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Lady Danielle

Brace yourselves, readers. You're entering a blog with belligerent rants/reviews, chaotic writings, incompetent; pointless fangirling... and, oh yeah, GIFS. Fuckloads of them... did I also mention some swearing? I'm an eighteen-year-old girl majoring in Theatre Arts. I may not be an excellent writer, but gosh, I love doing it.

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Currently reading

Defy
Sara B. Larson
Progress: 40/323 pages
A Clash of Kings
George R.R. Martin
Progress: 280/784 pages
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
J.K. Rowling, Mary GrandPré
Progress: 200/752 pages
The Name of the Wind
Patrick Rothfuss

Lies Beneath by Anne Greenwood Brown

Lies Beneath - Anne Greenwood Brown

'Forget everything you think you know about merpeople. Forget that freaking Ariel, think Silence of the Lambs, think Friday the Thirteenth.'

Yes, forget what you think you know about merpeople. Forget about The Little Mermaid and Ingo. This isn't your favourite fairy-tale story. These merpeople are dark; the only way they can survive is by feeding off of human energy. They're jealous of our emotions -- happiness, love, joy, etc., so they take them away from us. 

This was such a refreshing mermaid tale! After reading Of Poseidon by Anna Banks, I was semi-afraid to pick up another YA novel based on merpeople. I'm so glad I was not disappointed. The details were vivid and riveting. This novel isn't about being under the sea in Atlantica with king Triton and whatnot; rather, it's about Calder White, a merman who's trying to fulfill his sisters' deed on killing Jason Hancock. He has to become close to the daughter, Lily, to gain Hancock's trust and lure him onto the water, but there's only one problem: he's fallen in love and everything completely changes.

Usually I'm always making a big fuss towards the characters; however, I found myself becoming attached to a few. I was not expecting the story to be so good. The way Brown describes the transformation of mermaids, being in the water and absorbing the energy from humans was beyond my expectations. The writing was beautiful and enchanting; the romance was tragic and sweet. I sat in bed for hours until I reached the last page. Nothing about this book was disappointing -- only that it ended and how I have to wait for the next installment in 2013. 

'See the stars?'
She sighed, surrendering. 'Of course.'
'Do you think they can see the sun coming?




Just look at the cover y'all. Look at it. I'm so excited I could squeal. It's also going to be Lily narrating? Pinch me I'm dreaming.