Hey everyone!
So starting from now, columns will have a slightly different layout. One, in the external link will be the Best Book of the Week. Two, the cover will be displayed in the multimedia. The other differences are easy to notice. Anyway, here is this week's column. Enjoy!
This week's genre is HORROR.
BEST BOOK OF THE WEEK: Mermaid 人魚
AUTHOR: TarynneBourret
STATUS: In progress
AUTHOR'S INRODUCTION:
Erika Lawrence is a young girl with a knack for swimming underwater without coming up for air for a consecutive amount of time; for her it's normal, to others, not so much. Though after taking one last swim in her high schools swimming pool while waiting for her best friend, she notice's something odd about her right eye, in the far bottom right corner of the iris she sees something off; there with the mix of lavender is a pigment of red that shouldn't be there. At first she shrugs it off, even though she's still concerned about it, but then on the day after her eighteenth birthday something happens. Strange visions appear in her mind throughout the nights of when she is asleep, alongside with the need for water, blood, the consumption of flesh and a supressed memory of her mother. All the while the red in her eye begins to grow...
Worried for her own sanity, she goes to her grandparents for guidance, asking them for some kind of answer to be given, if she truly had become something frightful, and what they tell her shocks her, the birthplace of her mother.
Wanting to know more about her mother's supposedly secret past Erika and her friend Alison Jones; head there in search for the truth, only to find that some things are best left to be forgotten...
OVERALL/WHY THIS BOOK IS THE BEST BOOK OF THE WEEK:
Tarynne has done an impressive job of conveying exactly what she needs to in just the right amount of words. Not only is Mermaid 人魚 a great book with an intriguing plot, it is one of only few Horror books that are unique. This book is a must-read, your saving grace in a world of Bad Boy clichés. Not much can be said except...READ IT!
FIXABLE FLAWS:
This book is nearer to perfect than most others, but as with anything, it has a few flaws. One of the most notable is (in a few places) incorrect use of apostrophes. Many writers make this mistake and it can be annoying but it is relatively simple to fix. Other than that, I can only spot two main flaws. One is that the author often leaves out comma's when she ought to use them. Again, easy to fix. The only other flaw is in the title. The book would look a lot more professional if the two extra characters were removed from the title. But the book will be fine even without doing that, and unlike most others, Mermaid 人魚 is very close to perfection. Well done, Tarynne, well done on a great book!
Next week, the genre is ADVENTURE, so PM me @MissReadingLover or leave a comment with your suggestions.
Until Next Time
Naafia
