about what it would be like to be a mermaid. The story bounces back and forth between Hailey's adventures undersea and her friends lives on land.
I love the elements of magic, danger, romance, and plenty of adventure that make up this imaginative story. Although the characters are now graduated from high school, it reads as a middle grade novel. Hailey's heavy use of acronyms kind of drove me crazy, especially because it seems more fitting for a twelve year old to use than an older teen, but her bubbly personality and exuberance for life make up for it. The ocean puns are fun too.
This isn't a deep story, haha--another pun, but it is a lot of fun. The characters are mostly likable and there are a few twists and an underlying mystery or two that really give it an added dimension. And that ending? Let's just say some things are wrapped up and some are left open. I'm already waiting for more.
Content: mild romance
*I received a copy from the author, which did not affect my thoughts in any way.*
I love the elements of magic, danger, romance, and plenty of adventure that make up this imaginative story. Although the characters are now graduated from high school, it reads as a middle grade novel. Hailey's heavy use of acronyms kind of drove me crazy, especially because it seems more fitting for a twelve year old to use than an older teen, but her bubbly personality and exuberance for life make up for it. The ocean puns are fun too.
This isn't a deep story, haha--another pun, but it is a lot of fun. The characters are mostly likable and there are a few twists and an underlying mystery or two that really give it an added dimension. And that ending? Let's just say some things are wrapped up and some are left open. I'm already waiting for more.
Content: mild romance
*I received a copy from the author, which did not affect my thoughts in any way.*
October 10, 2016
Some things just keep on getting better. Each of us can probably think of at least one item to which the preceding statement applies. This reviewer submits Pete Tarsi’s
Flipping the Scales
series is indeed, one of those things and it is wonderfully evidenced by the release of the second book in his series,
Skipping the Scales.[1]
On the morning of the summer season’s first full moon, Hailey is up at dawn, hoping that her mermaid friends, Marina and Lorelei, will return for a visit even if it’s just for the day. She has been waiting on the morning of every full moon since the previous summer and it has been a disappointing year.
Once again, she is about to call it quits for the day when she hears her BFF – Best Friend with Fins – call her name. Marina has returned with Lorelei in tow. Rather than a one-day sightseeing trip, Marina has something else in mind.
In the world Mr. Tarsi has created for this series, merfolk have the ability to shuck their tails on the day of the full moon and walk amongst us. Their tails are an iridescent skirt-like garment which once removed, must be carefully hidden near the sea lest it fall into the wrong hands. Without it, they will be stranded on the shore, unable to return to their ocean home.
Now, one summer later, Marina has returned to begin the search for her mother who was apparently lost on land, eighteen years ago. This search will take at least a month and Marina wants Hailey to take care of her tail in the interim. Hailey will, therefore, get to fulfill her dream of dreams; the dream of becoming a real live mermaid, if only for a little while.
Although the Jill and Meredith have pledged to assist the search, their time is taken up with summer jobs. Marina will find that the search for her mother will proceed in fits and starts with dead-ends along the way.
Marina will also discover time and tide wait for no mermaid. The object of her brief summer romance has moved on to someone else. Jill’s brother, Jeff, made this move not because of disloyalty, but simply because he has not heard from Marina since the previous summer. Fear not, gentle reader, their romance is rekindled. It will be all the more interesting to see where Pete Tarsi takes this portion of the plot in future installments.
Although many of us would dearly love to trade in our legs for a tail and spend our lives in the sea, things beneath the waves are not always as nice as they may seem. In fact, there is something one might call ‘tail-ism’. Hailey learns a Mer’s place in life depends upon the colour of their tail. For example, those with green tails serve as scouts for the Mer school. Yellow tails harvest plankton for the school, while blue-tailed Mer are tasked with keeping predators away. The purple-tailed are at the top of the social order and the orange-tailed? They are very few and very far between.
Indeed, there is only one mermaid with an orange tail in the school – Marina. Her tail colour makes her something of a sport[2] in the school. A sport which the school’s tail-ist leader is determined to rid the ocean of. Early in the story, when mer-mad Hailey reveals her costume tail is orange rather than the anticipated pink, it is little wonder that Marina’s eyes fill with tears. She is no longer the only one. Someone wants to be like her.
It would be easy for some to dismiss Marina’s search for her mother as simply a Disney-esque plot device. After all, most Disney heroines have lost at least one parent and in some cases, both parents are missing. In Marina’s case, her quest is heartrending because of the barriers she must overcome. There is, of course, the alien elements of the surface world and its culture. There is so much she has yet to learn and understand, not least of which is the complexity of life above the waves.
