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    Seven Tears into the Sea
    Seven Tears into the Sea
    Seven Tears into the Sea
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    Seven Tears into the Sea

    By Terri Farley

    3.5/5

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    Beckon the sea,
    I'll come to thee....
    Shed seven tears,
    perchance seven years....
    At the age of ten, Gwen Cooke had a strange encounter with a boy with dark, slightly tilted eyes. He came to her on the beach, whispered strange words in her ear, and then disappeared. Shortly thereafter, her family moved away from their seaside home and Gwen never saw the boy again.
    Now seventeen, Gwen is returning to her childhood home. Her nana asked her to come. But Gwen knows it's time to go back for another reason: She yearns for the sea. Perhaps the sea itself is calling to her. Perhaps the memory of the boy and his haunting words are drawing her back to the place they met. Perhaps it's time for her to face her destiny.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherSimon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
    Release dateMay 11, 2010
    ISBN9781439120750
    Seven Tears into the Sea
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    Terri Farley

    Terri Farley is the author of the Phantom Stallion series. Her research for the series led to her awareness of mustangs and the challenges they face. Terri lives in Verdi, Nevada. Learn more about Terri and her work at terrifarley.com.

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    • 5/5
      This one I couldn’t put down. I’ll be waiting for a sequel!
    • 1/5
      I've read plenty of selkie stories before so even that didn't bring much interest to the story. The writing was only "okay" and the story was kind of quick, predictable, and utterly forgettable. very underdeveloped, does NOT draw you in at all. The only memorable part is how abrupt and unsatisfying the ending is.

      1 person found this helpful

    • 4/5
      A coming-of-age story, with a romance and some supernatural bits thrown in. I enjoyed it quite a bit. It was a refreshing YA story with enjoyable outside details and interesting other bits.
    • 1/5
      If I wanted to read all about mundane things, like how to make tea and what it's like to have a grandmother who runs an inn, then I would have enjoyed this book. Instead, I was misled into thinking this book would have a plot. I chose this book because I thought it might have something to do with mermaids or have something interesting to add to mermaid lore. I was hoping for, at least, an interesting and dreamy description of life by the sea. I did not get this. Instead a got a poorly pieced together story, an under-developed legend, a half-baked romance, and one of the most lifeless protagonists I've ever read.

      1 person found this helpful

    • 5/5
      This is the first time I ever hear of selkies. As per Wikipedia - Selkies (also known as silkies or selchies) are mythological creatures that are found in Faroese, Icelandic, Irish, and Scottish folklore. Selkies are able to become human by taking off their seal skins, and can return to seal form by putting it back on.In Seven Tears Into the Sea, Ms. Farley tells the tale of a selkie boy and his lady love. What I most enjoyed about this story was the writing - it flows with a lyrical quality making the story sometimes feel sad and other worldly, yet there were times that were light and funny. Her characters are realistically portrayed although there is a paranormal element. The descriptions of the beach, the town, and the bed and breakfast where Gwen is helping out at during the summer, really give it a relaxed feel but at the same time there are so many moments where it feels whimsical - almost like a modern day fairytale.The story is told through Gwen's perspective so you only get to see and feel what she does. I wish we would have learned a little bit more of Jesse - this would be my only complaint. But I was still pleased with the story as told through Gwen's eyes. The relationship that forms between them is sigh worthy and even tear inducing (on my part). All in all, this was a lovely story. Ms. Farley masterfully uses the selkie myths and interweaves them into this story - making it a poignant yet mesmerizing read. I found it to be a very refreshing, unique and the perfect summer read.

