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3.55 AVERAGE
3.55 AVERAGE
Fathomless is about two girls, the first is an "ocean girl" named Lo who has lost her memories of her past life as a human who tries to hold on
to as many memories as her human self while fighting the change of forgetting her past completely and becoming another
ocean girl like her "sisters" who were also once human but have ended up like Lo and have forgotten their human past and embraced their new ocean life.
The second girl is Celia. Celia has a special power of being able to see someone's past just by touching them. She along with her two sister who also have a power,Jane can see someone's future and read minds, and Anne can see someone's present. They're all parent-less triplets each with a unique power.
One night a boy named Jude falls off a pier and into the ocean, he begins to drown but instead of drowning him, Lo decides to save him and bring him to shore. There she meets Celia who was also trying to save the boy. Celia accidentally touches and reads Lo's past and finds out that her name is Naida, Lo's previous human name. From there on Celia comes back to the same spot where she and Lo both saved the boy, to try and figure out who Lo was in her human life, and what she is now.
I received this as an ARC, and I was so excited when I received it in the mail. A few chapters in I got bored, and annoyed. This was like a mismatched re-telling of the Little Mermaid. I felt like the story was all over the place with all the different paranormal characters, especially
Another thing that bothered me was Lo's/Naida's double personality narrative. It got on my nerves, especially near the end when Naida tells Celia to not trust Lo, but then Lo says to not trust Naida. It was so confusing and I dreaded any chapter with from Lo or Naida's POV.
Despite what other reviewers think about the ending, I think it was flat and boring. It was obvious that
2 stars just for an interesting plot idea.
to as many memories as her human self while fighting the change of forgetting her past completely and becoming another
ocean girl like her "sisters" who were also once human but have ended up like Lo and have forgotten their human past and embraced their new ocean life.
The second girl is Celia. Celia has a special power of being able to see someone's past just by touching them. She along with her two sister who also have a power,Jane can see someone's future and read minds, and Anne can see someone's present. They're all parent-less triplets each with a unique power.
One night a boy named Jude falls off a pier and into the ocean, he begins to drown but instead of drowning him, Lo decides to save him and bring him to shore. There she meets Celia who was also trying to save the boy. Celia accidentally touches and reads Lo's past and finds out that her name is Naida, Lo's previous human name. From there on Celia comes back to the same spot where she and Lo both saved the boy, to try and figure out who Lo was in her human life, and what she is now.
I received this as an ARC, and I was so excited when I received it in the mail. A few chapters in I got bored, and annoyed. This was like a mismatched re-telling of the Little Mermaid. I felt like the story was all over the place with all the different paranormal characters, especially
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the werewolves who actually kidnapped the girls in the ocean and turned them into what they were. For what exactly? The author never explained why, and it made me really frustrated. What was the point in kidnapping girls, murdering their twin in the process, and then throw them into the ocean?Another thing that bothered me was Lo's/Naida's double personality narrative. It got on my nerves, especially near the end when Naida tells Celia to not trust Lo, but then Lo says to not trust Naida. It was so confusing and I dreaded any chapter with from Lo or Naida's POV.
Despite what other reviewers think about the ending, I think it was flat and boring. It was obvious that
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Celia wasn't going to die like her sister predicted, and neither did Lo. However, I was glad that Lo didn't magically become a human all of the sudden and be able to walk on land without and pain.2 stars just for an interesting plot idea.
*3.5 stars
Still really good retelling! Still creepy enough that there was one night I had trouble sleeping.
It just happened to not be my favourite. I totally thought it would be my favourite in the series because I absolutely love The Little Mermaid. The first book, Sisters Red continues to be my favourite.
However this book did leave an impression on me. I’m kinda glad I got a few months to let the creepiness of this book fade a bit so that I won’t be too scared to go near water when summer comes.
Still really good retelling! Still creepy enough that there was one night I had trouble sleeping.
It just happened to not be my favourite. I totally thought it would be my favourite in the series because I absolutely love The Little Mermaid. The first book, Sisters Red continues to be my favourite.
However this book did leave an impression on me. I’m kinda glad I got a few months to let the creepiness of this book fade a bit so that I won’t be too scared to go near water when summer comes.
