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Rent Swimming without a Net (Fred the Mermaid, Book 2)
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Format: Mass Market Paperback
Publisher: Jove Books
Published: Dec 2007
Genre: Fiction - Romance - General
Retail Price: $7.99
Synopsis
As Fred the Mermaid tries to fit in with her own kind, she finds herself hooked on both Artur, the High Prince of the undersea realm, and Thomas, a hunky marine biologist. She's also caught between two factions of merfolk: those happy with swimming under the radar-and those who want to bring their existence to the surface.
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Reviews
As a best-selling author Davidson is known for her wit and humor on all things paranormal. However in this second book about Fred a hybrid of mermaid and human the author has sadly let any passion and feelings seep out of the interactions between the characters. The general plot centers around an underwater gathering of the Undersea Folk mermaids and their decision to show themselves to the world. Fred, as usual grumpy and rather humorless, is torn between two men one a hunky red-haired merman, the other an impressively romantic human. Here is where the author could infuse the book with some flavor, yet the whole thing speaks not of love and the excitement of two people coming together, but decisions fueled by logic and a touch of jealousy. I will say, however that one does find some laughs in this book evoked by the odd relations between the Undersea Folk and the humans involved. Other than that, the plot and characters seem uninspired and rather lifeless.