I thought finding the other heroines would have been a major affair, taking up most of the book but it isn’t. Which is why I say the plot was subdued in Deep Blue: because it consisted of smaller dramatic moments and not the epic events I expected. When an author adds a glossary, you can tell that they have really thought everything out for their story and Donnelly is no exception because the world of Deep Blue features a rich history for these characters and their kingdoms. I found out when I had 50 pages left in the book that there is a glossary with people and terms at the back of the book so that helped keep everything fresh when I was reading. The world itself is pretty straightforward but I found the various Latin names/terms were hard to keep track of. I love how Donnelly changed common, everyday idioms and modified them for a “water world”–it really added to the world that she was building. When I started reading Deep Blue, I easily got sucked into the world. The World:ĭeep Blue is a bit of a subdued novel and part of that reason, I think, is that it is building up the world. Sure, most paranormal novels have the BFF female sidekick but there is something about having a whole troop of girls working together that is refreshing to me. For once the heroine isn’t relying on a man or just herself but a group of 5 other girls to accomplish something. It seems to me mermaids are a new trend in YA fiction but I’ve only read a few books about them so I was willing to give this series a shot.īut the biggest reason I wanted to read this was this line in the synopsis “Sera searches for five other mermaid heroines who are scattered across the six seas” - to me that means girl power.

I only read her standalone, Revolution, which was fantastic, but since reading that years ago, I haven’t read anything else by her. I randomly stumbled upon this series, and when I read the synopsis I wanted to read it.

Jennifer Donnelly is one of those critically acclaimed authors that I haven’t read too many books by. Genre: Young Adult, Fantasy, Paranormal, Mythological, Adventure # of Books: 4 (Deep Blue, Rogue Wave, Dark Tide, Sea Spell) Series Review: Is this series worth your time? Does it get better as the novels progress? Or does it get worse? Find out below:

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