Oh my gosh, yes! Clumsiness is not a character trait!! I can't stand how popular that has become. How is that so attractive to all these fictional male characters??
Middle School me was *obsessed* with mermaid stories. I even developed one, which I’m going to share to help our girl out with the algorithm. I have no intention of actually doing anything with this, it was just what angsty baby me developed. So, this mermaid girl Meera is the daughter of this mermaid gangster who gets caught by the kingdom and her punishment is to complete American High School, which, to be fair, is pretty bad. She then lives with this crazy exiled mermaid family that looks after her (I don’t even get their purpose/personality) and she meets this group of sidekicks, one of whom was an Angel-like (BTVS) love interest. Her mother is trying to get her back, and Meera loops her friends into helping her get back to her mom. Weird magical monster-of-the-chapter things keep popping up (again, like BTVS) and the group fights them with magic. Her mom’s goons keep popping up too, and somewhere around the middle she realises her mom’s a POS and sends her some magical message of teenage mermaid angst. Anyway, she mom switches gears from attacking the king to attacking her treacherous daughter and the story ends with Meera sacrificing herself by jumping into a portal that’ll transport her to a land of all water, where she is stuck for eternity…or until her friends use magic to get her out in chapter two of book two (hey, BTVS). I think it’s supposed to be a hero’s journey, but I only developed everything I just shared, so there’s not enough to make a hero’s arc out of it. I hope you enjoyed my weird preteen mermaid story. Have a *mertastic* day.
A Tail of Emily Windsnap is a good book, the sequels are kind of just okay though and feel like a fanfic. It’s also more targeted to younger people but it’s enjoyable
I used to love that book... In fifth grade ....two years ago I realized that there are more books to it. They are meh. Must be because I'm older now... Like... Mid twenties older. But then again I read kids books all the time and Emily is just... Meh. I like the first one since I've read it as a kid... But the books.... I don't know why but they scream Mary Sue. There is nothing Emily can't fix. I'm too old for that. I want unfixable stuff.
So I'm pretty sure its middle grade but I remember really like "The tail of Emily Windsnap" but I read it years and years ago so it might just be a poor opinion from a like 10 year old
If you want to read a good mermaid series, Breakwater is a short but really good book. It takes place entirely under the sea (because the author was sick of every mermaid book being about humans joining the mermaid world). The book goes and brings attention to prejudice and discrimination in a world of mermaids and naiads and shows the pov of a privileged mermaid slowly beginning to understand how unjust and unfair the world actually is to those less lucky than her. Also, unlike most mermaid books, instead of being abt romance it starts off with murder.
I'm in the middle of planning a fantasy YA book, it has a mermaid main character, but also another main character who's a fairy, ect... (also, it has sirens as well as mermaid) It's probably never gonna get written lmao
i cant remember if this book was any good but i was really into mermaid books when i was like 8 or 9, it was my THING, i remember one of my favourites was Emily Windsnap, its a whole series of books i think, there was another one but i cant rember the name of it for the life of me.
I used to love the Waterfire Saga books, though I read them LONG ago so they could actually be shit for all I know. But I was obsessed with them, so I guess that says something about whether or not they were good 🤷♀️
I read them this Summer (kinda, I just read the last 2, the others I read forever ago) but I really did enjoy them and would recommend them. Bur maybe that's just me.
I read it awhile ago too. I thought that they were pretty good, but I went into the reviews of it about a year later and apparently people didnt like it
There are webcomics that tell interesting mermaid stories, on Webtoons they have Castle Swimmer and Siren (I know sirens aren't mermaids but the story is very interesting due Sirens being cursed to be that way unless they switch with a human who is heartbroken.) There is Also a manga called Mermaid Boys which is basically modern version of the little mermaid except Ariel is a man who gives up his handsomeness instead, and the time limit is a year.
Deep Blue by Jennifer Donnelly is a book I want to read, it's about a mermaid princess that's supposed to become the future ruler. One day her mom is poisoned by an assassin so she and a best friend go to find the master of the assassin, prevent a possible war and rheres supposed to be sisterhood so I'm in for a buddy read if you are :)
The entire series is, in my opinion at least, is interesting. It has a pretty good plot, it explains how the world works as well. Characters are also well developed and it shows their growth till the end of the book.
I read that book! The first one is really good, but nothing really special, the rest of the series is so boring, although I was pretty young when I read it so maybe I’ll like it better now that I’m a little older
I remember enjoying the _Tail of Emily Windsnap_ when I was younger, but I don't actually remember finishing it. I sort of got bored by the third or fourth book.
Waterfire Saga!!!!!!!!!!!! Its AMAZING (though I don't know how it ends because life got in the way of the last book) In order the books are: Deep Blue Rouge Wave Dark Tide Sea Spell. From what I remember, they are AMAZING. They had good characters and good plot!! Please read and review
I read a book called Ingo (I think????) and I cannot remember any character names or the plot 😅 and I could never work it if they were mermaids or selkies?? Because their tails were always described as ‘seal like’ ???
