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Nov 25, 2011

Garrett rated it:

Tangled Tides was one of my most anticipated books this year, and I am so glad it did not disappoint! From the opening chapter, the book jumps right into the action. Yara becomes a mermaid early on, and a whole new magical world beneath the sea is unveiled.
The mythology of this book was rich, refreshing, and a much-needed break from all the vampires, werewolves, and fallen angels. None of those here, but instead there are mermaids, selkies, sirens, and gorgons (even a water sprite or two), More...

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Oct 25, 2011

P.J. rated it:

I had the very fortunate luck of reading this back in August, and for the two days I read it, I could not put it down. Seriously. All I wanted to do was read the book, so my nose was stuck in my Nook until I finished.

First off, I have to say, I don't think I have ever read another mermaid book. I'd seen SPLASH like a million years ago back in the 80s, and though it was cute, mermaids were just not something I thought I cared much about. That is until I read TANGLED TIDES. I have a wh More...

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Dec 30, 2011

CoralStar rated it:

Best mermaid book I've ever read! I could not put it down without a peek at what's next!

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Dec 27, 2011

Jen rated it:

Holy rusted metal Batman what a wonderful story! Karen Amanda Hooper, you are well on your way to writing some fabulous books. Congratulations on an epic first novel.

*Short Summary*

The story begins with Yara, our main character, trying to batten down the hatches at her Uncle's home in order to survive a nasty hurricane. While trying to board a window, Yara bumps into a rather attractive stranger who offers his help. The strangers claims he can take Yara somewhere safe and More...

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Jan 09, 2012

aobibliophile™ rated it:

Ah, sir, live in the bosom of the waters! There alone is independence. There I recognise no masters! There I am free. - Jules Verne, 2000 Leagues Under The Sea

at the height of a hurricane on her island home, Yara Jones encounters Treygan. the last thing she remembers was wishing for him to bring her to a place where she could be safe. she wakes up with fins instead and to a world beneath the sea. the life she thought she had and knew shifted not only literally but also geograph More...

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Nov 20, 2011

Peter rated it:

Look at that cover! Wow!
I now understand why people have been saying they couldn't put down this book. It's gripping and I had to keep reading to figure out how the characters would ever make it out alive. What an awesome and imaginative story. I want to see it on the big screen. Definitely my favorite read of the year. I want book 2 NOW!

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Oct 25, 2011

Lalaine ( Ficbookreviews ) marked it as to-read

cant wait to read this oneeee

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Nov 26, 2011

Julia rated it:

This book was just...WOW! Can't put it into words! But for the review I've got to try so here goes :D

Since I don't want to add any spoilers about the story, but don't know how to talk about the story itself without giving too much away, I'll simply write my reaction in this review.

Originally I told myself: "So I'm going to read a few pages, then I'm going to clean my room and after that continue reading."...I couldn't do it^^ I tried to put Tangled Tides down a More...

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Dec 16, 2011

Precious rated it:

Yara was a caring, determined, loving girl with a temper. Her character was a likable, relatable and realistic one. She was an orphan and her only family was her Uncle Lloyd. She had a boyfriend – Rownan – who was ruggedly handsome but had a coat with secrets and lies covering his true identity. During a strong storm, a stranger came and took Yara away. That night was the night her night changed forever, the night she was turned into a mermaid. As she struggled to get over the shock of being hal More...

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Jan 04, 2012

Trisha rated it:

TANGLED TIDES is addicting. I would try to put it down (close the laptop)saying, just one more page, then I’ll go. But on just about every page, a new twist or information kept me reading. There was no putting this book down. It’s told from different points of view, each one gripping in its own way, with their own distinct voice and personality.

The plot alone was enough to keep me guessing. So many twists and turns that I didn’t see coming, and well-constructed plot points that weaved More...

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Nov 29, 2011

Ashley rated it:

Hmmm.....
Most of us have made that sound, I believe. It commonly occurs when we are in the midst of a meal that is so enjoyable - so downright wonderful you wish it wouldn't end - but if it doesn't, you know the experience will in some way be spoiled.
That, my friends, is what it's like to read first time novelist Karen Amanda Hooper's Tangled Tides.
Yes, I'm comparing a novel to a darn good meal & I'll tell you why: because, like traditional French cuisine, course after More...

