The Summer of Chasing Mermaids by Sarah Ockler

The Summer of Chasing Mermaids

by Sarah Ockler

After a boating accident takes her voice, Elyse d'Abreau leaves her home in Tobago to stay in an Oregon seaside town, where Christian Kane, a notorious playboy, challenges her to express herself and to overcome her fear of the sea.

Reviewed by Katie King on

2 of 5 stars

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I've read a lot of reviews that loved this book. I wonder if maybe I completely missed the point or got a bad copy, because I didn't think there was anything special about it.

A girl loses her voice, is sent away to her aunt for the summer, falls in love with the troubled rich guy, they band together to win a competition, and she regains her voice. It's like the OC or any teen romance drama mixed with a dash of Little Mermaid. I didn't like the glimpses back to Tobago because they felt so forced, like the author was saying "SHE'S NOT WHITE! SHE'S AN ETHNICALLY DIVERSE CHARACTER - SEE? SEE????"

I didn't get attached to Elyse at all, nor her situation or her relationship. In fact, the part I liked the most was the stuff about her sisters. I want a book detailing the events before and including the accident on Tobago. Now that's a story I would enjoy.

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