As the adventure continues in this second book of the Lost Voices trilogy the story becomes bigger and is more and more interesting. Luce transformed from a human girl into a mermaid after suffering terrible abuse at the hands of her uncle in the last book, and for the first time in her life she found herself part of a close-knit group when she became a member of a mermaid tribe. By the beginning of Waking Storms, however, she is on her own. Her former tribe is divided and increasingly violent, More...

How can a book be so good yet so bad? To put it frankly, the story itself is great but the characters are all lacking so much common sense. First of Dorian (what kind of a name is that?) is a jerk from the beginning. He's the typical needy boyfriend who doesn't understand that his girlfriend is "the future of mermaids" and is in major danger from his species. Hello. Luce I can maybe give a little wiggle room because she's a fourteen (fifteen) year old girl who's just gotten her first boyfriend. More...

Who said that when you face hardships, good things will happen? Luce, a mermaid escaped from the mermaid tribe away from the evil queen Anais who wants her dead. She was happily living in peace until she heard news of this. However, the human boy that she had saved was angry at her because he thinks that Luce killed his family. He wanted to take revenge on her. Now she has an evil queen and a revengeful boy after her which disturbed her peaceful life that she had yearned for. However, when Doria More...

Maybe because more happens in this book, I was happier with it than the first. More answers are given, but it seems like Luce just waits for someone to come along to tell her stories instead of going out and finding the answers herself. So powerful and yet so weak at the same time. Maybe that's what the author intended.

I just couldn't care about any of the characters that were so-called friends. Why she spoke to them again or lived near them was just strange. I would have left and never looked b More...

Readers who pick up “Waking Storms,” expecting a lighthearted fantasy about a romantic mermaid should replace this volume on the shelf. In Porter’s universe, girls who die near water from abuse turn into mermaids with incredible beauty, superhuman strength, and siren-like voices. “Waking Storms,” is the continuation of the story about Luce, a mermaid with an unusually powerful voice who became a mermaid after her father’s death at sea, when Luce was physically abused by an alcoholic uncle whose More...

I took it upon myself to read 'Lost Voices' a second time right before reading this so that plot details and characters' personalities were fresh in my head.

In this book, Porter's style changes a bit. She went from writing from the single POV of her main mer-girl, Luce, to writing in the POV of several other characters that involve different plot points.

The pacing was exactly like the first book, a little slow in places but it still gets your attention and leaves you on the edge of your seat. M More...

"Waking Storms" by Sarah Porter is the sequel to "Lost Voices," a novel about mermaids. The premise is that abused girls who die become mermaids. Their anger against the human race, especially the men who abused them, causes them to sing a song of such beauty and magic that mortals hurl themselves to their death.

Luce, the protagonist, finds herself with a group of mermaids who probably are the group involved in the death of Luce's father. Her father's death caused her to live with her alcoholic More...

Disclaimer: I received a copy of this novel from the publisher in exchange for an honest and unbiased review.

My Summary: After leaving the mermaid group - whose only pleasure was found in killing innocent people - Luce is on her own. After attempting to separate herself from their actions and live her own life, Luce finds herself being pulled back.

Life can only get worse for Luce as she struggles to keep her feelings for Dorian from making her do something drastic. But that's the worst of her p More...

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I know what you’re thinking. You’re thinking, “Oh joy, another mermaid book. Woo-hoo. Pass.” And I will not lie, even I have to suppress that opinion myself when it comes to mermaid stories. I don’t know what it is about them – it’s as though they have been perpetually cursed with the been there, done that effect. Causing those who read to say “eh” in the end, as one would to a B-rate movie. But are all mermaid stories B-rate?

Let’s talk about WAKING STORMS by Sarah Porte More...

Lost Voices submerged us in a world of alluring mermaids with angelic voices; existing as a result of human cruelty. While the fear of being exposed to humans is always an issue, the greatest danger came from among the mermaids themselves. Waking Storms now brings the threat of human discovery to the fore and the boy rescued by Luce is the key.


We resurface to follow Dorian, alive and suffering. He struggles with feelings of hatred and thoughts of revenge for those who killed his family, blaming More...

I really was happy when I got my hands on this book early. Lost Voices was pretty good and I thought this book was even better. I enjoyed reading about how Luce was very independent yet caring about her fellow mermaids and humans. The story brings together her life, love, and even hurt that she must struggle through to survive. The only part that I believed lagged on a bit was later in the book when she got swept away in the winter and ended up at the island. I won't go into detail because I don More...

Characters: Luce is the main character in this series, but here in book 2 we get to see some chapters told from Dorian's perspective as well. Luce is a rogue mermaid, leaving her tribe after breaking the law of rescuing a human. Dorian, the rescued is lost without his family and horribly obsessed with seeing Luce again, and again and again.

Originality: I haven't read many mermaid books. I do not have much to compare it to. I suppose the most unique part of this story is how the mermaids are “bo More...

This was a devastating continuation of Luce's story. I liked the contrast between Luce's problems with her whole race about to be exterminated and her having to save them somehow and the very mundane boyfriend troubles she has. And then the not-so-mundane boyfriend troubles she has!

I admit I wanted to smack Dorian several times. Luce I gave some leeway to, when she showed naivete or immature judgment, because she IS only fourteen and had a very isolating upbringing.

We learn more about the histor More...

original... parts of it I absolutely loved... certainly I feel like the story is exceptional- very original which is commendable... The writer has created a world that is quite believable... I find myself still thinking about it. Also, her tackling the subject of abuse is brave and done with understanding and respect. The reason for three stars instead of four stars is because parts of the book feel forced. The conclusion with Dorian in particular felt colorless. Dorian seemed to have faded into More...

