Title: Lies
Beneath
Author: Anne Greenwood Brown
Publisher: Random House Children’s Books
Source: Netgalley
Rating: 5 stars
Author: Anne Greenwood Brown
Publisher: Random House Children’s Books
Source: Netgalley
Rating: 5 stars
Synopsis:
Calder
White lives in the cold, clear waters of Lake Superior, the only brother in a
family of murderous mermaids. To survive, Calder and his sisters prey on
humans, killing them to absorb their energy. But this summer the underwater
clan targets Jason Hancock out of pure revenge. They blame Hancock for their
mother's death and have been waiting a long time for him to return to his
family's homestead on the lake. Hancock has a fear of water, so to lure him in,
Calder sets out to seduce Hancock's daughter, Lily. Easy enough—especially as
Calder has lots of practice using his irresistible good looks and charm on unsuspecting
girls. Only this time Calder screws everything up: he falls for Lily—just as
Lily starts to suspect that there's more to the monsters-in-the-lake legends
than she ever imagined and just as his sisters are losing patience with him.
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My Thoughts
A spellbinding new novel that will leave
you breathless!
The setting for this book was unique and
perfect for the mystery behind these siblings. This story was very well written
and had some of the most beautiful imagery I have read yet. It was very
descriptive and gave off the somewhat ominous feel that went so well with this
book.
“Lies Beneath” is told from the point of
view of Calder which is an interesting change since most books from this genre
are told from the female point of view. I really enjoyed hearing from Calder’s
point of view and seeing how he lived. Even though he started out as the
villain it was easy to identify with him. He has problems of his own and tries
to deal with them the best that he can and I believe that he is inherently good
and his struggle to stay true to himself even in the face of his sisters was one
of the things that intrigued me and made me fall in love with this character.
Lily was sweet and a perfect match for Calder, these two really made the story
for me.
You’ll never look at a lake the same way
again.
Sounds like a must read. I don't think I have ever read a book where the main character was a merman, interesting.
ReplyDeleteGreat review, Katie.