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Tempest's mother left when she was only 10 years old. Now as her 17th birthday approaches, something big is going to change - Tempest must make the ultimate choice, as she is half mermaid, to stay with the land or turn to the water.

I absolutely loved this book! Tempest Rising was such a refreshing read, it was different from anything else I have read lately. Mermaids are one of my favorite mythical creatures, so I cannot tell you how excited I was for this book. I had high expectations for it, and it surpassed my every expection. Absolutely brilliant.

I loved that Deebs really look liberties with her story - a lot of the mermaid aspects of the book were so different from everything else I have read about mermaids. I loved it! It was one aspect that kept me reading so fast - it was just so different.

The plot also took so many twists and turns, I couldn't guess where most things were going. Yes, the obvious sort of land marks I could guess, but after that I really wasn't sure where Tracy Deebs would take the story. It was also very well written. The story was just beautifully woven.

The characters in Tempest Rising were awesome. I loved Mark and Kai both. They were both different from each other, yet alike. Tempest was a really great character as well, I loved her witt and snark. Her insecurities that came out were almost a bit much at times, and did marr my image of her.

The ending was perfect. As the last 50 pages came up, I sat there thinking to myself, "How on earth will she tie this up well?" There was a ton going on, and I was honestly worried that I wouldn't be happy with the ending, and there would be loose ends. There was none of that - Deebs ties up everything that needs to be perfectly, while leaving enough open to sort of imagine what happens next. With the way she ended the story, I will be very interested if there will be a sequel or if it will merely stand alone - either would work marvelously.

I absolutely loved Tempest Rising. I couldn't put it down, and when I had to, I was constantly trying to sneak in a few more pages. With a kick-ass plot and an awesome cast of characters, Tempest Rising is a book you will not want to miss. I definitely see this one falling among my top books of the year. It was simply amazing.