I can't remember much of the plot- other than the MC becoming more mermaid and less human (which didn't seem like a problem to me) and that her father had abandoned her mother for a mermaid. But I loved those books- the world was really pretty. But then again, I loved Twilight, so I could have had bad taste.
Interesting. Might have to look for it. Indigo is a short novella that is about two brothers who are part mermen, so also an option. Thanks for letting me know about Ingo.
I read the Neptune project in like 6th grade it's not exactly a mermaid book, but it has the same vibe idk I feel like if I re-read it I'll hate it. Just gotta feeling its problematic
when i was a kid my favorite book was “Real Mermaids Don’t Wear Toe Rings” and it was about a girl whose mother was a mermaid (??) and she’s half mermaid (???) but i remember it so distinctly bc the main character was plus sized and i related to her so well. i’d have to read it again to confirm if it’s genuinely good but i have such a feeling of positivity attached to that book
I love mermaid books! I read a really good one but I don’t remember the name. The tail of Emily Windsnap is good, although it is more of a children’s book. With mermaid books it’s really either love or hate, no in between.
I'm actually working on a novel called Bioluminesecent about this orphaned kid (jessie) who got unofficially adopted into a family of a big brother in medical school (Jace) and his little sister (Stella)and like they're all just precious. but jessie has some bad dreams one night and starts hearing voices, after hijinks happen he ends up running away. and sort of follows a shadow down a dark alley with Stella close behind. he ends up following the thing till he gets to a small hidden cave, that's glowing mysteriously. ya know hijinks. but long story short he has an Into the Unknown (trademark) moment. and basically he goes into the cave and is immediately overtaken by these bug things that push him into a deep pool. where he falls into the water and like the water starts glowing around him. and so he does. and long story short he turns mermaid, but he doesn't really look like a "cliche Disney" mermaid. he's got this whole bioluminescent thing going on with stripes of glowed skin up and down his body. it just looks rad. and I'm bad at explaining things but, ya know the twist is that there's no love interest it's just a guy and a girl being best friends (we Stan) I apologize for having this really long comment
I love the forgive my fins series by Tera Lynn childs. I read that series very young though so I'm not sure if it would still hold up. But I still remember the love interest because he was amazing and the series is really funny. I agree with you. It's so frustrating for mermaid books to never do well. I feel like part of it is publishers don't give authors the resources to achieve a great mermaid book. I've read some mermaid books that the concepts were great but there needed to be better editing and I wonder if the publisher even gave the author an editor or if the editor even worked with them. Sometimes editors will have multiple books but only focus on a few and the ones that get neglected suffer because of it. It's still the publishers fault though because it's encouraged to focus on the books that will sell the best and mermaid books have never proven to sell well.
i've heard good things about that series and i might read it. and i totally agree. I just think mermaid books are never sold well so no one reads or cares about them
@@juliarhapsody I hope you like it! The first book was really good after that it went a little downhill but it's a really fun series. Its enemies to lovers romance between a human and a mermaid. I know right it's so frustrating if publishing actually cared I really feel like mermaids could a huge ya trend but it's never given the resources to be good.
@@juliarhapsody totally! especially since the mermaids in the series hate humans for destroying their oceans the mc hates her love interest for different reasons but its great.
I liked the Ingo series by Helen Dunmore. I really liked the characters, too, especially the main character and her brother. I think it‘s middle grade, though.
Hi so this isn’t necessarily mermaid, but awhile ago I read a book called Daughter Of the Pirate King. I don’t remember a lot about it tbh since it was awhile ago but I remember I really liked it and couldn’t put it down. It also really made me want to read more pirate stores LOL
This series might be a little too young for YA but I loved the Emily Windsnap series. I have only ready the first 5 books I think and I have a feeling they’re kinda just keeping it going as a cash cow thing but honestly I still loved the ones I read.
So I havent re-read this series in a LonG while and I'm not even sure if its YA but............ from what I rememebr the waterfire saga from Jennier Donnelly was gReat It has 4 books, cool world building and the main character has??? A personality???? And an actual goal????? Also the author made a cool mythology to integrate into the story and the 5 mermaid clans all are based of real life nationalities And wait for it....... IT hAS A plOT AND characters aside from the main one who are actually memorable and interesting Its the only YA mermaid novel thats kept me interested enough to read all 4 books
I'm a little late because I just found your channel but if you see this I really in enjoyed the book Monstrous Beauty by Elizabeth Fama. It's a bit in the Paranormal but there are mermaids too. It's kinda a little mermaid retelling.
I know this is an oldish video, but I think there are a few interesting mermaid books. One is called Lost voices by Sarah Porter (they do sing to ships though and are girls who become mermaids after attempting suicide so there is some content warning, but the focus isn't on that and is tastefully handled I think ) and the other is called Deep Blue (Waterfiresaga series) by Jennifer Donnelly which has an interesting mythology. Just thought I would suggest some.
