DEEP BLUE
by Jennifer Donnelly
In stores May 6, 2014
ABOUT THE BOOK
Deep in the ocean, in a world not so different from our own, live the merpeople. Their communities are spread throughout the oceans, seas, and freshwaters all over the globe.
When Serafina, a mermaid of the Mediterranean Sea, awakens on the morning of her betrothal, her biggest worry should be winning the love of handsome Prince Mahdi. And yet Sera finds herself haunted by strange dreams that foretell the return of an ancient evil. Her dark premonitions are confirmed when an assassin’s arrow poisons Sera’s mother.
Now, Serafina must embark on a quest to find the assassin’s master and prevent a war between the Mer nations. Led only by her shadowy dreams, Sera searches for five other mermaid heroines who are scattered across the six seas. Together, they will form an unbreakable bond of sisterhood and uncover a conspiracy that threatens their world’s very existence.
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Jennifer Donnelly is an award-winning author of both adult and young adult books, including Deep Blue, the first book in the Waterfire Saga. For adults she has written a trilogy of best-selling books that includes The Tea Rose, The Winter Rose, and The Wild Rose. Her first young adult novel, A Northern Light, received many accolades, among them the Los Angeles Times Book Prize, a Carnegie Medal in the UK, and a Michael L. Printz Honor. Her second young adult novel, Revolution, was named a Best Book of 2010 by Kirkus Reviews and School Library Journal, and the audiobook received a 2011 American Library Association Odyssey Honor. She lives in New York’s Hudson Valley.
GIVEAWAY DETAILS
“Pretty Principessa” Prize Pack
Five (5) winners each receive: custom Deep Blue nail polish and copy of the book.
Entering is simple, just fill out the entry form below. Winners will be announced on this site and in our monthly newsletter (sign up now!) within 30 days after the giveaway ends.
During each giveaway, we ask entrants a question pertaining to the book. Here is the question they’ll be answering in the comments below for extra entries:
What is your favorite mermaid story? (I happen to love the mermaids in Peter Pan.) Tell us in the comments!
I will always be partial to the Little Mermaid 🙂
I love The Little Mermaid story, of course. My favorite book is The Mermaid Singing and even though there are no literal mermaids, it’s a great story.
Right now, Monstrous Beauty by Elizabeth Fama
The Little Mermaid will always be my favorite.
The little Mermaid is the only mermaid tale I’ve read.
To be honest, really the only mermaid story I know is The Little Mermaid. Which I love!
Don’t have a fav
I used to love this one story that my dad used to tell me about a mermaid who was friends with all of the sea animals. And, because I was afraid of sharks, my dad told me that this mermaid was even able to make the angriest shark happy!
the little mermaid till now is my favorite faiytale. I love mermaids 🙂
The Little Mermaid and Aquamarine
I really love the Syrena Legacy by: Anna Banks!!
I really liked the mermaids in the 3rd Pirates of a Caribean movie! Pretty but deadly! 😀
I will always love the little mermaid
I guess my favorite mermaid story would have to be the Little mermaid. I did however find the mermaids in mermaid tail more fun.
When I was younger, my favorite was always the Tail of Emily Windsnap 🙂
I’ve never read a mermaid story. I’ve only watched the little mermaid
I’ve never read a mermaid story, but I’d have to go with The Little Mermaid. Ginger’s unite!
I don’t read a lot of mermaid stories but the one I like the most is Of Poseidon by Anna Banks
Monstrous Beauty by Fama
I know I am showing my age a bit but I liked SPLASH. I have Banks series on my TBR list for my beach reads this summer.
My favorite mermaids story is The Little Mermaid
I’ve always been a Disney geek and Little Mermaid was one of the first movies I ever saw in a theater!! (:
I loved FATHOMLESS by Jackson Pearce. An interesting take on the original Little Mermaid fairy tale that played in to the rest of her Fairy Tale Retellings series!
I haven’t read to many mermaid stories, actually. But I want to!
mine would have to be book about a guy whos a mermaid I forgot thename but its a really good book
I have always loved the mermaids in Harry Potter!!!
Of poseidon has interesting mermaids and I also love little mermaid!
Honestly, this mermaid genre is pretty new to me. I grew up on Ariel & that’s pretty much but no fear! I’m slowly adapting to this trend & hope to read this book & other series.
I really like Of Poseidon, Of Triton, and Of Neptune
The little mermaid!!
My favorite mermaid story would have to be in the Odyssey. In the store they are technically called Sirens, but I love how they are portrayed as dangerous and the sailors much protect themselves from them and their singing.
I really love the mermaids in Harry Potter, unlike in other novels/films, they were depicted as bad and somehow even territorial. They were not beautiful and they were not kind, it seemed a more realistic view of merpeople than other stories.
Original The Little Mermaid 🙂
I any stories about mermaids.:D
Not many stories. I liked Of Poseidon. Not so much the second book.
my favorite mermaid story is aquamarine 🙂
I’ve always loved The Little Mermaid.
I love the Syrenka Series by Amber Garr it was so imaginative and original! It was everything I could have wanted in a Mermaid trilogy and I have read a lot of mermaid books and so far this is one my favorites!!!
Amber Garr Syrenka series and Anna Banks Syrena Trilogy
I’m going to be super original and boring, but I liked the little mermaid.
I’m going to be original and really boring, but I liked the little mermaid.
I love the mermaids from pirates of the Caribbean.
I liked the mermaids in that one Pirates of the Caribbean movie.
Tempest Rising by Tracy Deebs
The Syrena Legacy series, hands down.
The Little Mermaid.