Monstrous Beauty
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Monstrous Beauty
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4.14 of 5 stars
Fierce, seductive mermaid Syrenka falls in love with Ezra, a young naturalist. When she abandons her life underwater for a chance at happiness on l... read full description

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Nov 30, 2011
Carol rated it: 5 of 5 stars
[Disclosure: I had the good fortune to read this book before publication, since the author is a friend.]

Monstrous Beauty has all the ingredients to become a classic: complex characters, meticulous plotting, intelligent prose, and page-turning situations. The opening pages grabbed me by the throat—and by the heart—and kept me reading.

Syrenka is an original. No Disney mermaid, she is a true creature of the sea, animal-like in her instincts and morals. Her transition to huma More...
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Feb 15, 2012
Andrienne rated it: 5 of 5 stars
I was half expecting this book to be your predictable YA fiction (boys, infatuation, teen angst etc.) but I should have paid more attention to the title "Monstrous Beauty" and know better. It's the kind of book that both teens and adults would enjoy. I am a fan of the mermaid lore ever since I was a kid and I'm glad that more and more books (mostly YA though) are incorporating this theme. What's not to like about mermaids? They are enchanting, romantic and gorgeous. The author did a su More...
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Feb 18, 2012
Amanda Harris rated it: 4 of 5 stars
Syrenka, a mermaid, has lived for hundreds of years. Syrenka has spied on humans for many years, loving what she sees and feels. She realizes that her yearning to be with a human man is so strong that she is a danger to him. She knows that her only way of becoming human is to have a baby. Enter E. Doyle. As fate allows, Syrenka becomes Sarah and marries her true love.

Is it a curse or bad luck? For several generations, in Hester's family, a baby is born and the mother dies wit More...
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Dec 25, 2011
Kelsey rated it: 4 of 5 stars
Monstrous Beauty is much more than a "mermaid book". There is magic, romance, adventure, and mystery that all comes together to make this a wonderfully addicting read. I was lucky enough to read this one months in advance and it did not disappoint! Elizabeth Fama is certainly an author to watch and I devoured this one in a couple of days.

I loved the alternating chapters (from the past to the present) and this certainly gave the book a unique twist. Monstrous Beauty is dark More...
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Nov 30, 2011
Garrett marked it as to-read
Love the cover for this one!
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Feb 18, 2012
Vania rated it: 4 of 5 stars
I've been dying to get my hands on a great mermaid book seeing the influx of mermaid stories hitting the shelves lately. Monstrous Beauty was about a young girl named Hester who's smart, quick witted and cursed. Each woman in her family dies once they give birth. So love is something Hester strays from but when she gets sucked into her town and family's history she finds there's more to this curse where love and the sea are intertwined by magic and passion.

I couldn't stop reading th More...
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Feb 09, 2012
Asheley rated it: 5 of 5 stars
(a similar version of this review can be found here at Into the Hall of Books: http://www.intothehallofbooks.com/2012/0...)

What an absolute treat to read Elizabeth Fama's MONSTROUS BEAUTY! This book is so well-conceived and so well-crafted that I struggle with my thoughts even now, and it has been days since I finished the story. There is so much going on inside of this book that at any given time, it seems like your head should be completely spinning, but it somehow all makes sense. More...
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Dec 28, 2011
Coranne (Short and Sweet) rated it: 5 of 5 stars
Whew. This was an intense book- not what I expected at all. I think I am going to break this one down into a few parts:



The Cover:


Take a look at this cover- she is pretty right? Long blond hair, smoky eyes, doing her model thing. The first thing I want to say is- this cover is ALL WRONG. Don't get me wrong, this is a beautiful cover. But other than the fact that there is a blonde mermaid on the front on some rocks- it doesn't have much to do with th More...
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Nov 30, 2011
Wendy Darling marked it as to-read
Wow, this sounds amazing. Will this finally be the fantastic mermaid book we've been looking for? Pretty please?
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Feb 11, 2012
Bri marked it as to-read
Wow, this book seems really interesting! And I love the cover! Cannot wait to read this. Why, oh why, is September so far away?
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Dec 23, 2011
Mocha ღ Latte rated it: 5 of 5 stars
Done!
And...I loved it <3
I'm surprised I finished this one so quickly!

Review coming closer to it's official on-sale date (though, I've already written it O.O)
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Feb 14, 2012
Evie rated it: 5 of 5 stars
Fabulous book. Mermaids + century old curse + ghosts + forbidden love. Do I need to say more?
Proper review to come closer to the publishing date.
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Jan 29, 2012
Alex added it
Review to come in August.
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