¿Es una sirena? ¡Pero si tiene piernas! ¡Y no sabe nadar!Durante mi ausencia de las redes, estuve enmarañada en la lectura de AWAKEN, de Skye Malone. Trata sobre una adolescente que, siguiendo un impulso en contra de la prohibición de sus padres, se escapa a la playa a pasar unos días con la familia de una amiga. Allí se destapa el misterio de por qué sus padres odian el mar y ella no puede soportar la idea de estar alejada de él. ¡Su naturaleza no es humana!
MY OPINIONAn exciting portrait of a modern girl becoming a mermaid in the most shocking way. Very good.The angle of the novel is YA, so the dialogues between the teen characters are suitably juvenile. As to the plot, I found it engaging particularly in how it unfolds in ways that enhance the mystery. Chloe's magnetic pull towards the ocean is described in an appealing and vivid fashion. So much that I felt the attraction myself!From the excitement about seeing the ocean for the first time to the madness that envelops her at the revelation of her true nature, the story is full of details. Chloe finds herself surrounded by enemies, subject to a physical transformation that tests her sanity and the alienating isolation of her situation.Through the double point of view, the reader gets to see the sea people's world, with a cast that includes an earnest hero with the name of Zeke. I really liked him. And his underwater culture is rich with cool technology and unfathomable dangers that I found quite intriguing.There's also Bailey and Noah and Maddox, siblings who along with their parents support Chloe in this very unsettling chapter of her life. They end up being awesome charactersand act in some of the most exhilarating action scenes in the novel.I was very satisfied reading the striking repercussions of Chloe discovering she's a sea-creature. Both her symptoms and her reactions to them are very well described and feel believable.
In the climactic end, there is a whirlwind of surprises, action, emotional connections, rabid enemies with an insidious plan, and a bittersweet cliffhanger that opens up wonderful possibilities for the next book. And who wouldn't want to know what happens next?!
AWAKENSKYE MALONEThe Awakend Fate series, ITapa flexible / PaperbackGoodreads - Amazon239 págs.YA Paranormal2014Web de Skye