Sixteen-year-old Miranda Merchant is great at science. . .and not so great with boys. After major drama with her boyfriend and (now ex) best friend...
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Feb 27, 2011
Sea Change was enchanting! And I'm not just saying that because we share a certain aspect of mythology! Sea Change is a novel shrouded in mystery. My initial interest in this story began even before I read the synopsis, I was mesmerized by the beautiful cover. (I'm a cover whore! I can't help it.) And the story is just as magical as the cover depicts.
Friedman's depiction of Miranda was outstanding. Her love of logic and feelings of solitude, made her a very easy character to relate t More...
Friedman's depiction of Miranda was outstanding. Her love of logic and feelings of solitude, made her a very easy character to relate t More...
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Jun 02, 2010
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Oct 02, 2009
Beverly
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(I haven't read it yet)I am so excited to read this. Everything is drawing me in, from the cover to the page layout to the excerpt!
Ok, now I have read it!
I truly loved this story. It was simply beautiful. I was expecting it to have a thrilling adventurous plot, but it didn't. It didn't need one. Friedman really expressed the pure beauty of love.
I want to know what happens with Miranda and Leo. There was no epilogue and I'm not sure if this is the begining of a seri More...
Ok, now I have read it!
I truly loved this story. It was simply beautiful. I was expecting it to have a thrilling adventurous plot, but it didn't. It didn't need one. Friedman really expressed the pure beauty of love.
I want to know what happens with Miranda and Leo. There was no epilogue and I'm not sure if this is the begining of a seri More...
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Sep 28, 2010
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A little bit too much on the cheesy side. Miranda & Leo fell in love much too quickly. BUT, the mood the author created was okay, so that again balanced the book nicely. Leo was too good to be true ... are there even guys like this? *scratchesHead*
Ah, well. Whatever.
I must admit I expected so much more. If suspense is what you are looking for, go look elsewhere, because I can promise you, you will most definitely not find it here. Be warned: As the story progresses you' More...
Ah, well. Whatever.
I must admit I expected so much more. If suspense is what you are looking for, go look elsewhere, because I can promise you, you will most definitely not find it here. Be warned: As the story progresses you' More...
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Jan 24, 2012
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I was thoroughly disappointed in this one. Let me give you my version of what happens..she goes to the island, doesn't do much, reads a book, then meets a guy they make out. She reads the book some more, meets up with the guy again makes out, reads the book again, then meets up with the guy and they make out, then she leaves the island..the end. I found it boring and I almost couldn't finish the book.
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Jul 07, 2010
Trish
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This was another book I've read recently that failed to capture me when I had had expectations of so much more based on its premise.
The plot is described multiple times in other reviews, so I'll spare it. First, this isn't a bad book. The premise is great and why I bought it - there may (or may not) be an island where the natives who live there are Selkies or Merfolk. But other than that, the story kind of loses me.
Why? Well, for a story about legendary creatures, sur More...
The plot is described multiple times in other reviews, so I'll spare it. First, this isn't a bad book. The premise is great and why I bought it - there may (or may not) be an island where the natives who live there are Selkies or Merfolk. But other than that, the story kind of loses me.
Why? Well, for a story about legendary creatures, sur More...
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Mar 01, 2010
Liza
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When I picked up Aimee Friedman's book I had no idea what it was about...but I just knew I had to read it. From page one I was absolutely hooked. Extraordinary characters with depth, mystery, and intelligence. The only disappointment was reaching the last page. I hope these characters will continue in a sequel. I don't want to spoil this review or the joy of reading this book with any details. If you want them, check out other reviews or Amazon. Friedman's description, characterization, pr
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May 07, 2009
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Wow! I loved this book! Miranda is a science-lover who is spending the summer with her mother on Selkie Island. Aimee Friedman makes the reader feel like he/she is on the legend-filled Selkie Island right there with Miranda. There is an eerie air about the island from page one. Miranda spends the summer meeting new friends with old money, bonding and facing off with her mother, finding out about the island's history and herself, and of course meeting boys. Miranda's romance with Leo is so realis
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Dec 29, 2010
Kassandria
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I love this book because it's such a wonderful dreamy summer read. Half the time I could picture the sun and sand around me as they were described in this story. The plot was slow paced, but that didn't bother me at all like it does in some books, in fact, I found the slow pace made it easier to savor and hold on to the story. The ending was mysterious and open ended which some people may like, but I find maddening, so I (fingers crossed) really hope for a second novel.