Fathomless has great ideas, but I'm not a fan of the execution. There are many things going on in this book and none of them are given the attention they deserve.
Fathomless is inspired by The Little Mermaid and is told through three PoVs: Celia, Lo and Naida. The chapters narrated by Lo and Naida have a dark and eerie atmosphere, but I preferred reading Celia's chapters because it feels like a little more is happening.
The characters are flat and undeveloped. I like Celia, but I'm not attached to any of the characters and when things happen to them, I don't care. I love reading about complicated sibling relationships, but there's little going on in that regard. I like the idea of Jude and Celia and while they are cute, I didn't care about the progression of their relationship because there is no chemistry between them.
Fathomless is slow to start and while the plot is interesting, there are plot inconsistencies and character changes that don't feel natural, but happen because of plot. Celia and her sisters have special powers related to viewing the past, present and future which is a cool idea, but definitely undeveloped and not a huge focus of the book.
The ending is terrible and rushed. It's like the author just wanted to end the story. Throughout the book, there's little explanation about the paranormal elements and I was hoping it would be addressed in the end, but I'm left even more confused.
Interesting concepts, but disappointing execution.
Fathomless is inspired by The Little Mermaid and is told through three PoVs: Celia, Lo and Naida. The chapters narrated by Lo and Naida have a dark and eerie atmosphere, but I preferred reading Celia's chapters because it feels like a little more is happening.
The characters are flat and undeveloped. I like Celia, but I'm not attached to any of the characters and when things happen to them, I don't care. I love reading about complicated sibling relationships, but there's little going on in that regard. I like the idea of Jude and Celia and while they are cute, I didn't care about the progression of their relationship because there is no chemistry between them.
Fathomless is slow to start and while the plot is interesting, there are plot inconsistencies and character changes that don't feel natural, but happen because of plot.
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One example is the role reversal in the end with Lo and Naida.The ending is terrible and rushed. It's like the author just wanted to end the story. Throughout the book, there's little explanation about the paranormal elements and I was hoping it would be addressed in the end, but I'm left even more confused.
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I feel like I'm missing something. Why do the wolves stop attacking just because of a car knocking them over and driving into a building? If they are so dangerous and want more ocean girls, wouldn't they go ahead and kill Celia and her sisters anyway? What is the whole point of turning human girls into ocean girls and then into werewolves? It doesn't make sense to me.Interesting concepts, but disappointing execution.
This story had SO much potential. Modern twist on The Little Mermaid. Love it. And I loved this book until I was about 2/3 of the way through. Then came the climax.
Whaaat was that?? I ended Fathomless with more questions than I started with. No bueno. I think this one should have been a lot longer (it's less than 300 pages). Pearce created a really fun, interesting and original story, but the ending left me needing more explanation.
After re-reading: Still doesn't make much sense.
Whaaat was that?? I ended Fathomless with more questions than I started with. No bueno. I think this one should have been a lot longer (it's less than 300 pages). Pearce created a really fun, interesting and original story, but the ending left me needing more explanation.
After re-reading: Still doesn't make much sense.
Although the book isn't the best of the series, Jackson Pearce knows how to reel the reader in. It's 5:20am and I haven't slept yet.
I personally felt the book wasn't as well thought out as I would have liked. The book is far from being unsuccessful but it doesn't stand out.
I would have included a bigger link to the other books. It's clearly part of the series but I don't think it delivers to the extent that I need the book to feel like the story is complete.
Jackson Pearce believes in her books, you don't doubt it for a minute; she love what she does. This transfers on paper and is one of the many reasons that I have and will continue to recommend this series and Jackson Pearce's other work.
I personally felt the book wasn't as well thought out as I would have liked. The book is far from being unsuccessful but it doesn't stand out.
I would have included a bigger link to the other books. It's clearly part of the series but I don't think it delivers to the extent that I need the book to feel like the story is complete.
Jackson Pearce believes in her books, you don't doubt it for a minute; she love what she does. This transfers on paper and is one of the many reasons that I have and will continue to recommend this series and Jackson Pearce's other work.
