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Fins Are Forever (Fins #2)

by Tera Lynn Childs (Goodreads Author)

3.93 of 5 stars 3.93 · rating details · 3,574 ratings · 389 reviews

On Lily Sanderson’s eighteenth birthday she’ll become just a girl—still a mergirl, true, but signing the renunciation will ink Princess Waterlily of Thalassinia out of existence. That leaves plain old Lily living on land, dating the boy she loves, and trying to master this being-human thing once and for all.

Now that Lily and Quince are together, mer bond or not, she’s almo...more

Hardcover, 262 pages

Published June 28th 2011 by HarperCollins Children's Books

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Jan 13, 2012 Sam rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: fantasy-or-paranormal, romance

3.5 stars.

Mermaids, sun, sea, and a helping of sweet romance – the perfect formula to a light-hearted trip into the fantasy world. Tera Lynn Childs presents the second book in her well known Fins series, Fins Are Forever, as a novel that is just as cute, just as fun, and just as pleasing as the first instalment. With its easy to follow plot and bittersweet summer tone, Fins Are Forever is a fitting novel to sit back with on a lazy day for a quick but enjoyable read.

We are once again reunited wi...more 3.5 stars.

Mermaids, sun, sea, and a helping of sweet romance – the perfect formula to a light-hearted trip into the fantasy world. Tera Lynn Childs presents the second book in her well known Fins series, Fins Are Forever, as a novel that is just as cute, just as fun, and just as pleasing as the first instalment. With its easy to follow plot and bittersweet summer tone, Fins Are Forever is a fitting novel to sit back with on a lazy day for a quick but enjoyable read.

We are once again reunited with our adorable - sometimes naïve! - protagonist, Lily Sanderson, as we follow her through her journey to straightening out the mess that is her mermaid-terraped life. I can safely say I enjoyed this book! There were a handful of irksome flaws to the story, but, overall, I was happy to be back in the sector that is Mermaids in YA fiction – an area of the Young Adult genre I don’t actually tend to visit that often. This was a gratifyingly refreshing break from the grittier novels I have been reading of late; it was a well-appreciated chance to read something that didn’t leave me exhausted from the complexity of the story. This was a quick read, an easy read, but I was glad it was. Sometimes, it is nice to just sit back and let a story unfold with very little thinking on my part!

What I admired about this novel the most was its ability to make me genuinely adore characters who, if I’m being honest, are a little on the annoying side. I have always been a fan of Lily’s character, despite her alarming naivety, and things were no different in this book. It did nag me a little that she hadn’t matured as much as I had been hoping, but her character did still make a notable progression throughout the course of the book. After having to depart with her responsibilities at the end of Forgive My Fins, plus the new load that she had to take on, there is a lot for our young mermaid to deal with in this book. And she does deal with it - in a way that made me appreciate the small but significant breadth of growth that her character makes. The challenges of growing up is something any reader, young or old, can relate to, and it’s lovely to see such a concept play out in a fantastical underwater setting.

Quince, too, was a character I was able to easily appreciate despite his flaws. He isn’t the most memorable of love interests in YA fiction, but he does make the book a fraction more entertaining. The scenes between him and Lily were sweet to read and it was cute to see him get a little jealous at times! I would have loved to see a lot more of him, or perhaps have his character play a bigger role in the plot, as I felt there was just a little something missing. Having said that, I am looking forward to seeing the progress his character makes in the next book, especially after the way things left off with Lily and Tellin.

I have mainly positive feelings towards this book, but there are some notable improvements that could be made. I guess it is down to personal preferences, but if you are looking for a particularly exciting and riveting story line, then Fins Are Forever does, at times, feel a little lacking in substance. The overall plot line was a decent one, albeit occasionally bordering on a little too basic. I would have liked a plot line that held my curiosity and attention slightly more, and by doing so, making the reading experience all the more memorable. Notwithstanding, I can definitely declare that the plot in this book was an improvement on the first.

Overall, Fins Are Forever is an enjoyable mermaid adventure that a younger YA audience may appreciate more than an older one – though it does have the potential to appeal to both. This is definitely what many people have come to call a ‘beach read’. What better place to delve into a mermaid fantasy than at the beach, right? I am looking forward to seeing what the next book has in store for us, and, hopefully, it will be even better! :)

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Sep 23, 2011 Brandi ;) rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: i-dont-wanna-grow-up-ya-read-as-ad, mermaids-and-creatures-of-the-sea, paranormal, 2011, kindle-kindle-love-my-kindle

Not a bad 2nd book. It was cute in all the ways the first one was cute. The main character wasn't totally annoying, she was a typical teen with a little bit of extra resposibility. Sort of.

