Sleeping with the fishes
By MaryJanice Davidson
Piatkus Books Ltd, London, 2006

Just another half-girl half-mermaid meets two boys story – except of course that one of the boys is a merman prince who lives oceans away and the girl has to deal with a fish strike!

Fred is not exactly the stereotyped mermaid, either. She prefers pools to the ocean and is allergic to seafood – and she can’t even swim in her human form!

Fred is a selfish grump who has parental issues just like any other single 29 year old. This makes her a refreshing change from all the perfect heroines in books. Her best friend is a warm metrosexual who provides a contrast to Fred’s one-eyed approach – and a few interesting sex scenes.

A nice, light hearted read that doesn’t end as you might expect…

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