Real Mermaids Don’t Wear Toe Rings by Helene Boudreau

Each and every character has a major impact to Jade's life and story. The bond of family and friends is heart-warming.The more I read about Jade and 'her gang', the more I grow to love them all. But is she prepared for the consequences to her actions?Real Mermaids Don't Hold Their Breath is a page-turner! Lots of humor and even more memorable moments. While scooping ice cream for her customers, she's trying to come to terms with a lot of things that have happened to her in the last few weeks: first period, first kiss, first mermaid- tail and turning 14!!!But, most of all, finding out that her mother is still alive!Now, Jade is trying to figure it all out -dealing with her dad who won't let her date (Is she really ready to have a boyfriend right now?)Trying to lead a normal life while trying to keep the biggest secret ever from her BFF! (SO hard!)AND, most importantly, how to finally get her mother home safely!Jade's wish is to have her mom home again and she will do anything to make it happen. *sigh* Read moreįast-paced, quirky, adorable and super fun!This sequel immediately follows where Jade's first mermaid adventures left off.It's summer vacation time! And Jade's stuck at her summer job.

BUT the adding and adding to the plot was absolutely ridiculous! o_OAll in all, Real Mermaids Don't Hold Their Breath is a light and fluffy read that I would definitely recommend for younger teens, but I'm not so sure that every one will like it, considering my reaction to the plot. Don't get me wrong, I love action! But honestly, so many different things were happening in the plot at one time, and so many things that really shouldn't have happened kept happening.and AHH! I'd just better leave it at that. It's like reading a commentary to a real life event, which was cool.I think that my only real problem with Real Mermaids Don't Hold Their Breath is that it's just a tad bit too action-packed. On the other hand, I don't have any confusion about what happened between books, (hint: nothing) because of the no-gaps-between-story-lines thing.Jade was still an awesome and true to life kind of character, but I really feel like she grew in this one, maybe matured? I really liked reading through her point of view, because her sense of humor is absolutely to die for and her inner monologue is absolutely awesome. Due to copy and paste, formatting has been lost.Real Mermaids Don't Hold Their Breath picked up right where Real Mermaids Don't Wear Toe Rings (what a mouthful of a name!) left off, which gave me a little bit of time to get back into the story, but it didn't really give me any time to get reacquainted with the characters.

Real Mermaids Don’t Wear Toe Rings by Helene Boudreau