I really liked the "Lost Voices" series by Sara Porter. Though it's been awhile since I've read it, so I'm not quite sure how good the overall plot is. The first book, from what I remember was pretty good.
I read the first book- its an interesting story and the character interactions made me want to scream...everything felt so new an awkward because thats how the main character felt.
Took me forever to think of a book that had a mermaid in it (that I have read). However, it's not YA, it's a kids book. It's called "The Menagerie" by Tui T. Sutherland, Kari Sutherland, about hidden magical creatures. The only YA book I can think about is one I haven't read yet (is it out yet even) "A Princess of Wind and Wave" by Melanie Cellier. I've really enjoyed her other fairy tale retellings, they have great characters and the plots range from okay to really good (none have reached below mediocre for me). So I'm sure her retelling of the little mermaid would be at least a decent story. Edit: Just remembered this one I have read. "The little mermaid" by Jenni James, it's an okay story though I think her cinderella retelling is better. I also feel like it's more of a novella.
I've read that too! But yeah, I'm pretty sure it never got translated, which is a shame! Also, l'auteure est tellement adorable, je l'ai rencontré au salon du livre de Québec quand j'avais 12 ou 13 ans, c'est là que j'ai acheté le premier tome, elle avait l'air tellement excitée en racontant l'histoire, ça m'avait vraiment donné le goût de lire le livre!
I liked Lauren Kate's Teardrop. The best friend fell into some of the dumb tropes of a typical YA bestie except, instead of being a useless tagalong, is actually smart and cares about her friend, the MC. Lauren Kate wrote the Fallen series, so it was kinda weird she went from angels to mermaids, but I thought it was ok. The premise is neat. The second book is lame but the first is good imo. At least I think this a mermaid story...
I really loved the Above World series by Jenn Reese!! It’s not so muh YA romance as it is dystopian, futuristic, kinda thing. BUT it had some really memorable characters and world! It’s been at least a few years since I’ve read it tho, so I don’t know how much it holds up
There's plenty of mermaid YA books that feature mermen as the main characters: Son of a mermaid, The Vicious Deep, Lies Beneath, The mer prince adventures, The Oyster Thief, Merman's kiss.
The Sirenia Series by Amber Garr was pretty good (although I’m pretty sure it’s more of a New Adult book than YA) it actually has a lot of folklore in it such as Sprites, Selkies and such, even having a pretty cool Clan system. Even though I describe it more as a guilty pleasure of mine XD
I'm writing a mermaid book and this video has been so helpful, this is actually the second time i've watched it. I am writing it so it would be appealing to younger readers but I want it to be good enough so that someone like you would like it too. Being able to hear your exact opinions feels like having insider stock information so Thank You! You're already on my "send a book to this person" list if I ever get published 😁
Let me get this straight not every mermaid book series is bad because I read Real mermaids book series fantastic book series and now I’m reading Emily Windsnap which is another mermaid book series so I suggest you read them And both of the main characters are half mermaids 🧜🏻♀️ or as how They call them in real Mermaids... Mer’s
Ingo by Helen Dunmore is amazing although I suppose in America it'd be considered a middle grade series not ya. It's very much based on Cornish life/Mythology so it might be a nice break
I have actually read a book series about mermaid that I liked! The only problem being I'm not actually sure it was translated into english? But it's called "Le royaume de Lénacie" in french, it was written by Priska Poirier, and I remember really enjoying it when I was a little younger, I'm pretty sure I still have them stashed somewhere in a box!
Omg I was on a hunt for a good mermaid book once when I saw another UA-camr putting in on for tbr and I checked it out and it was amazingggg. You should try it it’s called Into the Deep by Mira Grant but u should first read her Rolling in the Deep, it’s a novella prequel, it’s short n you should read it to see if you’ll be interested in reading her other full novel Into the Deep. It’s nothing like a mermaid book I read it’s horror. Well it’s not technically mermaid it’s more of a siren but eh😅❤️
I'm not trans or anything but I'm the only boy I know of who is actually interested in books with girl main characters and girlish concepts, so I guess I am a freak of a man who actually likes books with less action. At least my parents didn't worry about the possibility of me being queer, since they were too busy worrying about me being Autistic lol.
I’m late, but I would also like to point out some thing I’ve noticed in mermaid centric fantasy, book one cliffhanger, i’ve only read two books series is that centered on mermaids so it doesn’t bug me and it probably isn’t an actual cliché amongst these books, but if someone else noticed it, are they bothered by it?
can I ask a question Are all merfolk YA books where the Female character is a mermaid? Are there any gender swap little mermaid type retellings? I want to read more Merman YA stories (paranormal romance)
Also the Daughters of the Sea serious is pretty good The mermaid's mirror is okay I personally don't like it but that's because the girl doesn't choose the ocean and I am biased
my favorite mermaid books the mermaid's sister real mermaids don't wear toe rings and the mermaids daughter I thought this list would be longer but I guess not?
