Forgive My Fins: Volume 1

Tera Lynn Childs

Jun 2010 · Forgive My Fins Book 1 · Sold by Harper Collins

About this ebook

Unrequited love is hard enough when you’re a normal teenage girl, but for mermaid Lily Sanderson, there’s no such thing as a simple crush.

Lily has a secret, and it’s not her huge crush on gorgeous swimming god Brody Bennett, who makes her heart beat flipper-fast. Lily’s mermaid identity is a secret that can’t get out, since she’s not just any mermaid—she’s a Thalassinian princess.

When she discovered three years ago that her mother was actually a human, Lily finally realized why she didn’t feel quite at home in Thalassinia, and she’s been going to Seaview High ever since.

Living on land has its problems—like her obnoxious biker-boy neighbor, Quince Fletcher—but it has that one major perk: Brody. The problem is, mermaids aren’t really the casual dating type—when they bond, it’s for life.

When Lily’s attempt to win Brody’s love leads to a case of mistaken identity, she finds out, quick as a tailfin flick, that happily ever after never sails quite as smoothly as you planned.

Ratings and reviews

even though i am only on the 125th page i can definartely see a good book when i go to barnes and noble i have grown up loving the idea of mermaids and this book is the best i have ever read(and that says alot) to bad they don't have a preview on here i just couldn't beleive she couldn't tell that quince liked her omg like goose bumps. I love this book

This book was so well written i just loved it! Plus all i could do was read it it kept me awake half the night. I couldn't stop reading! And i can't wait to read the other books...this book is AMAZING. I am soo glad i read it.

I just loved this book! At first, I was a little nervous about it - ventures into YA books are not always particularly rewarding, and overall are a bit risky to me (look at _Shiver_.... truly a terrible novel!). But, I have always loved mermaids, so I couldn't help myself from harboring some high hopes for this book! From my first copy of Hans Christian Andersen's The Little Mermaid (which was so beautifully illustrated that ultimately it had to be kept together by masking tape...) to of course Disney's animated version, I just loved anything having to do with mermaids! And truly, this book did not disappoint me at all! From the character's names (Brody and Quince... is it me or is this a thinly veiled _Jaws_ reference? "Quint" is awfully close to be a coincidence...) to the rather silly (yet charming) fish sayings, I just had a ton of fun reading it. I really adored it, and I am looking forward to reading the upcoming sequel, as well as some of the author's past work!

About the author

Tera Lynn Childs is the award-winning author of several books for teens, including the first two books in the Sweet Venom series, the mermaid romances Forgive My Fins, Fins Are Forever, and Just for Fins, as well as another mythology-inspired series, including Oh. My. Gods. and Goddess Boot Camp. Although Tera always dreamed of discovering a secret twin (or triplet), she is sad to report she remains an only child.