Title: Surface
Series: Surface,
#1
Author: Tiffany
Daune
Publisher: Noble
Young Adult
Publication Date: February,
2013
Genre: YA,
Fantasy
Reviewed by: Ellen
Fritz
Ellen’s rating: 4/5
SUMMARY
Bound to the water bound to land, a Siren’s
soul will never be safe on either side of the ocean’s surface. Hidden beneath
the rolling waves lies the secret to Theia’s past and as she unveils each
haunting truth, she realizes the last seventeen years of her life have been a
lie. Now, drawn into a mysterious new world and with nowhere to turn, Theia
must place her trust in Luc, a beautiful boy who stops her heart with each
dazzling smile, but even his unearthly charm can’t hide the truth—he has
secrets— dark secrets binding him to his world—an underwater world where Theia
will never belong—a world determined to destroy her soul.
REVIEW
Never
realizing that she is different and could be extremely valuable, Theia lived a
normal life for seventeen years. That is until she is abducted and dumped into
the sea. Soon she discovers her true roots, befriends the beautiful Artagasian
boy, Luc, and realizes that several greedy, selfish people are after her blood.
Literally!
Although
Surface is not a long book and reads
at a comfortable pace, it has a great deal of action, drama and nail-biting
suspense. As this book is entirely set outside of Theia's school, it does not
contain the usual school politics present in so many young adult novels. Still,
make no mistake, this story has its fair share of young people, their concerns
and their joys. As Surface deals with
a fair amount of romance between young adults, it definitely contains some
thoroughly poignant as well as passionate moments.
The
characters are well-crafted and fleshed out. I found however, that one of the
secondary characters, Celeste, almost comes across stronger and better
developed than the main character, Theia. Celeste's frivolous nature and her
mood swings give her a personality presence not often found in secondary
characters. Theia, on the other hand, does not really have much time to display
distinct personality traits as she is thrown from one impossibly difficult
situation to another. However, as the story progresses and Theia faces numerous
challenges, she becomes much more assertive than she is in the beginning.
Hugh,
the greedy, grudge-bearing antagonist in the book is as evil as they come and
doesn't even have any mercy for his own son. The counsel of the Artagasians,
not so much a bad presence as a threatening one, will do anything to protect
their tribe.
Set in
the modern world combined with fantasy, romance, the sea and a touch of Syrian
mythology, Surface is a book that
should appeal to many readers of all ages. Let's hope that we'll soon see more
from this brilliant author who can write such a unique tale of fantasy.
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ABOUT the AUTHOR
Tiffany Daune doesn’t get why people want to
grow up, or why anyone would ever stop eating candy. Her purse is filled with
books, lip gloss and a few pieces of Lego bricks. She writes best with a dish
of chocolate chips on hand, and finds licorice makes a better straw than
plastic.
She lives on an island and believes mermaids may be raiding her candy stash, though she hasn’t caught them, yet.
She lives on an island and believes mermaids may be raiding her candy stash, though she hasn’t caught them, yet.
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