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  <title><![CDATA[Sleeping with the Fishes (Fred the Mermaid, #1)]]></title>
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  <default_description>Fred is not your ordinary mermaid. She's not blonde. She's not buxom. And she's definitely not perky. In fact, Fred can be downright cranky. And it doesn't help matters that her hair is blue. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; While volunteering at the New England Aquarium, Fred learns that there are weird levels of toxins in the local seawater. A gorgeous marine biologist wants her help investigating. So does her merperson ruler, the High Prince of the Black Sea. You'd think it would be easy for a mermaid to get to the bottom of things. Think again.</default_description>
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  <original_publication_day type="integer">28</original_publication_day>
  <original_publication_month type="integer">11</original_publication_month>
  <original_publication_year type="integer">2006</original_publication_year>
  <original_title>Sleeping with the Fishes (Fred the Mermaid, #1)</original_title>
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      <name><![CDATA[MaryJanice Davidson]]></name>
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  <read_at>Sun Sep 27 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[I started and finished this the same day; heck, it only took a couple of hours, all total, to read this foul-mouthed, vapid, empty piece of garbage.  I wanted to like this book, despite a friend's warning of its awfulness rattling around in my head.  It had such potential.  There are all manner of p...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/72605519">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Fri Jul 31 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[Above-average romance involving several heroes and a mermaid named Fred, this first of a new series by Mary Janice Davidson is funny and fast-paced, and opens with one of the most memorable scenes I've run across in awhile. The heroine, Fred (the mermaid) walks in on her mother and stepfather, in fl...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/65679999">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="39880905">
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  <read_at>Tue Dec 09 00:00:00 -0800 2008</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[This is quite fun, if not for the plot. It does seem a little contrived; the love triangle is predictable.<br/><br/>I was surprised by the free indirect discourse somewhere halfway through; unfortunately this wasn't really consistently done or with any solid points outside of entertainment.<br/><br/>...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/39880905">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="70785438">
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  <read_at>Fri Sep 04 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[This was a cute book and a easy read.  <br/><br/>Fred is marine biologist, she is half mermaid and half human and has one heck of a mean snarky attitude.  She can grow a tail or change back to her legs with out thought.  Her parents are hippies (her biological mother and stepfather) and they are s...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/70785438">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="42223968">
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    <name><![CDATA[Bookczuk]]></name>
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  <date_added>Wed Jan 07 09:56:18 -0800 2009</date_added>
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    <body><![CDATA[Thank goodness Fred's not &quot;The Little Mermaid.&quot; If this book isn't a sure setup for at least two sequels, nothing is. Read another paranormal romance by this author at the recommendation of Shadie, and thought I'd give this a try as well. Light reading, not too hard to figure out. A bit of...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/42223968">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="50709345">
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  <read_at>Sat Mar 14 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[mermaids ... named Fred. Ok ... her name is Fredrika. And she doesn't like the ocean. Too many talkative fish and nasty sea weed that gets caught in her hair. Then again, Fred is a Ph.D. in Marine Biology who works at the New England Aquarium. So she's got enough fish to worry about.<br/><br/>What...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/50709345">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="75923139">
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  <read_at>Tue Oct 27 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[This was a quick fun read, but it suffers from one glaring problem – Fred is basically Betsy (of the Undead series) with fins and without the love for shoes. If you’ve read any of that series, it’s really difficult to read this without Betsy’s voice in your head. Despite the voice problems, ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/75923139">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="71639477">
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  <read_at>Thu Sep 17 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[Well, this was one of those light and fluffy books you can knock off while reclining on a balcony overlooking the beach (which is what I just did) in between sitting on the beach under a huge hat fending off insistent seagulls i.e. not a lot of concentration required. That isn't to say it wasn't an ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/71639477">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[This story is about Fred. Fred is a girl and she is a mermaid. But her mother is human. She naturally works in a aquarium...and of course she has green hair...and oh the problems she has to deal with!  Even an arrogant Prince!  Hysterical read!<br/><br/>I only gave this 4/5 stars because it has 28...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/50250583">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="55869975">
