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Scales (A Falling in Deep collection novella) by Pauline Creeden blog tour with excerpt and review @P_Creeden Follow the tour

Mermaids, we have the Mer folk today as the blog tour for Pauline Creeden's latest, Scales, makes a stop here today. There's an excerpt of Verona's story and our review. Enjoy! Scales (A Falling in Deep collection novella) by Pauline Creeden
YA fantasy
Paperback/eBook, 140 pages
Published May 26th 2015 by AltWit Press 
I strain my ear. No answer.

I repeat the chirp and long squeal.

A vicious cycle.

Stay still. It’s too late to run.

I close my eyes. Rating: 4 of 5
Cover comment: Gorgeous imagery
Book source: I received a promotional copy

Funny, I've never really been a fan of mermaid stories (with the exception of Ariel) and lately I have been rethinking my position on this very topic. After having read Scales, a novella by Pauline Creeden, and the first in her Falling in Deep series, I can say I've changed. Mermaids are actually pretty cool.

If they're anything like Verona, the main character of Scales, they're downright intriguing. Cast out by her own Mer people for being weak, Verona lives as a bottom feeder, trying to survive and get by all alone. Should she stay and prove her worth to her own kind or try to make it in the world of Land Walkers (when I hear a term like 'walkers' I immediately think of something negative due to Game of Thrones and Walking Dead). During her travels she receives help from one of her kind, a guy named Bailey. Since we've seen the cruelty and vindictive nature of the Mer folk, we wonder what his true motive is.

I liked the writing and found this new world exciting and somber. Verona is a character in obvious transformation, she has no choice if she wants to live. I also liked Bailey and wonder what he really wants. This novella ends on a cliffhanger, so readers will have to wait until the next story to find out. Since I'm invested in Verona's life, I'll read on to see what happens. Call me a fan of mermaids now.
 

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