The Moon and The Tide
(Marina’s Tales #2)
Author: Derrolyn Anderson
Publisher: Self-published, 2011
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Just when things seem to be all figured out, Marina discovers that there's a lot more going on behind the scenes than she ever imagined. When a terrible accident exposes her secret, she discovers that her whole life has been one big lie, and has to cope with more than one kind of betrayal.
A dangerous enemy arrives on the scene, putting her bravery to the test and forcing her to use all of her new-found talents to protect her family. Will good win out over evil? Can love triumph over jealousy?
Just when things seem to be all figured out, Marina discovers that there's a lot more going on behind the scenes than she ever imagined. When a terrible accident exposes her secret, she discovers that her whole life has been one big lie, and has to cope with more than one kind of betrayal.
A dangerous enemy arrives on the scene, putting her bravery to the test and forcing her to use all of her new-found talents to protect her family. Will good win out over evil? Can love triumph over jealousy?
My Review:
Marina comes back more determined than ever. The sea still calls for her, luring her to some potentially dangerous situations while surfing. She seems to crave it constantly, obsessing over the sea to the point where she can’t think of anything else but surfing. Since struggling to ignore the call of the sea only makes her more agitated, she decides to manage it. Marina begins to lead a double life in an attempt to calm the need to be in the sea.
Ethan is equal parts scared of Marina’s powers and fascinated by them. What he really fears though is that she will leave, but that’s no reason to want to cage her and control her. He turns out really overprotective and really looses it one time, going so far as yelling at her. Sweet, sweet Ethan…I totally didn’t expect you to do that! Eventually he learns he can’t keep a half mermaid from her sea. But the sea is not safe anymore, not even for the mermaids. One of them has gone missing!
In the end Marina will have to make a choice, between staying or leaving, between running away or daring fate.
I really enjoyed this book much more than the first one. I think it’s definitely because of more inner dialogue and less description. It all just got me so involved that I could get in Marina’s head and live it all through her. I liked the couple of new characters that appeared, and loved the happenings with the old ones.
Again, I hated it when Marina started lying to Ethan again, but I guess I could understand her predicament. If she told him the truth he would flip, and if she didn’t he would still flip when he found out. Ethan’s very strict about being honest, so I was again surprised when he lies to her. Yes, sweet Ethan LIES. That brings on a storm of love problems to Marina’s plate, sending her even more out to the sea.
The end had me clinging to my chair and zipping through the pages. It was a relief how it all turned out, and I can’t wait to read The Fate of the Muse (Marina’s Tales #3) when it comes out!
Favorite Quotes:
“‘Why didn’t you wake me up?’ I asked.
He propped up on his elbows, blinking, ‘You would have sent me to the guest room.”
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“‘Yeah, they put me on the couch. Dad made me promise I’d stay put.’
I turned my back towards him and pulled his arm around me, ‘I didn’t promise anybody anything.”
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“‘You have a tracking device on my car?’ I asked in shock.
‘No dear,’ she replied, ‘It’s in your phone.’
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“I took a deep breath, ‘I find you a sanctimonious, nihilistic bastard,’ I smiled coldly at him, ‘Clever enough for you?”
