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Hopefully so. I have to wait on a lot of releases for paperback anyway.
Sure I will. Is that the 'Damned historical novel' she was so mysterious about?Sisters Red wasn't for me, but I adore As You Wish. And I look forward to Purity although virginity-themed books usually piss me off. Pardon my language.
Possibly. I'd like it if this book focused more on the seawitch, since most versions don't.I've never read a book entirely about virginity. Doesn't seem like something I'd read, but who knows? Maybe I'll give it a try.
So Fathomless now has an official synopsis and a page here on Goodreads. Here's the link to the book:
FATHOMLESS is a companion book to SISTERS RED and SWEETLY, and is a retelling of Hans Christian Anderson’s The Little Mermaid.
Celia Reynolds is the youngest in a set of triplets, and the one with the least valuable power. Anne can see the future, Jane can see the present—therefore essentially read minds—and all Celia can do is see the past.
Lo doesn’t know who she is. Or who she was. Once a human, she is now almost entirely a creature of the sea—an undine, a nymph, a mermaid; all terms too pretty for the soulless creature she knows she’s becoming. The other ocean girls, her “sisters,” tell her there’s only one way for her to earn her soul and humanity back—convince a mortal to love her, and steal his.
Lo thinks a soul is within her grasp when she saves a guitarist, Jude, from drowning. When Celia intervenes, she accidentally reads Lo’s past, calling out Lo’s long-forgotten human name. The two forge a friendship, meeting by the shore to remember Lo’s old life, to talk, to share secrets they’d never tell their “real” sisters.
Yet remembering makes Lo more desperate than ever for a soul– and despite Jude’s blossoming romance with Celia, she can’t resist longing for his. Straddling the line between humanity and darkness, Lo struggles to find her place on either side, while Celia wonders just what she and her power have unleashed. But the sister you choose can be more powerful than those you’re born with– in a fight against Lo’s sisters and the waves themselves, Jude and Celia risk their lives to save Lo from her own darkness. But is a soulless, wanting existence better than none at all?
I think this book sounds amazing and totally unique - it's a version of the Little Mermaid I've never heard before. Although it sounds to me that Celia is the little mermaid, and Lo is the sea witch. Can't wait to read this one.
I reallllllly want to read this. I loved Sisters Red. So happy to see this.
Okay, here's the good news: I found this book at the library and so far it's pretty good.The bad news is that THE MERMAIDS AREN'T MERMAIDS!!!!!!! They all have feet and stuff. I was really looking forward to some underwater life details and tails and what not and she goes the "Siren" route. I mean, they're mermaids, they call themselves that. But no tails. Disappointed.
This is such an awesome adaptation, as far as utilizing aspects of the fairy tale. But it's not really mermaids, but the fairy tale makes them symbolic mermaids. So I'm cool with that.
Shannon wrote: "This is such an awesome adaptation, as far as utilizing aspects of the fairy tale. But it's not really mermaids, but the fairy tale makes them symbolic mermaids. So I'm cool with that."Agreed! It's not mermaids, but it's still a fantastic way to look at the tale!
I'm excited to tell you my debut novel, Mythos, is being published in August, 2013 after two years of writing and rewriting it. It's the first book in the Mer Chronicles. I have always loved mermaids and selkies, so I decided to use both species.
So, just open up a new thread, Heather. That way your book can be found.
Yeah, Heather, that's kind of spamming. It's a bit wrong.
What is spamming? I'm new at this. I see everyone talking about books. I want to do this right, so where should I go so I'm not being "wrong"? All I see are people chatting about books. Mythos is a book, so I apologize I don't know what is right and wrong. I thought I was doing what everyone else was doing.
Heather wrote: "What is spamming? I'm new at this. I see everyone talking about books. I want to do this right, so where should I go so I'm not being "wrong"? All I see are people chatting about books. Mythos is a..."Well, we talk about one specific book in one specific place for discussing the book. So this is specifically just for talking about Fathomless. If you set up a topic for Mythos, it'll help keep everything all organized and stuff.
I've finally read Fathomless. I liked it, but I was a bit confused during the final chapters, because the voices of Lo and Naida weren't very distinctive in my opinion.
Agreed, all the way. But I'm definitely curious to see where the whole thing goes from here.
It's kind of clever how she interweaves the different fairy tales in the separate yet connected installments.
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What do you think, guys? Will you be reading it?