The Moon And The Tide (Marina's Tales, #2) by Derrolyn Anderson

Mar 12, 2012 Sophia rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: pnr-uf, ya-na

This was the second book in the series and must be read it order. The plot and characters continue to be well done. I particularly enjoy the little high school gang of friends.

The book begins where the first one left off. The first third of the book was the set up section for what was to come. Marina sees her friends' talents finally recognized including a nice surprise in the form of Shayla who as become more of a friend after the events of the first book. Evie and Ethan meet like two titans an...more This was the second book in the series and must be read it order. The plot and characters continue to be well done. I particularly enjoy the little high school gang of friends.

The book begins where the first one left off. The first third of the book was the set up section for what was to come. Marina sees her friends' talents finally recognized including a nice surprise in the form of Shayla who as become more of a friend after the events of the first book. Evie and Ethan meet like two titans and walk away suspicious of each other. Marina still has that overwhelming call from the sea and is trying to learn how to reconcile the two halves of herself. There is the new mysterious quality to Evie and foreshadowing of events going on beneath the surface.

It was the part about Marina's inner angst and struggles in the first part of the book that just did not set well with me as a reader. I was not fond of her thought processing or her treatment of Ethan. She again is into sneaking and lying- putting herself into danger and manages to hurt others in the process. I was also not impressed with the way the father checked out of her life knowing what he knows. I love Dutch and Abby, but they too seemed content to be oblivious just trusting the kids to do right and stay out of trouble.

Fortunately, there was the latter two-thirds of the book. Marina seems to really come into her own and be more of a girl that I could like when she must step up with heroic courage to face physical danger on all sides, what she thinks of as betrayal, a choice of love interest, and then must make decisions that affect her family and friends. Mer-girl Power!

Yeah, about the last portions of the book- x-sigh-ting!!! I couldn't stop reading. Marina's made of stern stuff and I really love how Ethan steps up and supports her. He's a real treasure in that he will sacrifice his future plans if he has to just to be with Marina and he is capable of being supportive even when he understands or disagrees. He seems to be the only one capable of calling it like he sees it with her too which she really needs.
Everything about Evie becomes clear though now Marina's situation just becomes more complicated. Then the threat of danger is still out there.

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Jun 08, 2011 Englishrose rated it 5 of 5 stars

This sequel is a wonderful continuation of this story. It pulls you in and keeps you holding your breath until the very end. Marina is a wonderful character who is conflicted between her two worlds. The author does a great job showing the strong forces that pull her each way. The characters from the last story continue to delight with commentary and side stories. The new characters easily fit into the story, adding suspense to Marina's life. Though you get more into the details of the world of m...more

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Aug 19, 2011 Amy (Amy's Book Den) rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: mermaids

Marina comes back more determined than ever. The sea still calls for her, luring her to some potentially dangerous situations while surfing. She seems to crave it constantly, obsessing over the sea to the point where she can’t think of anything else but surfing. Since struggling to ignore the call of the sea only makes her more agitated, she decides to manage it. Marina begins to lead a double life in an attempt to calm the need to be in the sea.

Ethan is equal parts scared of Marina’s powers an...more Marina comes back more determined than ever. The sea still calls for her, luring her to some potentially dangerous situations while surfing. She seems to crave it constantly, obsessing over the sea to the point where she can’t think of anything else but surfing. Since struggling to ignore the call of the sea only makes her more agitated, she decides to manage it. Marina begins to lead a double life in an attempt to calm the need to be in the sea.

Ethan is equal parts scared of Marina’s powers and fascinated by them. What he really fears though is that she will leave, but that’s no reason to want to cage her and control her. He turns out really overprotective and really looses it one time, going so far as yelling at her. Sweet, sweet Ethan…I totally didn’t expect you to do that! Eventually he learns he can’t keep a half mermaid from her sea. But the sea is not safe anymore, not even for the mermaids. One of them has gone missing!

In the end Marina will have to make a choice, between staying or leaving, between running away or daring fate.

I really enjoyed this book much more than the first one. I think it’s definitely because of more inner dialogue and less description. It all just got me so involved that I could get in Marina’s head and live it all through her. I liked the couple of new characters that appeared, and loved the happenings with the old ones.

Again, I hated it when Marina started lying to Ethan again, but I guess I could understand her predicament. If she told him the truth he would flip, and if she didn’t he would still flip when he found out. Ethan’s very strict about being honest, so I was again surprised when he lies to her. Yes, sweet Ethan LIES. That brings on a storm of love problems to Marina’s plate, sending her even more out to the sea.

