I've never read a book that painted a picture as well as Ingo did. I read it several years ago, but Cornwall, England has stuck in my mind ever since. The story centers on the life of twelve-year old Sapphire and her older brother, Conor, and how they find an underwater world in their town's cove. The book was part of a four-story series, but it was definitely the strongest novel of the bunch. I'd reccomend it to anyone who knows how to read.

Sapphire and Conor live in a small beachside house, a hop, skip, and a jump away from the Atlantic Ocean. On one normal summer morning, the two wake up to find their father has dissapeared. And that just begins their journey to find him- whether it's above ground or underwater. And that's how brother and sister find Ingo, an ocean world with mermaids and mermen and dolphins and seals. It's not your typical mermaid story either- don't be decepted from the cover or the short blurb written on the back. It's a fierce battle between Land and Water. It questions anything you've ever read or seen or heard.

Helen Dunmore is probably the most descriptive author ever. Everything she writes comes out with a natural grace, so easy and tireless you think she was born into the story. Even though it was a fantasy story, Sapphire and Conor seemed so real they could have lived down the street from me. Read this book- you won't regret it, I promise.