Book 11: Terri Farley's "Seven Tears into the Sea"

Okay, okay, I know, I'm reading one of those dreaded "chick books." I am a chick after all and might as well get it out of the way, at least I'm not reading "Twilight." These chick books do have a time and a place and hey, a lot of adolescent girls love these fantasy romance books. I'll admit, for the longest time, I was one of those girls...I even read every single one of the "Twilight" books...then realized what I just read and came to my senses.

So, this story is based off the legend of the Selkie, a man or woman who is actually a seal who shed its skin and became a human and usually find love. The human will then hid the skin of the Selkie to keep it from swimming away (giving Dori's "just keep swimming" phrase to be a tad bit difficult). The Selkie may love the human but usually ends up hating them and calling for revenge. This legend comes from Ireland, Scotland, Iceland, and the Faroe Islands. It's quite a depressing legend. 

Now in the book, the story tells of Gwen who has a big mystery in her past (dun dun duunnn), and at the fresh age of seventeen finally returns to the place it all happened to help out her dear old Gran. No this is not based off of "Little Red Riding Hood." She gets a cottage all to herself, which I'll admit, I completely want it. She meets Jesse who seems so familiar, oh no could this be related to her mysterious past?! Yes. Obviously. And obviously though she hates him at first they end up making sweet, sweet oceany love. Well, they kiss. I mean no seventeen-year-old girl has sex. Come on.

This book was so fast to read, I don't remember how I got from page 1 to suddenly page 100 in what seems to be five minutes. No it was not difficult, nor particularly interesting. The plot was so predictable that I bet you can guess how it ends. The title kind of implies that already. 

Despite the beautiful imagery and an awesome legend to base it off of, this book is pretty much a 2. If you're really bored, have no homework or work, and it's raining and you're lonely but can stand to feel worse because you have no "epic" love than this is the book for you. If not find something else to read.