Expect my review on Ramblings of an Amateur Writer September 11, 2011: http://wp.me/pPz8s-1Kf


I’m usually not into mermaid like tales. However, I thought this had quite a realistic feel to it (as far as mermaids and realism go). They were truly half fish/half human. None of that Splash nonsense where all you have to do is dry off the fins and they grow legs. Nope, the fish portion stayed fish, and they even reproduced like fish. Weird? Yeah… but totally believable.

The style of Awakening was presented a bit differently than Ms. Thomas’ other works. In fact, I thought I was reading a prologue of sort when I started, as the front was loaded with background information. It didn’t take long to realize I was in the actual story, and Nerina was narrating. Another interesting note about the style: this work had a feel to it as if Nerina was reminiscing about past events. That is, her story was already said and done, but she wanted to tell her experience so she wouldn’t be forgotten. Different. I don’t know if that was the author’s intent or not, but it made me think of reading someone’s diary.

Like the Auction, Awakenings was quite a bit milder as far as the BSDM goes. In fact, the BDSM was implied it would happen in the future rather than occurring onscreen. Instead, Awakening focused on coaxing Nerina into becoming a sexual being rather than dominating her. No spoilers here, so you’ll have to read Awakening for yourself to see how that works out.

Though this was a short work, which was fine, I had hoped for more. Without giving anything away, the ending didn’t quite give me the closure I’d hope for. All the issues were addressed, but one item seemed to be left in limbo.