The only mermaid book I've read is The Summer of Chasing Mermaids and it's a little mermaid retelling but there's really not much mermaid stuff it's just a contemporary w a girl who's mute and the little boy in the book loves mermaids and THAT'S IT and I only think of The Siren by Kiera Cass, but I know you said no sirens i've never read it but that's all i think when i hear mermaid lol Now i want a trans mermaid retelling and that's going to the list of things i want to write lol
Ingo by Helen Dunmore was my favourite book when I was younger (like a lot younger maybe 10-12) but I'm scared to reread it in case it's actually awful
I still really enjoy the Ingo Series. Sapphire is a realistically flawed character, and as the series goes on you can tell more and more that the Mer don’t think the same way that we do; but just as Saph learns to understand the Mer, so does Faro learn to understand humans.
...The third book of the Ingo series is called “The Deep”. Are you sure it’s not the same series? The Ingo Series consists of “Ingo”, “The Tide Knot”, “The Deep”, and “The Crossing Of Ingo”, as well as an independent side story called “Stormswept”, though supposedly that last one isn’t as good as the main series.
I felt this. I'm a mermaid lover but YA can't do mermaids well at all. Every time they try to start this trend the books are boring as hell. Aquamarine was thinly plotted book that my young mermaid loving self bought because of the cover. Nothing likable about the mermaid at all. The movie was better. Imagine watching the movie first and then picking up the book and being disappointed. Best books featuring mermaids lately have been Middle Grade
Oh my gosh, yes! Clumsiness is not a character trait!! I can't stand how popular that has become. How is that so attractive to all these fictional male characters??
so the female characters can fall into their arms
@areadersworld savage
And they exaggerate it SO MUCH. Like, no one is SO clumsy that they can't catch a ball when it's tossed to them from three feet away.
Annabeth Chase I mean... I am but i’m not clumsy, i’m j physically inept
The TV show H₂O: Just Add Water was way better than any YA mermaid book I've ever read.
Hey Annabeth, you find Percy yet?
@@whateveryouhearditwasntme4109 No, he's probably watching videos of skateboarding tricks or something while I'm over here watching videos about books
Middle School me was *obsessed* with mermaid stories. I even developed one, which I’m going to share to help our girl out with the algorithm. I have no intention of actually doing anything with this, it was just what angsty baby me developed. So, this mermaid girl Meera is the daughter of this mermaid gangster who gets caught by the kingdom and her punishment is to complete American High School, which, to be fair, is pretty bad. She then lives with this crazy exiled mermaid family that looks after her (I don’t even get their purpose/personality) and she meets this group of sidekicks, one of whom was an Angel-like (BTVS) love interest. Her mother is trying to get her back, and Meera loops her friends into helping her get back to her mom. Weird magical monster-of-the-chapter things keep popping up (again, like BTVS) and the group fights them with magic. Her mom’s goons keep popping up too, and somewhere around the middle she realises her mom’s a POS and sends her some magical message of teenage mermaid angst. Anyway, she mom switches gears from attacking the king to attacking her treacherous daughter and the story ends with Meera sacrificing herself by jumping into a portal that’ll transport her to a land of all water, where she is stuck for eternity…or until her friends use magic to get her out in chapter two of book two (hey, BTVS). I think it’s supposed to be a hero’s journey, but I only developed everything I just shared, so there’s not enough to make a hero’s arc out of it. I hope you enjoyed my weird preteen mermaid story. Have a *mertastic* day.
A Tail of Emily Windsnap is a good book, the sequels are kind of just okay though and feel like a fanfic. It’s also more targeted to younger people but it’s enjoyable
Claire i agree with you fully, my favorite books ever (i like it more that Percy Jackson) is indeed the Emily Windsnap series.
I completely forgot this book existed until i saw this comment, oh my god i used to be in love with Emily Windsnap
@@ellie.gonzalez me to
I used to love that book... In fifth grade ....two years ago I realized that there are more books to it. They are meh. Must be because I'm older now... Like... Mid twenties older. But then again I read kids books all the time and Emily is just... Meh. I like the first one since I've read it as a kid... But the books.... I don't know why but they scream Mary Sue. There is nothing Emily can't fix. I'm too old for that. I want unfixable stuff.
I loved those books
So I'm pretty sure its middle grade but I remember really like "The tail of Emily Windsnap" but I read it years and years ago so it might just be a poor opinion from a like 10 year old
Omg yes, when I was younger I LOVED that little series. From what I remember though it does have an interesting plot
I think I remember that one! Was a while back though so I don't really remember most of the plot :/
I remember reading and liking a few of those books when I was about 7 :)
Books_Are_My_ Coffee
Omg I remember that!!