The end had me clinging to my chair and zipping through the pages. It was a relief how it all turned out, and I can’t wait to read The Fate of the Muse (Marina’s Tales #3) when it comes out!
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Dec 20, 2011 Liliana ♥s Mythology rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: love-the-book-cover, read-for-review, from-author-or-publisher, mermaids, on-kindle, supernatural-abilities

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It hasn’t been long since Marina found out that her mother was a mermaid…making her half-human, half-mermaid. If it wasn’t for Ethan, the love of her life, Marina would be lost at sea, running (or swimming, in this case) wild among the mermaids. Marina may have declined their offer to become an immortal mermaid permanently, but the lure of the sea is as tempting as ever. But that is the least of her problems when tragedy strikes. Af...more

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Sep 10, 2012 Rachel's Book Reviews rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: reviewed, fantasy

Between the Land and the Sea by Derrolyn Anderson

Marina has lead an interesting life up until this point. She’s traveled all over the world with her father and learned a lot along the way. But, her dad finally forced her to stop, he made her move with her aunt in Aptos, California. Now she has to go to a regular school, just about the last thing she wanted to do. It didn’t take long for trouble to find her. Within weeks of moving there, she’s nearly drowned twice, attracted the most popular gu...more

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Jul 18, 2011 Liliebook rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: own

I'm really looking forward to reading the sequel, can't wait. I already miss Marina and Ethan.

My review in English: http://liliesbooks.blogspot.com/2011/... :D Such an amazing book!

Ma chronique en français : http://liliebook.blogspot.com/2011/07...

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Jul 07, 2012 Maria Claudia rated it 4 of 5 stars

The story is getting intense, characters no more plain. Read the two books in seqüel in about 5 days. Beginning the third

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Jan 26, 2012 Once Upon rated it 4 of 5 stars

I love the way Derrolyn Anderson continues this book. There isn't alot that I can say that wont give away most of whats happened in the first book or big spoilers for this one.

The Moon and the Tide brought back alot of the great characters plus a few new ones. i loved that Shayla was brought back and she has found a new purpose in life instead of just being a bully. Cruz is still around with his very self centered-ness but you can't help but love him.

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Jan 14, 2012 Wendy Hines rated it 4 of 5 stars

Book two in Marina's Tale opens up about a week after book one, Between the Land and the Sea. Marina is still fighting to stay a human on land, even though the water calls to her. She and Ethan have grown closer than ever and she is really getting the hang of surfing.

Ethan has become a protector and he worries all the time about Marina. He is terrified something will happen to her or that she will decide to become a mermaid and leave him. Marina tries to pacify Ethan but she can't ignore the ca...more

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Oct 29, 2011 Sherre Leach rated it 5 of 5 stars

I loved The Moon and The Tide even more than I loved Between the Land and The Sea. It gave us the perfect mix of everything and I couldn't get enough. In my previous review of Between the Land and The Sea (see review here), I pointed out that everything was perfect like a Disney movie. The Moon and The Tide was NOTHING like a Disney movie. It had addiction (which I LOVED, and made me laugh sometimes) and sneakiness, passion, romance, control, betrayal, kidnapping, plenty of eye candy, and much,...more

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Aug 13, 2011 Jessica at Book Sake rated it 4 of 5 stars

The second in the series of Marina’s tales was a fantastic development of her story and her secret. She faces a lot of new challenges in her relationships with family and friends, and she has to make decisions that she never could have imagined having to make. This book has Marina learning more about her secret and how some of the people around her have been a part of it since her birth. I enjoyed her exploring the water elements, and how it really pulls her in and becomes somewhat of an addicti...more

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Aug 10, 2011 Liz rated it 4 of 5 stars

The Moon and Tide was a great sequel to Between the Land and Sea, and I really enjoyed finding out more about Marina and the mermaids. The book picks up not long after the ending of Between the Land and Sea; Marina is in Norway, celebrating her father’s Nobel Prize achievement, and she’s missing Aptos (and her boyfriend Ethan) like crazy. But she is glad that her dad’s finally come clean and told her all about her mermaid heritage. When she arrives home, she thinks all the chaos of the last few...more The Moon and Tide was a great sequel to Between the Land and Sea, and I really enjoyed finding out more about Marina and the mermaids. The book picks up not long after the ending of Between the Land and Sea; Marina is in Norway, celebrating her father’s Nobel Prize achievement, and she’s missing Aptos (and her boyfriend Ethan) like crazy. But she is glad that her dad’s finally come clean and told her all about her mermaid heritage. When she arrives home, she thinks all the chaos of the last few months is over, but Marina discovers this is far from the truth – there’s a lot about the mermaids she still doesn’t know, and a new threat arises, putting Marina and her family in danger. With her relationships now under strain and her addiction to the sea worse than ever, Marina has to find a way of somehow balancing her life on land and her life in the sea.