BUT

I do believe I am a little tired of reading about teens (girls) falling in love and declaring they have found their 'soulmate' before they have even begun to live life. High school is not real life. I know some kids have to grow up and have adult responsibilities before their time, but they are still teens...more

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Jun 07, 2011 Lucia rated it 4 of 5 stars

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Once again Tera Lynn Childs has spun a flippin' fantastic story with her hilarious writing. This sequel to Forgive My Fins is a little more dramatic than the previous, with more romances and a lot more pressure on Lily to make the right decision. Her life seems to be falling apart as she struggles to keep her cousin out of trouble while studying for her SATs, which will probably determine her future on Earth.

Lily has grown a lot, and I'm glad to see...more

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Jul 08, 2011 Janus Vielle (The Blair Book Project) rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: owned-hardcover

How fun was this book!

I liked Forgive My Fins, the first book, but I loved Fins Are Forever. This had more twists and turns than the first one.

I love Lily’s voice. She’s gotten funnier than she was in Forgive My Fins. I can see how she and Quince *sigh* were really the perfect match; jiving and taunting each other playfully then mushily cuddling and saying sweet-nothings the next. I also like seeing her struggle with the human customs such as tests, college, all that sort. She was just so cute...more

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Aug 28, 2011 nymfaux rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: ya-ynot

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Ok, so the day I’ve been waiting for—ever since I pressed the page turn button and saw “EPILOGUE” written in bold letters in the upper-center of the page—And not the kind of EPILOGUE where everyone gets married and lives happily-ever-after, but the kind of EPILOGUE-cliff-hanger where it looks like something catastrophic may or may not happen, but you don’t know, because the page turn button appears to be malfunctioning and there don’t seem to be anymore words left at t...more

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Jan 30, 2013 Roberta rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Lily ha fato la sua scelta: resterà sulla terraferma con sua zia e accanto al suo fidanzato Quince, si diplomerà e andrà all'università... Tutto sembra perfetto e ben pianificato, fino a che alla porta di casa di Lily non suona sua cugina Doe, che è stata esiliata e costretta a stare in mezzo agli umani! Per Lily inizia un periodo difficile e alla fine si ritroverà a prendere una decisione che cambierà radicalmente la sua vita....

Questo secondo volume della trilogia dedicata al mondo delle siren...more Lily ha fato la sua scelta: resterà sulla terraferma con sua zia e accanto al suo fidanzato Quince, si diplomerà e andrà all'università... Tutto sembra perfetto e ben pianificato, fino a che alla porta di casa di Lily non suona sua cugina Doe, che è stata esiliata e costretta a stare in mezzo agli umani! Per Lily inizia un periodo difficile e alla fine si ritroverà a prendere una decisione che cambierà radicalmente la sua vita....

Questo secondo volume della trilogia dedicata al mondo delle sirene riprende il racconto là dove si era interrotto nel primo libro. Rispetto a Il bacio della sirena questo nuovo volume è sicuramente più avvincente, con qualche colpo di scena in più e sicuramente meno romantico e melenso.
Se nel primo volume alcuni dei personaggi erano semplici comparse poco delineate in questo nuovo libro il lettore scopre qualcosa di più su alcuni dei vecchi protagonisti: Doe, che inizialmente risulta antipatica e viziata si dimostra alla fine molto dolce e matura. Un personaggio questo che riesce a risultare antipatica a chi legge, ma che alla fine sorprende e colpisce per la sua incredibile maturità e per il percorso di crescita che effettua. Brody, che nel primo volume appariva come il classico ragazzotto bello e superficiale, qui si mostra completamente e si mete a nudo, lasciando spazio al suo vero io: un ragazzo maturo, che sa osservare e capace di guardare oltre nonostante il torto subito, un ragazzo che prova sentimenti profondi e che è disposto a rinunciare a tutto e senza alcun rimpianto.
Lily è ancora molto immatura e a volte egoista, incapace di capire alcune delle regole fondamentali dell'essere una coppia e rischiando si perdere il suo grade amore...
Ne Il destino della sirena incontriamo anche un personaggio nuovo: il principe Tellin, un giovane che porta su di se un peso enorme essendo lui divenuto da poco re di un altro regno delle sirene e che è disposto a tutto pur di salvare il suo popolo!
All'inizio la lettura risulta un po' lenta e poco emozionante, ma andando avanti ci si ritrova coinvolti e risucchiati totalmente nel racconto. Tanti i colpi di scena e le sorprese che attendono il lettore durante la lettura. Pagina dopo pagina si diventa sempre più curiosi sul come andrà a finire questa nuova avventura e ci si emoziona insieme ad ogni singolo personaggio.
Anche in questo libro non manca una storia d'amore tra una sirena ed un umano, ma è marginale e non soffoca il lettore con gli eccessi di romanticismo.
Unica nota negativa è l'eccessivo ripetere quanto si amano Lily e Quince, quanto siano fortunati, quanto sia bello il loro rapporto: a volte si ha l'impressione che l'autrice non sia convinta di questa storia d'amore e che per renderla più reale ripeta in maniera maniacale quanto è bella e quanto si amano i due protagonisti...
Nonostante tutto la lettura è piacevole e leggera, mai troppo noiosa e anche coinvolgente e regala al lettore un meraviglioso viaggio nelle profondità del mare.
Se il bacio della sirena non vi ha totalmente convinti con questo volume avrete modo di ricredervi e lo troverete davvero molto bello(less)

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Jan 31, 2013 Giovanna rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Lily Sanderson ha rinunciato a tutto per poter stare con Quince, alla sua vita a Thalassinia, al proprio padre e al diritto di succesione al trono, ma tutto questo non è affatto un sacrificio per lei perchè significa poter condurre una vita che ha scelto lei.

