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May (Daughters of the Sea #2)

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Book 2 in Kathryn Lasky's shimmering quartet about mermaid sisters and supernatural love.

May feels her life drying up. The sea calls to her, but her parents forbid her from swimming. She longs for books, but her mother finds her passion for learning strange. She yearns for independence, but a persistent suitor, Rudd, wants to tame her spirited ways. Yet after her fifteenth...more

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Published March 1st 2011 by Scholastic Press (first published February 24th 2011)

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Apr 08, 2011 Dana rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: mermaid-selkie-siren, ya-historic-fantasy

Easy little fun read. At first I felt as though I was going into this sequel blindly, because I don't really remember too much from the first book, but it didn't matter and when I got to the end, I had bits and pieces coming back to me. I liked May, but found her parents, especially her mother, annoying. Rudd didn't really seem to have a reason to be there, either, but I did like Hugh. I really only have two complaints, one: I wish there was a little more to the ending. I understand that there i...more

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Apr 30, 2012 Aik Chien 인첸 rated it 4 of 5 stars

May Plum has been constricted within the confines of the Egg Rock Lighthouse ever since she was born. Her father Edgar "Gar" Plum is a nice man who loves her dearly, but her mother Hepzibah "Zeebah" Plum is the exact opposite. Zeebah suffers from an illness - not only of the body but also of the mind. She is constantly complaining about her illness and always orders May around like a servant because she used to be ordered around by her sick mother and grandmother back when they were alive. Vicio...more

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Apr 19, 2012 Beaulah Pragg rated it 3 of 5 stars

'May' is the second book in Daughters of the Sea, a series about mermaid sisters who all washed up on different parts of the American coast and were raised to think they were human - until their yearning for the ocean causes them to discover the truth.

Having not read the first book, I was taking 'May' entirely on its own merits, of which it has many. I enjoyed the central character's voice. She was young but had a certain determination and hardness that came from being the Lighthouse Keeper's da...more

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Oct 09, 2011 Guitar Chick rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

No spoilers for May, but if you haven't read Hannah you might want to move on to another review.

A beautiful sequel that's almost better than it's predecessor. May is my favorite of the DOS books and I really enjoyed it.
While I enjoyed the previous book, (Hannah) what really bothered me was the pacing. Hannah doesn't know she's a mermaid until the very very end of the book, and it left me more desperate for May (punny, I see what you did Kathryn). Here, May finds out the mermaid thing MUCH soone...more

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Jul 29, 2011 Stacey O'Neale rated it 3 of 5 stars

This review was completed by Camille Morales, staff reviewer with the YA Fantasy Guide.

This book is about a girl named May who lives in Maine. She’s never gone swimming—her parents forbid her from it—but she really wants to, because the sea ‘calls’ to her. She’s also really smart and loves to read, but her mother (who I really hate, by the way) finds it strange and doesn’t like it. May wants to be independent. She doesn’t want to take care of her ‘sick’ mother (Did I mention I hate her?). There’...more This review was completed by Camille Morales, staff reviewer with the YA Fantasy Guide.

This book is about a girl named May who lives in Maine. She’s never gone swimming—her parents forbid her from it—but she really wants to, because the sea ‘calls’ to her. She’s also really smart and loves to read, but her mother (who I really hate, by the way) finds it strange and doesn’t like it. May wants to be independent. She doesn’t want to take care of her ‘sick’ mother (Did I mention I hate her?). There’s a guy named Rudd, however, that likes her, but he doesn’t like how smart and independent she is (he’s kind of cocky, but not in the good Jace Wayland way, people). After her fifteenth birthday, she decides to ignore the rules and makes some life-changing discoveries. And then she goes and swims and realizes she’s a mermaid. She reads books she shouldn’t be reading and sneaks out to swim. She falls in love with a guy named Hugh (who is an astronomy student and likes May for who she is) and he falls in love with her, too. But then Rudd, who’s become an obsessive stalker, decides than he’s the only one that can have her.

