Lorali by Laura Dockrill

Synopsis (from Goodreads) 

My thanks go to Hot Key Books for providing me with this review copy. 

Pages: 208

Publishers: Hot Key Books 

Released: 2nd of July 2015

Looking after a naked girl he found washed up under Hastings pier isn't exactly how Rory had imagined spending his sixteenth birthday. But more surprising than finding her in the first place is discovering where she has come from.

Lorali is running not just from the sea, not just from her position as princess, but her entire destiny. Lorali has rejected life as a mermaid, and become human.

But along with Lorali's arrival, and the freak weather suddenly battering the coast, more strange visitors begin appearing in Rory's bemused Sussex town. With beautifully coiffed hair, sharp-collared shirts and a pirate ship shaped like a Tudor house, the Abelgare boys are a mystery all of their own. What are they really up to? Can Rory protect Lorali? And who from? And where does she really belong, anyway?

What I Have to Say 

Can I just say how adorable Lorali is? She such a special little sweetheart that needs to be protected from this world at all costs so she never loses her enthusiasm for everything. I really hope that the events of the book don't take that from her because she is a beautiful character that everyone needs in their life. 

The story was amazing. There was everything, politics, drama, betrayal, pirates, hunters and pain. I found the society of the Mers really interesting. It was well done, drawing in classic mermaid mythology as well as new and unique ideas to create a beautiful world. The idea of savaging was especially interesting. It creates so much space for mermaids with tragic backstories. 

The ending nearly killed my heart. I knew how it would be resolved, but there were loads of twists and surprises. 

It's such a beautiful book. 

Night School: Endgame by C.J Daugherty

Synopsis (from Goodreads) 

My thanks go to Netgalley for providing me with this e-arc

Pages: 375

Publisher: Atom

Released: 4th of June 2015

Broken. Scattered. But not defeated.

The spy is gone but the cost has been high - the rebels at Cimmeria Academy have lost their leader and Carter West is missing. Nathaniel can taste victory. But Allie and the other survivors aren't done yet. First they have to get Carter back. Then they plan to make Nathaniel pay.

One way or another - the game must end.

What I Have To Say 

I don't think I have to say how much I love this series and how sad I am that it's over. But I felt this was a fitting end to the series. All the emotions appeared in this book. Happiness. sadness and fear for the characters. One of the best and worst things about the end of a series is that you know none of the characters are safe. 

I haven't talked about this before. but I have to have a paragraph in here about Zoe. Zoe is a beautiful character who the other characters all adore and protect and I can't help feeling happy that not only do the other characters put up with her but one of the main reasons that Ally likes her is because she has Asperger's. Most of the portrayal's of Asperger's  in fiction are negative and seeing a positive one is, honestly, it's quite hard to put the feelings into words. But it is a beautiful thing. 

I'm really not sure how anyone could have gone so long without picking up this series yet, because it really. really has everything.