I really enjoyed The Moon and the Tide; in this one, Marina was a lot less frightened of the sea and the mermaids, and refused to listen to anyone when they told her to stay away from them. I liked the way the author presented Marina’s love of the sea and surfing as an actual addiction – Marina knew that it was dangerous to be in the sea alone, or to go surfing at night, but part of her craved the water, and she literally couldn’t stand being away from it, even for a day. I liked how we got to see this side of her, because I think it really helped the reader understand the difficulty of Marina’s situation; she loved her family and Ethan so much and she knew she could never bear to be away from them, but she also needed the sea in her life and needed to swim and surf, and the two things conflicted because her friends thought the ocean was too dangerous for her. This caused her a lot of stress, because she couldn’t do either without upsetting someone along the way.

Another thing I liked about The Moon and Tide was the growing friendship between Marina and Shayla. Shayla was previously one of Marina’s “enemies” – she was the typical nasty girl at school who made fun of Marina and her cousin, Cruz. However, there was a lot more to Shayla than one would have first thought; she was actually quite a complex character, with a lot of her own issues that she didn’t know how to deal with. After Marina saved her life in book one, Shayla became a lot warmer towards her, and in this book we really got to see their friendship develop, which is something I really enjoyed reading about, because I loved learning more about Shayla and I liked seeing this nicer and kinder side to her.

Aunt Evie played a slightly bigger role in this book and wasn’t just the rich neighbour sending extravagant gifts. I think Marina was a bit slow to grasp what was going on involving Evie – something I had guessed in book one, Marina was only starting to realise now – even Ethan suspected something was up, and he’d only met Evie once! I guess I could understand why though – Evie had been part of Marina’s life since the beginning, and so there was really no reason for her to think of her as anything other than part of the family. Plus, Evie was genuinely just a nice person, and really cared for Marina, and it was difficult not to like her when she was so charming and lovely.

I think my favourite new character in this book was probably Kimo, the famous professional surfer that Marina met while surfing with Shayla. Kimo seemed like a really nice guy, and was very impressed by Marina’s surfing skills, especially since she’d only be surfing a few months. I liked the banter between the two; Kimo was pretty funny and had taken an immediate liking to Marina, and was trying to persuade her to go surfing on tour with him and his friends. Ethan, as one would expect, didn’t think too much of Kimo, which I found quite amusing. While I did like Ethan, I felt he was a bit overprotective in this book and spent a lot of time trying to tell Marina what to do (I was kind of glad when she didn’t listen). He did seem to really care for Marina though, and could be very romantic, and I loved all their scenes together, especially the really cute and funny ones which made me smile.

Overall, The Moon and Sea was a great addition to the series, and I’m looking forward to the next book, The Fate of the Muse. There are a lot of questions that still need answering, and I’m excited about finding out the answers!
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Aug 01, 2011 Aimee rated it 4 of 5 stars

Just when Marina thinks she has a handle on her mermaid life, she is thrown for another loop. Or two! An unfortunate accident forces Marina to expose herself as a mermaid and although she tries hard to keep the secret under wraps, the information leaks out to the evil forces who are conspiring against her. Secrets long kept begin to surface and Marina is caught in a web of lies and betrayal. As Marina feels her life spiraling out of control, she seeks comfort in the waves of the ocean. Surfing b...more Just when Marina thinks she has a handle on her mermaid life, she is thrown for another loop. Or two! An unfortunate accident forces Marina to expose herself as a mermaid and although she tries hard to keep the secret under wraps, the information leaks out to the evil forces who are conspiring against her. Secrets long kept begin to surface and Marina is caught in a web of lies and betrayal. As Marina feels her life spiraling out of control, she seeks comfort in the waves of the ocean. Surfing becomes an obsession, a need. Her connections to the mermaids increase bringing with it a greater awareness of her special abilities and powers. When Marina realizes the mermaids are in danger her instinct is to try to save them. But the attempt could just be the end of everything Marina has dreamed of.