I suoi problemi ora sono ben altri: la sua media scolastica, la prospettiva dei test per l'università e l'improvviso arrivo di Dosinia!
Cosa mai avrà combinato la cugina pestifera e dispettosa di Lily per essere stata esiliata? Senza dubbio...more

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Jan 19, 2013 Elena rated it 2 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Con sommo dispiacere devo ammettere che il secondo capitolo della serie Fins di Tera Lynn Childs mi ha profondamente deluso. Non tanto per il modo di scrivere della Childs, fresco e sicuramente simpatico, neppure per la struttura del libro stesso, semplice ma non per questo mal fatta. A deludermi è stata proprio la storia.
Ciò che avevo apprezzato maggiormente nel primo capitolo di questa serie, Il bacio della Sirena, era il modo di essere della protagonista Lily, così frizzante ed insicuro, così...more Con sommo dispiacere devo ammettere che il secondo capitolo della serie Fins di Tera Lynn Childs mi ha profondamente deluso. Non tanto per il modo di scrivere della Childs, fresco e sicuramente simpatico, neppure per la struttura del libro stesso, semplice ma non per questo mal fatta. A deludermi è stata proprio la storia.
Ciò che avevo apprezzato maggiormente nel primo capitolo di questa serie, Il bacio della Sirena, era il modo di essere della protagonista Lily, così frizzante ed insicuro, così simile al 99% delle teenagers di mia conoscenza (me inclusa), esattamente come la sua “love story” decisamente tormentata con quello che si scoprirà essere il ragazzo della sua vita, Quince – romantica, perfettamente in linea con una storia pensate “per ragazze soltanto”. Niente male pure l'idea di una sirena che abbandona il suo mondo perfetto nascosto nelle profondità dell'oceano per abbracciare la vita sulla terraferma, così differente ma non per questo meno interessante. Tutti questi – e qualche altro – elemento, mi avevano portato a valutare “Il Bacio della Sirena” come un inno all'adolescenza, ai suoi lati negativi piuttosto che a quelli positivi, elementi che io stessa ho vissuto, qualche tempo fa.
Ecco, dopo aver letto “il Destino della Sirena”, mi ritrovo a pensare che la magia del primo libro si sia inabissata nelle profondità di una storia che, ora come ora, non funziona più di tanto..
Quella de Il destino della Sirena, infatti, è una storia alquanto forzata. Un po' perché tra Quince e Lily non succede praticamente nulla di eclatante, un po' per il ruolo che la cugina di Lily, Dosinia, si ritrova a giocare in questo capitolo. Espulsa dal mare per una ragione – assolutamente assurda - che scopriremo soltanto alla fine, si impegnerà per le prime 270 pagine del libro a rendere la vita di Lily un vero inferno fino al momento in cui, dalla 271esima pagina in poi, inizierà a rispettarla e a volerle bene. Scontato, troppo scontato: l'avrei preferita vedere come antagonista, dato che non esiste un vero e proprio antagonista in questo libro. Ciò che spingeva la narrazione de “Il bacio della Sirena” avanti era l'amore che Lily provava prima nei confronti di Brody poi nei confronti di Quince. Ciò che, invece, spinge la narrazione de “Il destino della Sirena” avanti è soltanto il pessimo rapporto che Lily ha con sua cugina ed i problemi che la prima si ritrova ad affrontare a scuola a causa del suo rendimento assolutamente scadente. Tutto troppo limitato, nulla di eclatante, pochi elementi veramente avvincenti. Un vero peccato, la Childs, visto “Il Bacio della Sirena”, avrebbe potuto darci qualcosa in più, il brivido della scoperta magari o la “tensione emotiva” creata da una narrazione veramente avvincente: posto così, “Il destino della sirena” non colpisce, non spicca, non lascia nulla di nuovo.
Il “destino” - molto particolare - di Lily, poi, si compirà soltanto nelle ultime pagine di questo libro che si rivela essere un'enorme preparazione a ciò che avverrà in coda.