Marina is indeed fortunate to have friends like Hailey, Meredith, Jill, and Lorelei. Hailey might argue she herself is the truly fortunate one as she gets to be a mermaid for a month. It is these interactions between the characters which make Pete Tarsi’s story all the more charming.
Simply put, Skipping the Scales is a sweet, smart, and poignant story that should touch the heart of any mermaid enthusiast. Age and/or gender is decidedly not a limiting factor regarding this story. There are those touching moments where the reader can easily feel the character’s sorrow, fear, or joy. When a story can make a reader, who is the diametric of the target audience, feel these things, it is the hallmark of a talented author.
It is little secret that this reviewer often views YA Mer-fiction as a vast wasteland littered with cliché-ridden stories. There are, of course, some novels which make the best of the seemingly inescapable mermaid clichés[3]. Otherwise, this reviewer feels he could easily be like Carnac the Magnificent, holding the novel to his forehead and describing the plot therein.
Nonetheless, there are authors today who can and do deliver something new, something fresh, something exciting. Pete Tarsi is one such author and his ‘Scales’ series is a shining example of what stories in this sub-genre could and should be. This reviewer doffs his cap in respect to Mister Tarsi and his accomplishment. We are not worthy.
My Rating:
[1] For those of you who are not familiar with the first book, please see the review of Flipping the Scales, published in January of 2015.
[2] In Biology, people previously used the word "sport" to refer to abnormal specimens. The scientific usage is broader, referring to any organism differing from the type ordinarily found in nature.
[3] If you are interested in a mermaid tale, short on clichés, for older readers, please read Urban Mermaid by Howard Parsons. This is a shameless plug, but I have bills to pay.
It is summer once again in New England and cousins Hailey and Jill, along with best friend Meredith, are now high school graduates with summer jobs. Meredith is an intern at a public aquarium while Jill spends her days as the facility’s costumed mascot. Hailey is working as an entertainer at kids’ birthday parties and loving every minute of it.
On the morning of the summer season’s first full moon, Hailey is up at dawn, hoping that her mermaid friends, Marina and Lorelei, will return for a visit even if it’s just for the day. She has been waiting on the morning of every full moon since the previous summer and it has been a disappointing year.
Once again, she is about to call it quits for the day when she hears her BFF – Best Friend with Fins – call her name. Marina has returned with Lorelei in tow. Rather than a one-day sightseeing trip, Marina has something else in mind.
In the world Mr. Tarsi has created for this series, merfolk have the ability to shuck their tails on the day of the full moon and walk amongst us. Their tails are an iridescent skirt-like garment which once removed, must be carefully hidden near the sea lest it fall into the wrong hands. Without it, they will be stranded on the shore, unable to return to their ocean home.
Now, one summer later, Marina has returned to begin the search for her mother who was apparently lost on land, eighteen years ago. This search will take at least a month and Marina wants Hailey to take care of her tail in the interim. Hailey will, therefore, get to fulfill her dream of dreams; the dream of becoming a real live mermaid, if only for a little while.
Although the Jill and Meredith have pledged to assist the search, their time is taken up with summer jobs. Marina will find that the search for her mother will proceed in fits and starts with dead-ends along the way.
Marina will also discover time and tide wait for no mermaid. The object of her brief summer romance has moved on to someone else. Jill’s brother, Jeff, made this move not because of disloyalty, but simply because he has not heard from Marina since the previous summer. Fear not, gentle reader, their romance is rekindled. It will be all the more interesting to see where Pete Tarsi takes this portion of the plot in future installments.
Although many of us would dearly love to trade in our legs for a tail and spend our lives in the sea, things beneath the waves are not always as nice as they may seem. In fact, there is something one might call ‘tail-ism’. Hailey learns a Mer’s place in life depends upon the colour of their tail. For example, those with green tails serve as scouts for the Mer school. Yellow tails harvest plankton for the school, while blue-tailed Mer are tasked with keeping predators away. The purple-tailed are at the top of the social order and the orange-tailed? They are very few and very far between.
Indeed, there is only one mermaid with an orange tail in the school – Marina. Her tail colour makes her something of a sport[2] in the school. A sport which the school’s tail-ist leader is determined to rid the ocean of. Early in the story, when mer-mad Hailey reveals her costume tail is orange rather than the anticipated pink, it is little wonder that Marina’s eyes fill with tears. She is no longer the only one. Someone wants to be like her.
It would be easy for some to dismiss Marina’s search for her mother as simply a Disney-esque plot device. After all, most Disney heroines have lost at least one parent and in some cases, both parents are missing. In Marina’s case, her quest is heartrending because of the barriers she must overcome. There is, of course, the alien elements of the surface world and its culture. There is so much she has yet to learn and understand, not least of which is the complexity of life above the waves.