I was so happy to have the second book to delve right into after finishing the first book of this series. I found myself wanting to know what was going to happen next for Marina and Ethan and instant gratification should never be under-rated. This book was a real page turner for me. It had romance, action and mystery. The twists and turns were fun, the characters engaging. I enjoyed getting to know the characters even more in this second book.

I, personally, love the way Marina gets caught up in the feelings of the ocean while surfing. I just happened to be home, in CA while reading these books and we took a day trip to the beach. The sounds and smells that day really brought the book to life for me. I love the ocean but I would say I have a healthy respect (maybe a bit of fear, too) of its power and dangers. Unlike Marina, who was a part of the ocean and the world of mermaids. For me, Marina was a great balance of strength and weakness. I love her loyalty to those she cares about.

Ethan is one of my favorite characters. He is strong and steady. His insecurities come out in this book, but it only made me enjoy him more. I love how he “grounds” Marina., keeps her steady and safe. He is a great character.
No love triangle in this series, guys. It’s just one guy and one girl with some bumps along the way. It’s honestly a relief to not have to pick a team and feel bad for one or the other all through the book.

I seriously cannot wait to read the next book in the series. (Here’s where the instant gratification thing isn’t working.) Derrolyn has done a fabulous job at creating a compelling, romantic story of mermaids and love.

*There is frequent profanity and mild obscenities. A couple uses of the “B” word. There are some sexual references and some violence. (in both books)

I am hosting a giveaway for this book on my blog now through August 10th 2011.
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Jul 28, 2011 Kathy Martin rated it 5 of 5 stars

In this story Marina gets more and more addicted to surfing and lets Lorelei lead her into more and more dangerous situations. This causes conflicts with Ethan because he can see the danger and Marina can not. An old girlfriend of Ethan's makes an appearance in this one. When Ethan lies about seeing her, Marina feels both hurt and betrayed by him.

Evie is also determined to break them up because she sees Ethan as being too controlling. Marina learns lots of new things about Evie and Evie's role...more

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Jul 12, 2011 Hope rated it 1 of 5 stars

This is book two in Marina’s Tale and I did not finish this one. For some reason I just could not get into it. I really did try, I was 112 pages into this book before I quite.

This is not necessarily bad story, it was not for me. Even though I have read book one in the series and thought that it was an alright read, book two did not work for me so much. I think it would have been better if book one was just a standalone novel. I had hard time getting into the story line, for the 112 pages that I...more

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Jun 24, 2011 Tracy Smith rated it 4 of 5 stars

Her hopes and dreams lie between "The Moon and The Tide."

Supernatural existence, obsession of earth and sea, and young teenage love all create this continuing journey of Marina. Follow along as she discovers more secrets of her past about her mother and how the woman she knows as Aunt Evie has become such a huge influence in her life. Will she be able to balance her need to be at one with the sea and it's creatures and the relationship she wants to have with Ethan, the boy she loves? Can they g...more

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May 29, 2011 Courtney rated it 5 of 5 stars

One of my favorite things about series or trilogy's is that the story continues on and you get to hear more about what is happening with the characters that you fall in love with! The Moon and the Tide was everything I wanted in a sequel; Derrolyn continues the story of Marina and her quest to figure out her family history, the mermaids’ life and her relationship with Ethan. This story is jammed packed with more unique twists, adventures and dangers that I felt like I couldn't read it fast enoug...more One of my favorite things about series or trilogy's is that the story continues on and you get to hear more about what is happening with the characters that you fall in love with! The Moon and the Tide was everything I wanted in a sequel; Derrolyn continues the story of Marina and her quest to figure out her family history, the mermaids’ life and her relationship with Ethan. This story is jammed packed with more unique twists, adventures and dangers that I felt like I couldn't read it fast enough!

To say that this book was as good as the first book is not enough, I felt it was better just because the first book laid down the characters and the story line and book two is bringing the characters more alive and the story more adventurous. Just like in the first book there are secrets that unfold and new mystery that is added which makes The Moon and the Tide more intense!

The best thing to love in this book, at least for me, is the romantic development between Marina and Ethan. Their relationship starts off sweet and innocent in book one but in book two it really feels like it matures a lot more as they learn more about each other’s personalities and deal with stress! I love that Derrolyn doesn't add another guy to the mix to make this like every other YA novel that has a love triangle! That just gets old! And it stays clean-thank you Derrolyn!!

