The Vicious Deep by Zoraida Córdova
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

Partway through, I'm enjoying this, as will slightly older former fans of Lightning Thief. Sexual references make this a teen choice; other than that, I think lots of kids would get a kick out of Tristan's transformation and exploration of his mer-man heritage.

This would have gotten 4, possibly 4 and a half stars -- If the book had told a story! Unfortunately, The Vicious Deep is part of a nasty publishing trend; it has a beginning and a middle but, no conclusion. Clearly, the publisher has a sequel planned; probably, a trilogy -- everything has to be a trilogy these days. If it's Lord of the Rings or Earthsea, in which sequels revisit the same themes, worlds, or characters, that's great. That's not the case here, Cordova or her publisher simply chose to end this volume abruptly, so you'll hvae to pay another $16.99 to find out what happens to Tristan and Layla.

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