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Tides

door Betsy Cornwell

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When high school senior Noah Gallagher and his adopted teenage sister, Lo, go to live with their grandmother in her island cottage for the summer, they don't expect much in the way of adventure. Noah has landed a marine biology internship, and Lo wants to draw and paint, perhaps even to vanquish her struggles with bulimia. But then things take a dramatic turn for them both when Noah mistakenly tries to save a mysterious girl from drowning. This dreamlike, suspenseful story??deftly told from multiple points of view??dives deeply into selkie folklore while examining the fluid nature of love and family… (meer)

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A human boy is trying to prepare for college. A selkie girl is trying to learn about humans. They fall in love, and they need to work together to solve the mystery of a kidnapped girl. Selkies are a type of faerie that doesn't show up often in teen romance, so it was nice to see. ( )
  the1butterfly | Jul 18, 2023 |
Noah has been looking forward to this summer ever since he got the news that he'd won the internship he wanted. Now he and his younger sister Lo are staying with their grandmother in her island home while Noah works at a marine research facility. He's initially disappointed when he's assigned the task of organizing a room full of files, but surely his boss will soon see his potential and give him more challenging work. And then he meets Mara, a lovely and mysterious girl who seems hesitant to let Noah get close to her. She has a secret -- and she isn't the only one. Little does Noah know, but secrets run as deep as the ocean in his grandmother's island community, and some of them are dark and dangerous, as well.

I found this a complex story that handles difficult issues without dishing out pat solutions. The lore is interesting, though I found the plot and pacing just average. Still, worth reading if this type of book appeals to you! ( )
  foggidawn | Oct 28, 2015 |
I had never heard of selkies until I picked up this book. Whilst reading the description, I thought it was going to be either about mermaids or sirens. I was pleasantly incorrect. The myth of selkies was probably more magical, mysterious, and heart breaking than any mermaid or siren myths I have read or come across.

What I liked...Everything. I mean I really really really really loved this book. Really. This is officially going onto my favorites shelf because I honestly loved every single thing about the story, the characters, the plot, the mythical creatures, the romance, it was all there and I felt my heart growing with warmth every time I turned a page or finished a chapter. It was written exquisitely well. The characters were so unique and they way they developed throughout the book was done beautifully. The story is also written in different perspectives. It's all in third person, but each chapter is written from a different point of view. Almost every character in the book gets their own chapter, all but one. The villain. Because nobody gives a crap what he has to say in the end anyways. And it's kind of funny because he ends up telling the "exact" same Selkie Myth from an entirely different point of view of the original, and it really says a lot about his character. It was just really well written. Oh and one more thing!! This amazing author, Betsy Cornwell, managed to add a lesbian relationship and a girl suffering from some serious eating disorders. And she handled it SO. WELL. Oh and that's not all! One of the characters is a person of color, and adopted, and it isn't even mentioned until some inconsiderate jack ass in the story had to address/comment on it in a really rude and offensive way. Which, by the way, was written so freaking well. Diversity representation to the max! I loved it so much.

What I disliked...Nothing. Except that it had to end. As a matter of fact, I loved the ending very much, and that's saying something because an ending is difficult to write and it's sometimes what really makes the whole thing fall apart. SPOILER MAYBE, not really but idk??? Let me just say that this ending is not exactly the traditional happy ending, but rather, it leaves you with a little bit of wonder, sorrow, but also contentment and closure. (this was supposed to be the part where I talked about the things I disliked, but I ended up writing more about how great it was!)

My favorite characters...Lo is my absolute favorite character. I loved all of them, but Lo really brought it home. Just a brief description of Lo, she struggles with an eating disorder and is adopted. So there's a crap load of things going on with Lo and to me she ended up being the strongest, bravest character of them all. And, out of all the other characters, she showed the most emotional growth than any of them. I love Lo. She's perfect. And even though Noah wasn't exactly my favorite character, I adored his relationship with Lo. I could really feel the love that he had for his sister, but what was most important was the fact that Cornwell managed to write how frustrating it can be to deal with someone that has an eating disorder. It was wonderful seeing it from both sides. Lo on one side struggling and fighting with herself with no one that understands her, and Noah on the other, wanting nothing more than for his beautiful sister to get better, love herself as much as he loves her, but at the same time getting angry and frustrated because he genuinely does not understand what Lo is truly going through.

