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The Forbidden Sea - Community Reviews back

by Sheila A. Nielson
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On Starships and Dragonwings
On Starships and Dragonwings rated it 12 years ago
Forbidden Sea by Sheila A. Nielson is a more of a coming of age story than anything else, don’t let the mermaid on the cover fool you. I read it for the Mermaid Summer Reading Challenge, but quickly found myself wondering when the mermaid was going to show up again. I enjoyed the medieval setting as...
Olivia's Books, Quotes and Opinions
Olivia's Books, Quotes and Opinions rated it 15 years ago
It's kind of a cross between Cinderella and The Little Mermaid - or, to be more precise, one of those fairytales dealing with a fisherman lured into the sea by a terrifyingly beautiful sea creature. Rather sad, but featuring a strong heroine and concluding on a satisfying note.3.5 stars.Later clari...
 Stacia in Progress
Stacia in Progress rated it 15 years ago
Call me crazy, but maybe I was completely off base in thinking that a book titled "Forbidden Sea" would actually be about the sea.Unfortunately, there were only a few actual pages in this whole entire story that involved either the sea or mermaids, which was the biggest reason for me picking up the ...
Miss Clark
Miss Clark rated it 15 years ago
3.5 starsI loved this one. Read as part of the 2010 Debut Author Challenge. Would really like to see more from this authoress!
A Sea of Stars
A Sea of Stars rated it 15 years ago
Mermaids. Writing was well done. Story was interesting. Good characters. Cute friendshipromance. Really liked this one. Now where is my sequel!!!!
A Reader's Adventure
A Reader's Adventure rated it 16 years ago
I personally love mermaid books! And while there are not a whole bunch of mermaid books lately Forbidden Sea was a cool new look on mermaids, from an outsider (i.e. not a mermaid)Adrianne was a really strong character, she put up with her aunt's junk and stayed strong for her family. The family dram...
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