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May 29, 2011
Erica (daydreamer)
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Sea Change was a very nice, cute summer read. It was magical and mysterious. The truth about Leo never really comes out, but that only added to the intrigue in the story, which I liked. The characters were nice, I really liked Miranda. And then there was that twist at the end about Miranda's mother and herself. Ooh, interesting! I really liked Aimee's writing. She wrote very descriptively. I could practically feel the brush of the ocean and the sand under my feet. I really hope there will be a s
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Nov 29, 2011
Michelle
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After Miranda's grandmother dies, she and her mother return to Selkie Island to pack up and sell the old family house. But old family friends and secrets from her mother's and her grandmother's past make life complicated. Add in two very different boys, and life gets really complicated.[return] [return]This was an interesting read. It was a little paranormal, a little romance, a little mystery. I got drawn into the story quickly. My biggest complaint is the end felt rushed, and unfinished.
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Jan 06, 2012
Misty
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So…the story goes: Girl goes to a new place, meets mysterious boy, meets not so mysterious boy, of course decides she really likes the one everyone disapproves of, thinks there is something “fishy” going on with him, freaks out, runs away, goes back to boy…the end.
Yes-ok-I-know…there has got to more to it than that. Well, sorry there really isn’t that much more but I’ll try to be a little more positive or at least descriptive.
I decided to read “Sea Change” not because it call More...
Yes-ok-I-know…there has got to more to it than that. Well, sorry there really isn’t that much more but I’ll try to be a little more positive or at least descriptive.
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Oct 19, 2011
Echo
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This wasn't bad, but it wasn't what I was expecting either. My main gripe is silly, maybe, but I was expecting selkies and not mermaids. But come on, why would someone discover an island and say, "There are mermaids here, so I think I'll name it Selkie Island!" What's next? "I've discovered a country where there are a lot of unicorns, so I think I'll name it Pegasonia. And that town has a lot of dragons, so I think I'll name it Griffinville."
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Sep 25, 2011
Samara
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This book was incredible. I will admit that a few parts left me puzzled and a bit frustrated, like the forced love triangle, but even that was rationed out and believable in the end.
Miranda, our main character, is 16, but she's a science whiz and much more mature. It was nice to see a young adult in a book that wasn't flamboyant, immature, unable to speak real english and had some kind of a plan for the future. She entered the story comfortable in who she was and giving us her backgrou More...
Miranda, our main character, is 16, but she's a science whiz and much more mature. It was nice to see a young adult in a book that wasn't flamboyant, immature, unable to speak real english and had some kind of a plan for the future. She entered the story comfortable in who she was and giving us her backgrou More...
Aug 08, 2011
Christy
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I'm going to start this review off but telling you guys that I have always secretly wished I was a mermaid :) As long as I can remember I have loved the water, and wanted to have fins. I wanted friends like Flounder and as I got older wanted to meet some really hott merman and have a happy little mermaid family.
But alas, I am cursed with this darned appendages called legs, lol. But it's actually turning out pretty good here on the land, so I won't complain too much.
Now on More...
But alas, I am cursed with this darned appendages called legs, lol. But it's actually turning out pretty good here on the land, so I won't complain too much.
Now on More...
Jun 11, 2011
Kaycee
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This is a book I just picked up at work yesterday because I wanted to give a new author a try. It seemed to be my kind of book (aka YA Fantasy) and I after reading the first couple pages, I liked the MC's voice.