I read those a few years ago! It does have a plot throughout the like 8 books, it's great
"you were into this video on twitter; let's see if you're still into it when i actually upload it" THE SHADE
Whoops 😂😏
im glad you threw mermaids arent sirens, but they get not much better treatment. i just want good mermaids dangit.
I really want to write a mermaid book someday. Not sure when but someday
soon please
If you want to read a good mermaid series, Breakwater is a short but really good book. It takes place entirely under the sea (because the author was sick of every mermaid book being about humans joining the mermaid world). The book goes and brings attention to prejudice and discrimination in a world of mermaids and naiads and shows the pov of a privileged mermaid slowly beginning to understand how unjust and unfair the world actually is to those less lucky than her. Also, unlike most mermaid books, instead of being abt romance it starts off with murder.
Who wrote this book?
I'm in the middle of planning a fantasy YA book, it has a mermaid main character, but also another main character who's a fairy, ect... (also, it has sirens as well as mermaid)
It's probably never gonna get written lmao
"Name one mermaid character from a book"
Me: Emily Windsnap
1:48 - 2:03
Me: True, thats a good point.
i cant remember if this book was any good but i was really into mermaid books when i was like 8 or 9, it was my THING, i remember one of my favourites was Emily Windsnap, its a whole series of books i think, there was another one but i cant rember the name of it for the life of me.
Omfg Emily Windsnap
I love Emily Windsnap! But I always thought of it as more of a kids book than YA.
Emily Windsnap hits man. And they’re making it into a movie!!
I used to love the Waterfire Saga books, though I read them LONG ago so they could actually be shit for all I know. But I was obsessed with them, so I guess that says something about whether or not they were good 🤷♀️
I remember it being amazing too! But I'm to sacred to re-read cause its been a long time
Kritzia I read them a lot when I was younger and they are pretty good it hasn’t been too long 3-4 years probably
I read them this Summer (kinda, I just read the last 2, the others I read forever ago) but I really did enjoy them and would recommend them. Bur maybe that's just me.
I read it awhile ago too. I thought that they were pretty good, but I went into the reviews of it about a year later and apparently people didnt like it
Thats why I get all my mermaid fulfilment from H2O just add water
1:35 I panicked and said Percy...
I said Ariel-
Bro
There are webcomics that tell interesting mermaid stories, on Webtoons they have Castle Swimmer and Siren (I know sirens aren't mermaids but the story is very interesting due Sirens being cursed to be that way unless they switch with a human who is heartbroken.) There is Also a manga called Mermaid Boys which is basically modern version of the little mermaid except Ariel is a man who gives up his handsomeness instead, and the time limit is a year.
Deep Blue by Jennifer Donnelly is a book I want to read, it's about a mermaid princess that's supposed to become the future ruler. One day her mom is poisoned by an assassin so she and a best friend go to find the master of the assassin, prevent a possible war and rheres supposed to be sisterhood so I'm in for a buddy read if you are :)
I've heard about it but now you got me interested in it
I‘ve read the entire Waterfire Saga (Deep Blue is the first book in this series). It’s not great or anything, but it also definitely doesn’t suck!
The entire series is, in my opinion at least, is interesting. It has a pretty good plot, it explains how the world works as well. Characters are also well developed and it shows their growth till the end of the book.
I read that book! The first one is really good, but nothing really special, the rest of the series is so boring, although I was pretty young when I read it so maybe I’ll like it better now that I’m a little older
I love the waterfire saga, I memorized some of the songs. The book trailer for deep blue is on youtube if your interested
To kill a kingdom was so freaking good!
Forbidden Sea by Sheila A Nielson.
The Siren by Kierra Cass
The WaterFire Saga by Jennifer Donnelly
I remember enjoying the _Tail of Emily Windsnap_ when I was younger, but I don't actually remember finishing it. I sort of got bored by the third or fourth book.
Waterfire Saga!!!!!!!!!!!! Its AMAZING (though I don't know how it ends because life got in the way of the last book)
In order the books are:
Deep Blue
Rouge Wave
Dark Tide
Sea Spell.
From what I remember, they are AMAZING. They had good characters and good plot!! Please read and review
I read a book called Ingo (I think????) and I cannot remember any character names or the plot 😅 and I could never work it if they were mermaids or selkies?? Because their tails were always described as ‘seal like’ ???
You might mean Indigo by Alice Hoffman. She also wrote Practical Magic.
I can't remember much of the plot- other than the MC becoming more mermaid and less human (which didn't seem like a problem to me) and that her father had abandoned her mother for a mermaid. But I loved those books- the world was really pretty. But then again, I loved Twilight, so I could have had bad taste.
@@tabby5228 Ingo by Helen Dunmore
Interesting. Might have to look for it. Indigo is a short novella that is about two brothers who are part mermen, so also an option. Thanks for letting me know about Ingo.