Delusa. Fortemente delusa.(less)

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Jan 02, 2013 Bliss Silverleaf rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Trovo che questo secondo volume sia molto più coinvolgente dell'impressione che, a primo impatto, la storia in toto messa in luce nel capitolo precedente potrebbe dare, come è successo con me. Sono contenta di avergli dato una possibilità, così da aver potuto apprezzare maggiormente questa trama particolare e romantica. Lily è un personaggio niente male
Adoro i misteri, gli intrighi, i segreti dai ragionamenti contorti e l'atmosfera dark e pericolosa dei romanzi urban fantasy, è stato principalme...more

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Aug 06, 2012 LJ rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: young-adult

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. If you haven't read the first book, Forgive My Fins you may not have enough background to be interested in this frothy sequel. That said, if you have read the book and it's such a guilty pleasure that you must read the sequel, I hereby give you permission to indulge.

Lily Sanderson is Princess Waterlily, half human and half mermaid. She is the crown princess and only heir to the throne in Thalassinia, one of many undersea mer-kingdoms. In this part two of the story, we find Lily basking in the gl...more If you haven't read the first book, Forgive My Fins you may not have enough background to be interested in this frothy sequel. That said, if you have read the book and it's such a guilty pleasure that you must read the sequel, I hereby give you permission to indulge.

Lily Sanderson is Princess Waterlily, half human and half mermaid. She is the crown princess and only heir to the throne in Thalassinia, one of many undersea mer-kingdoms. In this part two of the story, we find Lily basking in the glow of her recently resolved relationship with Quince, the boy next door. This is what is going blissfully right for her. School and future plans are what stress her out. Since she always assumed that she was going to ascend to the throne in Thalassinia, succeeding her father, King Whelk she hasn't really made an effort in human school. Her grades are bad, and as she studies for the SAT with her best human friend Shannen, Lily despairs of getting a high enough score to pursue her dream of going to college. In the midst of her worries, her bratty cousin Doe (Dosinia) gets herself exiled from Thalassinia and her father charges Lily with the task of educating Doe in the ways of humans in order for Doe to overcome her extreme hatred of hominids. It turns out that the reason that Doe got herself exiled is because she caused the earthquake that Lily and her human friends felt at school.

To say that Lily and Doe don't get along is an understatement. Doe is the perfect snotty girl teenager who undercuts Lily in all things important in a junior chick lit book: clothes, hair, and boys. Doe quickly gets herself involved with Lily's former crush, Brody and then does the unthinkable: kisses him, thus creating the "bonding" spell whereby a merperson is mated for life with the one they first kiss. Doe cannot go to Thalassinia to undo the spell. Due to her status as an exile she no longer has the ability to transform. It's up to Lily to visit the undersea kingdom and try to arrange for the separation. In a fight with Doe over the situation, Lily learns that Doe has schemed to have Lily leave so that Doe can have a chance to move in on her relationship with Quince. As she gets ready to leave, Lily warns Quince to watch out for Doe.

Back in Thalassinia, Lily visits her best friend Peri, who is helping her mother to construct Lily's eighteenth birthday ball gown, the last one that Lily will ever wear. Lily plans on revoking her position as crown princess since she cannot bond with Quince after her father performed the permanent separation ritual in book one's story. She reasons that since she'd make a bad queen anyways--doesn't have what it takes--that they'd be better off finding another heir, and she could help Thalassinia from above by becoming a marine biologist. She has neglected to tell Quince her grand plan, however. Quince finds out at Lily's surprise birthday party that she has with her human family and he gets so angry that he storms out and takes off for a few days. Lily intended to tell him after it was a done deal and she'd revoked her position at her eighteenth birthday ball undersea, but Tellen, a crown prince from another realm spills the beans. Tellen has designs of his own on Lily. He wants her to bond with him in order to save his kingdom, which is suffering from the ill effects of global warming.

It all ends happily at Lily's royal birthday ball. Doe, who by this time has fallen in-love with Brody and no longer wants a separation, finds Quince and brings him to Lily's ball. King Whelk, who had told Lily that he had found an ancient ritual to transform humans into mer-people has done this to Quince so now he can be with Lily in whatever environment she ends up in. Lily, in a surprise move just before she's about to sign the documents revoking her status, bonds with Tellen so that together they can help all the undersea kingdoms. This is okay with Quince because it turns out that Tellen had a girl waiting for him all along, so the bond between Tellen and Lily is purely a "bond of convenience."

This sequel, while not as good as the first book, forms a satisfying conclusion to the story. Both books are not for those that hate books with a lot of girlish fluff, but for those that do enjoy it; you will get your fill, and then some
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Jul 11, 2012 Nakita McDonagh rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

So, I finally got round to reading this book. It took me so long because, after Quince and Lily got their happy-ever-after in Forgive my Fins, I was convinced Tera Lynn Childs was about to go and mess that up in the sequel--namely by giving Quince to Doe, Lily's bratty baby cousin, and having Lily fall for a merboy from her past.

Umm, not the case, thankfully!

