Journal Entry 1 by cornelia from Houston, Texas USA on Monday, February 03, 2003

This is written for young adults but this book is for anyone. It made me cry. I belive it is the best Mermaid book ever written, even the best mermaid book that will ever be written.  

Journal Entry 2 by cornelia from Houston, Texas USA on Monday, April 26, 2004

I am sending this to a fellow bookcrosser in Canada on a trade. 

Journal Entry 3 by lauraloo29 from Edmonton, Alberta Canada on Tuesday, May 04, 2004

Arrived today in the mail. Thank you! I will add this near the top to my TBR pile. :) 

Journal Entry 4 by lauraloo29 from Edmonton, Alberta Canada on Friday, July 02, 2004

Oh my goodness! This book is beautiful. The Little Mermaid is one of my favorite fairy tales, but it pales in comparison to this book. I want to go and read all about Greek mythology now too. Incredible. I will search for a deserving home for this little book! 

Journal Entry 5 by lauraloo29 from Edmonton, Alberta Canada on Sunday, July 11, 2004

I would like to offer this as a bookray. When you receive the book, please make a journal entry letting us know you have it. When you are done, please journal again with your thoughts on the book. Contact the next person on the list via PM for their mailing address.

Here is the final mailing order:

1. fizzfred US (Intl)
2. mitziyah US (no preference noted)
3. Lpree US (INtl)
4. Geegal Germany (prefers Europe)

Being mailed on Aug 9th


 

Journal Entry 6 by fizzfred from Sacramento, California USA on Monday, August 16, 2004

I got it today and I am so excited to jump right in. I'm sure I'll finish it within a week. Thanks, lauraloo29! 

Journal Entry 7 by fizzfred from Sacramento, California USA on Tuesday, August 17, 2004

Oh, I really, really loved this sweet story! It made me cry too. It had such a better, more believable ending than both the original Little Mermaid and the Disney version. I even love the cover art!!! I can't wait for my daughter to get older so I can buy this book for her.

Thank you so much cornelia, for starting this book on its BookCrossing journey. And thank you lauraloo for sharing it with me. I will send it to mitziyah today. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did!!! 

Journal Entry 8 by mitziyah from Seattle, Washington USA on Monday, August 23, 2004

Arrived today (woohoo!!) with another bookring as well. I felt so special opening the mail. *smile* Can't wait. Thanks. 

Journal Entry 9 by mitziyah from Seattle, Washington USA on Tuesday, August 31, 2004

This was a sweet little story. I loved the incorporation of all the greek myths, gods, etc. I felt that it dealt with some more "real" complications of being a mermaid and trying to have relations with humans than I've seen in any other mermaid story I've encountered. I wasn't emotionally invested enough to actually cry, I guess, but it was a lovely, bittersweet story. (I took this book with me while on vacation with my family. My sister (another BXer) also read it over the weekend, so she'll be making a quick entry too...even though she's not on the bookring list (I hope that this is not a violation of some holy bookcrossing law *smile*). Once Lpree sends me their address I will mail this to them. 

Journal Entry 10 by Amaranta20 from Seattle, Washington USA on Sunday, September 05, 2004

I read this while I was on vacation with my sister and she had it through a bookring. I liked it very much. I enjoyed the bits of mythology and I liked the writing style. It was an interesting interpretation of a mermaid, and a story I had not heard told before. Certainly worth a read. It didn't make me cry but then I was reading it in a car with a rambunctious 4 year old so I wasn't able to be fully absorbed. Anyway. The book has been sent on to the next person in the ring. Enjoy! 

Journal Entry 11 by Lpree from Omaha, Nebraska USA on Wednesday, September 08, 2004

This arrived in today's mail. I have some other bookrings ahead of it but will read as quickly as I can. Please check my profile to see where I am in my reading as well as an expected finish date for this book.

I really enjoyed the other book I read by this author, so I'm looking forward to reading this! Thanks for offering it! 