I liked this book. I enjoyed it. I didn’t really get into it, because (for me) it’s not the kind of book I can get into and love. I liked May more than I liked Hannah (who appears in this book, by the way). I liked how she developed more than Hannah did. But the romance was overdone. The language the guy, Hugh, uses is not for me. Meh. I don’t know. Like, this book was a simple read. The writing is simple. However, there is more character development here than in the previous book, Hannah. As for the plot, it’s the same as in Hannah—a girl finding out she’s a mermaid and all that—but Hannah appears as May’s sister, and that was, uh, interesting.

I liked the characters here a lot, except I missed some of the maids who worked with Hannah in the first book. Yeah. I didn’t like some characters, but I liked Gar and May and I loved Ettie’s appearance. Also, I thought Rudd would’ve made a great love interest if he had been sane. But yeah. The characters in this story—well, mostly Gar and May—developed more than the ones in Hannah did, and their development was for the best. I would’ve liked to see Rudd and Zeeba (May’s mom) develop, though. Too bad they didn’t.

Overall, I enjoyed this book. It was a cute read.

I give it a 3/5 stars, and I recommend it (again) to those who’ve read Hannah and want to know what happens next. I recommend this series to those who are looking for a cute mermaid read, nothing heavy at all. If you’re looking for a dark mermaid book or something more YA-like, this is not the book for you, in my opinion. But younger readers may enjoy this series.
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Jun 11, 2011 Genevieve rated it 4 of 5 stars

With the current obsession with vampires and werewolves, this series offers something pleasantly different.

Set at the end of the 19th Century, the Daughters of the Sea series chronicles the stories of 3 mer-babies separated and lost in a storm. They all go on to lead different lives eventually trying to find their way back together and back home.

This book, the story of May is the second in the series but having read it out of order I didn't feel like I had missed anything by not reading the firs...more

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Feb 12, 2011 Kate rated it 3 of 5 stars

I know there has been a lot of recent mermaid fiction geared toward young adults, but as of yet I've been hesitant to read it. I like mermaids, but I guess I've been afraid to try them because I don't want to be disappointed. This book caught my eye because of the historical setting and the pretty cover (yes, covers sometimes influence my reading decisions). The author also intrigued me, because she is the author of the popular Guardians of the Ga'Hoole series.

The first thing that I loved about...more I know there has been a lot of recent mermaid fiction geared toward young adults, but as of yet I've been hesitant to read it. I like mermaids, but I guess I've been afraid to try them because I don't want to be disappointed. This book caught my eye because of the historical setting and the pretty cover (yes, covers sometimes influence my reading decisions). The author also intrigued me, because she is the author of the popular Guardians of the Ga'Hoole series.

The first thing that I loved about this book was the lighthouse! May lives with her parents in a lighthouse on the coast of Maine near the turn of the twentieth century. The details about the lighthouse were fantastic! I visited a historic lighthouse a couple of summers ago in Oregon, and the description of May's lighthouse was spot-on of what I observed and learned about in person. Her descriptions took me back in my mind's eye to that lighthouse visit.

May starts out as your typical teenage girl struggling to find herself and happiness. She isn't completely happy in her home life, and when her mother (a hypochondriac who wants attention and to be taken care of) lets it slip that she isn't really her mother, she feels a bit of relief. But it also inspires her to learn who she really is--who her real parents are, and what happened to them. She has always felt at home with the sea, though her father never lets her swim in it. She finally takes a chance and discovers that she is not only adopted, she is also a mermaid.

I didn't realize at first that this is the second book in a series, and in the beginning of the story it doesn't really matter. Later on, though, May discovers a sister (Hannah, the main character of the first book in the series), and I felt like I was missing a good chunk of the story about her. It made me want to read that first book so I would have more understanding of some of the revelations Hannah and her painter friend bring in. This book is also obviously not the last in the series (I believe there are four books planned altogether), as there are many strands of the story left up in the air at the end that will surely be resolved in later books in the series.

May was an enjoyable read, with some fun historical details and a fair dose of suspense. May's first disappointed suitor, Rudd, made me nervous every time he entered the story and I'm sure we have not seen the last of him. I would characterize this YA novel as aimed at a younger YA audience, and I think girls will especially like it. I enjoyed this book and would recommend it, but highly suggest that you start with the first book in the series to get a better grasp of the overall story.(less)

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Feb 20, 2013 Isabel added it

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Ce que j'apprecie beaucoup dans cette série, c'est que les héroines prennent leur vie en main, elles sont curieuses, savent lire, compter, et ce malgré des circonstances pas forcement evidentes (Hannah est orpheline, May a une mère qui tente de boycotter son accés à une éducation classique).