Yeesss, I love the Ingo Series!
The Deep Blue series is really good, it has 4 books in the series you should check it out
I read the Neptune project in like 6th grade it's not exactly a mermaid book, but it has the same vibe idk I feel like if I re-read it I'll hate it. Just gotta feeling its problematic
when i was a kid my favorite book was “Real Mermaids Don’t Wear Toe Rings” and it was about a girl whose mother was a mermaid (??) and she’s half mermaid (???) but i remember it so distinctly bc the main character was plus sized and i related to her so well. i’d have to read it again to confirm if it’s genuinely good but i have such a feeling of positivity attached to that book
I loved those books, they were amazing
@@cdewit390 me 2
I love mermaid books! I read a really good one but I don’t remember the name. The tail of Emily Windsnap is good, although it is more of a children’s book. With mermaid books it’s really either love or hate, no in between.
I'm actually working on a novel called Bioluminesecent about this orphaned kid (jessie) who got unofficially adopted into a family of a big brother in medical school (Jace) and his little sister (Stella)and like they're all just precious. but jessie has some bad dreams one night and starts hearing voices, after hijinks happen he ends up running away. and sort of follows a shadow down a dark alley with Stella close behind. he ends up following the thing till he gets to a small hidden cave, that's glowing mysteriously. ya know hijinks. but long story short he has an Into the Unknown (trademark) moment. and basically he goes into the cave and is immediately overtaken by these bug things that push him into a deep pool. where he falls into the water and like the water starts glowing around him. and so he does. and long story short he turns mermaid, but he doesn't really look like a "cliche Disney" mermaid. he's got this whole bioluminescent thing going on with stripes of glowed skin up and down his body. it just looks rad. and I'm bad at explaining things but, ya know the twist is that there's no love interest it's just a guy and a girl being best friends (we Stan) I apologize for having this really long comment
Part of your world: a twisted tale by liz braswell is good mermaid book, in my opinion
Legiterally a lego Did you see the video she made on this? Because there is one
@@c.julietofcampjupiter8557 I commented this before the video went up
Legiterally a lego Oh
I need more good mermaid books uGH
I guess you could say that
*words fail*
I love the forgive my fins series by Tera Lynn childs. I read that series very young though so I'm not sure if it would still hold up. But I still remember the love interest because he was amazing and the series is really funny.
I agree with you. It's so frustrating for mermaid books to never do well. I feel like part of it is publishers don't give authors the resources to achieve a great mermaid book. I've read some mermaid books that the concepts were great but there needed to be better editing and I wonder if the publisher even gave the author an editor or if the editor even worked with them. Sometimes editors will have multiple books but only focus on a few and the ones that get neglected suffer because of it. It's still the publishers fault though because it's encouraged to focus on the books that will sell the best and mermaid books have never proven to sell well.
i've heard good things about that series and i might read it. and i totally agree. I just think mermaid books are never sold well so no one reads or cares about them
@@juliarhapsody I hope you like it! The first book was really good after that it went a little downhill but it's a really fun series. Its enemies to lovers romance between a human and a mermaid. I know right it's so frustrating if publishing actually cared I really feel like mermaids could a huge ya trend but it's never given the resources to be good.
@@ThePhantomofBooktube we stan human and mermaid romances
@@juliarhapsody totally! especially since the mermaids in the series hate humans for destroying their oceans the mc hates her love interest for different reasons but its great.
I liked the Ingo series by Helen Dunmore. I really liked the characters, too, especially the main character and her brother. I think it‘s middle grade, though.
Hi so this isn’t necessarily mermaid, but awhile ago I read a book called Daughter Of the Pirate King. I don’t remember a lot about it tbh since it was awhile ago but I remember I really liked it and couldn’t put it down. It also really made me want to read more pirate stores LOL
This series might be a little too young for YA but I loved the Emily Windsnap series. I have only ready the first 5 books I think and I have a feeling they’re kinda just keeping it going as a cash cow thing but honestly I still loved the ones I read.
Ingo series by Helen Dunmore. Insanely well written and complex and explores Cornish mythology
YES! Content I want to see 🤣.
I had never wondered why YA Mermaid books fail, but seeing the clip, I just had to know.
*YA mermaid books always fail group chat!!*
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I’m not even a writer, but I wanna fix this crime against mermaid literature 🧜🏽♀️
Ice Massacre by Tiana Warner. A++++ it’s not super well known but the trilogy is really good
This is blatant Real Mermaids Don't Wear Toe Rings erasure
So I havent re-read this series in a LonG while and I'm not even sure if its YA but............ from what I rememebr the waterfire saga from Jennier Donnelly was gReat
It has 4 books, cool world building and the main character has??? A personality???? And an actual goal?????