Journal Entry 12 by Lpree from Omaha, Nebraska USA on Tuesday, September 21, 2004

I finished this book last night - I thought this was a nice story. I love these books that explore an old story in a new way. It was a quick but enjoyable read. I too enjoyed the Greek mythology and the reality of a mermaid's life that are included in this book. Thanks lauraloo29 for sharing this book!

I've PM'd Geegal for an address and will try to mail this out later this week.

UPDATE 9/27 - Sent air mail today (only 20 cents difference) to Geegal. 

Journal Entry 13 by Geegal on Thursday, October 07, 2004

Thank you so much Lpree and thank you lauraloo29 for arranging this ray. I'll write more after I read it. This will be my 3rd Donna Jo Napoli book after a Hansel and Gretel and Rapunzel retelling...

res 4 gypsyrose02! 

Journal Entry 14 by Geegal at Mailed to a fellow BookCrosser in Postal Release, Book Relay -- Controlled Releases on Saturday, October 30, 2004

Released on Saturday, October 30, 2004 at about 4:00:00 AM BX time (GMT-06:00) Central Time (US & Canada) at Mailed to a fellow BookCrosser in Postal Release, Book Relay Controlled Releases.

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enjoy!!!! 

Journal Entry 15 by gypsyrose02 from Byford, Western Australia Australia on Tuesday, November 09, 2004

received today as an accepted bookrelay from geegal. thanks mate! 

Journal Entry 16 by gypsyrose02 from Byford, Western Australia Australia on Wednesday, December 29, 2004

to be read and then sending to asianwaterfall. 

Journal Entry 17 by gypsyrose02 from Byford, Western Australia Australia on Tuesday, January 25, 2005

i enjoyed this book. i loved the mythology, but found most of the names hard to pronounce. the last chapter was so upsetting. im glad she had her little momentos of him.
off to asianwaterfall 

Journal Entry 18 by AsianWaterfall from Deland, Florida USA on Sunday, February 06, 2005

arrived over the weekend.

thanks so much!! (^-^) 

Journal Entry 19 by AsianWaterfall from Deland, Florida USA on Wednesday, May 14, 2008

I read this book for a class on fairy tales. The assigment was to read a retelling of a fairy tale. I liked how mythology was mixed in with the story of the little mermaid. I honestly don't remember the ending since the class was a few semesters ago.

bookchick88 has requested this... waiting to hear back from her.
 

Journal Entry 20 by bookchick88 from Ravenna, Ohio USA on Tuesday, May 20, 2008

received today, much thanks! 

Journal Entry 21 by bookchick88 from Ravenna, Ohio USA on Friday, May 30, 2008

This book is amazing, I almost don't want to let it go. I'm so happy I read it before I send it off to my bestie for her birthday. I know she's going to love this book, it was just stunning, and I loved the ending, it almost had me in tears. Love really is a powerful thing. 

Journal Entry 22 by bookchick88 at sent to fellow bookcrosser in Kingsville, Ohio USA on Tuesday, July 15, 2008

Released 3 yrs ago (7/15/2008 UTC) at sent to fellow bookcrosser in Kingsville, Ohio USA

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Mailing off to the bestie back in CT for part of her birthday gift! Love you Jessica! ♥

I know she'll love it as much as I did! 

Journal Entry 23 by sunshinedreamr on Monday, July 21, 2008

Thank you Juanet! Anything that has to do with mermaids has always fascinated me, so I know I will love this. Perhaps I will take it on my 18 hour bus ride next month to see you and read it then. :) 

Journal Entry 24 by sunshinedreamr on Monday, July 28, 2008

So I couldn't wait to read this ... lol.

It was such a sweet story; I truly enjoyed it, as well as the mythology. And like others have said, the story and ending was much more believeable than that of Disney's The Little Mermaid. I loved the emotion the author wove into the book that truly connected me to the characters, and I was almost in tears by the end.

Thank you for sending this to me, Juanet! I will mark this book as available, even though I will hate to part with such a beautiful story! But it is one of those books that is too good not to share. :)