Marina is indeed fortunate to have friends like Hailey, Meredith, Jill, and Lorelei. Hailey might argue she herself is the truly fortunate one as she gets to be a mermaid for a month. It is these interactions between the characters which make Pete Tarsi’s story all the more charming.
Simply put, Skipping the Scales is a sweet, smart, and poignant story that should touch the heart of any mermaid enthusiast. Age and/or gender is decidedly not a limiting factor regarding this story. There are those touching moments where the reader can easily feel the character’s sorrow, fear, or joy. When a story can make a reader, who is the diametric of the target audience, feel these things, it is the hallmark of a talented author.
It is little secret that this reviewer often views YA Mer-fiction as a vast wasteland littered with cliché-ridden stories. There are, of course, some novels which make the best of the seemingly inescapable mermaid clichés[3]. Otherwise, this reviewer feels he could easily be like Carnac the Magnificent, holding the novel to his forehead and describing the plot therein.
Nonetheless, there are authors today who can and do deliver something new, something fresh, something exciting. Pete Tarsi is one such author and his ‘Scales’ series is a shining example of what stories in this sub-genre could and should be. This reviewer doffs his cap in respect to Mister Tarsi and his accomplishment. We are not worthy.
My Rating:
[1] For those of you who are not familiar with the first book, please see the review of Flipping the Scales, published in January of 2015.
[2] In Biology, people previously used the word "sport" to refer to abnormal specimens. The scientific usage is broader, referring to any organism differing from the type ordinarily found in nature.
[3] If you are interested in a mermaid tale, short on clichés, for older readers, please read Urban Mermaid by Howard Parsons. This is a shameless plug, but I have bills to pay.
January 29, 2018
This second book in this delightful middle grade/young YA mermaid series continues the stories of Marina, Meredith, and their friends as they navigate mysteries both above and below the ocean's surface.
Marina is an orphaned orange tail mermaid in search of answers and her long lost mother, both of which she thinks she will find on dry land. Needing someone to guard her mermaid tail, she turns to the human friends she made the previous summer and finds a willing helper in Hailey, who has always dreamed of being a mermaid. Hailey's cousin Jill, and Jill's best friend Meredith, once again get roped into the adventures that ensue. After all, Meredith was the one who got to live as a mermaid the previous summer, which led her to pursue an internship in marine biology at the local aquarium.
Now Hailey can't wait for her turn exploring the undersea world.
But nothing is ever as easy as it seems, and there are more mysteries surrounding Marina's background than any of the girls could've imagined. Twists and turns are interlaced with tidbits of marine factoids as the story thickens both above and below the surface. Chapters alternate the action between the mers and the humans until the two stories collide... But I can't get into that without spoiling the story.
Pete Tarsi weaves an interesting tale, with all the girls skirting the edges of right and wrong and realizing things are never just black or white. There's a little bit of head hopping among the minor characters that I mention only because its on my pet peeve list, but otherwise this is a delightful, lighthearted story, perfect for any mermaid fans, or really any middle grade reader despite the ages of the main characters.
My original review of this book appears on my blog, Read, Write, Repeat, where I review books of many genres every Monday. Check it out at http://katieosullivan.blogspot.com
Marina is an orphaned orange tail mermaid in search of answers and her long lost mother, both of which she thinks she will find on dry land. Needing someone to guard her mermaid tail, she turns to the human friends she made the previous summer and finds a willing helper in Hailey, who has always dreamed of being a mermaid. Hailey's cousin Jill, and Jill's best friend Meredith, once again get roped into the adventures that ensue. After all, Meredith was the one who got to live as a mermaid the previous summer, which led her to pursue an internship in marine biology at the local aquarium.
Now Hailey can't wait for her turn exploring the undersea world.
But nothing is ever as easy as it seems, and there are more mysteries surrounding Marina's background than any of the girls could've imagined. Twists and turns are interlaced with tidbits of marine factoids as the story thickens both above and below the surface. Chapters alternate the action between the mers and the humans until the two stories collide... But I can't get into that without spoiling the story.
Pete Tarsi weaves an interesting tale, with all the girls skirting the edges of right and wrong and realizing things are never just black or white. There's a little bit of head hopping among the minor characters that I mention only because its on my pet peeve list, but otherwise this is a delightful, lighthearted story, perfect for any mermaid fans, or really any middle grade reader despite the ages of the main characters.
