You know that book you read as child and randomly find at the library and think "can it possibly be as good as I remember?" Sometimes the answer is an unequivocal yes (see: anything by Beverly Clearly), other times a disheartening no (see: the Mandie series). Sometimes they're so bad you're a bit embarrassed to admit you read and loved them in the first place. The Tail of Emily Windsnap falls squarely in the latter category with the sad addition (in my case) of no residual adoration since I neve...

this was one of my absolute favorite books when i was younger 🥹🧜🏻‍♀️🐚🌊

edit: I’m gonna keep this at the 4-star rating since that’s how I felt while reading when I was twelve, but I did research on this, and yes, there is a character in this series who, throughout, has a palm reading business, does hypnosis, and uses tarot cards. I was unaware of what those things were when I was little, so I can’t recommend this series to little girls because of that.______________✨All the stars!✨Emily Windsnap is amazing! I haven't read it in a while, but felt like rewriting my re...

It's amazing how a book can immediately transport you back to childhood.

One of my younger sisters and I discovered this book at the thrift store a few weeks ago, and the gorgeous cover and quirky title intrigued us both. I decided to give it a try. ;)Since my thoughts on this book are pretty 50/50, I’ll start with what I disliked so we can end on a positive note. ;)Things I Disliked1. This is a mermaid book, so Neptune (a.k.a. Poseidon) was inevitable. He was accurately unpredictable like all characters in mythology are, and it was flippantly mentioned that he had m...

Read this book to my 7 year old daughter. Had been really looking forward to reading it, & ordered it from the library, as there are follow up novels to this which we were hoping to enjoy too. I am giving this book allowances for the fact that it is a children's book, and as such is geared towards and written for a young, unsophisticated audience.It was bad, bad, bad. I was absolutely bored to tears with the dreary, thoroughly unlikeable, two dimensional characters, and the erratic and moron...

Let's be honest, this book helped me be strong through bullying, with its magical worlds(first 'review')Eighth reread:Still the same strong feeling of warmth, peace and safenessthis means so much to me I cannot even describe itIt gave me the strength to love myself, and smile again, and it taught me to be brave and hope for the best.And yes, I know this is not a proper reviewSo, I am just going to let a little something in here, that hopefully will make you understand how I feel about this Throu...

The plot idea is interesting - a seventh grade girl finds out she's a mermaid when her legs become a tail the first time she's submerged in water for swim lessons - but the writing itself is weak (unless you like books with manipulative "you aren't my friend unless you do this" girl talk). The speech Emily gives Neptune, the sea god, at the end is suppose to be a moving defense of love and families but came across as trite. Neptune, although he does the right thing in the end, was a disappointme...

A fascinating book about a girl who discovers herself is a mermaid, and she explores the secrets of her life.

Very, very cute book about a girl who, at the age of twelve, has never been fully immersed in water. Although she lives on a house boat, her mother is deathly afraid of water so Emily's never been swimming. The boat is so small there's no room for a bathtub. When she finally takes swimming lessons in school, low and behold she discovers she's a mermaid. Well, sort of...she's got legs when she's out of water, and a tail when she's immersed in water.Emily is especially endearing because she's alwa...