Water So Deep: Water So Deep, #1
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Seventeen-year-old Emma Harris is drowning on dry land.
No one knows what’s happening to her, and she’d like to keep her evolution from human to mermaid a secret, but the truth is getting harder and harder to hide. From her adoptive family, from her friends, and especially from the irresistible James Phelps.
Her time in the ocean is spent dodging a possessive merman, while her time on land is split between caring for her special-needs brother and squeezing in every last possible moment of human life. She soon realizes falling for James is unavoidable when he constantly comes to Emma’s rescue and somehow manages to see through her carefully constructed icy facade to the vulnerability she lives with every day. Everything about James makes Emma yearn for a life on land she just can't have.
When Emma’s brother disappears on her watch, James is the only person she trusts to help her save him. But even if they can save her brother, nothing can prevent her return to the sea. Whether she likes it or not, Emma is changing—unable to breathe without yielding to the tide—and it's only a matter of time before she's forced to surrender forever.
Nichole Giles
Nichole Giles, the author of DESCENDANT, has lived in Nevada, Arizona, Utah, and Texas. She loves to spend time with her husband and four children, travel to tropical and exotic destinations, drive in the rain with the convertible top down, and play music at full volume so she can sing along.
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Reviews for Water So Deep
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Seventeen-year-old Emma Harris feels like she is drowning on dry land. Not only is that feeling partly due to her slow recovery from a prom night assault perpetrated on her by her boyfriend; it is also beginning to encroach on Emma's life, stealthily creeping into her reality and into her routine. No one really understands what's happening to her, and as much as Emma loves her adoptive family and her friends, she wants to keep her secret to herself - for as long as she can.For the past two years, Emma has been struggling with her evolution from human to mermaid. So far, she has been fairly successful in dealing with the various bizarre impulses, cravings and strange indentations that are suddenly appearing on her body - hiding what she can from her family, her friends, and most especially, the new guy in school, James Phelps. Yet, Emma is finding it increasingly difficult to continue her charade. The truth is beginning to come out, and even her Grandmother - who knows Emma's secret - just doesn't know how to help.Emma's time in the ocean is spent dodging a possessive merman, and her time on land is split between caring for her fourteen-year-old brother Keith, who has special needs and squeezing in every last possible moment from her life as a human. Time is short for Emma, and as much as she tries to avoid it, she is becoming more attached to her life on land. But a normal life is something that Emma is beginning to realize she may never have.Falling for the irresistible James is also unavoidable apparently, especially when it seems he's constantly coming to her rescue. James somehow sees through Emma's carefully constructed icy facade to the vulnerability she lives with every day. He makes her yearn for a life on land that she just can't have.When her brother disappears on Emma's watch, James is the only person she trusts to help her save him. But even if they can save Keith, nothing can prevent Emma's return to the sea. Whether she likes it or not, Emma is changing - unable to breathe without yielding to the tide - and it's only a matter of time before she forced to surrender forever.I absolutely loved reading this book - I really felt for Emma and the situation in which she finds herself. Despite it being a rather fantastic dilemma, I could certainly sympathize with Emma. I was also pleasantly surprised to 'meet' a character with special needs. I haven't read that many books featuring characters with disabilities - so that was refreshing. I give this book a definite A! I'm looking forward to reading more from this author in the future.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/54 starsThis is a fantasy YA novel. It is a clean read. It is easy to follow and I was not ready for the story to end. I hope there will be a second story come out.Emma Harris is in high school. She is hiding a big secret for the last few years. Only her grandmother knows it. Last year she had a horrible experience. This year she has kept more to herself.Emma is turning into a mermaid. She needs to swim in the ocean and with every week she needs to spend more and more time in the water. Soon she will not be able to live on land anymore.A merman has explained to Emma what is happening to her. He also tells her that she has been promised to him as his mate by the King of Atlantis. James Phelps is a new kid in town. He hopes to be able to join the basketball team. He has his own drama with his life. He likes Emma but she keeps telling him no she does not want to date him.This has a lot of teenage drama let alone the fantasy drama. It deals with depression, teen abuse, and special needs students. I think she should have let her parents know a lot sooner. Especially what her adoptive father is researching.I enjoyed reading this story. I want more of this story.I was given this book to read and in return agreed to give a honest review and be part of Water So Deep blog tour.
- Rating: 2 out of 5 stars2/5Emma Harris is not your average seventeen year old, abandoned by her birth parents as an infant Emma never knew anything about where she came from or who she came from. Now almost two decades later the past is catching up to her. Unable to go more than a few days without a trip to the beach to swim Emma knows her time on dry land is running out, and fast. It will be hard enough to say goodbye to the people that raised her, her Mother, Father and her grandmother but saying goodbye to her brother Keith will be the worst part. Add in the new boy at school, James, and Emma will do anything to slow down her metamorphosis. See Emma isn't quite human and in a few short months she'll sprout permanent fins and return to her homeland and her people under the sea. Where do I start? I really liked the idea of this book, anything to do with mermaids catches my eye and I loved the cover but it fell so short of my expectations. Emma, the main character is going through this transformation from human to mermaid, the only person who knows the truth about whats going on is her Gran, her parents are left in the dark. I feel like the back story was lacking, it was a really slow read and I would've loved for there to have been a flashback chapter of her grandmother telling her a more in depth story of how she found her and how she was adopted by her parents. I didn't really like Emma as a character nor did I like James, to be perfectly honest the only reason I finished the book was to see if she found some way to stay and continue taking care of Keith who was by far my favorite part about this story. Merrick shows up every couple of chapters and for the most part is the only other mermaid in the book. He. Was. So. Annoying. Their conversations where so bland and so repetitive. At one point I thought my e-reader had jumped back a couple chapters because it was word for word their last conversation. I feel like for a 'mermaid' book it was lacking... Well... Mermaids. I've only come across one mermaid series that I truly enjoyed (Amanda Hocking's Watersong Series) and I was hoping this one would be able to stand right along side it but that just wasn't the case. I'm assuming that there is going to be a sequel do to the cliff hanger at the end but I won't be continuing on with this series. Until next time, Ginger In compliance with FTC guidelines I am disclosing that this book was given to me for free to review. My review is my honest opinion.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Decent YA story about a girl who grew up human but is becoming a mermaid and, as such, will be forced to leave her human life and live under the sea.I love mermaids. Been fascinated by them since I was a kid. So seeing the beautiful cover and reading the story pitch I was excited to read this book. Overall, it was a decent read. I enjoyed the underlining story which is about a young woman, Emma, who is trying to regain control over physical and emotional abuse as well as deal with her physical changes transitioning from human to mermaid. The abuse shows up in many ways, from her ex boyfriend beating her up and almost raping her, the kids at school blaming her for the ex's criminal conviction to the new 'merman' in her life who states she is to become his mate when she becomes fully water bound (and is pretty forceful about it). The other side to this story is a love interest between her and the new guy in school, James. This relationship is OK but her relationship between her and her brother helps the characters have a bit more dimension. What bothered me so far about the storyline is her lack of faith in her family (who just so happens to be researchers of merfolk/city of Atlantis) to see if they could assist her, lack of faith in herself, some character traits among the varied characters and some drawn out sections of the book.So would I read book two? Yeah I would, but more to see if she can win the battle of the sexes and become a strong mer-woman and take control of her situation rather than the love interest between her and James.Recommended for those who like mermaid stories, transformation stories and/or those that like a little variety in the YA readings.I received this book from author for honest review.