I gave it 2 stars for concept and an overall positive message about families, but the book was predictable, whiny, and not one that I plan to read any sequels to. Would it really have been THAT hard for the author to look at a measuring tape before describing their 7th grade heroine as three feet eight inches tall? My first graders are taller than that! The final straw for me was when the author described Emily's height. I understand that the author might be trying to show his imperfections, but how can someone be a god, when they're just as petulant as the seventh grader who's lecturing them? I guess I expect more from my gods than individuals who get blustery over being addressed as "sir". Neptune, although he does the right thing in the end, was a disappointment too.
The speech Emily gives Neptune, the sea god, at the end is suppose to be a moving defense of love and families but came across as trite. As the Kraken rises from the deep, putting the future of the islanders in jeopardy, Emily makes a desperate attempt to save them.The plot idea is interesting - a seventh grade girl finds out she's a mermaid when her legs become a tail the first time she's submerged in water for swim lessons - but the writing itself is weak (unless you like books with manipulative "you aren't my friend unless you do this" girl talk). That is, until Emily ruins everything by waking a legendary sea monster known as the Kraken from its hundred-year sleep.
To Emily Windsnap - half mermaid, half human - her new home is perfect. Picture an island set in a glittering blue sea, sparkling with white sand and palm trees, a secret place where humans and merfolk live together and where a girl who grows a mermaid's tail when she enters the water is not considered a problem. Emily Windsnap and the Monster from the DeepĪn enchanting tale with a fabulous monster, engaging characters, plenty of mermaid magic, and a page-turning story, Liz Kessler's new middle-grade fantasy has all the charm and warmth of its predecessor, THE TAIL OF EMILY WINDSNAP.
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