I read this in one sitting because Lily is presented with new problems--should she sign her title as Queen of Thalassinia and stay on land...more

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Jul 09, 2012 Luna rated it 2 of 5 stars

Recently finished reading Forgive My Fins, and though it wasn't my cup of tea, I somehow found myself diving (haha) into the next installment. I will say this for Childs' series - it has me reading at a voracious rate. The writing is inexpert and the storyline is not particularly innovative.. and yet. It's just one of those things. Like you know how Lay's proclaims how you can't just have one? It's true. This is sort of the same thing, except the chips are books in the Fins series, and they don'...more

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Apr 21, 2012 Liz rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

3.5/5

Fins are Forever was an enjoyable follow-up to Forgive My Fins that explored Lily’s decision to give up her title as Princess in order to live on land with Quince. While I did think some things seemed a little bit unbelievable, it was a lot of fun and a great addition to the series.

Lily was going through some troubles in this book and was pretty unsure of herself throughout. She had given up her throne, but kept wondering whether she had done the right thing – she wanted to be with Quince,...more 3.5/5

Fins are Forever was an enjoyable follow-up to Forgive My Fins that explored Lily’s decision to give up her title as Princess in order to live on land with Quince. While I did think some things seemed a little bit unbelievable, it was a lot of fun and a great addition to the series.

Lily was going through some troubles in this book and was pretty unsure of herself throughout. She had given up her throne, but kept wondering whether she had done the right thing – she wanted to be with Quince, yet she was also missing her home in the ocean. Then to make matters worse, Lily’s cousin Dosinia was exiled and sent to live with her. Dosinia was a troublemaker from the start, flirting with Lily’s ex-crush Brody and almost revealing their mermaid secret, and she refused to say why she had been exiled in the first place, making Lily’s job of watching over her even harder. I felt bad for Lily at times, because even though she was a little naive and sometimes made matters worse for herself, she was stuck with babysitting her out of control cousin, and was also struggling with inner turmoil – she had yet to tell Quince that she had given up her throne for him and was putting it off more and more. It was a hard time for her, especially when her childhood friend Tellin showed up, claiming that Lily could keep her title if she listened to his plan.

Tellin seemed to be only a minor character, and showed up towards the end, but his appearance had a big impact on the story. I didn’t really like him much at first and felt he was only there to interfere, but he grew on me, and while I thought the ending was very strange (I can’t imagine living in such a situation), I’m glad it ended that way because I think Tellin deserved to be helped. He was under a lot of stress and pressure, I can see why he was so frantic and desperate for Lily’s aid. I imagine he will become a much more important character in the next book.

While I liked most of the characters in the book (even Doe, who grew on me!), I did find some of their actions hard to believe. In the first book, I found it really odd that Quince would have been willing to give up everything: his family, his future career/education, his friends, his home, even his very way of life to go and be with Lily in Thalassinia forever. I mean, he was so young, and to be making such life-altering decisions and declaring his undying love at that age just made me think that he was a bit immature to think his feelings would never change. Despite my reservations though, I accepted it and went in to book two thinking that maybe the characters would be more developed and mature. However, the same thing happened again, but this time with Dosinia and Brody. Brody barely knew Dosinia at all, had barely even spoken to her and yet seemed perfectly fine to give up his life on land for her! It just seemed a bit too much, a bit too unrealistic. I can’t think of many teens that would be willing to give up so much for someone, even if they were supposedly madly in love with them.

I think Fins are Forever had more going on than book one. The plot really developed and I like the direction it seems to be heading. It was well-paced and I finished it pretty quickly, though the cliffhanger-type ending (it wasn't exactly a cliffhanger, but it definitely left me wanting more) made me wish I read it a bit slower, seeing as the next book won’t be out for a while.

Overall, Fins are Forever was a great sequel, and while I didn’t perhaps enjoy it as much as the first one, I would recommend this series to fans of mermaid books because it’s definitely an interesting take on the mermaid world. I’m already excited for the next book!(less)

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Apr 10, 2012 Siobhan (Totally Bookalicious) rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

After finishing Forgive My Fins and completely falling in love with it, I was both excited and anxious about starting Fins Are Forever. Excited because I was looking forward to reading more about Lily and her story but anxious because usually the sequels rarely live up to the first book. However, I had nothing to be anxious about. Fins Are Forever is every bit as fun, cute and quick as the previous book.

Fins Are Forever continues about a week (I think) after the end of book 1 when Lily realises...more After finishing Forgive My Fins and completely falling in love with it, I was both excited and anxious about starting Fins Are Forever. Excited because I was looking forward to reading more about Lily and her story but anxious because usually the sequels rarely live up to the first book. However, I had nothing to be anxious about. Fins Are Forever is every bit as fun, cute and quick as the previous book.

Fins Are Forever continues about a week (I think) after the end of book 1 when Lily realises she is in love with Quince. They are officially girlfriend and boyfriend and every is going smoothly until her cousin Dosinia shows up on her door step after being exiled for Thalassinia and its Lily's duty to set Dosinia on the right path. But of course things don't go to plan and soon Lily is finds herself being forced back to her kingdom where she meets an old friend who offer Lily a solution to giving up her royal title. Soon poor Lily is questioning herself and her choices. Will she make the right decision? Will she be true to her heart or her duty?