The new characters that are added make the story even better also! There is the professional surfer Kimo that is woven through the story line a couple of times and I really enjoyed his Hawaiian accent! There is also the bully Shayla in book one that is more in book two now and it really is fun to see this character develop in to someone lovable!

I love hearing more about the mermaids and their unique history and culture and I just really felt like I was right there watching the story on the big screen in front of me. The description to details about everything going makes this story come alive!

If you loved the first book, Between the Land and the Sea, then you have to devour The Moon and the Tide. There is so much to love about it and I'm not sure I am even able to give you enough of a glimpse to satisfy you because I could just go on and on and about all I loved!

I received a copy of this book to read and review from the author. My review is not biased by the fact that I was given this book. I HONESTLY read and review any book whether bought or given to me. If I did not like the book I would definitely not give a rave review or recommend it.
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Jan 29, 2013 ♥ Sarah rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: ya-na, pnr, 5-stars, fluffy

The verdict is out: MT#2 was better than the first.

The story picks up from where it left off, but this time around, the action, adventure, risk, danger, and drama are magnified. There’s trouble in paradise for the perfect couple, and Marina treads in dangerous waters – putting more than one life at risk. Friendships are forged, relationships are questioned, secrets lurk behind sweet smiles, and surprising truths are revealed.

Marina’s constantly being challenged, and struggles with her identity...more

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May 05, 2012 Heather Boustead rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: clean-romance, ebook, romance, fantasy, young-adult

The Moon and the Tide
Marina’s Tales Book Two
By Derrolyn Anderson

The mermaids are scared someone is hunting them and one of their sisters has gone missing. Meanwhile on land Marina is coming to learn more and more of the people she is surrounded by and secrets that have been kept from her, her entire life come to light. Soon though a terrible accident causes her own secret to be revealed and she is caught in a dangerous world that will take every ounce of her strength to survive.

If it is possibl...more

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Jun 06, 2011 Avery rated it 5 of 5 stars

I always find it a booger in YA books when (typically in the second or so book of a series) the female lead character (who is a newly discovered paranormal being who is starting to come into her abilities) starts to be held back by her boyfriend (who was once entirely supportive of her abilities) because he no longer feels entirely secure in his place in her newly ever changing life (ie. Laurel and David in Aprilynne Pike's "Wings" series, Kaylee and Nash from Rachel Vincent's "Soul Screamers" s...more I always find it a booger in YA books when (typically in the second or so book of a series) the female lead character (who is a newly discovered paranormal being who is starting to come into her abilities) starts to be held back by her boyfriend (who was once entirely supportive of her abilities) because he no longer feels entirely secure in his place in her newly ever changing life (ie. Laurel and David in Aprilynne Pike's "Wings" series, Kaylee and Nash from Rachel Vincent's "Soul Screamers" series, Clary and Jace from Cassie Clare's "Mortal Instruments" series, etc.) and therefore I was a bit disappointed to see that occur in this book. I especially find it frustrating when the male character jumps into the relationship with his girlfriend knowing that his she is in no way conventional (ie. she is a mermaid or she is a fairy) and yet he expects an entirely conventional girlfriend.

While the big reveal of this book didn't take me all that much by surprise, as it was hinted right from the get-go of this book, I was still excited to see how Derrolyn would have played it out- obviously she did a breathtaking job on it! Furthermore, this book was filled with a ton of action (ie. kidnappings, helicopter crashes, surfing wipe-outs, etc.) and while all of the action could have been overwhelming I never once thought while reading it, "OMG another accident? What is this? One Tree Hill?"

And I never would have thought that I would have found myself interested in surfing at all, but it is clear that after reading this book Derrolyn really knows what she is talking about- I think that I may have become as obsessed as Marina was with this past time. Once again, the characters were great- especially Shayla, the new addition to the gang. I can totally understand why she acted the way that she did in the first book, you can't help but feel for her and hope that Marina's vision of her does come true.

All in all, this is an amazing sequel to "Between the Land and the Sea"- I seriously cannot praise this series enough. I cannot wait to see what Derrolyn has in store for us next!(less)

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May 31, 2011 Sarah rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: 2011-book-challenge, my-favorite-reads

Note: This is the 2nd book in the Marina's Tales series. If you didn't read the 1st one, this review will contain spoilers from the 1st book.

