Definitely wasn't my regular kind of book, but once in awhile I like to pick up a book that I've never heard of and just see how it goes.
I never really got to caring for Jess, the main character. She wasn't anything special (well besides turning into a Mermaid)

This book deals with 2 childhood foster children that grew up together in a house of abuse. The boy always taking beatings so the girl didn't have to (much). Reunited at senior year of high school (after the girl being home schooled by the couple that adopted her).
It was a beautiful, heartbreaking at times story that will stay with me.

"The rule of comparisons is an endless circle, for there will always be greater and lesser people than yourself."

It sounds horrible, having to hire an "ugly" girl to make yourself look better, and it is, but I quite enjoyed this book despite the reason of the agency.
The characters Maude and Isabelle (though her it doesn't seem at first) were sweet.

It's always fun to read about a character in more depth than the last book. While Lord Fenton has his faults, he was a great character.

It was WAY too long of a book. I wanted it to pick up and when it didn't really, I was too far into it to want to let it go. It could have been better being about 200 pages shorter.... There was just SO much detail.

I loved Quinn! She didn't let the break up get her down (too much). I know what it's like to be in that position (not as a missionary) but to have the guy you are dating start dating someone else (a girl from my own ward growing up) without telling you. (gotta say Quinn handled it better than I did! But all is forgiven and I'm still friends with them both)
The writing just drew me in and I finished this book in about a day. Some hard parts to read because they are so sad and complicated, but are things that help bring Quinn and Nick closer to each other.