I think I enjoyed Sisters Red more. However, this was really well-written. I don't want to give anything away, but it has some really cool aspects that I can appreciate, especially as someone who loves psychology. If you read (or have already read) the book, I think you'll know what I mean. I also read Hans Christian Andersen's "The Mermaid" right before reading this, and I have to say, I am really impressed that the author managed to stay true to the original, while still making it her own story.
Look, I loved [b:Sisters Red|6357708|Sisters Red (Fairytale Retellings, #1)|Jackson Pearce|http://d.gr-assets.com/books/1291052720s/6357708.jpg|6544454]. I liked [b:Sweetly|9415956|Sweetly (Fairytale Retellings, #2)|Jackson Pearce|http://d.gr-assets.com/books/1344268453s/9415956.jpg|6898201] (it was flawed - too many plotholes - but enjoyable and romantic). But this one I do not like. It's as if Pearce just got burned out or is writing too fast (She’s churning out this series at a rate of, what, one book a year? It has to be a strain). I've read her earlier books! I know she has talent! I don't understand why this one was so bad.
I did not like the characters. Lo (the siren, aka The Little Mermaid) was supposed to be a tragic figure but didn't end up eliciting any feelings in me one way or another. Maybe she should've gone all-out crazy-weird-tragic Gollum in this. She already has the split personalities (siren Lo/human Naida) who she treats as two different people. And at least one of them is murderous! All the triplets are basically the same person, except Celia is rebelling against always being part of Anne-Jane-Celia. I know Pearce loves the Ties That Bind theme of siblinghood, but she did it much better in Sisters Red (and even to an extent in Sweetly). This is a tired rehash and very, very sloppily done (with very bland characters).
I did not like the romance. Jude seems like a sweet guy, he’s got that musician thing going. But he mostly seems like some slightly befuddled, good-natured dog that hangs around. He’s the golden retriever of characters. This is not how you want to think of the main love interest. Okay, and also, I hate it when the love interest is all, "I hate being lied to. It is the very thing I hate mostest." *pause for dramatic effect as protagonist with a secret power/identity/whatever realizes that THEY ARE LYING BECAUSE THEY HAVE A SECRET THEY CAN'T TELL ANYBODY AND OH WOES* Look, no one likes being lied to. Even people with especial hang ups about lies because of Something In Their Past are only a slightly more harsh version of the natural human reaction to be upset upon learning someone they love lied to them. This is all just a silly way to keep the love interest & protagonist apart briefly. I guess it's not so bad in this book because the revelation/understanding-that-this-lie-shouldn't-split-them-up was all pretty fast and gotten through quickly, but I almost rolled my eyes when Judge told Celia about how He Hates Liars Because His Mom Was a Pathological Liar.
I did not like the split POVs (Lo and Celia were the duel narrators). Every single damn Lo chapter was a waste of my time. You could’ve gotten everything you needed to from that character through only Celia’s POV. (Especially if she could see people’s pasts –could’ve used that to throw in “through Lo’s eyes” passages).
And I ultimately did not like the story, because there were so many holes in it and it was so tepid then it stopped abruptly.
And I had so many questions!!
Why do twins only have one soul in this series? THAT IS TROUBLING. I know that is some kind of old legend, but actually making this true for your world is bizarre. So twins are not actually two people then? They’re just one split into two bodies? Is Celia troubled at all that she is the same person as her sisters she’s trying to rebel against? Or at least she doesn’t have her own soul? And why do the girls get tossed in the ocean to lose their souls if they already lost it because the twin with the soul died? Or – wait, if one twin dies for any reason the other becomes soulless????
And what the hell is up with the ocean girls? Why do mermaids/sirens turn into white wolves? Why do women have to incubate in the ocean in order to become werewolves while men don’t? Why has there been no evidence of these siren-wolves in previous books?
And what the hell happened in the end? Why do these werewolves seem so much weaker than previous werewolves? The triplets basically did no real fighting but got away anyway (just one angry siren covering your back should not stop a pack of werewolves from killing you). I didn’t even realize the fight scene was over, because it was so short and the book ended so abruptly.