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    • 1/5
      If I wanted to read all about mundane things, like how to make tea and what it's like to have a grandmother who runs an inn, then I would have enjoyed this book. Instead, I was misled into thinking this book would have a plot. I chose this book because I thought it might have something to do with mermaids or have something interesting to add to mermaid lore. I was hoping for, at least, an interesting and dreamy description of life by the sea. I did not get this. Instead a got a poorly pieced together story, an under-developed legend, a half-baked romance, and one of the most lifeless protagonists I've ever read.
    • 3/5
      I must admit: I wasn't crazy about this book. First of all, it was kind of confusing. It didn't seem well--developed and Gwen was likeable, but Jessie wasn't my favorite. In my opinion, go more for "Sea Change" by Aimee Friedman.
    • 3/5
      If you liked Twilight, you'll like this. Gwen is finally able to get away from her over-protective parents by spending the summer in her grandparents' summer cottage in their tiny coastal town. She gets nervous when the local "bad boy" takes an unwanted interest in her, but a gorgeous and mysterious boy named Jessie comes to her rescue.
    • 5/5
      Seven Tears into the sea is a modern romance story of Celtic tales of Selkies. The main character Gwen had an encounter with a mysterious man when she was little. Her family believes that she was molested and moves away. At 17, she is brought back to help her Grandma with her bed and breakfast. There is meets the same boy who actually saved her life many years ago. The practical Gwen falls head over heels with him and it takes her a while to figure out that he isn't all that he seems. There is a tragic ending (not death though) to their romance with keeps in line with the old tales of selkies. Terri Farley is better known for her Phantom Stallion series, but she continues the idea of the relationship between humans and animals with twist of romance. The book contains the common fantasy theme of magic, with the transformation between a sea lion and human. The book gives away the identity of the mystery man at the very beginning and can frustrate the reader when it takes Gwen so long to come to the realization. I found myself wanting to know what happened next after putting the book down. Farley does a good job at drawing the reader in and making them feel as if they are part of the book. The romance in this book, while is the most important theme in the book, doesn't cross the line that many teenage books cross. This books is good for 7th graders and up.
    • 2/5
      I couldn't really get into this book. It seemed so interesting, and I was excited to read it but the plot seemed to drag. The beginning felt so slow and then once things started to progress, I felt it ended abruptly.The plot, I thought, was original. I had never read a story about a selkie. A selkie, Jesse, falls in love with our main character, Gwen--a normal human girl, when he comes to human form on land. This relationship happens so fast that I never felt a true connection between the two of them. Their love comes so suddenly that I couldn't connect to the emotions the characters felt. There was suppose to be mystery appeal to this book but it didn't give me any sense of suspense and was rather predictable.I wanted to like this book but I often found myself putting it down in favor of some other activity. In the end, I didn't really care what happened to Gwen and her relationship with her selkie. I'm sure I will have completely forgotten this story in days.
    • 5/5
      Seven Tears into the sea is a modern romance story of Celtic tales of Selkies. The main character Gwen had an encounter with a mysterious man when she was little. Her family believes that she was molested and moves away. At 17, she is brought back to help her Grandma with her bed and breakfast. There is meets the same boy who actually saved her life many years ago. The practical Gwen falls head over heels with him and it takes her a while to figure out that he isn't all that he seems. There is a tragic ending (not death though) to their romance with keeps in line with the old tales of selkies. Terri Farley is better known for her Phantom Stallion series, but she continues the idea of the relationship between humans and animals with twist of romance. The book contains the common fantasy theme of magic, with the transformation between a sea lion and human. The book gives away the identity of the mystery man at the very beginning and can frustrate the reader when it takes Gwen so long to come to the realization. I found myself wanting to know what happened next after putting the book down. Farley does a good job at drawing the reader in and making them feel as if they are part of the book. The romance in this book, while is the most important theme in the book, doesn't cross the line that many teenage books cross. This books is good for 7th graders and up.
    • 2/5
      I was really looking forward to reading this book: the description was intriguing, and who doesn't like a good selkie-related tale? Well, I definitely won't be reading it again, and I'm very glad I stuck with reading a library copy rather than buying it. Gwen Cooke has only recently gotten her driver's license, and has over-protective parents... who just deposited her at the beach to spend a whole summer living by herself in a cottage, nominally supervised by her slightly ditsy grandmother, who has a broken leg and manages a bed & breakfast a distance up the beach. The same beach where Gwen may or may not have been molested as a seven year-old. Okay: so suspend reality there, and get ready to keep suspending it, because with all the rest of the plot holes, you're going to need some serious reality suspension to make it through to the end of the book.The character development is basically non-existent, and many of the characters are stock, and poorly done, at that. Gwen's supposed best friends make few appearances, and are unappealing when they do. Her mother never enters the story at all. Gwen's love interest, Jesse, the selkie, is well-known to the townsfolk, but can only see Gwen for a few days every seven years. The psychologist whom Gwen is terrified of meeting again is never actually met, and the much pierced and made-up girl from the street fair never materializes into much of a threat, romantic or otherwise. Even obnoxious and ultimately shark-eaten Zack is a fairly cardboard bully whose supposed fascination with Gwen is doubtful.Overall, this just wasn't my cup of tea, but as it has received several very positive ratings, I may be missing something.

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