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Waking The Merrow (2014)

by Heather Rigney(Favorite Author)

3.92 of 5 Votes: 5

ISBN

1499114257 (ISBN13: 9781499114256)

languge

English

genre

Horror

publisher

Createspace

review 1: Dark & Different... I really had no idea what I was getting into when I started this book. I did not read the synopsis, nor did I judge it by its cover (although I really like the cover). What I did know is that it came highly recommended. What I got was one hell of a shock when I started reading. There is Mermaids and lore woven into this read, but it is not primarily a mermaid book. The author took this unique and amusing idea and twisted into a story that I found myself with odds with at times, and yet I could not turn away. I chalk this up to the authors talent to spin an honest to goodness dark and mysterious read. The author deserves a lot of credit for excellent pacing and a knack for keeping things interesting. The characters were different but they fit ri... moreght in and it was nice not having a main character that was perfect with few faults, but one that had faults and within them the determination to get things done. I also should mention, there was not a single swoon worthy guy waiting at the edge of the pages getting ready to save the day. This in itself made it a huge difference from anything I have picked up before. It's the type of book that between it's pacing and Rigney's writing that you will find yourself at odds with putting it down, not because things are perfect but because you want to see how the main character makes out. Evie, was really something else. When we first met her my jaw about fell off dropping. Her language, her self image, her parenting and her drinking floored me. She is not a typical character by any standards or means. The honest part of me wants to tell you that she was a horrible human being, but then she really wasn't. She did drink a fair amount but when it came down to it, she was not taking any crap laying down. A Mermaid trying to mess up her life... Well, HELL NO!! She did not care if the woman/mermaid was murderous, she was a force of her own and would not back down. Evie was flawed and filled with snark but when it came down to it her heart was absolutely in the right place. There is no real romance in this book. Instead what you will find is a strained and real feeling marriage. This is a book that makes you think twice about what perfect is, and make you consider that everyone's type of happiness is different. Her husband was not a Greek god but she appreciated him and his flaws. However, it drove me crazy when her husband lied or withheld information from her and her bitch of a mother in-law treated her like less than garbage. Her husband keeping things from her and banding up with his mom to do so at times, made me want to scream. No Evie is not perfect but he should have been honest and not treated her as if she were crazy. But she still loved him and I found it easy to appreciate what they did have when things were going down. The brave steps that this author took in making this book stand out worked for me. With the unique plot, good pacing and wonderful writing, Heather Rigney has me hooked. The hesitation that I felt towards the start of the book dissipated, once I accepted how wonderfully different the book is. The Mermaids in it are different and I appreciated the deviation from the norm. It isn't that there isn't man eating Mermaids out there, but more that these ones are even an abnormality from normal in their world. I have to say congratulations to Heather Rigney on a wonderful début novel and I look forward to the next book of her that I can get my hands on.
review 2: WOW... I mean, seriously WOW. I could not put this book down – even though at times it: 1. scared the living daylights out of me2. has probably made me even more ocean-phobic (and swimming pool phobic, for that matter) than I already am3. made me cry4. made me laugh out loud5. almost made me wet my pants (through both fear and laughter)I just loved the fact that the lead character was so flawed - overweight with a bit of a drink problem and speaks the kind of language that makes the air turn blue. But she is just so likeable. In fact, she's just like you and me. An everyday thirty-something woman who just happens to witnesses something so terrifying that it leads her even further down her scary path. There were moments of sheer genius that literally made me spit out my tea / wine (depending on whether I was reading morning or night!) while I choked on my laughter. I usually try and find something critical to say about the writing or the story itself, but I can honestly say there is not a single negative thing I can offer about Waking the Merrow. It's an absolutely brilliant novel and I can't wait for the next book by this truly amazing author. less

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