Alors que Hannah vivait en parti grace à certains personnages secondaires qui lui fournissent peu à peu des clés pour devenir elle-même, May n'a pas besoin des personnes qui l'entourent pour être elle-même....more

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Feb 05, 2012 Jessica N. rated it 3 of 5 stars

Kudos for Lasky for finding a niche that has not been completely over-written (i.e. vampires - enough already!).
I started reading this book and was halfway through when I discovered that it was a #2 in a series. Didn't realize it - and that's a huge plus. The story held it's own. I didn't need the first book to tell me what was going on.
The premise and plot were decent. The writing not bad. But the character development was pretty flat. Zeeba was hateful and selfish; Gar was kind and tolerant; R...more

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Apr 18, 2011 Jane rated it 3 of 5 stars

I really, really wanted to love this book. I think the series has a great premise, three separate books that link together, but, while some things have improved from the first book, Hannah, this book still has the main problems that made the first book disappointing.

First, I loved the author's descriptions of life in the sea. Beautiful. She has some wonderful prose.

What bothers me is how long these books take to get going, and then the denouement takes place in the last ten pages of the book! No...more

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Jun 19, 2012 Lisa (Bookworm Lisa) rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: library-check-out, 2012

May has grown up on a small isolated island off of Main in the late 1890's. She is the daughter of a lightkeeper and a self center woman. The sea calls to her, but she is not allowed to step one foot into it.

One night a ship breaks apart on the rocks known as "The Bones" and she has the feeling that she could have done something and saved the men who were lost.

This prompts her to find out the secrets that are hidden form her, and she realizes that there is something not completely human about he...more

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Sep 26, 2011 Phoebe rated it 2 of 5 stars

Shelves: ya, fantasy, mermaids

A lighthouse keeper finds baby May floating in a sea chest and takes her home to his hypochondriac wife, and May grows into a beautiful, strong, healthy young woman. Resenting May for these qualities, her foster mother makes May's life unpleasant. Then May answers the pull of the ocean one night, and discovers that she transforms into a mermaid with the touch of the water. She must keep her nightly swims a secret, and she struggles with the knowledge that she belongs fully to neither land nor se...more

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May 15, 2013 Krista rated it 5 of 5 stars Recommends it for: Middle Grade readers over 12, Mermaid lovers,

Recommended to Krista by: My daughter

Shelves: own, middle-grades

My new passion OK OK obsession! MERMAIDS!!!!

I know lately everyone is saying overdone, just like all the vampire books. I think that is all in how you write your mermaid book. If it is done in the same old same old mermaid fashion than of course overdone!

Daughters of the Sea series is wonderfully written by author Kathryn Lasky. May has her own story, she has a missing part from her that she has a hard time finding. The journey May takes in this book is wonderful, she embarks on new adventures n...more

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May 04, 2012 Priya (Sweet Picks) rated it 4 of 5 stars

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The second book of the Daughters of the Sea quartet, features May. She was found by a lighthouse keeper after the shipwreck that killed her mother and separated her from her two sisters. She grows up on Egg rock, the same place where we saw Hannah visiting with the Hawley’s. As she grows up, she catches the eye of a young fisherman named Rudd and that of an astronomer named Hugh.

When a storm comes to Egg rock, she and her sister meet. Then they travel to the shipwreck to find who their mother wa...more

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Oct 02, 2011 Cindy rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: teen-fantasy, read-in-2011

When I read Daughters of the Sea 1 I was very disappointed. I expected the focus of the book to be on mermaids and it was about a girl who shuffles around and turns at the end. Needless to say I guess I should have held on to my britches as Lasky fulfills this craving in this book.

May starts off with a new character and a completely different point of view, but this time there is a huge focus on the mermaid aspect and a few "hints" about what is to come in the series.

Some of this book backtrac...more

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Aug 24, 2011 Orchid rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: own

Since I finally had a chance to read Hannah I thought I would just go ahead and read May while the first book was still fresh in my mind. I found that I enjoyed reading May a lot more.

