tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3174565204146611498.post1008679807803995131..comments2023-11-25T11:02:34.603-07:00Comments on Books and Things: Monstrous Beauty by Elizabeth FamaMelissa (Books and Things)http://www.blogger.com/profile/00074452958853212024noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3174565204146611498.post-73181252258820895092012-09-05T17:21:34.959-06:002012-09-05T17:21:34.959-06:00I tried a couple of mermaid books this past year a...I tried a couple of mermaid books this past year and wasn't impressed ( I don't think I finished either one) but this one does sound tempting. Simchahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14730042073954228379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3174565204146611498.post-34941049833462052332012-09-05T02:18:04.318-06:002012-09-05T02:18:04.318-06:00Nice review, glad you enjoyed it.Nice review, glad you enjoyed it.Aurianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04538247058229504410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3174565204146611498.post-28088937688628550682012-09-04T21:25:45.538-06:002012-09-04T21:25:45.538-06:00Awesome review! I love that this book is different...Awesome review! I love that this book is different that other mermaid story. Nice review!<br /><br />P.S. I love your new header!!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06256994715274614059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3174565204146611498.post-80554640952548355082012-09-04T20:52:00.872-06:002012-09-04T20:52:00.872-06:00Mermaids are swimming all over the YA book scene n...Mermaids are swimming all over the YA book scene nowadays. I haven't been tempted yet, but something about this synopsis makes me want to dive in the genre. Maybe I should watch Splash first :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3174565204146611498.post-31071570424274798652012-09-04T17:58:29.672-06:002012-09-04T17:58:29.672-06:00Oh this sounds like a great mermaid tale. Thank yo...Oh this sounds like a great mermaid tale. Thank you!Melissa (My World...in words and pages)https://www.blogger.com/profile/09621830513280969319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3174565204146611498.post-57018828551798328362012-09-04T13:08:57.461-06:002012-09-04T13:08:57.461-06:00@Jenny and Heather... the organ eating was an old ...@Jenny and Heather... the organ eating was an old myth for mermaids to emulate humans. Yum... :PMelissa (Books and Things)https://www.blogger.com/profile/00074452958853212024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3174565204146611498.post-41028406050482977162012-09-04T12:19:48.647-06:002012-09-04T12:19:48.647-06:00First I love the new blog header! Probably my fav!...First I love the new blog header! Probably my fav! Second I agree about the covers, I like the first one. I have this for review and now I am more enthisiastic about it since I am reading great reviews and I like the historical setting. I must admit, though, I am burned out on mermaid books! Heidi@Rainy Day Ramblingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05984216720423826256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3174565204146611498.post-39336256450530109342012-09-04T12:11:19.243-06:002012-09-04T12:11:19.243-06:00Really curious about this one. All the other merma...Really curious about this one. All the other mermaid stories seem to have a certain "Little Mermaid" quality to them, you know? I like how this one harks back to the original tale and then invents its own mythology. This one is on my tbr pile!Rummanah Aasihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12119402559076729383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3174565204146611498.post-56428453257745655812012-09-04T11:49:16.069-06:002012-09-04T11:49:16.069-06:00I did wonder since I saw that other cover around f...I did wonder since I saw that other cover around first and loved it, while this is frankly just boringBlodeueddhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03435479623560871881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3174565204146611498.post-76791964985147920652012-09-04T10:06:01.298-06:002012-09-04T10:06:01.298-06:00I liked the first cover much better as well. I won...I liked the first cover much better as well. I wonder what made them change it. You liked this one better than me. I thought the beginning was kind of shaky and I never liked Hester until the very end. The strong emotions she felt in the beginning and her reactions to them just seemed so implausible to me. Her intense anger was one I really didn't get.<br />But I will agree, definitely dark and the body part eating, YUCKO!<br /><br />HeatherBURIED IN BOOKShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18205451716054533728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3174565204146611498.post-53852947361685677462012-09-04T09:06:39.658-06:002012-09-04T09:06:39.658-06:00I really liked the original cover too Melissa! It ...I really liked the original cover too Melissa! It had that darker quality to it that I thought fit the book, the new cover is pretty, but it's all bright and colorful when the book definitely is not. I really liked how the past and present came together in this book as well, I thought it was brilliantly done. I could have done without a couple scenes (like the lung-eating) though. *shudders*Jennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14199685365145765394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3174565204146611498.post-26894108585980829712012-09-04T08:13:14.356-06:002012-09-04T08:13:14.356-06:00I do like the original cover better as well. It i...I do like the original cover better as well. It is more intriguing and I'd be more likely to pick it up.<br /><br />I haven't read many books involving mermaid mythology. I love that this books sounds darker than your typical mermaid book. Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16539839965528274907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3174565204146611498.post-27611528086681407992012-09-04T07:40:56.060-06:002012-09-04T07:40:56.060-06:00Oh your mer-stories! :) I love that they are maki...Oh your mer-stories! :) I love that they are making a splash in the literary world!Felicia the Geeky Bloggerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03960623537536038059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3174565204146611498.post-1654890356572310842012-09-04T04:54:34.877-06:002012-09-04T04:54:34.877-06:00Oh I need to read more books about mermaids! Reall...Oh I need to read more books about mermaids! Really I think it's always awesome, I'll have to check this one out. Mellianehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16406103812986322082noreply@blogger.com