Summary: Things are just settling down and Marina is truly enjoying life again. She is able to return the company of her friends and family and the ocean. So far, things are going great... or so she thinks. Marina begins having some disconcerting visions letting her know the future is at stake. One thing leads to another and Marina finds herself caught in a...more

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May 28, 2011 Nikki rated it 5 of 5 stars

After devouring and reviewing the first book in Marina’s Tales by Derrolyn Anderson, I immediately started the second book, The Moon and the Tide. It was every bit as wonderful as the first book, continuing the story right where the Between the Land and the Sea left off. In the first book, Marina learning some shocking information about herself and her parents, and The Moon and the Tide is all about her attempts to reconcile the two sides of herself with each other. She craves the sea like an ad...more

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Mar 31, 2012 Sally rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: ya-pnr, read-2012

The Moon and The Tide is the second book in the Marina's Tales series and this instalment sees the relationship between Marina and Ethan intensify as they deal with their emotions of true love and jealousy. Marina is not only a talented artist but she also has an affinity for surfing, this makes her a wander in the surfing world that brings her adoration amongst some and evil hatred from others.

When Marina's passion for the ocean becomes an addiction that has grave consequences for herself as we...more

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Feb 22, 2012 Alexandria Nicole rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: favorites, fiction, kindle, mer, paranormal, romance, ya

I really liked this novel, even more than the first. I have become addicted to Marina's story!

There seems to be a perfect blend of romance and action happening in this novel. There's a lot of Marina and Ethan being together but there's also a heck of a lot happening to Marina. She finds herself in a lot of situations in this novel!

I really like it that everything I can think of is explained well in this novel. If you don't understand why something is happening, there's definitely an answer by th...more I really liked this novel, even more than the first. I have become addicted to Marina's story!

There seems to be a perfect blend of romance and action happening in this novel. There's a lot of Marina and Ethan being together but there's also a heck of a lot happening to Marina. She finds herself in a lot of situations in this novel!

I really like it that everything I can think of is explained well in this novel. If you don't understand why something is happening, there's definitely an answer by the end. Even how they get out, or in, of some situations so easily sometimes is explained. And it makes sense!! Nothing bothers me more than characters getting out of situations but multiple bouts of luck. That doesn't happen in this novel, at least I didn't notice it did.

One of the things that bothered me was (view spoiler) It also really bothered me that Marina wouldn't just go talk to Ethan sometimes when she wanted to see him.

I loved that we saw ore Kimo because I think he's a really fun character. And more Lorelei because she just reminds me of a human barbie - beautiful, childish and excited all the time.

Marina didn't tell Boris that someone was creeping on her when I thought she should have, and she even had multiple opportunities! That disappointed me a little. All she had to do was call. Oh, and I'm also confused why Ethan and Marina all of a sudden have phones in this novel but they never used them in the first and only certain occasions here.

I liked the way Marina's obsession with the water was shown. She really is like an addict and I wouldn't expect anything less from her because she's literally fighting against her nature. As a reader I just wish she would be more careful! Every time she went surfing I kept waiting for something bad to happen!

The ending with her also really surprised me and I actually liked the way the ending played out. This novel left me craving more and I'm diving into the next right away :D(less)

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Jun 28, 2011 Jenn of Frequent Reader, Infrequent Blogger rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: e-pub, own, young-adult-novels, review-written

RECEIVED FROM: The Author For Review

***NOTE MY REVIEWS OFTEN CONTAIN SPOILERS***

Marina Vanderpool is the half human, half mermaid child of a mermaid and a Nobel prize winning scientist. She lives a life that most people only dream of and has four years to decide whether she wants to be a child of the land or the sea. Though she's made her choice to stay with her human family before, she can't deny that the sea and her mermaid sisters call to her. Marina becomes like a rope in an emotional tug of...more RECEIVED FROM: The Author For Review

***NOTE MY REVIEWS OFTEN CONTAIN SPOILERS***

Marina Vanderpool is the half human, half mermaid child of a mermaid and a Nobel prize winning scientist. She lives a life that most people only dream of and has four years to decide whether she wants to be a child of the land or the sea. Though she's made her choice to stay with her human family before, she can't deny that the sea and her mermaid sisters call to her. Marina becomes like a rope in an emotional tug of war between her sea siren sisters and her human friends and family. Neither wants to share her or give her up and she isn't willing to turn her back on either. When her secret is exposed during a terrible accident everyone she cares about is threatened. Will she be able to protect them all? Can she even protect herself?