And guys, the werewolves are still out there. They are still searching to turn twins into siren-werewolves. YOU ARE STILL IN HOT SHIT PLEASE PREPARE YOURSELVES. This is Silas’ (Sisters Red) (and Samuel’s (Sweetly)) younger sisters. They should know about werewolves. Good God, what the hell has Silas been doing that he cannot take the time to make sure his own sisters are aware of the danger and able to defend themselves? Why is Silas (and Samuel) such a bad brother that these triplets act like they have no other family besides the three of them?
ALL I HAVE IS QUESTIONS. THAT IS ALL THIS BOOK GAVE ME.
I did not like the characters. Lo (the siren, aka The Little Mermaid) was supposed to be a tragic figure but didn't end up eliciting any feelings in me one way or another. Maybe she should've gone all-out crazy-weird-tragic Gollum in this. She already has the split personalities (siren Lo/human Naida) who she treats as two different people. And at least one of them is murderous! All the triplets are basically the same person, except Celia is rebelling against always being part of Anne-Jane-Celia. I know Pearce loves the Ties That Bind theme of siblinghood, but she did it much better in Sisters Red (and even to an extent in Sweetly). This is a tired rehash and very, very sloppily done (with very bland characters).
I did not like the romance. Jude seems like a sweet guy, he’s got that musician thing going. But he mostly seems like some slightly befuddled, good-natured dog that hangs around. He’s the golden retriever of characters. This is not how you want to think of the main love interest. Okay, and also, I hate it when the love interest is all, "I hate being lied to. It is the very thing I hate mostest." *pause for dramatic effect as protagonist with a secret power/identity/whatever realizes that THEY ARE LYING BECAUSE THEY HAVE A SECRET THEY CAN'T TELL ANYBODY AND OH WOES* Look, no one likes being lied to. Even people with especial hang ups about lies because of Something In Their Past are only a slightly more harsh version of the natural human reaction to be upset upon learning someone they love lied to them. This is all just a silly way to keep the love interest & protagonist apart briefly. I guess it's not so bad in this book because the revelation/understanding-that-this-lie-shouldn't-split-them-up was all pretty fast and gotten through quickly, but I almost rolled my eyes when Judge told Celia about how He Hates Liars Because His Mom Was a Pathological Liar.
I did not like the split POVs (Lo and Celia were the duel narrators). Every single damn Lo chapter was a waste of my time. You could’ve gotten everything you needed to from that character through only Celia’s POV. (Especially if she could see people’s pasts –could’ve used that to throw in “through Lo’s eyes” passages).
And I ultimately did not like the story, because there were so many holes in it and it was so tepid then it stopped abruptly.
And I had so many questions!!
Why do twins only have one soul in this series? THAT IS TROUBLING. I know that is some kind of old legend, but actually making this true for your world is bizarre. So twins are not actually two people then? They’re just one split into two bodies? Is Celia troubled at all that she is the same person as her sisters she’s trying to rebel against? Or at least she doesn’t have her own soul? And why do the girls get tossed in the ocean to lose their souls if they already lost it because the twin with the soul died? Or – wait, if one twin dies for any reason the other becomes soulless????
And what the hell is up with the ocean girls? Why do mermaids/sirens turn into white wolves? Why do women have to incubate in the ocean in order to become werewolves while men don’t? Why has there been no evidence of these siren-wolves in previous books?
And what the hell happened in the end? Why do these werewolves seem so much weaker than previous werewolves? The triplets basically did no real fighting but got away anyway (just one angry siren covering your back should not stop a pack of werewolves from killing you). I didn’t even realize the fight scene was over, because it was so short and the book ended so abruptly.
And guys, the werewolves are still out there. They are still searching to turn twins into siren-werewolves. YOU ARE STILL IN HOT SHIT PLEASE PREPARE YOURSELVES. This is Silas’ (Sisters Red) (and Samuel’s (Sweetly)) younger sisters. They should know about werewolves. Good God, what the hell has Silas been doing that he cannot take the time to make sure his own sisters are aware of the danger and able to defend themselves? Why is Silas (and Samuel) such a bad brother that these triplets act like they have no other family besides the three of them?
ALL I HAVE IS QUESTIONS. THAT IS ALL THIS BOOK GAVE ME.
I liked this. Not as much as the previous two, but it was still a worthwhile read. I'm hoping the next will maybe actually explain the whole ocean girl business as it really seems totally random still.