Series: Lies Beneath (bk. 3)
Genera(s): Paranormal Romance
Subjects: mermaids and mermen, love, supernatural
Setting: Present-day, Bayfield, Wisconsin and Thunder
Bay, Ontario, Canada. And the depths of Lake Superior. It’s set in May.
POV/Tense: past tense,1st person
alternating POV between Calder and Lily, and later on, other characters
Age/Grade Level: Teen
Length: 353 pgs.
HC/PB: Hardcover
List Price: $17.99
Publisher: Random House: Delacorte Press
Summary/ product description: “Calder and Lily never
imagined falling in love would mean breaking apart. But ever since Lily started
wearing a glass pendant that once belonged to Nadia, Calder's adoptive mother,
she's been having vivid dreams of what life was like for the mermaid matriarch.
In fact, she's been dreaming as if she were Nadia! And Nadia, it seems, made a
promise before her death. A promise to reunite Calder's biological mother with
her son. Lily knows merfolk are bound to keep their promises. Calder's not
buying into it, though. He chalks up the dreams to stress. He wants Lily to
focus on the future—their future, not the past. Which forces Lily to send
Calder away. Calder goes, feeling rejected and more than a little tempted to
revert to his hunting ways.
What both of them overlook is the present: Calder's
sisters, Maris and Pavati, are fighting for control of the mermaid clan, and
now that Lily and her dad have transformed into mer-creatures, both mermaids
vie for daughter and father as allies. Which of the two mermaids can be trusted?
Will Lily make costly mistakes, forcing her to descend to the depths of Lake
Superior? And if Calder returns, will he be the same merman Lily grew to love?
The stakes are high, with many lives at risk, but Calder and Lily must confront
the past as well as their darkest impulses if they want a chance at being
together.”
My Review: This was such an epic conclusion. This is
probably my favorite mermaid series I’ve ever read. It’s full of interesting
characters and crazy twists and a beautiful setting. This final book isn’t just
from one character’s perspective, but it alternates between Lily and Calder. I
wish the first two books did this. Lies Beneath was completely Calder’s POV,
and Deep Betrayal was from Lily’s POV. I love how well differentiated the
narration is between their parts. Calder is self deprecating and sarcastic and
very much a guy. Lily is more poetic and quirky and also sarcastic. The
narration of this series is just so well done.
I like the other characters beside the two main ones.
Despite everything, I think Pavati is pretty awesome. I wish we could get more
of her story. She had a baby and handed it off to Daniel, the father, but she
really cares about that baby. Daniel cares for it too and I hope they do stay
together despite mermaids’ tendency to not stay with mates. I loved seeing how
Danny dealt with the baby. He seems not like the best choice for a father
figure, but he really likes the baby. I don’t really like Maris because she’s
kind of cruel.
I also love the setting. I’ve been to Lake Superior
multiple times. Never to Bayfield specifically, but near there. I’ve been to
Ashland, and Park Fall, Butternut (where my great uncle lives) and other places
in the North Woods of Wisconsin. I have travel brochures and a post card of
Bayfield, so I can picture the town easily. The Apostle Island are a beautiful
places and I hope I actually visit them someday instead of look at them form a
distance.
Other important events in this book include Lily’s
dreams in which she’s Nadia, and Calder’s search for his real parents. Lily’s sea
glass necklace is letting Nadia’s spirit show her the past and what’s she’s
shown leads her to believe that Calder must find his family. Calder doesn’t
believe Lily and she tries to convince him what he must do. She sends him off
to Thunder Bay, Canada and he promises he will try to find them. Meanwhile,
Maris and Pavati are fighting over who gets Lily and her dad on their side. The
turn of events near the end resolves the story well. I wish there was more and
that the story didn’t have to end yet, but I’m pretty happy with the ending.
If you haven’t read the Lies Beneath series then you
are missing out. It’s great for anybody who likes paranormal romance or
mermaids.
Cover Art Review: Nice underwater photo, but the girl
kind of looks dead. Maybe that’s the point. It’s and okay cover because it fits
with the previous books.
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