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Nov 26, 2011

Shelly rated it:

This book was captivating from the first chapter when the main character gets kidnapped from the torrent of a hurricane and turned into a mermaid. As Yara faces many strange and unbelievable events she finds that she is the key to the gateway that can return several groups of mythical creatures to their true home. This one young girl had no previous knowledge that any of these creatures were real and now she finds that she has been a central part of their fantasy world since the day she was born More...

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Nov 06, 2011

Katy rated it:

The day before Yara’s 18th birthday, her guardian – who she calls Uncle Lloyd – has gone to the mainland from the Florida Keys to have kidney dialysis, and a hurricane is blowing up. While she struggles to cover the windows, a stranger appears, offering to help her. He says his name is Treygan and somehow he makes her feel safe and warm. He offers to take her someplace safe, if that is her wish, and she makes the wish. The next thing she knows, she’s waking up a mermaid. What has happened t More...

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Dec 09, 2011

Lisa rated it:

I am impressed with this complex plot that is simple to follow and understand.

I love to read books dealing with Paranormal elements. Karen has also added into this story Greek Mythology. This is another of my favorite genres. This book really has it all.

Yara is turning 18 when a hurricane hits her small Island home. A handsome young man stops to help her by promising to take her somewhere safe is she will wish for it. Handsome guy/ safety? Of course she is going to More...

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Nov 27, 2011

Sonora rated it:

I have to admit, I have a defenite weakness for anything mermaid. And lately with all the crazy vampire, werewolf, fallen angel stuff going on I have not been able to satisfy my craving for the people of the sea. Thankfully, Tangled Tides took up a little part of that mermaid shaped hole inside me. But the reason I rated it 4 stars was not because of my mermaid love but because it did all the right things where YA paranormal books normally go wrong. For once you get a strong, feisty heroine who More...

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Feb 04, 2012

Lynn is currently reading it

Editted February 4th;

Finally got my grubby little hands on it! :D

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Oh man, I've just read the sample and I want to read the whole thing so bad.
But new books take such a long time to reach my local bookstores (sometimes never!)and the ebook version offered by amazon/B&N seems to be incompatible with my Stanza app on the iPod so I'm out of luck here.

*wipes drool and continues to wait

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Jan 20, 2012

Lauren rated it:

Mermen, Selkies, Sirens—Oh MY! What would you do if you were taken against your will and transformed into a mermaid? Fall in love with the merman that took you, of course! Yara is less than pleased to learn that she is destined to live an abnormal life. Struggling to uncover the truth Yara will capture your attention and swim away with your love.

Tangled Tides transports you into a world where mythological sea figures are alive and well... and fighting. In this battle to the finish y More...

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Feb 10, 2012

Mello rated it:

I really liked this book. It was very passionate and the characters were likable. I was really glad that Yara wasn't so obnoxious towards the merfolk for too long. The way she felt was understandable. Someone she thought she was in love with had told her mer were not the be trusted and then the next thing she knows, some merman takes her from her Uncle's house and has her turned into a mermaid. Her hostility can be understood. I'm just glad it didn't get dragged out.

There were a lot of More...

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Nov 22, 2011

Traci (The Reading Geek) rated it:

Karen Amanda Hooper's Tangled Tides is the story of Yara who wakes up as a mermaid after a hurricane. Yara finds herself learning more about the merfolk and selkies. She also discovers that both sides believe that she can save them by reopening the gateway to their realm.

Tangled Tides is a captivating and exciting story with strongly developed characters. Yara is tough and stubborn but also brave. She finds herself in the middle of a world that she has only ever heard stories of. Tre More...

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Dec 07, 2011

Mandi rated it:

This was the first book that I've ever read that involved Mermaids. When I received the e-book I just dove into it, I didn't read the summary or have any clue as to what it was about. When I found out that the main characters were mer, I thought "sweet, this is different." I enjoyed the world that Karen invented. At first I will admit I could not get The Little Mermaid out of my head. But the more I read the more I pushed that visual aside. I thoroughly enjoyed the characters that she More...

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Nov 26, 2011

Shanella rated it:

When I first heard of Tangled Tides, by Karen Hooper, my mind immediately went to Disney’s “The Little Mermaid”. However, to say that Tangled Tides is just a fun story about mermaids would be doing it an injustice. Yes, it is a story where the protagonist is a mermaid, but there are other mythical sea creatures weaved tightly into the tale making it more than just another mermaid story.

