Helpful Score: 1
When I first read "Sleeping with the Fishes," the first book in the "Fred the mermaid" Trilogy I thought it was very cute and was in love with the characters Davidson had created.
"Swimming without a net" however, lacked a lot of the previous charm of its older sister. I was excited to learn from the back cover that Fred was going to meet more of her fellow Undersea Folk, but I was kind of disappointed. "Swimming's" biggest downfall was its lack of a solid plot. Essentially, Fred meets a lot of other merpeople, debates her relationships with Artur and Thomas endlessly, and... that's about it.
The major theme of the book was that all the merfolk came together to vote on if they were going to reveal themselves to the "bipeds" or humans.
Without going into too much detail, the ending was predictable and just as corny as the reader was led to expect.
Plus, I didn't get the title. Not once was there a "net" mentioned. Literal or figurative. The characters were still cute, and it was a superfast read to be sure, but I dunno it just didn't make the leap into the four-star range for me.
"Swimming without a net" however, lacked a lot of the previous charm of its older sister. I was excited to learn from the back cover that Fred was going to meet more of her fellow Undersea Folk, but I was kind of disappointed. "Swimming's" biggest downfall was its lack of a solid plot. Essentially, Fred meets a lot of other merpeople, debates her relationships with Artur and Thomas endlessly, and... that's about it.
The major theme of the book was that all the merfolk came together to vote on if they were going to reveal themselves to the "bipeds" or humans.
Without going into too much detail, the ending was predictable and just as corny as the reader was led to expect.
Plus, I didn't get the title. Not once was there a "net" mentioned. Literal or figurative. The characters were still cute, and it was a superfast read to be sure, but I dunno it just didn't make the leap into the four-star range for me.
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