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  <read_at>Tue Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[Oh, brother. The premise was okay, but it’s so simplified! A woman gives her firstborn a bath, and said firstborn grows a tail. Instead of screaming, freaking out, or any normal reaction, the woman just smiles and accepts it. The villain obligingly ‘fesses up on demand, and even the little sideb...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/55869975">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="63991628">
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    <name><![CDATA[Barbsis]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Netcong, NJ]]></location>        
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  <read_at>Wed Jul 22 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[The fun starts with Fred walking in on her parents &quot;doing it&quot; on the coffee table right in the living room. Too funny!<br/><br/>Fred the mermaid living in Boston and working in an aquarium meets merman Artur,Prince of the Black Sea, and a fellow aquarium worker, Thomas.  While investigat...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/63991628">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="45971597">
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  <read_at>Tue Feb 10 00:00:00 -0800 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[Another enjoyable read from <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/1429808.MaryJanice_Davidson" title="MaryJanice Davidson">MaryJanice Davidson</a>. This time, she puts the vampires, the werewolves and the government cyborgs behind to tell us the story of a loveless mermaid and the men in her life.<br/><br/>Part of why I love her work is that so much of it takes place in her Boston, but nothing ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/45971597">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[A good solid read.  I'm not sure I like the main character though.  She's a bitch, and I don't mean a strong woman (as I like that), but a very cantankerous woman who hurts her dad because she catches her parents having sex (C'mon, who the heck would do that?).  But I do like the other characters ev...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/10683333">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="15551128">
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    <body><![CDATA[I love MaryJanice Davidson!  Her Queen Becky series is one of my favorites.  So when I heard she was writing a new series featuring a mermaid I ran to the store and immediately snatched up a copy.  I mean, mermaids are awesome!  And I was not disappointed.  What I love most about Davidson's characte...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/15551128">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="44091869">
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  <read_at>Fri Jan 23 00:00:00 -0800 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[For work, I am supposed to read at least 50 pages of an adult romance novel and then provide a synopsis at the next reference staff meeting.  In general, I dislike romance novels so I chose MaryJanice Davidson because she's funny and doesn't take the genre too seriously.  This was a cute and fast re...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/44091869">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[An enjoyable read from Davidson.  Fred(erika) is a mermaid, but definitely not the Disney kind.  She's surly and abrasive, but very funny.  She is a marine biologist, she has conversations with the fish she feeds in the tank (they have a love for music from the Pet Shop Boys)  Interesting cast of ch...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/73100674">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008</read_at>
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  <date_updated>Thu Jan 10 06:41:11 -0800 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Mary Janice Davidson has a series of fashionista vampire romances novels (The Undead books) that I'm ashamedly in love with - even though I'm not liking the later ones as much as the first ones. This book is not part of this series, but it's about a mermaid hybrid named Fred (Fredericka) who works a...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/11952147">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Tue May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007</read_at>
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  <date_updated>Wed Apr 22 06:11:49 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[my favorite book!!! with just the right amount of fantasy and modernness, you will never get bored with this book! i already read this 3 times and i've already shared it with my friends. unfortunately, i can't get hold on the other installments of this book...:( ]]></body>
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    <name><![CDATA[Jess]]></name>
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  <read_at>Thu Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[I have enjoyed reading the Undead books by MaryJanice Davidson and was excited about this new series. It was a quick read, with the words spaced quite a bit. It’s a lot like her Undead series, just about undersea folk instead of vampires. There is Fred, like Betsy in the other series. She has cert...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/8310083">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <name><![CDATA[Lisa]]></name>
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  <read_at>Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009</read_at>
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  <date_updated>Mon Feb 02 13:18:18 -0800 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[A mermaid named Fred, a love triangle between two men (one a merman prince and the other a ocean scientist/romance writer).  <br/><br/>Fred's character is angry and foul mouthed.  I found myself not liking her at all and wanted someone to bounce her off the wall and put her in her place. <br/><br/>...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/42148196">more...</a>]]></body>
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