Title: Flukes
Author: Nichole Chase
Source: eARC from author for review
Expected Release Date: Oct 8th, 2012
New Adult
goodreads...
Meena has a secret guarded closely by her
family—a secret as dangerous as the sea, and buried just as deep. When court
appointed community service workers are assigned to Flukes, the family-owned
animal sanctuary, everyone is on high alert. It doesn’t help that Meena finds
herself attracted to sexy-as-sin Blake Weathering, one of the new workers. If
he wasn’t so distracting, she might be able to land Flukes a much-needed cruise
line contract.
Blake Weathering, the first in his family
to attend public school, has developed a tough image. Unfortunately it lands
him in trouble. Now banned from his high school graduation ceremony, getting
his diploma is dependent upon a community service gig cleaning fish crap. No
diploma, no trust fund fortune—and no way to escape his overbearing father. The
last thing he needs is the distraction of a mysterious girl with teal eyes who
pulls at his heart strings.
When Blake discovers Meena’s secret, they
are both thrown into a desperate search for information about her past. Two
worlds pull them in opposite directions, and they will have to fight to hold
onto all that really matters.
My take...
When Nichole said she was sending me an ARC
I was beside myself. I was super excited to dive in and discover this amazing
world Nichole had created. I was expecting a cute read about mermaids and what
I got was cute...for a time. Then it got steamy and then it got hot...really
hot! Definitely not a YA read. But of gracious me was it good. Like really
good.
Nichole did such a fabulous job with this book.
The story line was different than other mermaid stories I have read and I was
absolutely engrossed in the story. I started reading and found it extremely
hard to put it down. One thing to remember is do not read when there are prying
eyes about. Things tend to get a little steamy at times. I made the mistake of
taking it to a football game. When it got to a certain scene I had to close my
nook down until I got home. Needless to say I was itching to get back to the
story and all its glory. Plus football is downright boring.
I loved the sweetness of the romance that
started up between Meena and Blake. There was a connection between the two of
them from the start that was undeniable and I loved watching it grow. Blake is
just a cutie with a heart of gold. And Meena is a sweetheart that is loyal to
her family and the work they do. Two great characters brought together to make one
incredible read.
Flukes is a fun, quick read that I promise will leave
you with a smile on your face. And it has the right amount of suspense to keep
you intrigued throughout the book. The reader will be eager to find out what
secrets Blake is keeping and what will come of our two favorite characters. If
you have a love for mermaids and happy endings this book is perfect for you. If
you haven’t read a mermaid story before you must pick it up as soon as it is
out. I promise that Nichole’s story telling will have you looking up more of
her work. She is absolutely fabulous and so is her books.
Great review. I have seen this book everywhere, and I'm glad to know more about it. It sounds like one I will definitely want to read.
ReplyDelete*sigh* That is so how I picture Blake and Meena. I love that picture!
ReplyDeleteThat picture is perfect!!!! Nice review. Loved this book.
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