Also the author made a cool mythology to integrate into the story and the 5 mermaid clans all are based of real life nationalities
And wait for it....... IT hAS A plOT
AND characters aside from the main one who are actually memorable and interesting
Its the only YA mermaid novel thats kept me interested enough to read all 4 books
i remember reading deep blue when i was 12 and it was actually really good even though i was never a fan of mermaids
Emily Windsnap is okay but it's more for like 9-11 year olds...
I'm a little late because I just found your channel but if you see this I really in enjoyed the book Monstrous Beauty by Elizabeth Fama. It's a bit in the Paranormal but there are mermaids too. It's kinda a little mermaid retelling.
I know this is an oldish video, but I think there are a few interesting mermaid books. One is called Lost voices by Sarah Porter (they do sing to ships though and are girls who become mermaids after attempting suicide so there is some content warning, but the focus isn't on that and is tastefully handled I think ) and the other is called Deep Blue (Waterfiresaga series) by Jennifer Donnelly which has an interesting mythology. Just thought I would suggest some.
now this actually makes me want to create a self made world mermaid-human war revolution story thing.
The Waterfire Saga by Jeniffer Donelly
I really liked the "Lost Voices" series by Sara Porter. Though it's been awhile since I've read it, so I'm not quite sure how good the overall plot is. The first book, from what I remember was pretty good.
I remember reading that! I liked the way mermaids were made and I remember them being really intense characters
I read the first book- its an interesting story and the character interactions made me want to scream...everything felt so new an awkward because thats how the main character felt.
It’s trueeee no mermaid characters stand out. *cough allegiant cough* yo this was so interesting!! 💜💜
thank you!!
Took me forever to think of a book that had a mermaid in it (that I have read). However, it's not YA, it's a kids book. It's called "The Menagerie" by Tui T. Sutherland, Kari Sutherland, about hidden magical creatures.
The only YA book I can think about is one I haven't read yet (is it out yet even) "A Princess of Wind and Wave" by Melanie Cellier. I've really enjoyed her other fairy tale retellings, they have great characters and the plots range from okay to really good (none have reached below mediocre for me). So I'm sure her retelling of the little mermaid would be at least a decent story.
Edit: Just remembered this one I have read. "The little mermaid" by Jenni James, it's an okay story though I think her cinderella retelling is better. I also feel like it's more of a novella.
Le Royaume de Lénacie is good, but I’m pretty sure it didn’t get translated to English.
I've read that too! But yeah, I'm pretty sure it never got translated, which is a shame! Also, l'auteure est tellement adorable, je l'ai rencontré au salon du livre de Québec quand j'avais 12 ou 13 ans, c'est là que j'ai acheté le premier tome, elle avait l'air tellement excitée en racontant l'histoire, ça m'avait vraiment donné le goût de lire le livre!
I liked Lauren Kate's Teardrop. The best friend fell into some of the dumb tropes of a typical YA bestie except, instead of being a useless tagalong, is actually smart and cares about her friend, the MC. Lauren Kate wrote the Fallen series, so it was kinda weird she went from angels to mermaids, but I thought it was ok. The premise is neat. The second book is lame but the first is good imo. At least I think this a mermaid story...
i don't remember it being a mermaid story from what i heard of it but i have no clue
@@juliarhapsody fair, I haven't read it in a while but I thought the second book took an Atlantis turn
I really loved the Above World series by Jenn Reese!! It’s not so muh YA romance as it is dystopian, futuristic, kinda thing. BUT it had some really memorable characters and world! It’s been at least a few years since I’ve read it tho, so I don’t know how much it holds up
My favorite YA mermaid book is The Shadow of Innsmouth...oh wait.
I read Viscous Deep years ago and I really liked the supporting characters
There's plenty of mermaid YA books that feature mermen as the main characters:
Son of a mermaid, The Vicious Deep, Lies Beneath, The mer prince adventures, The Oyster Thief, Merman's kiss.
i'm currently writing a mermaid/siren book. I like to think my chracters and plot are good, but I guess I'll see🤷♀
yeah, there isn’t any good mermaid books :/ however, I recommend “Siren’s Lament” on WEBTOON. It might not be a mermaid story but it’s still great.
What about adventure mermaid YA novel???
Forgive my Fins series, Emily Windsap series, etc
The Sirenia Series by Amber Garr was pretty good (although I’m pretty sure it’s more of a New Adult book than YA) it actually has a lot of folklore in it such as Sprites, Selkies and such, even having a pretty cool Clan system. Even though I describe it more as a guilty pleasure of mine XD
I'm writing a mermaid book and this video has been so helpful, this is actually the second time i've watched it. I am writing it so it would be appealing to younger readers but I want it to be good enough so that someone like you would like it too. Being able to hear your exact opinions feels like having insider stock information so Thank You! You're already on my "send a book to this person" list if I ever get published 😁
Let me get this straight not every mermaid book series is bad because I read Real mermaids book series fantastic book series and now I’m reading Emily Windsnap which is another mermaid book series so I suggest you read them
And both of the main characters are half mermaids 🧜🏻♀️ or as how They call them in real Mermaids... Mer’s
Ingo by Helen Dunmore is amazing although I suppose in America it'd be considered a middle grade series not ya. It's very much based on Cornish life/Mythology so it might be a nice break
I have actually read a book series about mermaid that I liked! The only problem being I'm not actually sure it was translated into english? But it's called "Le royaume de Lénacie" in french, it was written by Priska Poirier, and I remember really enjoying it when I was a little younger, I'm pretty sure I still have them stashed somewhere in a box!
