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Summary: interesting
Review: i, as a teen-reader love classic story-tale renditions. and concidering the litttle mermaid was one of my favorites, i looked foreward to reading this book. i expected something very similar to "the little mermaid", but "Midnight Pearls" has a completly different theme altogether. even though the book was not as i expected, i was still equally impressed. viguie' created a wonderfull story-tale romance for young adult readers.
i do however, feel that the writer could have produced more complex characters. if i recall, the "sea witch" wasn't even introduced untill the near-end of the book. she was created in a rush at the end of the book. if she and other main characters in the book would have been modified, it would have made for a more interesting plot.
all in all this was a nice book to read the fairy-tail romantic.
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Summary: Under the Sea
Review: It all began one day when a fisherman rescued a little girl out of a storm. With no clue as to who she was or where she came from, the fisherman and his wife decided to raise her as their own.Pearl grows into a beautiful, but unusual young woman who is shunned and often feared by the other villagers. The only person who seems to understand her is a handsome young man she has been secretly meeting on the beach since childhood, James. The two begin to wonder if they may have something more than friendship between them, but their different social stations seem to stand in their way. Pearl and James' love seems doomed, until a mysterious stranger appears and changes everything. A very romantic and unique fairytale retelling. One of the best in the series.
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Summary: Midnight Pearls
Review: Midnight Pearls was a very remarkable book. The suspense was miraculous. Pearl (Adriana) gained much confidence and found out what true love really means. Prince James also learned not to miss the important things right in front of you. (...)
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Summary: Midnight Pearls
Review: Midnight Pearls was a very remarkable book. The suspense was miraculous. Pearl (Adriana) gained much confidence and found out what true love really means. Prince James also learned not to miss the important things right in front of you. (...)
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Summary: A Love...Square?
Review: One storm tossed night, a fisherman pulled an unusual little girl out of the sea. She spoke a foreign language and seemed to have no knowledge of her past. The only clue to her identity was a perfect black pearl that she had brought with her out of the sea...so the fisherman and his wife raised her as their own... Years later, Pearl has grown into a stunning beauty, but the villagers are afraid of her because she is different. The only one who understands her is James, the crown prince of Astra, who met Pearl on the beach one day when they were children...and then came to see her at least once a week ever after that. They become the best of friends...but could they ever be something more? They are just beginning to explore the possibility when two mysterious strangers enter their lives...threatening to rip Pearl and James' dreams apart...or will new dreams be found? Read it and find out! Really unique retelling of The Little Mermaid...I loved it!
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Summary: easy and pleasent
Review: overall, this was a really good read. It took absolutly no time to read and it kept your interest. The book was also very interesting to read from a mermaidstory-lovers percpective. It was alot of fun to compair it to the common story by Anderson (the little mermaid). I only gave the story four stars was because, like other people are saying, the end was terribly rushed. You only began to understand and create feelings for the characters in the last thirty pages and the last part was so jamed-packed that you didn't really know what was going on. I definatly recomend this book to anyone if you want a good, fast read. Also, for the editor review: THe common refrence to ther tingling of the spines may asociated with the mermaids power of premanitions, which is talked about when we first meet kale and Faye. happy readings!
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Summary: Fantastic
Review: Rescued from the sea as a small child during a vicious, ravaging storm, Pearl grew up in a spendid small cottage, with a gorgeous view of the ocean, and the castle in which the King and Prince live in. Pearl is an outcast of her small village, with her pale skin, silver hair, and long, spindly legs in which she is always tripping over. But Pearl's secret friendship with the Prince gives her solace, as he is misunderstood just as she is. When suddenly two jealous mermaid's come up from the sea, with their eyes set on Pearl and Prince James. Now the two of them have to try to stay together, when everyone is trying to keep them apart. A fantastic story, based on "The Little Mermaid." Viguie created many lovable characters in this novel filled with fantasy, mystery, suspense, and eventually, a happy ending. A must have for fans of the previous books in the "Once Upon A Time..." series. Erika Sorocco
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Summary: I loved this book.
Review: That's right, I did. I loved it. I love anything about mermaids.
This book kept me locked from the first page to the last. I think I read it in a little more than a day.
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Summary: Not Big on this one guys
Review: This book was very annoying. If you like books with crazy romances this is the book for you. I hated how this book ended. When it was over I threw it at my TV and only touched it agian to put it away on my bookcase. They build you up for one thing and then it gives you another. It was very well written, and general had a very good plot. But most people read these books for the romance in them and not for the plot. It just amazing how someone is in love with some one one minute and the next, they are in love with someone else, everyone is happy, eveyone has a girlfreind or boyfriend, the end. You see I am a fan of cheezy love stories, but this pushes it. I have loved every other book I have read in this series. My reconmendation is that you buy another one of these books, like scarlet moon, the story tellers daughter, or snow. All excellent books. But dont let me stop you. It isnt awful, but decide for yourself, alot of other people seem to like it.
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Summary: Not Big on this one guys
Review: This book was very annoying. If you like books with crazy romances this is the book for you. I hated how this book ended. When it was over I threw it at my TV and only touched it agian to put it away on my bookcase. They build you up for one thing and then it gives you another. It was very well written, and general had a very good plot. But most people read these books for the romance in them and not for the plot. It just amazing how someone is in love with some one one minute and the next, they are in love with someone else, everyone is happy, eveyone has a girlfreind or boyfriend, the end. You see I am a fan of cheezy love stories, but this pushes it. I have loved every other book I have read in this series. My reconmendation is that you buy another one of these books, like scarlet moon, the story tellers daughter, or snow. All excellent books. But dont let me stop you. It isnt awful, but decide for yourself, alot of other people seem to like it.
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