Anderson makes a brilliant return in the second story in her Marina's Tales series. Her characters start to really take shape in this story. Marina has an addictive personality, she's slightly self centered and on the dishonest side. Evan is clingy and though protective definite leaning toward controlling in his need to protect her and keep her. Aunt Evie is manipulative. Cruz, is WAY self centered, it's almost like he thinks the world revolves around him. Meghan get's a bossy side. Now if you've read my review from yesterday you'll actually understand how this is an EXCELLENT development in Derrolyn Anderson's work. In the first novel her characters were just too perfect to feel real. In this tale she provides them with flaws, makes them human for the reader allowing the reader to become a little more attached to each character through their flaws.

In this tale she also begins to reveal a little more of what the mermaids' abilities really are. The revelation of their abilities really puts a nice explanation on why every character's life in this novel seems so perfect. It's not just chance, it's magic. Of course, now I need to half mermaid to be my friend so I can lead that kind of life. In The Moon and The Tide Anderson takes the flaws from her first novel and puts a couple of explanations on them to make them seem more realistic because of the mermaid magic woven into the story. She also explains that Marina's lavish lifestyle was created by design to make her immune to persuasion in the form of bribery. She was raised to not value wealth so that she could never be manipulated by wealth. I don't know if this spin and explanation were initially planned by the author when she plotted out the series or a clever way to clean up constructive reviews from her first work right after it was published, however what she's done in this novel really works.

She did have a couple of hard to believe scenes, like one where Marina and Lorelei take out some burly bad guys, which did lower my rating a tad. Overall though it was a fast paced and well told story that I really enjoyed reading.

She also has a wonderful way of addressing the issues of sex with teens, she doesn't deny that the idea appeals to them, that they're tempted and close to crossing that line. However she also doesn't cross that line with teen readers and condoning premarital teenage sex. I'm not sure if she plans to in future novels, but so far she's keeping the book right where it should be for teen readers without making the teens seem like they're oblivious to hormones.

Anderson is not a writer to be missed in the young adult fantasy genre. The Moon and Tide is a wonderful tale of mermaids, love and adventure, and for the price it would be a serious mistake to pass over this series. (less)

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Sep 26, 2011 Courtney (Fuzzy.Coffee.Books) rated it 4 of 5 stars

What I liked: 1) Once again, Cruz was my favorite character. He's funny, he's sensitive, and seems to have grown a lot from book one to book two. He's much more comfortable with himself. 2) I also loved the addition of Shayla to Marina's ragtag team of friends. She seemed to be the one to challenge Marina the most, and help her develop her...rebellious side. 3) Marina also developed her relationship more with Lorelai, her mermaid sister. What I liked about that was it gave Marina a chance to und...more

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Nov 08, 2011 Alyssa Archambo rated it 2 of 5 stars

I just wasn't sold on this book. I was expecting it to be a bit better than the first one, now that she knows who she is and some of what she's capable of, but The Moon and the Tide just didn't do it for me.

The main thing that I didn't like was that the conflict was never fully developed, and much of it seemed forced. She and Ethan have a fight that goes on much longer than the cause of the fight warrants -- it doesn't help that Marina doesn't even attempt to talk to Ethan about it. Yes, she's...more I just wasn't sold on this book. I was expecting it to be a bit better than the first one, now that she knows who she is and some of what she's capable of, but The Moon and the Tide just didn't do it for me.

The main thing that I didn't like was that the conflict was never fully developed, and much of it seemed forced. She and Ethan have a fight that goes on much longer than the cause of the fight warrants -- it doesn't help that Marina doesn't even attempt to talk to Ethan about it. Yes, she's going through a lot, but this is a guy she supposedly loves more than anything, so you'd think she'd take the time to talk about her feelings. The other main conflict has to do with her secret getting out -- I won't say how, but some people find out she can change into a mermaid. For me, this was huge. I thought that she was getting into really dangerous territory, and in the novel, it says it's dangerous, but I think it was half-done. The climax resolves within a few chapters and it isn't very scary. Nothing bad really happens to Marina, even though she's supposedly in a life-or-death situation. Mostly, it's just her freaking out and then turning into some sort of highly skilled special agent who can manipulate people and fight off huge security men.

