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Blue Moon
Gabriel Rayner finds much more than his wayfaring brother in the Florida Keys when he rescues a drowning mermaid.
Ephyra is a mermaid who has taken human form to escape a warlord named Erebos. Ephyra must find a Champion to fight for her. She thinks the rules of engagement are easy - don’t fall in love with the Champion - but she soon discovers how dangerous it is to break this rule.
Together, in a clash of culture shock and heat, Gabriel and Ephyra battle their odds. They can’t deny the connection between them but if Gabriel becomes her Champion, he will be enslaved to the Merfolk for eternity. Can she ask him to do that? Would he do anything just to be near her?
Sensuality Level: Sensual
Ephyra is a mermaid who has taken human form to escape a warlord named Erebos. Ephyra must find a Champion to fight for her. She thinks the rules of engagement are easy - don’t fall in love with the Champion - but she soon discovers how dangerous it is to break this rule.
Together, in a clash of culture shock and heat, Gabriel and Ephyra battle their odds. They can’t deny the connection between them but if Gabriel becomes her Champion, he will be enslaved to the Merfolk for eternity. Can she ask him to do that? Would he do anything just to be near her?
Sensuality Level: Sensual
192 pages, Kindle Edition
First published September 24, 2012
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October 22, 2012
I don't think I've ever read a paranormal where the heroine was a mermaid. When I read the blurb for Blue Moon, I knew I wanted to read it. Ephyra is a mermaid sent to find a warrior to fight for her kingdom after her parents are murdered and the underworld is threatened by an evil force. Unfortunately for Ephyra, the man she falls in love with, and the warrior she choses is Gabriel Rayner, a human. How will they help and trust each other when they come from two different worlds? And will Gabriel risk his life to follow Ephyra into the depths of the ocean? Ms. Bourne did a great job answering these questions for me while I fell in love with the world she created. Imaginative!
September 21, 2012
This is not your Disney mermaid story. Princess Ephyra (love the name) is a kick-butt heroine who meets her match in human Gabriel. He's willing to risk his life to win Ephyra's love, save her ocean realm and the world. This is a fast-paced romance with intriguing secondary characters and a glimpse into another world. An enticing read!
November 18, 2014
I am not impressed.
Maybe I shouldn't be expecting so much from a fairly thin book, but I found the characters, language, and world-building sorely lacking. Two chapters in, and I thought that this was a YA book. It was halfway in before I saw the back of the book: "Sensuality level: sensual". I still can't tell if this is YA or not (but it's likely the latter), but I have read YA books which have exercised English much more fluently than in Blue Moon. This needs some more amending, I think. It reads weird in some parts. It felt like I was reading a mediocre fan fiction.
Next, the lack of world-building was frustrating. I was expecting much more. Instead, what the reader got was the bare basics of the culture of a whole race with no background or history whatsoever. What's worse, only certain aspects (the fact that they have magic etc.) of their culture were mentioned. There were no descriptions of the mentioned palace, or any other location - I couldn't imagine anything, no picture in my mind, no nothing.
Did I also mention the unrealistic character reactions or lack thereof? The lack of shock (after finding magic-wielding mermaids/mermen exists), suspicion (after finding a naked woman on the beach), and anger/horror (after finding out you're going to be a slave and have to leave everything you've ever known behind) galls me. That reminds me, the lack of grief... let's just say that there's barely any impact.
In other words, I'm very, very disappointed in this book. It's rated 2 out of 5 stars because I find the plot devices interesting even when it's predictable.
Maybe I shouldn't be expecting so much from a fairly thin book, but I found the characters, language, and world-building sorely lacking. Two chapters in, and I thought that this was a YA book. It was halfway in before I saw the back of the book: "Sensuality level: sensual". I still can't tell if this is YA or not (but it's likely the latter), but I have read YA books which have exercised English much more fluently than in Blue Moon. This needs some more amending, I think. It reads weird in some parts. It felt like I was reading a mediocre fan fiction.
Next, the lack of world-building was frustrating. I was expecting much more. Instead, what the reader got was the bare basics of the culture of a whole race with no background or history whatsoever. What's worse, only certain aspects (the fact that they have magic etc.) of their culture were mentioned. There were no descriptions of the mentioned palace, or any other location - I couldn't imagine anything, no picture in my mind, no nothing.
Did I also mention the unrealistic character reactions or lack thereof? The lack of shock (after finding magic-wielding mermaids/mermen exists), suspicion (after finding a naked woman on the beach), and anger/horror (after finding out you're going to be a slave and have to leave everything you've ever known behind) galls me. That reminds me, the lack of grief... let's just say that there's barely any impact.
In other words, I'm very, very disappointed in this book. It's rated 2 out of 5 stars because I find the plot devices interesting even when it's predictable.
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