The basic premise is that the MC, Miranda Merchant, is going to a small island off the coast of Georgia that is supposed to have mythical creatures lurking in the waters around it. But Miranda is a scientific sort and doesn't buy into the stories. Until she meets a local boy w More...
The basic premise is that the MC, Miranda Merchant, is going to a small island off the coast of Georgia that is supposed to have mythical creatures lurking in the waters around it. But Miranda is a scientific sort and doesn't buy into the stories. Until she meets a local boy w More...
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Dec 27, 2010
Lyndsey
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I have to admit that I only added this book to my wish list quite a while ago due to the cover. I love beautiful book covers and this one looked so enchanting. With its pearly blue colour and beautiful boy and girl, the cover instantly drew me in and made me want the book, no matter what it was about.
Miranda was a great protagonist and as the story is told from her POV, I got to find out a lot about her. At the beginning, she knew what she wanted out of life and knew that she was ne More...
Miranda was a great protagonist and as the story is told from her POV, I got to find out a lot about her. At the beginning, she knew what she wanted out of life and knew that she was ne More...
Oct 28, 2010
Miranda, a girl obsessed with science and logic, moves to the mysterious Selkie Island for a summer after her grandmother dies in order to help her mother get the estate in order. When Miranda hears myths about kraken and merfolk, she ignores them. After all, Miranda is the kind of person who needs research and hard facts to believe in anything. Little does she know that both the island and her family have secrets that can’t be explained away by scientific research.
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Oct 15, 2010
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I loved this book, Its was a nice easy read that made me smile. I hope there is a sequal though, because the ending kind of leaves you hanging.
I will admit that this book was a bit pradictable, but it was pradictable in a good way. The author didnt try to make the romance a surprise like most authors do, the reader always know who she is going to pick therefore making it pradictable, but to me its a good kind of pradictable. :)
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I will admit that this book was a bit pradictable, but it was pradictable in a good way. The author didnt try to make the romance a surprise like most authors do, the reader always know who she is going to pick therefore making it pradictable, but to me its a good kind of pradictable. :)
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Sep 11, 2010
Gerri
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About halfway into this I was pretty sure I wasn't going to like it. The heroine seemed to be about five steps behind the reader on clueing in to what was going on (in a scenario that was sort of part Gossip Girl, part Dawson's Creek, part Roan Innish, and part Twilight). I kept reading (mostly 'cause I'm wicked behind on this challenge this year and this book was a fast read) and I will say the author pulled out a lot at the very end (in the very last chapter)--something I'd normally frown on
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Aug 01, 2010
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Jul 29, 2010
Jessica
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After her estranged grandmother dies, sixteen-year-old Miranda Merchant and her mother prepare to pack up and sell her family's summer home on the mysterious Selkie Island. When Miranda meets Leo, the cute local boy with a secret, she begins to question everything she knows - including herself.
"Sea Change" was a breath of fresh air in the otherwise stagnant paranormal romance genre section of YA. The main character, Miranda, was likable, had a well-developed personality and More...
"Sea Change" was a breath of fresh air in the otherwise stagnant paranormal romance genre section of YA. The main character, Miranda, was likable, had a well-developed personality and More...
Jul 02, 2010
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I think this is one of those books that you glimpse in the bookstore but don't buy because your doubtful about it. Well wipe all doubts away peeps because its actually worth a read. A good long fast page turning read that leaves you wanting even more.
The book starts and ends with a ferry ride. On one Miranda is sceptical about going and on the other is reluctant to leave yet happy she was there.
Of all sixteen year old heroins I've read about i think Miranda is one of my favor More...
The book starts and ends with a ferry ride. On one Miranda is sceptical about going and on the other is reluctant to leave yet happy she was there.
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Jun 17, 2010
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What do I think of this book?
When I started reading, I thought that it was going to be a good read, however as I progressed through the book my attention started to wonder. I started getting bored with this book. Like I said, it started of interesting, but it just started to go downhill. It seemed like the story was stuck on the same point and just went on and on in a circle. The mystery surrounding the Selkie Island was interesting enough in the beginning, but it was never explore More...
