It's me once again with another week full of school homework, classes, notes, reading, and a busy week ahead, no doubt about that! But today I want to write about one of my most favorite topics and that is writing about my favorite book:) Each week I will post a blog entry in my website about any favorite book that I have read in the past or that I am currently reading right now. And so will start off this week by writing about a novel that by far has started to become one of my top favorites this Summer, it's called "Forbidden Sea" by Sheila A. Neilson. The first time i got the book I didn't even bother reading it because I thought, "okay is this book gonna be great yes or no." So i didn't even bother to read it for about a month or a few weeks i'm not sure because I don't remember, but oh well. Finnally after much thinking as to wether i was going to ignore reading the novel , i gave in and filled with couriosity i started reading it and as i continued reading the novel I soon realized that the story was deeply emotional tale that was full of heartache and redemption. "The Forbidden Sea" tells the fictional story of fourteen year old Adrianne Keynmman and her younger sister Cecily as one stormy night a mermaid comes to take Adrianne's sister, Cecily down into the depths of the deep blue sea, Adrianne knows she must fight with every ounce of her strength to protect her younger sister from the mermaid's clutches. But on land Adrianne faces other problems such as trying to find a way to support her mother, sister, and aunt after a tragic accident stole her father's life. Now life takes a strange and frightening turn as Adrianne's dreams are filled with the mermaid's singing.
Adrianne soon realizes that it is not Cecily the mermaid wants but her, Adrianne wonders how she can protect her family from their supersticious island community as the mermaid attemps to lure her into the sea, night and day.
A girl born on land must choose between the promise of an underwater paradise and the loyalty of those she loves.
I personally love reading this novel because I can deeply relate to Adrianne, she is like every teenage girl, full of hopes, dreams, desires, and holds a secret love feeling for Denn Young who have both been friends ever since they were both children. Sheila did an awesome job linking real life with fantasy. I can also guarantee that you will cry in while reading this novel because there are some chapters in the book where Adrianne is faced with hatred among her neighborhood when everyone finds out that she and her sister went to the Lord Graham's Royal Wedding and went to see a fortune teller, that is where the fortune teller tells Adrianne of the curse put on her the legendary Mermaid of Windwaithe. It was bad because at that point everyone heard the fortune tellers scream when she found out of the dark mark that was put on Adrianne by the Windwaithe Mermaid, so nobody wanted to associate with her and her family because everyone on Windwaithe island thought she was doing some evil thing associated with the devil. Another really sad part of the story that really made me cry because of the deep conncetion I felt for her, was when her aunt Minnah sent her to the city to get more yarn and so then Denn goes to her house and suggests that he go to buy the yarn himself because he was headed that way also, but Adrianne wanted to go so they both agree to go together. When they both arrive at the city to buy the yarn Denn tells Adrianne that he will buy the yarn himself and that she should stay to rest and eat the food that her mom gave her for the trip. So Adrianne obeys Denn's suggestion. While she stays waiting for Denn to come back with the yarn she sees Cora Lynn Dunst, (the most preetiest girl in Windwaithe Island and whom Denn has a crush on) with a loaf of bread in her hands. But while Cora passes by she also notices some sea drifters coming to Cora Lynn, Sea Drifters in the story are people who are really poor and don't have a place to live, so they drift from place to to place trying to find someone who can help them and they're family. The mother and her two starving daughters came close to Cora Lynn because they knew that she was rich and beautiful and because they saw the loaf of bread in her hand they came closer to her begging her to give them some her bread because they were starving. I was so disgusted by Cora Lynn because how could someone so beautiful full of things anyone can wish for be so selfish. She would not give some of her bread to the poor sea drifters who were starving to death. Adrianne was soo full of hatred for her because she could not understand why Denn could hold such loving and affections for someone that is soo beautiful on the outside yet on the inside they are not.
There are some points in the story where Denn does not truly see how beautiful Adrianne really is, making her think that a men so handsome such as Denn will never get to see her as a beautiful lady such as Cora Lynn. Adrianne would also hide her true feelings for Denn Young, making it more confusing for him to truly know why there were times when Adrianne felt uncomfortable whenever she saw him with Cora Lynn.
Anybody who loves a story full of fantasy, love, and real life should read this novel, seriously once you begin reading it you will not want to put the book down!:D Sometimes I wonder if they'll ever do a movie based on the novel, i hope they do because who wouldn't want to do a movie about mermaids, love, hatred, heartaches, family problems, and fantasy?
Here is the book's cover art, wich i found really beautiful it shows the picture of the Windwaithe Mermaid.
Here is a picture of the author Sheila A. Nielson, writer of "The Forbidden Sea."
Here are some drawings by the author of the main characters of her novel "The Forbidden Sea." I personally love her drawings they're really awesome and creative:)
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| Adrianne's younger sister, Cecily drawn by Sheila A. Nielson. |
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A drawing of Adrianne Keynmann by Shaila A. Nielson.  |
To learn more about the book and it's author you can visit these websites: windwaithemermaid.blogspot.com/, sheilanielson.blogspot.com/, thelostentwife.net/2011/08/.../the-forbidden-sea-by-sheila-a-nielson/, twitter.com/sheilaanielson, www.facebook.com/pages/Forbidden-Sea/300689349440.
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