However, there are things that I liked about this book. I really liked how Marina's powers are finally explained. It helps much of the first novel and this one make more sense. A lot of pieces fall into place, and everything just came together for me after the explanation came. Shayla gets a bigger part in this novel, which I thought was awesome. There was a lot of unexplored stuff about her left from book one, so I'm glad that we got to know more about her. The theme of friendship and loyalty is brought from Between the Land and the Sea into this novel as well, which I really liked. I think it's one of the best themes to have for a young adult novel, since it's a universal concept, so that was great.

The Moon and the Tide is a decent story, and I'm sure that others will like it. If you really liked the first novel, you'll probably like this one as well. I just couldn't get in this one because I wanted deeper conflict from the story.

*I was provided with a free copy of this novel in exchange for an honest review. All opinions expressed are entirely my own.*(less)

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Oct 04, 2011 Howard Parsons rated it 4 of 5 stars

This was an excellent sequel to the first book with a different sort of mystery and suspense. Perhaps not quite as exciting as the first book but nonetheless well worth reading.

Marina and Ethan's relationship appears to have moved past the infatuation stage and on towards a more solid/mature form of respect and love.

I wish that Derrolyn had given Ethan's character a bit more depth but since this story is told from a first-person angle, that may have been hard to do. A good bit of the story revol...more

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Aug 23, 2011 Zoe Crook rated it 5 of 5 stars

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Moon and the Tide is the second book in the thrilling series, Marina's Tales (To see my review to the first one, click here). My only complaint in the last one would have been that we didn't discover that much about the mermaids themselves, but I didn't add that in my review because I knew there would be more in the next books in the series. In this one, Marina is getting more eager about surfing which leads her to Lorelei - her mermaid sister - and that is bound to lead her to more adventures....more

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Jan 18, 2012 Gmr rated it 4 of 5 stars Recommends it for: fans of Young Adult genre

Recommended to Gmr by: Derrolyn Anderson

We meet our friends just a short time after the last turn of the page. The excitement is high, the fashion jaw droppingly gorgeous, and the danger as real as ever. Marina's decision to have a life on land as well as at sea (temporarily at least) is about to have some serious consequences. Her love of surfing has grown...so much so that while she promises Ethan (her match made in heaven) that she will stay away from the water...especially her mermaid relatives....she just can't seem to help herse...more We meet our friends just a short time after the last turn of the page. The excitement is high, the fashion jaw droppingly gorgeous, and the danger as real as ever. Marina's decision to have a life on land as well as at sea (temporarily at least) is about to have some serious consequences. Her love of surfing has grown...so much so that while she promises Ethan (her match made in heaven) that she will stay away from the water...especially her mermaid relatives....she just can't seem to help herself. The call of the wet and wild is too great and her desire to keep her promise leads to some dangerous nighttime activities. Ever dreamed of night surfing? That was Evie's solution to quenching her thirst so to speak and gaining that tranquility that a day on the water provided. Things were going well and Ethan was none the wiser...notice I said Ethan.

Although she may have thought her activities went unnoticed, they definitely were not. Someone was watching....waiting for just the right moment to set plans in motion so devious, so life threatening in every sense of the word..that I can't spill the beans on it here. Suffice it to say that Evie will have to call on all the powers her heritage has bestowed on her in order to escape the fate designed for her by someone else.

Sound complicated? Not really....but it adds another element of surprise and drama to the story that while unexpected, works well to keep readers on their toes. Just when you've settled in to a routine of sorts...BAM! You're sideswiped by the change of events. Good stuff indeed....now a few things to note beyond the greatness of the story....

I was right! There IS something different about Evie, so be sure to pay attention for the big reveal. The revelation that there is an evil organization out to get Marina and her kind that doesn't involve the government is surprising....but just who makes up that group, even more so; again something to watch for because the details can get murky. Although Marina's personality is not manipulative or overtly flirty, it was nice to see her embracing her "talents"; she knew they'd provide the edge she needed to try and defeat the intentions of those around her...even if the results were a bit intense.

If mermaids are the next big thing, this author has it down pat. A great follow up to the success that was book one (BETWEEN THE LAND AND THE SEA) and a series that Young Adult fans will want to make sure is on their radar. Marina's past may no longer be a complete mystery, but her future is still heavily veiled. She is unique in many ways and her relationship with land, man, and sea is a rocky road at best; how it all fits into the big picture of things is gonna be interesting.

Recommended read for middle grade readers through adults. The PG13 nature of the writing keeps things even keel so it can be enjoyed by one and all. (less)

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