Tangled Tides follows the story of Yara, as she is transformed from human to mermaid and the compli More...

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Jan 01, 2012

Kristen rated it:

GENRE: Paranormal Romance
THEME: Mermaids, Selkies, Myths
RECEIVED: For Review from Rhemalda Publishing
BLOG: http://seeingnight.blogspot.com/

REVIEW:
Karen Amanda Hooper writes a mermaid tale that adds a touch of mythology, romance and action, creating a story that I wished would never end.
Tangled Tides follows Yara Jones, a young girl who gets sucked into an underwater world when a stubbornly handsome merman turns her into a mermaid. Yara grew up with the loss of More...

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Dec 23, 2011

Bethany rated it:

Finally! A decent book about mermaids!!!

This was a really good book. It had great, lovable characters, a very interesting plot and plenty of surprises.

I'm not gonna recap the whole book. I'll just talk highlights. First of all, I think most people find greek mythology pretty interesting. I know I do. After reading Percy Jackson, which is a much more lighthearted version of Greek- myth, I found myself craving more reading material of that genre. So, I was delighted when I More...

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Dec 21, 2011

C D Meetens rated it:

On her eighteenth birthday, Treygan turns Yara into a mermaid against her will… and that's just the beginning. Tangled up in an underwater world of mysterious merfolk and secretive selkies, Yara discovers both sides want her for her ability to fulfil a broken a promise and open the sealed gateway to their realm, but they are battling over how it should be done. The selkies want to take her life, but the merfolk want something far more precious...

I'm stingy with my 5 stars, I admit it, More...

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Dec 30, 2011

Amy rated it:

This was a great read! I loved it! I was up two nights in a row past 1am, unable to put this book down. The three points of view was done so well, I never felt lost. The characters were all so lovable, even when they were at their worst.

Not only did the author do a wonderful job telling this tale, but she is also very thoughtful towards her readers. When I first saw this reviewed on a friends blog, I rushed to amazon to get it for my kindle, but it wasn't available. After leaving a More...

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Jan 12, 2012

Misty marked it as to-read

01/12/12
Okay, the few reviews for this book make it sound relatively interesting, though that cover is terrible. God awful. My question, if the book is so good, as all the reviews say it is, why are there only 148 ratings and 66 reviews, only available in paperback, and just came out November 2011. Typically, if a book is excellent, it is getting huge rating before it's ever even published because of the ARC the publishers send out to get the word out and publicity started, not to mention More...

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Nov 15, 2011

Cyp rated it:

Originally posted at A Bookalicious Story.

*4.5 stars* TANGLED TIDES is a beautiful and enchanting story that swept me up in its currents, immersed me in a magical world filled with mythical creatures, and at the end left me gasping for more. It is truly every girl's childhood dream come true. Lol, at least for me it was. The Little Mermaid has always been my favourite Disney movie (I still watch it now and then), and to say that I am addicted to TT now is a gross understatement.
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Dec 14, 2011

Sei (Vanessa) rated it:

This book just wasn't to my tastes, I suppose, because I can't remember a single thing I liked about it, despite being interested in the mythology at times. The characters flitted from decision to decision and plot point to plot point like moths around a flame, there are some moments of sheer ridiculosity, awful usage of 'teen-speak', uninteresting side characters, a lack of detail to sea creature mythology, and I just couldn't get behind the love story. Yara was also a very boring and underdev More...

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Jan 29, 2012

Kristine rated it:

Wow! Wow wow wow! I don't even...

To say this book was amazing would be putting it extremely lightly. It's like comparing a jar of peanut butter to a Reese's. I don't even like peanut butter, but I will eat a Reese's any time.

It's extremely hard to find a book with well written characters, good details and a memorable story. author: Karen Amanda Hooper did a marvelous job writing Tangled Tides. Fantastic! The romance that grew between Yara and Treygan was heart wa More...

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Jan 08, 2012

Jessica rated it:

Fact: The Little Mermaid is one of my favorite Disney movies. Therefore, I take mermaid stories and lore very seriously. That little girl you used to see at the pool or at the beach that tried to swim using both of her feet as one long fin? That was me. So it shouldn’t come as a surprise that I love reading books based on the idea of mermaids what not. I have to admit that a majority of the books flooding the Young Adult aisles that involve mermaids or merfolk have been very blasé and somewha More...

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