When I started reading, I thought that it was going to be a good read, however as I progressed through the book my attention started to wonder. I started getting bored with this book. Like I said, it started of interesting, but it just started to go downhill. It seemed like the story was stuck on the same point and just went on and on in a circle. The mystery surrounding the Selkie Island was interesting enough in the beginning, but it was never explore More...
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May 31, 2010
Court
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To start this review off, the book isn’t worth your time. I thought it was going to be a good book, but it turned out to be something that I started reading, then stopped because I found something else to read, and went back to when I didn’t have anything else.
When Miranda’s grandmother (who she’s never met) dies, Miranda and her mother drop everything and go to Selkie Island so they can clean up her house and sell it. Here is where the story takes a turn toward bad. Miranda seems to lose More...
When Miranda’s grandmother (who she’s never met) dies, Miranda and her mother drop everything and go to Selkie Island so they can clean up her house and sell it. Here is where the story takes a turn toward bad. Miranda seems to lose More...
Apr 20, 2010
Allison
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Sea Change is about a teen girl, Miranda, who travels to Selkie Island off the coast of Georgia with her mother to help sell and clean out her late grandmother's estate. The book paints a great picture of privileged southern life and the way a misfit New Yorker fits into it.
There is some unevenness, however. In the beginning, Miranda is a skeptic to the extreme and I found myself wishing that she would lighten up, but by the middle/end she seems to believe things that she has no conclusive More...
There is some unevenness, however. In the beginning, Miranda is a skeptic to the extreme and I found myself wishing that she would lighten up, but by the middle/end she seems to believe things that she has no conclusive More...
Mar 14, 2010
So far I like this book. I not very far into it but I think I can actually put a short review on it.
The book by what I have read so far is about a girl named Miranda who goes to live with her mom. I kind of have a feeling that she is a mermaid or something. I think that because in one part of the book she says that she doesn't go outside in flip flops or go to the beach with anyone around because her pinke toes used to be webbed with the toes next to it, since her parents are both su More...
The book by what I have read so far is about a girl named Miranda who goes to live with her mom. I kind of have a feeling that she is a mermaid or something. I think that because in one part of the book she says that she doesn't go outside in flip flops or go to the beach with anyone around because her pinke toes used to be webbed with the toes next to it, since her parents are both su More...
Feb 28, 2010
Donna
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I got this book from Aimee at her signing at BEA last year mainly because Steph from Reviewer X dragged me into her signing line to get it. Otherwise I wouldn't have picked this one up. From the blurb, it doesn't really seem to be my thing, especially since it leans more towards romance. But since it was in my pile I wanted to give it a chance because I'm willing to step outside my safety zone and try new things.
Am I glad I did. I started reading and pretty much swallowed the book wh More...
Am I glad I did. I started reading and pretty much swallowed the book wh More...
Dec 30, 2009
Cleverly
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My Review: Sea Change to me was more of a coming of age book. It leads you to acknowledge yourself for who you really are. It also gives you a sense of acceptance. Miranda seemed to grow as the story did. Finding out that what lies on the surface isn’t what’s in the deep blue.
The separation of Miranda and previous Beau (true southerner speaking) leaves her open to so many possibilities she only has to look to see. It leads to an epic romance. I really felt the connection betw More...
The separation of Miranda and previous Beau (true southerner speaking) leaves her open to so many possibilities she only has to look to see. It leads to an epic romance. I really felt the connection betw More...
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Dec 24, 2009
Annie
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Sea Change is a book about a girl named Miranda who travels to a remote island off of Georgia to help her mother, Amelia, clean and sell the house her estranged mother (Miranda's Grandmother) left her. While there, her mother reconnects with friends, and Miranda meets some new friends of her own, including a local boy named Leo.
To start, I have to admit I didn't particularly connect with Miranda's character. She wasn't fully developed in my mind, and the only reason I considered her More...
To start, I have to admit I didn't particularly connect with Miranda's character. She wasn't fully developed in my mind, and the only reason I considered her More...
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