One, if not, the main reason I enjoyed May more than Hannah would have to be that it didn't take practically the whole book for her to find out what she was (if there's one thing that annoys me about books is when it takes the whole book for the MC to figure out what the reader has known since they picked up the bo...more Since I finally had a chance to read Hannah I thought I would just go ahead and read May while the first book was still fresh in my mind. I found that I enjoyed reading May a lot more.

One, if not, the main reason I enjoyed May more than Hannah would have to be that it didn't take practically the whole book for her to find out what she was (if there's one thing that annoys me about books is when it takes the whole book for the MC to figure out what the reader has known since they picked up the book).

At times, the characters and their personalities made me think of Disney's Beauty and the Beast (which incidentally kept songs from the movie running in my brain while reading). I bet your probably wondering how on earth my mind made that connection, well, let us just start with the fact the May had her very own Gaston. Rudd is so on my list of characters that I HIGHLY dislike...and would very much like to smack because he's such a jerk.

As a character I found May to be a stronger, more interesting MC then Hannah was. It was just so much easier to get caught up in her story and the joy that she felt when she discovered who she really was. I really enjoyed that May was a strong character willing to stand up for herself, which made her a more likable character.

One of the things that made this book so interesting was that there was just a smidge more of a sense of danger for the MC then the previous book.

I felt like the characters were a little more developed in this book, and that the there was (a ton) more tension between the protagonist (May) and all the other characters. I especially liked how tense and well-written all the scenes with May's mother were. They left me wondering what on earth that crazy loon was going to do/say next; I also liked the extreme contrast between her two parents. On one hand you had Hepzibah who was done right mean and crazy as a loon, and on the other you had Gar who absolutely loved May.

My favorite part of May, the second book in Kathryn Lasky's Daughters of the Sea series, would have to be May's search for her past and the extremes in which she went to find out where she came from.

While I found May to be a highly enjoyable read, there were a few points when the story seemed to slow down and cover/press the same point repeatedly, like, the fact that she knew she had sisters, but had not found them yet. Even though this one fact irritated me, it did not detract any from my enjoyment of the book.

Final Verdict: May was a fascinating read about one girl's search for the truth. A true page-turner that has left me wanting to know what will happen in the next Daughters of the Sea book.

May earns 5 out of 5 pineapples.(less)

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Apr 08, 2011 Kelly rated it 3 of 5 stars

May is the second in Kathryn Lasky’s Daughters of the Sea series, which tells the story of three orphaned sisters, separated as infants, who discover they are mermaids. In the previous book we met Hannah, who found her true nature while working as a maid to a wealthy family. Here we meet the second sister, May, who was adopted by a lighthouse keeper and his manipulative wife. Her parents have kept something from her, and when she is fifteen she works up the courage to learn what it is.

Compared t...more May is the second in Kathryn Lasky’s Daughters of the Sea series, which tells the story of three orphaned sisters, separated as infants, who discover they are mermaids. In the previous book we met Hannah, who found her true nature while working as a maid to a wealthy family. Here we meet the second sister, May, who was adopted by a lighthouse keeper and his manipulative wife. Her parents have kept something from her, and when she is fifteen she works up the courage to learn what it is.

Compared to her sister, May learns her scaly secret much earlier in the story. Readers who were frustrated with the pace of Hannah will probably be pleased with this difference, and May’s curiosity and her process of discovery are compelling. The faster-moving internal journey, though, is juxtaposed with a more limited external journey. May spends much of the novel under her adoptive mother’s thumb and only leaves her hometown in her clandestine swims. I liked the intricate social world of Hannah and missed that here. May doesn’t interact with many people beyond her parents, a few other briefly glimpsed authority figures such as a doctor and a librarian, and her two potential love interests (one bland, the other over-the-top awful). Later, it turns out that May’s story is taking place concurrently with Hannah’s and their paths converge.

One of the best parts, to me, was the glimpse into the larger world of mermaids, shown in a handful of chapters from the point of view of the girls’ long-lost aunt. What we see is really interesting, and I love the way Lasky tied in the Scottish mythology of the Blue Hag.

