What Are You Reading Now?

[Literally]

I am really liking it so far. I think that Tristan's "voice" is very authentic it's hard writing for the opposite of your sex, but I think she does it well!). He's very sweet, but with just the right amount of bad boy thrown in there.

Is there anything specific that has been turning you off from reading it? Maybe that would help me better explain the book to you.

[Randi]

I've gotta get my hands on Tangled Tides and The Vicious Deep before I do anything, I swear.

But right now, I'm reading Cinder and it is frakking awesome.

[Literally]

If you use NetGalley, The Vicious Deep is on there right now.

[Caitriona]

Jennifer wrote: "Caitriona wrote: "I'm reading 'Distant Waves' by Suzanne Weyn, which SOUNDS like a merbook but is actually set on RMS Titanic. I've got all caught up in the Titanic-mania going around, and am growi..."

No, but I've seen them on Goodreads before. Are they any good? :)

[Literally]

I read them years and years ago, probably when they were first published, and I remember really liking them.

[Howard]

MerFans,

Amazon has announced the release of Tracy Deebs next installment in the Tempest series. Naturally, I pre-ordered for my Kindle. :-) The date is June 5th.

[Howard]

Garrett wrote: "I've been thinking about reading these. The stories sound amazing, but I'd probably have to hide the cover. :D"

That's one disadvantage a Kindle does not have! ;-)

[Dana]

Goodness, I feel like I haven't been around here in ages! I picked up a copy and am just started reading . And I gotta say, I do really like it. I like the fact that the main character is a guy. Don't get me wrong, I love mermaids, but I feel like mermen need some representation too.

Oh, and because I see the mention of both and ...I read those both when they first came out and loved them. Actually, I still have the two books and really have been meaning to give them a reread.

[Mary]

Finshed: and and Now reading: and

[Randi]

Sea Change is pretty decent. A little atmospheric romance.


I'm currently reading Tangled Tides and it's pretty good :)

[Howard]

Guitar Chick wrote: "Sea Change is pretty decent. A little atmospheric romance.


I'm currently reading Tangled Tides and it's pretty good :)"

Tangled Tides didn't do too much for me. It seemed that author had found a way to combine vampires & mermaids in one story. To each, their own.

[Literally]

That doesn't sound very appealing to me: vampires + mermaids. :-( I DL'd it on the free day, so eventually I'll get to it, but I am less excited now. (Sorry Karen, if you're lurking. I promise to give it a fair shot anyway!)

[Randi]

Yeah, I'm not really digging all the bloodsucking and pseudo drugs, but some of the aspects are pretty cool.

[Howard]

I just finished (the review will be up in the next day or so) and am ready to start . I'm trying to clear the decks for at the end of this month.

[Randi]

I'm currently reading Lies Beneath and am quite enjoying it :)

[Howard]

I can tell that the buzz for is building. I have copies of my 4 & 5 star reviews on my blog and I've started getting a lot of hits w/ Everblue in the search phrase.

[oliviasbooks]

I just bought a very cheap, used copy of . We'll see.

[Howard]

oliviasbooks wrote: "I just bought a very cheap, used copy of
. We'll see."

Sounds like a nice bit of fluff for summer reading. Keep us apprised.

[oliviasbooks]

Howard, you changed the title while quoting me! A naked chest of a merman- that's hm. Well, what should he wear. But that pulled-down jeans guy? No way.

[Howard]

oliviasbooks wrote: "Howard, you changed the title while quoting me! A naked chest of a merman- that's hm. Well, what should he wear. But that pulled-down jeans guy? No way."

Olivia,
Actually, that was done for me by Goodreads. I clicked on "reply" and when the quoted material popped up, so did the buff dude with the low-slung jeans. I'm not particularly fond of that cover which appears to be from a totally different book.
I'm going to edit the reply to see if I can fix things.

[Howard]

oliviasbooks wrote: "Howard, you changed the title while quoting me! A naked chest of a merman- that's hm. Well, what should he wear. But that pulled-down jeans guy? No way."
There! All fixed!

[oliviasbooks]

I stopped after two chapters, Howard. Too silly: http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

[Howard]

oliviasbooks wrote: "I stopped after two chapters, Howard. Too silly: http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/..."

Well, if that was too silly for you, be sure to give the Seaborne trilogy by Catherine Irons a miss. The 1st book was OK & you really felt for the heroine but the 2nd book was all over the map. I'm scared to think what the 3rd book - due out this summer - will be like. The only reason I'm going to read it is because I've read the 1st 2. No. 3, however, will be pretty far down on my list.

[Randi]

I just finished Fever Crumb and it was amazing. Five stars.

I'm just starting Legend and I'm also really impressed with this one.

[Naomi]

Guitar Chick wrote: "I've gotta get my hands on Tangled Tides and The Vicious Deep before I do anything, I swear.

But right now, I'm reading Cinder and it is frakking awesome."

I really liked Tangled Tides. I thought some pieces of it could have been cut out for story quality, but still a good read. :)

[Naomi]

I'm reading and am 66% through with it, and I think I'm putting it down. So boring. Cardboard characters, too many adjectives, etc. I want to finish it because I've been so looking forward to reading this one, and it's a mermaid book for goodness sake, but it's so painful...

[Naomi]

I did just get the other day, so I'm hoping I enjoy it. I was super excited for the year of the mermaid novel, and so far I have yet to fall in love with one of them. :(

[Randi]

Rachel wrote: "I'm reading and am 66% through with it, and I think I'm putting it down. So boring. Cardboard characters, too many adjectives, etc. I want to finish it because I've been so looki..."

I loathed Wrecked. It's like some kind of knock off of Sea Change and it's just not very good at all.

