(Madly, #1)
By:
M. Leighton
Release
Date: June 2011
Genre(s):
YA Paranormal/Fantasy
My Review: (4/5 stars*)
Since
the story is incredibly short with a total of 50 some pages my review will be
quite brief. This short novelette is fun and exciting. Having only read 2 other
mermaid books this one nearly tops them all. Madly is smart, innovative, and
brave-especially for a mermaid princess. Jackson is gorgeous, strong, and
self-contained with his emotions hiding the blinding fact that he's captivated
by Madly but very hesitant to act on those feelings because he knows that they
can't ever be together. There love is forbidden and that's why they are
destined for each other. This is a fantastic mermaid tale of both love and
adventure entwined with paranormal elements. It's fast paced and really a
fantastic read. M. Leighton creates a compelling story with a fascinating
introduction to the world of mermaids and twisted fairy tales. Immediately
you'll want the next book because it leaves off right when things start to get
interesting..
Synopsis:
Madly
is an eighteen-year-old mermaid princess who is satisfied with her life as it
is until Jackson Hamilton reenters it. Jackson was the boy she had always had a
crush on.. until he went away to become a Sentinel. As a mermaid princess she's
obligated to marry her betrothed and best friend...who isn't Jackson and whom
she only has brotherly feelings towards. Her love life is complicated and even
more so since Sentinels are forbidden. Madly's life turns upside down
when she discovers there's been a prison break in Atlas - her home world. Madly
is forced to learn her powers early and recapture the escapee's called the Lore
for if she doesn't her home, family, and life as she knows it will be
destroyed.
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