My original review of this book appears on my blog, Read, Write, Repeat, where I review books of many genres every Monday. Check it out at http://katieosullivan.blogspot.com
April 10, 2020
Turns out I never reviewed the second book! Might as well do it now since the re-read is fresh in my mind.
The second book picks up not too long after the first book and deals a lot with the fallout of the revelations that were introduced in the first book. Marina is intent upon finding her mom, who is somewhere on land. Meredith is pursuing a career in marine biology and is also discovering some new abilities as a result of her time spent as a mermaid.
One of my favorite concepts from the book is that Meredith has lingering abilities after wearing the tail for a while. It's a cool twist on the concept of switching places with a mer. Not quite on the level of powers over water like they have in H2O, but still pretty cool that she can hold her breath for much longer and that she can communicate somewhat with sea life.
I also really like what Hailey is up to at the beginning of the book. She's pursuing her dream of becoming a mermaid performer - she saved up for a realistic mermaid tail (orange of course, in honor of Marina) and though she's forbidden by her mom to swim in the ocean, she's been performing at birthday parties and practicing swimming with a tail. It's kind of nice to get a nod to the real life occurrence of people dressing up as mers for parties, entertainment, and photo-shoots.
Therefore, it makes perfect sense that Marina chooses Hailey to wear her tail while she goes on land to look for her mom. Hailey's lifelong dream has to become a mermaid - and now her BFF (best friend with fins of course) is offering her the chance to live out the dream for a month. Jill is opposed to the idea, but Hailey is ecstatic. I like that Hailey's mom finds out about the process only after it's started, and that she faints when it happens - that was a funny scene and well, what are you gonna do about it at that point?
Whereas the switch was unintentional and unwanted by both parties in the first book, it's a nice change of pace that it's the reverse of that in the second. While Meredith's initial approach of not wanting to be a mer is probably a bit more realistic, it's fun when the character involved is eager and excited for a new experience like Hailey is.
All of the various story arcs intersect in interesting ways, and the mystery is furthered along at a steady clip. The relationship stuff is a bit odd. Hailey kind of bonds with Barney underwater and ends up kissing him, even though the chemistry between the two never really felt that strong. Still, the search for Marina's mom, Meredith's experiences at the aquarium where she's an intern, and Hailey's experience as a mermaid in a somewhat hostile environment eventually all converge at the end. The way it's wrapped up at the end is perhaps a little unrealistic, but...well, tagged for spoilers.
Brittany was a fun sort of pseudo-antagonist, and I wish we'd gotten to know her a bit more. I always appreciate a character with sass.
Regarding Hailey's time spent under the sea:
Overall, it was a good continuation from the first - it didn't quite have the fun and wonder that the first one did, but it continued the story is a cool way and expanded the world just enough to keep things interesting.
The second book picks up not too long after the first book and deals a lot with the fallout of the revelations that were introduced in the first book. Marina is intent upon finding her mom, who is somewhere on land. Meredith is pursuing a career in marine biology and is also discovering some new abilities as a result of her time spent as a mermaid.
One of my favorite concepts from the book is that Meredith has lingering abilities after wearing the tail for a while. It's a cool twist on the concept of switching places with a mer. Not quite on the level of powers over water like they have in H2O, but still pretty cool that she can hold her breath for much longer and that she can communicate somewhat with sea life.
I also really like what Hailey is up to at the beginning of the book. She's pursuing her dream of becoming a mermaid performer - she saved up for a realistic mermaid tail (orange of course, in honor of Marina) and though she's forbidden by her mom to swim in the ocean, she's been performing at birthday parties and practicing swimming with a tail. It's kind of nice to get a nod to the real life occurrence of people dressing up as mers for parties, entertainment, and photo-shoots.
Therefore, it makes perfect sense that Marina chooses Hailey to wear her tail while she goes on land to look for her mom. Hailey's lifelong dream has to become a mermaid - and now her BFF (best friend with fins of course) is offering her the chance to live out the dream for a month. Jill is opposed to the idea, but Hailey is ecstatic. I like that Hailey's mom finds out about the process only after it's started, and that she faints when it happens - that was a funny scene and well, what are you gonna do about it at that point?
Whereas the switch was unintentional and unwanted by both parties in the first book, it's a nice change of pace that it's the reverse of that in the second. While Meredith's initial approach of not wanting to be a mer is probably a bit more realistic, it's fun when the character involved is eager and excited for a new experience like Hailey is.
All of the various story arcs intersect in interesting ways, and the mystery is furthered along at a steady clip. The relationship stuff is a bit odd. Hailey kind of bonds with Barney underwater and ends up kissing him, even though the chemistry between the two never really felt that strong. Still, the search for Marina's mom, Meredith's experiences at the aquarium where she's an intern, and Hailey's experience as a mermaid in a somewhat hostile environment eventually all converge at the end. The way it's wrapped up at the end is perhaps a little unrealistic, but...well, tagged for spoilers.