The Vicious Deep however, is on my favorite merbooks of all time list.

[Naomi]

Guitar Chick wrote: "Rachel wrote: "I'm reading and am 66% through with it, and I think I'm putting it down. So boring. Cardboard characters, too many adjectives, etc. I want to finish it because I'v..."

Really? Because I ADORE mermaids. I've even written a novel with mermaid-type creatures that I'm trying to get published. So I was super excited to see this new trend, but so far all the mermaid books I've read were either good, okay, or bad. Nothing amazing. And of the good books, only one made that list!

[Naomi]

Oh, and speaking of me trying to get published, I was on TOR's publishing site and saw a book coming out this year with merpeople in it. It's the second in a series though. It's

[Randi]

I'll take a look at it :) thanks for the tip. And good luck with the publishing! If you need any editing help, I'd be glad to take a look.

[Garrett]

I bought today at Barnes & Noble, and I can't wait to start it. The cover is even more beautiful in person! Plus the whole concept of a "mermaid versus human war" that the summary mentions has me intrigued.

[Dana]

I've read all three of Judi Fennell Tritone series and they were alright. Could they have been better? Yes. But for what they were, I didn't mind them too much.

The Vicious Deep and Tangled Tides are the two most recent mer reads for me. Out of the two, I have to say I enjoyed The Vicious Deep better. And I think the biggest draw for me was the fact that the main character was a merman. I love mermaids, but I feel we never get too many male leads unless they are selkies (which is cool, too, but mermen are just as neat). Tangled Tides was interesting, but I'm not sure if it was for me. I'm sure I'll pick up the sequel(s), but I won't be rushing out to get them.

Next up on my To Read Mer List is:
Ripple Lost Voices Of Poseidon. So far it looks like quite a few of you have already read or are reading those three, so I'm hoping to enjoy them. :)

[Naomi]

I liked Ripple. It's a different spin on the mermaid thing, and I liked that it took place in the Pacific Northwest. :)

Lost Voices was okay. I didn't much enjoy it because it just seemed to drag.

[Garrett]

Dana wrote: "I've read all three of Judi Fennell Tritone series and they were alright. Could they have been better? Yes. But for what they were, I didn't mind them too much.

The Vicious Deep and Tangled Tides ..."

Of Poseidon's probably next on my to-read list. I started it weeks ago, but for some reason I never got around to it, probably because I got another book in the mail and started reading that one and just forgot to go back to Of Poseidon.

[Randi]

I was lucky enough to read a copy Waking Storms a few months ago, and if you only sort of liked Lost Voices, Waking Storms is going to blow you away. It's better in every way.

[Dana]

Just finished and didn't think it was half bad. Kinda saw the ending coming, so I'm curious to see how book two is.

[Howard]

I'm finishing up having read both and over the past 9 or 10 days. Not sure what I'm going to do about a review yet.

[Garrett]

Howard wrote: "I'm finishing up having read both and over the past 9 or 10 days. Not sure what I'm going to do about a review yet."

I need to finish these. I got copies from the author for review. And also, I tried to get you permission to write on the blog, Howard. Blogger has changed their layout, so I'm not sure how to add a new blog author. But I'll find out how. I know there's a way on there somewhere... :)

[Randi]

Garrett wrote: "Howard wrote: "I'm finishing up having read both and over the past 9 or 10 days. Not sure what I'm going to do about a review yet."

I ne..."

The Syrenka series was eh to me. I'm not the biggest romance reader, so they were a bit too fluffy to me. But not bad by any means. I just may not have been the reader to read them.

[Howard]

Guitar Chick wrote: "The Syrenka series was eh to me. I'm not the biggest romance reader, so they were a bit too fluffy to me. . . ."
The series I'm (supposedly) working on is going to be something of a romance fantasy so I've been reading any thing in that genre that features our favourite creatures.

[Howard]

I've just started and will dive into tomorrow. Meanwhile, I'm off to the beach with my binoculars. (Ya never know when you might see one!)

[Marie]

I recently finished reading Merminia. It was fantastic! Any suggestions for my next fabulous mermaid read? I prefer e books and under $3.00

[Howard]

Emm wrote: "Howard wrote: "I've just started and will dive into tomorrow. Meanwhile, I'm off to the beach with my binoculars. (Ya never know when you might see..."
Emm,
You're in the review queue. Unfortunately, there's 3 other books ahead of you. I will say, however, that your book is a very clean read. (No typos, grammatical errors, misused words, etc.)

[Howard]

Emm wrote: "Howard wrote: "I've just started and will dive into tomorrow. Meanwhile, I'm off to the beach with my binoculars. (Ya never know ..."

Emm, Merminia has been reviewed. It is an amazing story. Thank you for creating it.

[Howard]

It was my pleasure. You earned every bit of it.

[oliviasbooks]

I plan to finish off the to-be-read mermaid titles on my shelf in October: , and ... but I don't think I will be in the mood for .

[Randi]

Yeah, Black Waters looks to be pretty different from the others. Tell me how Florence is, it reminds of Florence + The Machine when I see the cover so I'm interested.

[oliviasbooks]

Will do!

[Kara]

Try RESTRICTED WATERS. I recently published this YA SCI-FI Adventure Fantasy with a mermaid theme and would love to have some feedback. (note: it's not a traditional mermaid romance story).

I'm running a FREE e-book promotion this week on Amazon. it's called RESTRICTED WATERS, by KARA LYNN CONYER. http://amzn.to/NlWBWU

It's only available in kindle form during this promotion, but you can reply to this post and I'll send it to you in another format.

Check it out and let me know what you think.