The Daughters of the Sea books occupy an odd space between middle grade and young adult literature. The coming-of-age/self-discovery and romance themes would seem to place them in the young adult category; but the writing style, and the occasional “teachy” moments I’ve come to expect from Lasky, make the books feel younger. In addition, I think most young adult readers will want more grit. I’d recommend this series to girls right on the border of the two age groups — maybe 11 or so — especially if they enjoy the gentler books for girls that were written in the past. (For example, I think I’d have really liked this during my Anne of Green Gables phase at roughly that age.)

This may sound like a petty gripe, but I found the character nicknames distracting at times. Is it really that common to form a nickname from an unstressed syllable? I was okay with “Zeeba” for Hepzibah, mostly because it reminded me of Zeena from Ethan Frome, on whom Lasky may have partially based this malingering, malignant character. But “Gar” for Edgar threw me for a loop. I spent half the book having no idea why May was calling her father “Gar” and seriously wondered if it was a regional term for “Dad” that was unfamiliar to me before the light finally dawned.

The story, as in Hannah, is left open-ended, and I assume the third book will introduce the final sister and the fourth will be an adventure featuring all three girls and tying up the loose ends. Overall, I didn’t like May quite as much as I did Hannah, though I must admit that the pacing and plotting are better executed here. Recommended for preteen girls looking for a sweet, charming tale. Review written for Fantasy Literature's Kathryn Lasky page.(less)

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Apr 07, 2011 Alyssa hoffmaster rated it 5 of 5 stars

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I don’t read many books about historical fiction but I loved this book. May is book 2 in the daughters of the sea book. I didn’t really enjoy the first one in the series but I absolutely loved this one.

May is growing up in the 1800’s as the lighthouse daughter. The book starts out with the father finding May out in the sea and bringing her back to his wife.( By the title of series you pretty much tell that it’s a mermaid tale)

May has wan...more

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Feb 03, 2011 Rebecca rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: historical-fiction, fantasy, 2011-ya-hist-fic-challenge

Growing up as a lighthouse keeper's daughter on a small island off the coast of Maine in the late 1800s, May has always felt a bit different, and as she gets older those feelings grow stronger, as does her discontent with her life trapped on the island. Often she can't even leave the little island to go to school because her hypochondriac mother insists May needs to stay home to help her. The year she turns sixteen, May learns she was adopted - which leads to her searching for the truth about he...more Growing up as a lighthouse keeper's daughter on a small island off the coast of Maine in the late 1800s, May has always felt a bit different, and as she gets older those feelings grow stronger, as does her discontent with her life trapped on the island. Often she can't even leave the little island to go to school because her hypochondriac mother insists May needs to stay home to help her. The year she turns sixteen, May learns she was adopted - which leads to her searching for the truth about her origins as she does not believe her father's story about where he found her, and she has always been suspicious about why he forbids her from swimming in the sea, when they live on an island.

But the truth May discovers the first time she disobeys her father and goes swimming is shocking - she is a mermaid, and that is why she has never felt at home on land. May loves the freedom of sneaking off to swim in the sea at night, and hopes to someday search for the two sisters she believes she was separated from as a baby. Meanwhile, her life on land has become more complicated. May is attracted to Hugh, a young astronomy student from Harvard who has come to Maine to do research. But could someone like him, a college student from the big city, ever love an island girl like her - especially if he ever were to learn what she really is? At the same time she must fend off the advances of Rudd, an unwanted suitor whom May fears will learn her secret.

May is the second book in the Daughters of the Sea series, following Hannah, the story of one of May's sisters. However the books take place at the same time so you can read them in any order. This book was a bit slow to start but ultimately I did enjoy it, the romance was sweet and I liked the historical setting. I think this book would appeal more to readers who enjoy historical fiction, because despite May being a mermaid this novel is really more historical fiction with a fantasy suplot, instead of fantasy that happens to have a historical setting. There was one thing that did bother me a bit, which I hope is explained in future books - the villain seemed to go from being just a rude, annoying person to really evil at the end, without any real explanation why, just some vague hints. It didn't ruin the book for me, but it is something I really hope is explained in the next book in the series.(less)

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Dec 28, 2012 Maggie rated it 4 of 5 stars

This is one of the most amazing-est book I've ever read. this is about a girl and a boy who is from two different world. One is a mermaid and one is a normal guy who lives on land.Hugh(that's is the guy)is an astronomer who has awesome experiences and thoughts that May never had. They met at the library and they both had the same interest and so they started talking. May's life was really boring until she went into the water and figured out that she was a mermaid.And then they fell in love.