So yeah, once again I adored it!!! I really think this series has to be one of the cutest I've read in a good while. With a colourful cast characters, beautiful settings and a fresh and witty storyline it has it all for a fun quick read. And with this installment we have a bit more depth to the storyline.

Lily has grown a little from the previous, and that's mainly due to her relationship with Quince. They are just too cute. She is forced into making some hard decisions in regards of her future royal title. And you really feel for her at certain points because she is trying to work things out and the added pressure of Dosinia showing up doesnt help anything. Now, I have to admit I Love Dosinia. Yeah, she comes across as being selfish and has that I-don't-care-screw-the-world attitude but deep down its clear that she wants to be loved. She needs to be loved - enter Brody, Lily's ex crush. Lol. I really grew to like him. In book 1 I didn't like him. But he matures as a character in this one and I can't wait to see how the the relationships develop between all the characters especially when Tellin, (the old childhood friend) is thrown into the mix. Pretty exciting stuff.

Can't say too much incase I completely spoil the story. The storyline as I said has a bit more depth to it. But it still a very fun read. And super quick because it draws you in and takes over your imaginations making it quite impossible to stop until you get to the very end.

I'm really looking forward to the next book. I have no idea we get it in the UK but hopefully we don't have to wait too long because I have a feeling book 3 is going to be bigger and better!!!(less)

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Sep 23, 2011 Shannon rated it 3 of 5 stars

Fins Are Forever, by Tera Lynn Childs, picks up where Forgive My Fins left off.

Lily and Quince are in love, but are no longer bonded. This means that Quince doesn’t have the ability to “aquarespire,” meaning that he can’t even go home with Lily for a weekend visit. And with her eighteenth birthday quickly approaching, an unbonded Lily must give up her rights to the throne. But choosing a land life with Quince is her best option, (she loves him), so she’s willing to make the sacrifice.

Lily is thr...more Fins Are Forever, by Tera Lynn Childs, picks up where Forgive My Fins left off.

Lily and Quince are in love, but are no longer bonded. This means that Quince doesn’t have the ability to “aquarespire,” meaning that he can’t even go home with Lily for a weekend visit. And with her eighteenth birthday quickly approaching, an unbonded Lily must give up her rights to the throne. But choosing a land life with Quince is her best option, (she loves him), so she’s willing to make the sacrifice.

Lily is thrown for a bit of a loop when Dosinia, (Doe), her bratty younger cousin, shows up on her doorstep. She’s been exiled from the sea and has been sent to Lily, her rehabilitation being Lily’s last required duty as a Thalassinian princess. Apparently, what she has done is so bad that she won’t even tell Lily what it is, only that she hates all humans. Trying to make the best of things, and wanting to show Doe that humans are not monsters that deserve her hatred, Lily (and Aunt Rachel), get Doe enrolled in high school. After only a day out of the water, Doe is fitting in better than Lily ever has, and gains the attention of Brody, Lily’s ex-crush.

While Lily knows that Doe is a selfish brat, she knows she isn’t stupid. So it comes as a complete shock to find that Doe has done the unthinkable and kissed Brody, ensuring the bond. But Doe can’t return to the ocean; the king has stripped her of her transfiguration abilities when she was exiled. So it’s up to Lily to take Brody to Thalassinia to ask her father to grant a separation. Only things don’t go quite as planned. Lily is the one who is temporarily granted the power to conduct a separation, and makes the hard decision to allow Doe and Brody to remain bonded in an attempt to make Doe appreciate, (and even love?), humanity.

But Doe isn’t the only problem facing Lily. She thought she had already made the choice between love and duty, but a friend from the past, and current ocean conditions have her questioning her choices again. Being with Quince means giving up the throne, and the chance to help her kingdom as its ruler. But being the queen others want her to be, the kind that she is beginning to believe she can be, means giving up Quince.

Still an easy, light read like Forgive My Fins, but with a bit more depth. This book actually contained a subplot and shows both Lily and Dosinia maturing and making some difficult and serious decisions. Of course I wanted a specific type of happily-ever-after, but the author had other plans. Still a happily-ever-after ending, but one that took into consideration the responsibilities of Lily and her duty to her kingdom. And also an ending that could be a definite end to the series, or could allow a continuation of the story.(less)

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Aug 17, 2011 Lyn rated it 4 of 5 stars

Fins Are Forever by Tera Lynn Childs was probably my favourite book by far this summer. The characters have grown a lot since we last saw them in Forgive My Fins. They each have their own personality, but some are lacking--from sassy to witty to bratty and so on. The book really grabbed my attention from the cover--it was so colourful and I'm a pretty big fan of The Little Mermaid, so I figured that I'd love another mermaid story.