So basically I have no choice but to give Tides by Betsy Cornwell five stars. It was beautifully written, really easy to read and follow, magical, mysterious, dark, emotional, just everything you can think of. I definitely recommend this book to anyone that enjoys fantasy, mystical creatures, romance, and of course it is a great coming of age story. I wish everyone would read it since it also addresses some pretty controversial topics such as same sex couples, depression/anxiety/eating disorders/obsessive compulsive disorders, and diversity.

Okay I need to stop talking about how amazing this book was. Just read it, okay? Just...just do it. Five stars, would recommend, pick it up when you can and tell me that you love it. ( )
  nikkiplusbooks | Aug 1, 2014 |
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This was my Random Reads pick for the month of August and I was excited to read it since I love stories with mermaids and such. This was my first selkie story and it was interesting and a nice read. The story was very well-written and I enjoyed the visuals that came from the author's descriptions. I have never been to New Hampshire, but I hope it is as lovely in real life as it is in the story. We get to see the story from different views, so we get to see on land and in the water with the selkies and hear some abut selkie lore.

As for the characters, I liked them, but I wasn't as connected with them as I would have liked to have been. Noah was nice and hardworking and Lo was quiet, but a good sister. I liked them, but I just didn't fall in love with them. Mara was interesting, but I felt it was kind of weird that Noah would want to immediately befriend a girl who was running around in an oversized men's shirt and string as a belt for clothing. There were a couple more issues that were a bit more serious that were touch on in this story, but not talked about in great depth; it was part of the story, but not THE story.

I loved the cover and it's soft colors. I like to think that the person on the front is Mara, seeing her both in her human form and her selkie form. I also liked the title with the fancy scripted letters of the T and S. I really enjoyed reading this book, even if I didn't connect to the characters the way I wanted to, it was still a great story. I will definitely read more by this author since she writes such lovely scenes. I definitely recommend this book to those who love stories about water creatures!

Beautiful writing, selkie lore, good characters, didn't connect to them like I wanted to. ( )
  VykiC37 | Sep 2, 2013 |
Tides, the story of a teenage brother and sister going off to spend the summer, on an Island, with their grandmother, where they encounter a mystery, sounded like the perfect book for my 14 year old godson. The brother is interested in marine biology and his sister, who loves art, is struggling with an eating disorder. The book is marketed for teens, in a section for teens, and the book cover said it was “a dreamlike suspenseful story… (that) dives deeply into selkie folklore while examining the fluid nature of love and family.” Sounded great, even so, I decided to read and review it before buying a copy for a gift. Imagine my shock when in the first few chapters we are introduced to Grandma’s gay lover walking down the stairs wearing nothing but grandma’s robe, and the sister, embarrassed, puts 2 and 2 together giving a wink and a nod to her newly found information about grandma. Then in the next chapter the brother tries to rescue a girl, who he discovers is completely naked. There is swearing, almost always using “Christ” as their favorite curse-word. Later on there is some abuse and violence.

The author’s bio says she was a columnist and editor for Teen Ink, and as someone who has worked with teens, I’m holding her and the publishers to a higher standard: there should have been a disclaimer or rating (if books had them like movies and TV) advising parents to beware that this book introduces some sexual subtext, and language that could offend some people; as it is what could have been a great story is turned into something mediocre. ( )
  PamelaBarrett | Jun 17, 2013 |
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When high school senior Noah Gallagher and his adopted teenage sister, Lo, go to live with their grandmother in her island cottage for the summer, they don't expect much in the way of adventure. Noah has landed a marine biology internship, and Lo wants to draw and paint, perhaps even to vanquish her struggles with bulimia. But then things take a dramatic turn for them both when Noah mistakenly tries to save a mysterious girl from drowning. This dreamlike, suspenseful story??deftly told from multiple points of view??dives deeply into selkie folklore while examining the fluid nature of love and family

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