Wrecked by Anna Davies

For this next review, be prepared for some disappointment.

Wrecked by Anna Davies

Synopsis:

Ever since the death of her parents, Miranda has lived on Whym Island, taking comfort in the local folklore, which claims a mysterious sea witch controls the fate of all on the island and in its surrounding waters. Sometimes it’s just easier to believe things are out of your control.

But then a terrible boating accident takes the lives of several of her friends, and Miranda is rescued by a mysterious boy who haunts her dreams. Consumed by guilt from the accident, she finds refuge in late-night swims—and meets Christian, a boy who seems eerily familiar, but who is full of mystery: He won’t tell her where he is from, or why they can only meet at the beach. But Miranda falls for him anyway…and discovers that Christian’s secrets, though meant to protect her, may bring her nothing but harm.

Seductive and compelling, Wrecked brings a contemporary, paranormal twist to a classic enchanting tale.

Review:   After the accident that took the lives of several of orphan Miranda's friends, shes rescued by some mysterious boy that she seem to get out of her head. Miranda is overcome with guilt of being one of the only survivors  and finds solace in the swims she's begun to take alone at night. That's when she meets Christian, a very mysterious boy that only seems to appear when she's on the beach. But as she begins to fall for the dark and mysterious Christian she starts to learn all his secrets, Miranda learns that being in love with him just might bring her to the demise that she escaped only months ago. It turns out that Christian is a merman of sorts, and was the one to save her form the accident.  But he also serves the sea witch that rules over the waters that surround Miranda's small town, and she isn't too happy that Miranda escaped her the first time....

Characters: I have to say, Miranda was kinda disappointing. I felt like she was lacking something that made her and her story believable, like the way she acted at the very end of the book. After the death of her friends, one of which was her boyfriend, she kinda disappears into herself, which is understandable. But then she suddenly seems to get over her boyfriend, who she claims to have loved, and move onto Christian. Also, her actions at the end of the book lead me to believe that her feelings weren't real in the first place. She makes crappy choices through the entire book, and doesn't seem to care about anyone else's emotions. And Christian, looks aside, was only likable. There wasn't anything that made you root for him to get the girl or want him to win. 

Romance: Like the Christian, the romance in this book was only okay. It was lacking at times, but overall, it was just.... Meh. And it was like Davies couldn't decide what pace she wanted it to go at. It was really fast and good, and then it would slow down, and get boring. And they were constantly progressing and re-progressing. You either want to be with him, or you don't, make up your mind!! It was like the author would just get bored with it, and then interested, and then board again. It felt like the romance was there out of obligation, and was forced.

Intro & Ending: The beginning of this book was pretty well written. It got you hooked, and moved at a pretty good pace, that didn't stay with it the entire book. The ending, however, was terrible. Not only was it sad and depressing, but it made you question the characters and why you read this book in the first place. It might have been that way, because supposedly it was meant to be a new spin on the classic tale of the Little Mermaid (not the Disney version), however, no one wants to read a book that ends so sadly and horribly that you wished you hadn't spent the money on it in the first place. And the fact that there is no word of a second book in the works doesn't make ending any better. In fact, it probably makes it worse. 

Rating: Overall, I have to give this book an 2 out of 5. I liked the way it was inspired by the original Little Mermaid tale, but it was diminished by poor characters, shoddy romance, and an ending so bad, you want to write a second book yourself to correct its errors.