Into the Forest discussion

A place to discuss books with water creatures in them for our 2020 Reading Challenge.

I can recommend:
Folk
The Mermaid and Mrs. Hancock
Diving Belles
A Portable Shelter
Feathertide

What is the name of the book where there are mermaids who's souls are the drowned enslaved Africans? I thought I marked it, but I can't remember the title!

Are you maybe thinking of The Deep?

Yep, The Deep.

Margaret wrote: "Yep, The Deep."

Leah wrote: "Are you maybe thinking of The Deep?"


Yes! That's it, thanks! I would like to read it for the challenge!

Other books with water creatures that I really liked and would recommend are:
The New Moon's Arms by Nalo Hopkinson
Swim the Moon by Paul Brandon
Something Rich and Strange by Patricia A. McKillip
The Changeling Sea Patricia A. McKillip
The Brides of Rollrock Island
Selkie Dreams

All, except Changling Sea involve Selkie. Selkie dreams is realistic historical fiction but influenced by selkie mythology.
I actually did not like Brides of Rollrock at first and it took me a while to get into it. I found the writing style confusing, but by the time I finished my overall impression was positive.

Jalilah wrote: "Other books with water creatures that I really liked and would recommend are:
The New Moon's Arms by Nalo Hopkinson..."

Ooo, I've been wanting to read this one and now it fits a challenge, yay!! :-)

The Evil Wizard Smallbone by Delia Sherman
Changeling's Island by Dave Freer

Though the first takes a while to reveal the whole matter

Jalilah wrote: "Yes! That's it, thanks! I would like to read it for the challenge!"

It's a really intriguing and intense read!