I did. The book did not disappoint TOO MUCH. It was fun and beachy...more

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Aug 05, 2011 Sara rated it 4 of 5 stars

Fins Are Forever by Tera Lynn Childs is the sequel to Forgive My Fins. The series stars Lily a Mermaid living in the human world. In the last book Lilly got together with her boyfriend Quince and decided that she was going to give up her spot as princess to live in the human world. Things are made more complicated when her cousin comes to stay with her having been exiled from her underwater kingdom and Lilly has to teach her to appreciate humanity.

I like this series. It's sweet and cute. It's fa...more

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Jul 18, 2011 Lily rated it 4 of 5 stars

Fins are forever by Tera Lynn Childs
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On Lily Sanderson’s eighteenth birthday she’ll become just a girl—still a mergirl, true, but signing the renunciation will ink Princess Waterlily of Thalassinia out of existence. That leaves plain old Lily living on land, dating the boy she loves, and trying to master this being-human thing once and for all.
Now that Lily and Quince are together, mer bond or not, she’s almost content to give up her place in the royal suc...more Fins are forever by Tera Lynn Childs
Reviewed by Moirae the fates book reviews
On Lily Sanderson’s eighteenth birthday she’ll become just a girl—still a mergirl, true, but signing the renunciation will ink Princess Waterlily of Thalassinia out of existence. That leaves plain old Lily living on land, dating the boy she loves, and trying to master this being-human thing once and for all.
Now that Lily and Quince are together, mer bond or not, she’s almost content to give up her place in the royal succession of Thalassinia. But just when she thinks she has everything figured out, the waves start to get rough. Lily’s father sends a certain whirlpool-stirring cousin to stay with her on land. What did Doe do to get herself exiled from Thalassinia and stuck in terraped form when everyone knows how much she hates humans? And why why why is she batting her eyelashes at Lily’s former crush, Brody?
The seafoam on the raging surf comes when a merboy from Lily’s past shows up—Tellin asks Lily for something that clouds her view of the horizon. There’s a future with Quince on land, her loyalty to the kingdom in the sea, and Lily tossing on the waves in the middle. Will she find a way to reconcile her love, her duty, and her own dreams?
Tera Lynn Childs’s sequel to Forgive My Fins offers another tail-flicking romance with plenty of fun, sun, and underwater adventure.(Synopsis provided by goodreads)

I had so much fin reading this great beach read book. It picks up where the first one left off and the book was very light hearted and fun.
I loved Lily more in this one then I did in the first and Quince was great as well. The characters developed more during this book which was a great thing to see. We got to see more of Doe in this one then in the first, I wish we could have seen more of Aunt Rachel, hopefully in the next one we get to see more of her.
I loved how this one ended and I loved that we got to see a different part so to speak of Thalassinia that was really fun to see.
I am looking forward to the next book. This is a hard book to review without giving anything away, but the book was very fast paced and very fun.

* Hardcover: 272 pages
* Publisher: Katherine Tegen Books (June 28, 2011)
* Author: Tera Lynn Childs
* Overall rating: **** 4 out of 5 stars
* Cover Art: I like the cover art on this one better then the first.
* Obtained: My personal bookshelf.
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Jul 12, 2011 Thebookbutterfly rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: beach-reads, deserves-a-re-read, girl-pov, magical, protags-i-admire, paranormal, own-2011

My favorite book of last summer was, oddly enough, Forgive My Fins which is a strange thing for me because I've almost always been a contemp girl, but this paranormal read took me by surprise. The general premise didn't bring anything new to the mix: Lily Sanderson was your basic average teenager (except for some pretty rockin' mermaid lingo and she was the princess of her own underwater kingdom which you know, added some awesome-ness to the plot :), Brody was your average good-looking, athletic...more

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Mar 25, 2011 Ellz Readz rated it 3 of 5 stars

My thoughts...Fins are forever is a fun continuation of the first book, Forgive My Fins.

Remember Doe from the first book? She is the evil cousin who despises all humans. Well, she's back and commands attention in Fins Are Forever. She was exiled and now it is Lily's responsibility to help her see the error of her ways. On top of that, Lilly has to deal with the fact that she will be forever relinquishing her title of Princess to be with her true love.

This installment started off a bit slow, bu...more

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Apr 11, 2013 Christoffer Lernö rated it 1 of 5 stars

If I'm mean I could describe this as "take the first book, keep all that was bad in it, ignore most of the character development, rehash the previous story... and you got this book".

Sure, the first book wasn't very deep (pun not intended), but at least it explored a new setting. This book doesn't have that redeeming quality. The main character's unwavering lack of confidence is hard to stomach, and meshes ill with the character development that actually took place in the first book.

