Cover: The cover really did it for me, plus this is Amanda
Hocking's book--the best-selling author of the Trylle
trilogy.
WAKE is based on mermaid myth. Gemma and Harper are sisters
who are totally opposite and yet complement each other.
Harper is practical, straightforward, and a little
overprotective of her little sister; Gemma is carefree,
pretty, and totally in love with swimming. Everything's
normal until three gorgeous girls show up. Penn, Lexi and
Thea, caught everyone's attention, not just because of their
beauty, but because something's eerie with them. The next
thing Gemma knows, she's different. She'd become stronger,
faster and more beautiful. Now she must face the decision of
staying with the ones she loves or embracing her new powers
in a world too dark to imagine.
The plot is good; we have the family issues, sisterly bonds
and fights, developing love interest, one is complicated and
the other is too innocent..:)..the unnaturally beautiful
girls who showed out of nowhere, their sudden interest to
our heroine, the mermaid thing. I say it's amazing how
Hocking mixed all this things to arrive with WAKE.
What I love about WAKE is that we're given two
perspectives, thatof Harper and that of Gemma. I actually
first thought that it's just about Gemma, but as the story
progress, we see a lot from Harper. We see the story unfold
in 2 different ways. We're given insights into what happens
on the other side. Plus, I love the romance. Gemma and the
boy next door, Alex, is cute, but its Harper and Daniel's
romance that greatly affect me. It's cute, funny, with
enough tension and challenge for both of them.
Hocking's brought to life her characters with their depth
and unique personality. In WAKE, the characters develop as
the story goes on. The descriptions were vivid and
mysterious
enough to keep me going. Some readers might find the
pacing a bit slow, but it is the first book in a series, so
I believe that Hocking is giving the details we will need
as the series progresses. The
conversation meanwhile, is genuine and humorous.
WAKE, although a mermaid folktale, is more a tale of
sisterly
bond, that no matter what, a sister is a sister, it's a bond
that can't be broken by differences, tastes, or myth.
Creepy, beautiful with a different take on mermaid lore,
WAKE ends in a cliffhanger that will make everyone crave
for Lullaby---the next book in the series.
Fall under the spell of Wake—the first book in an achingly
beautiful new series by celebrated author Amanda Hocking—and
lose yourself to the Watersong.
Gorgeous. Fearless. Dangerous. They're the kind of girls you
envy; the kind of girls you want to hate. Strangers in town
for the summer, Penn, Lexi and Thea have caught everyone's
attention—but it’s Gemma who’s attracted theirs. She’s the
one they’ve chosen to be part of their group.
Gemma seems to have it all—she’s carefree, pretty, and
falling in love with Alex, the boy next door. He’s always
been just a friend, but this summer they’ve taken their
relationship to the next level, and now there’s no going
back. Then one night, Gemma’s ordinary life changes
forever. She’s taking a late night swim under the stars
when she finds Penn, Lexi and Thea partying on the cove.
They invite her to join them, and the next morning she wakes
up on the beach feeling groggy and sick, knowing something
is different.
Suddenly Gemma is stronger, faster, and more beautiful than
ever. But her new powers come with a terrifying price. And
as she uncovers the truth, she’s is forced to choose between
staying with those she loves—or entering a new world
brimming with dark hungers and unimaginable secrets.
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