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Jan 07, 2013 Jennavier added it

May is a sweet book with very thin plot. There's not a lot going on for it, although it is significantly more then the first book in the series. The thing that drove me the most crazy is that instead of the characters earning their insights, May would just magically know something that she needed to for the plot to progress. That on top of another serious cliffhanger means that Lucy really needs to have a whiz-bang ending to wrap the threads started in the first two books.

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Oct 24, 2011 Susan rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: young-adult-fantasy, young-adult-historical-fic

This book delivers in the areas of character development, world-building, and conflict in ways its predecessor didn’t. May is a dynamic character who quickly discovers and masters her powers while still struggling with her identity and love. While the romance oozes cheese, it’s well-developed and compelling. Meanwhile, the villains multiply, the stakes get higher, and Lasky’s world expands, promising a tidal wave in the future.

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Jul 10, 2012 Madame Butterfly rated it 4 of 5 stars

I have to say when I started this book I was a bit wary. I was extremely afraid that all it was going to be was romance and rebelious thoughts. But it was just wonderful! Very interesting and full of excitment. I liked how the stories of both sisters came together. I did not like the ending!! It just ends!! How am I supposed to wait for the next book? True its been out since March but none of my libraries have it yet! Oh this is going to be torture!

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Apr 27, 2011 Jeff Black rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: fantasy-teen-romance

I like to watch movies that are based in the 1800's a lot and Kathryn Lasky brought my attention to books instead. The story seemed too short and felt as if not everything was there. I love the mother, Zeeba and her fascination to illness, or ‘complications’ as she called them. Over all it was a good enough read but no chance at being that great.

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Dec 06, 2011 Brittany rated it 2 of 5 stars

This book was alright I don't really like books set back in time I just usually can't get into them I don't know what it is. May was only fifteen and was living life as if she were already an adult. She was caring for Zeeba basically her stepmother who faked her illness just to get attention and pity. May also helped her father who was more of her stepfather with the lighthouse and was doing school. She had her hands full and had time for almost nothing else. She meets some sailors and in the en...more

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Aug 20, 2011 Kirsti rated it 2 of 5 stars

Naomi insisted that I read this although after the tedium of reading several guardians of Ga'hoole books I was skeptical. This book was obviously written as part of a series. There were too many unaswered questions. I much prefer books that can stand on their own despite having other books that are connected to it.

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Jul 20, 2011 Janisu-chan rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: young-adult, to-read-again, fantasy

Loving this series! But you might want to wait for book 3 to come out (whenever that will be) before starting on this series. I love how this second book story line overlaps the first and answers many of the questions left at the end of the first. Still, so many questions waiting to be answered in the next book!

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Nov 26, 2011 Jacquelyn rated it 5 of 5 stars

I really enjoyed this book, as well as the first book, "Hannah." The book drew me in from the beginning, and I couldn't wait to read what May would do next. I actually ended up reading this in one sitting! I couldn't put it down, and I can't wait for the next book!

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Apr 20, 2012 Violet rated it 3 of 5 stars

3.5

Much better than the first. The romance was much more believable, May was a much better character, the writing flowed better, and the story was much better. Altogether a better book. ;)

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May 07, 2012 Anna-Cosette rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: daughters-of-the-sea

I really like this series so far... I hope to get the third book soon. I liked this book more than the first one, but both are really good!

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Kathryn Lasky is the American author of many critically acclaimed books, including several Dear America books, several Royal Diaries books, 1984 Newbery Honor winning Sugaring Time, The Night Journey, and the Guardians of Ga'Hoole series. She lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Her latest book, Guardians of Ga'Hoole Book 15: The War of the Ember, was released on November 1, 2008. Guardians of Gahoo...more

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May (Daughters of the Sea #2)

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