Splash Into Summer

Emerald Island Character Tens List

Although Splash Into Summer is officially over, I have another belated post to share with you today. Please welcome author Kate Hinderer to the blog today! If you missed Kate’s guest post with Bonnie, click here to check it out!  Hey, I’m author Kate Hinderer and I’m lucky enough to be guest posting for the day ... Read More »

July 18, 2012 ·

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Book Review & Giveaway (Open to All): Florence by Ciye Cho

Florence Waverley feels like an outsider amongst her classmates. Although she has been living on Hamilton Island for long enough to have made friends and be recognized, no one really sees her. A class trip to Mermaid’s Reach becomes rather lonely for Florence, who explores on her own and becomes separated from her classmates. When ... Read More »

July 17, 2012 ·

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Book Review: Wrecked by Anna Davies

Bonnie and I had been talking about our desire to read Anna Davies’s Wrecked for months. I debated for weeks whether I wanted to purchase this book in hardcover or for my Kindle; I was waiting to see if I had won any of the many blog giveaways that I had entered, and my deadline (to ... Read More »

July 11, 2012 ·

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Giveaway (US/Can): Lies Beneath by Anne Greenwood Brown Prize Pack

I have an AWESOME giveaway for all who have been dying to get their hands on a copy of Lies Beneath by Anne Greenwood Brown. My review of Lies Beneath can be read here, and even though I read it before our Splash Into Summer event started, I saved it so I could feature it during our 3-week ... Read More »

July 10, 2012 ·

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Book Review: Lies Beneath by Anne Greenwood Brown

2012 is definitely the year of the mermaid, and I’m extremely glad for that! If you’ve been around long enough and seen some of my other mermaid reviews, you know that I really love mermaids: pretty ones, mean ones, side character ones, female ones, male ones…I’m sure you’ve picked up on that, right? I like ... Read More »

July 6, 2012 ·

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Book Review: Always Neverland by Zoe Barton

I had actually wanted to read Zoe Barton’s Always Neverland in honor of J.M. Barrie’s birthday, but I went a different direction with that blog event. When trying to figure out which mermaid books to read for Splash Into Summer, this book popped up when I did a keyword search on my Kindle to locate all ... Read More »

July 4, 2012 ·

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Book Review: Ingo by Helen Dunmore

Helen Dunmore’s Ingo was published several years before the mermaid craze occurred, and it still seems to be one of the lesser known mermaid books. I first noticed it in the middle grade section of Barnes & Noble (because of the diving mermaid on the cover) and desperately wanted to read it. Ingo might still be ... Read More »

July 1, 2012 ·

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Book Review: Real Mermaids Don’t Wear Toe Rings by Helene Boudreau

I don’t remember exactly how I heard about this book, but I probably saw it on someone’s blog before it was released and added it to my TBR. This was also one of the very first Kindle books that I purchased for the amazing price of $2.99. It was worth every penny, and so many ... Read More »

June 29, 2012 ·

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Book Review: The Magic Three of Solatia by Jane Yolen

Jane Yolen is the author I must give the most credit to for instilling in me a deep love for mermaids. Her novel, THE MERMAID’S THREE WISDOMS, is one that stayed me throughout all of my childhood and into my adulthood. When I finally decided I wanted to read it again, I discovered it was ... Read More »

June 26, 2012 ·

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Splash Into Summer Schedule

It’s here, it’s here, it’s finally here! I am SO excited to be co-hosting Splash Into Summer with my Mermaid Soul Sister, Bonnie! I’ve been AFK for the last few days; we (my husband, daughter, and I) drove the 4-6 hour drive to St. George to see my husband’s little brother get married and everything was ... Read More »

June 25, 2012 ·

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