Brittany was a fun sort of pseudo-antagonist, and I wish we'd gotten to know her a bit more. I always appreciate a character with sass.
Regarding Hailey's time spent under the sea:
Overall, it was a good continuation from the first - it didn't quite have the fun and wonder that the first one did, but it continued the story is a cool way and expanded the world just enough to keep things interesting.
August 21, 2016
The second book in Pete Tarsi’s “Flipping the Scales” trilogy repeats the premise of the first book---a teen girl and a teen “mer” switch places---but this time around the swap is voluntary rather than accidental, and so the “fish out of water” element is largely absent this time around. What is still present, though, is the same spirit of fun, adventure, romance and camaraderie that made the first entry such a breezy and pleasurable read.
In the sections of the story set on land, Marina has really started to get her legs under her when it comes to passing herself off as a girl, although she’s still a little unsteady on her feet when it comes to figuring out the complicated affairs of the human heart. Meanwhile, her hosts Meredith and Jill are contending both with shepherding Marina through her quest to locate her long-missing mother, and with the more everyday task of figuring out their own places in the world. The major new backdrop in this story is the aquarium at which budding marine biologist Meredith is a summer intern and Jill has found employment. It’d spoil the fun to give away the unique advantage Meredith has over her fellow interns, owing to her previous summer’s adventures, but it provides some of the book’s more beguiling moments.
Hailey, the mermaid enthusiast to end all mermaid enthusiasts, was one of the real bright spots in “Flipping”, and witnessing her donning Marina’s tail and getting to live out her dream of being a real live actual “mer” is a delight. The previous book skimped a bit in its descriptions of the mers’ environment and of those beings’ day-to-day lives. This book fills in more of those details and gives us a more complete picture of the structure of that world, as well as a deeper look into its beauty---and its dangers, posed by both aquatic life (including other mers) and other sources. The story really shines in the underwater passages this time around.
Fans of YA fantasy fiction who read and enjoyed “Flipping” will be eager to catch up with these characters and discover what new curves fate (and the author) has thrown them, and won’t need any further encouragement. Anyone who managed to miss that first installment, though, would do well to pick up both it and this follow-up, before the release of “Tripping the Scales”, the final story in the series. It’s always fun to anticipate, and books one and two in this trilogy will definitely leave you anxious to read number three.
In the sections of the story set on land, Marina has really started to get her legs under her when it comes to passing herself off as a girl, although she’s still a little unsteady on her feet when it comes to figuring out the complicated affairs of the human heart. Meanwhile, her hosts Meredith and Jill are contending both with shepherding Marina through her quest to locate her long-missing mother, and with the more everyday task of figuring out their own places in the world. The major new backdrop in this story is the aquarium at which budding marine biologist Meredith is a summer intern and Jill has found employment. It’d spoil the fun to give away the unique advantage Meredith has over her fellow interns, owing to her previous summer’s adventures, but it provides some of the book’s more beguiling moments.
Hailey, the mermaid enthusiast to end all mermaid enthusiasts, was one of the real bright spots in “Flipping”, and witnessing her donning Marina’s tail and getting to live out her dream of being a real live actual “mer” is a delight. The previous book skimped a bit in its descriptions of the mers’ environment and of those beings’ day-to-day lives. This book fills in more of those details and gives us a more complete picture of the structure of that world, as well as a deeper look into its beauty---and its dangers, posed by both aquatic life (including other mers) and other sources. The story really shines in the underwater passages this time around.
Fans of YA fantasy fiction who read and enjoyed “Flipping” will be eager to catch up with these characters and discover what new curves fate (and the author) has thrown them, and won’t need any further encouragement. Anyone who managed to miss that first installment, though, would do well to pick up both it and this follow-up, before the release of “Tripping the Scales”, the final story in the series. It’s always fun to anticipate, and books one and two in this trilogy will definitely leave you anxious to read number three.
July 18, 2016
So happy that book 2 in this series is out and it's a winner! This book does not disappoint. I was so happy to be captivated right from the get go. The pace of the book really keeps you wanting to read. I went to bed one night wondering about what was going to happen next! That says a lot! I was very invested in these characters and their lives. I'm not usually a fan of series and always seem to hold true to whatever the first is (book, movie, etc) but I loved this book! *I was provided a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
December 11, 2016
I won this book threw the Goodreads giveaway to read for an honest review. I and my daughter read this book. We both really liked the book!!
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