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Feb 25, 2013 Silvia rated it 3 of 5 stars

Davvero carina questa saga, e leggendo questo secondo capitolo tutte le mie impressioni positive emerse leggendo il primo libro sono state confermate.
Un fantasy e paranormal fresco e divertente, che tiene incollato alle pagine il lettore dall'inizio alla fine.
In questo secondo libro Lily è alle prese con la festa del suo diciottesimo compleanno, che oltre a gioie porterà anche "dolori", ovvero la rinuncia al trono di Thalassinia per amore dell'umano Quince, ma anche parecchi grattacapi grazie al...more

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Feb 14, 2013 Sabrina (Soter) Sally rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Nel volume precedente Lily ha deciso di rinunciare al trono e vivere una vita sulla terraferma insieme al suo amato Quince. Ma tra lo studio intensivo per passare gli esami d'accesso all'università e diventare biologa marina, i dolci momenti ritagliati con Quince (rimpiangendo il loro legame magico ormai svanito), e il suo compleanno sempre più vicino, un'altro problema piomba tra capo e collo alla nostra sirenetta: l'odiosa cugina Doe è stata esiliata (ricordate il finale del precedente volume?...more

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Nov 03, 2011 Jessi Larie rated it 4 of 5 stars

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OVERALL RATING: 4.5/5

My thoughts:
My first thought upon finishing this book: Ahhhhhhhh.
I love happy endings, and I especially love books that leave no loose ends.

There's trouble in paradise when Lily's squid-brain cousin, Dosinia, shows up to live with her and learn the ways of humans. Things soon get knee-deep as said cousin takes an instant liking to Lily's ex-crush. In an ironic twist of fate, Lily makes an unexpected trip home to visi...more

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Dec 27, 2012 Martina rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. Ancora una volta Tera Lynn Child è riuscita a conquistarmi! "Il bacio della sirena" era un romanzo fresco e divertente, una perfetta lettura capace di trasportarti sotto un ombrellone anche nel bel mezzo dell'inverno. Leggendolo avevo l'impressione di sentire l'acqua infrangersi sopra la mia testa mentre simpatici pesciolini mi scorrazzavano intorno. Così, da quando l'ho finito ho iniziato a pattugliare il web in cerca di notizie sull'uscita di Fins Are Forever, per poter tornare in quel mondo m...more

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Aug 01, 2011 Kayleigh {K-Books} rated it 4 of 5 stars

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I was really looking forward to reading this book. I really enjoyed the first Fins book and couldn't wait to read more of Lily and Quince's story.

Lily chose Quince at the end of Forgive my Fins, which meant she had to give up her roayl heritage and remain on land with him. However as her 18th birthday get closer she questions whether she has chosen the correct thing. Yes, she loved Quince more than anyone, she doesn't doubt that but is giv...more

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Jul 18, 2011 Ronmaes rated it 5 of 5 stars

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Feb 05, 2013 Alex rated it 2 of 5 stars · review of another edition

2,5 in realtà
ll destino della sirena è il secondo capitolo della trilogia Fins,serie YA nata dalla penna di Tera Lynn Childs, ambientata nel mondo delle sirene.
Attendevo da tempo questo sequel, perchè avevo apprezzato il primo capitolo Il bacio della sirena, nel quale ero stata piacevolmente trasportata in un mondo sommerso, fatto di baci, legami e amori inaspettati!
Ringrazio la Tre60 per l'ebook che gentilmente mi ha inviato, perchè ero curiosissima di conoscere come sarebbero proseguite le a...more

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Feb 15, 2012 Michelle rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Dosinia exiled and sent to live with lily who has been tasked with the job of looking after Dosinia and is also part of her 'duty to her kingdom'. Not happy with the situation but unable to do anything about it Lily reluctantly takes responsibility for Dosinia.

It's not all plane sailing and pretty soon Lily has to make a decision. Bond with a mer Prince to save his city and lose Quince, or stay on land with Quince and let the city be destroyed with the changing climate.

I found myself really enjo...more

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Tera Lynn Childs is the award-winning author of the mythology-based OH. MY. GODS. and GODDESS BOOT CAMP, the mermaid tales FORGIVE MY FINS, FINS ARE FOREVER, and JUST FOR FINS (July 3rd, 2012), and a new trilogy about monster-hunting descendants of Medusa beginning with SWEET VENOM and SWEET SHADOWS (September 4, 2012). Tera lives nowhere in particular and spends her time writing wherever she can...more

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“How do you always know just what to say?" I ask.
His laugh rumbles through me. "Practice, I guess."
I pull back and give him a quizzical look.
"I spent three years imagining what I would say to you if you were mine," he says, tugging me close.
"I should hope I know what to say now that I've got you.” — 26 people liked it

“You're watching me, princess." His soft lips spread into an appreciative smile.
"People might get the wrong idea."
"What, that I actually like you now?" I tease.
He shakes his head and leans toward me. "No, that you're trying to see past me to get an eyeful of Benson."

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I shift my gaze to the board and fix an innocent look on my face.
"What makes you think that's the WRONG idea?"
Quince leans even closer and says, "Because you came back for me.” — 11 people liked it

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