I loved Luce's parts and her adventures but I FUCKING HATE DORIAN AND HIS NAGGING WHINY HORNY NEEDY ASS. LITERALLY HE IS THE BIGGEST DOUCHE AND LUCE DESERVES SO MUCH BETTER. NOT TO MENTION A CREEP WHO SHAMES A 14 YEAR OLD GIRL ABOUT HER INABILITY AND LACK OF DESIRE TO HAVE SEX WITH HIM. FUCKING ASSHOLE TRIES TO PULL SOME "I'm a guy. I have needs." BULLSHIT AND I JUST UGHHHH I WANT TO CUT HIM AND WATCH HIM DIE A SLOW PAINFUL DEATH. Every time it was his chapter I would just make noises of disgust More...

The second book in the Lost Voices series does not disappoint. Luce remains apart from the tribe, she can’t agree with their newest leader, Anais. Anais will be the antagonist of this book; she is hard to like-assuming the reader even tries. Luce, on the other hand, has blossomed into an even better heroine. She is understanding, compassionate, brave, and strong. She pulls the whole novel together.

The boy who Luce saved from the ship wreck in Lost Voices wants vengeance. He is suitable angry an More...

The title of this book immediately drew me in. I picked it up not knowing it was about mermaids or that it was a sequal to another book that i had previously read. But because I love mermaids so much I couldn't resist, so I read it, and it was fabulous. I love the language the author uses to pull you in and how this book can stand alone as its own story or as a story after the first book, Lost voices. Sarah Porter is able to put a twist to the classic mermaid story so well, it makes me fall it l More...

This book was the second book after Lost Voices, and I liked it. Although it is quite frustrating to see Luce because she kees making the wrong decision, it is strange that I can't bring myself to hate it. Lost Voices was so engaging and everything was really beautiful, and this book is also beautiful as well, but I thought that I had kind of lost Luce. I didn't feel like I knew her now, because I just couldn't understand her actions. It ended with so much suspense I can't wait until July and pr More...

After the events that took place in author Sarah Porter’s novel Lost Voices, I was pumped to begin seeing what happens next in Luce’s new life as a mermaid. For those of you who haven’t read Lost Voices but for some reason are reading this review, not only am I telling you to go and pick up the first novel because it blew my mind, but you should leave this review and check out the review of Lost Voices since this review will most likely have potential spoilers. Now, since I’m assuming that most More...

At the end of this book, I was so disgusted with humans that I fell on the ground and said, "Just kill me now, I don't want to be human anymore."

Oh my gosh. Just wow. Wow. This was amazing.
My library was kind enough to give me an ARC copy, which I promptly fangirled over.
Lost Voices was one of my most favorite mermaid books published ever, so the sequel had huge expectations and lived up to them all.
It's a good bit slower than Lost Voices, but trust me, the payoff is amazing and there is action in small spurts. It's more about relationships and trust and the FBI.

The ending will hit you out of nowhere, and there were literally moments wh More...

Well. This one was better then the first! There are less hateful mermaid scenes. More interesting ones!
Hate Dorian. Dont understand why she likes him. Of course im not a 14 year old girl but still. I just dont like him. I dont find him realistic.
I do like Luce. To a point. I think some of her actions are a bit immature, but hey, shes supposed to be 14. So not out of the expected.
Loved seeing other mermaids that were not a wee bit on the crazy side.
The ending was sad, and a real bummer because More...

I really enjoyed Lost Voices, mostly because of the unique perspective it gave to the typical mermaid story. However this second book in the series fell far short of my expectations. As soon as she introduced the male love interest the plot took a serious turn from the promising originality of the first novel to a string of cliched scenes more suitable for the Disney Channel. The writing (the dialogue especially) is juvenile at best and downright blundering at worst. The novel was so disappointi More...

I give this book three stars. The first star is for the mermaids, I hate those mermaids that change whenever they want to. They live on land and everything is peachy, not in this book. These mermaids are serious life or death full time "reborn" badass fish girls. No loopholes or guys allowed. The second and third stars are for the singing, her dad, and what's her name super old mermaid who's awesome!
Those missing stars are for the worst mind control onesided romance ever and the stupid governme More...

I'm surprised but I've found myself actually liking the story more and more.
I guess the main reason for this is quite realistic feelings laid out in the novel: i.e. no overabundant blabbering about eternal love (characters tend to behave more like people do in real life as opposed to artificially romantic stories), quite interesting twists and turns concerning the division of power and so on.
After such change of opinion I'm looking forward to reading the last installment in the trilogy and trul More...

I don't think I can bring myself to read the third book in this series. I already regret reading this one. The characters all speak in an identical affected "teen speak," the plot meanders with no clear structure, and much of the book is just verbose and tangential. Characters who seem to have the potential to demonstrate complexity still feel two dimensional as we learn little about what they care about or what drives them. It's a shame, because there are a lot of interesting ideas wound into t More...

CAN'T EFFING WAIT!!!!!

While I enjoyed the plot immensely, it was hard to get past the constant foul language that made its appearance in this book.
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Luce is now living on her own a distance away from her once tribe. Having broken mermaid law by saving a boy, her thoughts now turn to constantly to him and the shimmer she saw appear around him. Can he become a merman? Is it possible?
At the same time the boy once saved cannot take his mind off the girl with short dark hair and a fish tail. Did she cast a spell on him t More...

SPOILERS! Okay, so this was better than the first one. More action, romance(although a little weird) and character development. My issues... Dorian's random f-bombs - kept taking me out of the story. Also, Why Dorian and Luce "fell in love" to begin with. In typical love stories where the couple initially "hates" each other, there's usually some fairly mild reason for their hard feelings toward one another. Well, in this story, the girl is partially responsible for the DEATH of his parents and l More...