Ratings

Content Ratings based on a 0-5 scale where
0 = no objectionable content and
5 = an excessive or disturbing level of content

Guide to Rating System

LANGUAGE

VIOLENCE

SEXUAL CONTENT

ADULT THEMES

Ratings Explanation

Language:  There are frequent exclamations involving Deity (God, Lord), frequent uses of mild swearing (hell, damn, ass) and one instance of the “B” word.  Terms such as slut and hag are also used.

Violence:  A young girl is drunk and attacks another girl.  There is pushing and hitting and someone says, “Kick the crap out of her.”  Ethan is in a surfing accident and has to have stitches in his head.  Marina cuts up her feet when sleepwalking outside and also needs medical care and stitches.  Sea lions attack Marina, hurting her.   Mermaids force Marina under water and strip her naked.

Sexual Content:  Marina observes a guy take his shirt off saying he is equal to any underwear model she has ever seen.  There is a mermaid who is naked on the top, revealing her breasts.  There are several instances of kissing.  Marina’s aunt slept with a married man and got pregnant.  Aunt Abby sleeps with Ethan’s dad.  Mermaids tear away Marina’s clothing until she is stripped naked.  Ethan sleeps in the bed with Marina although nothing happens.

Adult Themes:  Cruz deals with never knowing who his father is.  There is a scene in the books with a psychic.  There is also underage drinking and aggression.

Synopsis

Marina has spent most of her life traveling the world with her scientist dad.  Life has been good and Marina has no complaints until her father tells her she is going to stay with her aunt and attend a public school for the first time in her life while he leaves for a year to work on his own.  Aptos, California is a beach town full of surfers and sunshine.  Marina has no idea how this move will change her whole life.  After nearly drowning, not once, but twice, Marina takes swimming and surfing lessons from Ethan, the hottest guy in town.  Marina feels herself drawn to the ocean and to Ethan.  One grounds her and makes her feel safe, the other torments her, even in her dreams.

If you love paranormal romance with a bit of action thrown in, this could just be the book for you.  If you love mermaid tales, you will enjoy this.  I wouldn’t say I’m a paranormal romance junkie or a mermaid lover either, but who doesn’t love a book that can pull you in and entertain you?  That’s what this book was for me.  It took me a bit to get into this book, but when I did, it was sure hard to pull me out.  This is an ebook available on Amazon and Smashwords.  This is a YA book, which I would keep to the upper end of that range.  My thanks to Derrolyn for sending me her book to read and review.