I take this as a challenge. Long story short. I am a mermaid. Mermaids are my thing.
Omg I was on a hunt for a good mermaid book once when I saw another UA-camr putting in on for tbr and I checked it out and it was amazingggg. You should try it it’s called Into the Deep by Mira Grant but u should first read her Rolling in the Deep, it’s a novella prequel, it’s short n you should read it to see if you’ll be interested in reading her other full novel Into the Deep. It’s nothing like a mermaid book I read it’s horror. Well it’s not technically mermaid it’s more of a siren but eh😅❤️
I'm not trans or anything but I'm the only boy I know of who is actually interested in books with girl main characters and girlish concepts, so I guess I am a freak of a man who actually likes books with less action.
At least my parents didn't worry about the possibility of me being queer, since they were too busy worrying about me being Autistic lol.
I’m late, but I would also like to point out some thing I’ve noticed in mermaid centric fantasy, book one cliffhanger, i’ve only read two books series is that centered on mermaids so it doesn’t bug me and it probably isn’t an actual cliché amongst these books, but if someone else noticed it, are they bothered by it?
I’ve read Aquamarine back in high school and it sucked and the movie is a lot better than book
can I ask a question Are all merfolk YA books where the Female character is a mermaid? Are there any gender swap little mermaid type retellings?
I want to read more Merman YA stories (paranormal romance)
Also the Daughters of the Sea serious is pretty good The mermaid's mirror is okay I personally don't like it but that's because the girl doesn't choose the ocean and I am biased
Where did you get your necklace from?🌸
problem is lots of mermaid stories are taken on with a contemporary approach when really it should be like high fantasy
my favorite mermaid books the mermaid's sister real mermaids don't wear toe rings and the mermaids daughter I thought this list would be longer but I guess not?
The tail of Emily windsnap
I am writing a mermaid series but it has other creatures in it too. I am so happy my wip is different so far
I have a feeling that I read this really amazing mermaid book at some point and loved it but I can remember what it was!!!
this makes me wanna wrote about mermaids
the mermaid sister is pretty good
Castle swimmer is a good book
THE WATERFIRE SAGA
The only mermaid book I've read is The Summer of Chasing Mermaids and it's a little mermaid retelling but there's really not much mermaid stuff it's just a contemporary w a girl who's mute and the little boy in the book loves mermaids and THAT'S IT and I only think of The Siren by Kiera Cass, but I know you said no sirens i've never read it but that's all i think when i hear mermaid lol Now i want a trans mermaid retelling and that's going to the list of things i want to write lol
i've started chasing mermaids but i never finished it but i would love to read a little book loving mermaids and YES LETS GO, TRANSMERMAID BOOK!!!
I don't even consider that a mermaid book because she wasn't actually a mermaid. I also hated that book
I was thinking of the Siren too, it was really good, even if it isn't mermaids
Any recomendations about a good mermaid book like Harry Potter/ Lord of the Rings style but with mermaids? 🤔
When you find it let me know 🥲
Ingo by Helen Dunmore was my favourite book when I was younger (like a lot younger maybe 10-12) but I'm scared to reread it in case it's actually awful
I still really enjoy the Ingo Series. Sapphire is a realistically flawed character, and as the series goes on you can tell more and more that the Mer don’t think the same way that we do; but just as Saph learns to understand the Mer, so does Faro learn to understand humans.
I read a book called tempest rising when I was like 13 and I remember it being good at the time haven’t read it since
Great, now I want to write mermaid YA
Medhya Samarasinghe Same!
I vaguely remember books from 2 series:
The Deep
Ingo
...The third book of the Ingo series is called “The Deep”. Are you sure it’s not the same series?
The Ingo Series consists of “Ingo”, “The Tide Knot”, “The Deep”, and “The Crossing Of Ingo”, as well as an independent side story called “Stormswept”, though supposedly that last one isn’t as good as the main series.
you're right and you should say it
i try
ALLEGIANT YESS
they sound THE SAME
I felt this. I'm a mermaid lover but YA can't do mermaids well at all. Every time they try to start this trend the books are boring as hell. Aquamarine was thinly plotted book that my young mermaid loving self bought because of the cover. Nothing likable about the mermaid at all. The movie was better. Imagine watching the movie first and then picking up the book and being disappointed. Best books featuring mermaids lately have been Middle Grade