Book Review: Sea Change

Sea Change-Aimee Friedman
Hardcover Edition
Bought Online
Pages-290
Published- June 2009 
Rating- 3/5 Lily Pads
No Spoilers!

Hello there! I am back with another book review, yay! Today I will be reviewing "Sea Change." I read other books by Aimee Friedman and this one wasn't my favorite. I read the first two books of her "South Beach Trilogy" and I really loved the books! I have yet to read the third one, and I will be reading it. Now, this book wasn't amazing or even worth 4 lily pads. I did like it though. It was a simple book with not much of a plot. Read on for more!

Plot

Sixteen-year-old Miranda Merchant is great at science...and not so great with boys. After major drama with her boyfriend and (now ex) best friend, she's happy to spend the summer on small, mysterious Selkie Island, helping her mother sort out her late grandmother's estate.

There, Miranda finds new friends and an Island with  a mysterious, mystical history, presenting her with facts her logical, scientific mind can't make sense of. She also meets Leo, who challenges everything she thought she knew about boys, friendship...and reality.
Is Leo hiding something? Or is he something that she never could have imagined?

That was the goodreads summary now here's mine.

This book is about a teenage girl named Miranda who is really smart at science. Her parents are surgeons and really smart. It is summer and soon Miranda will be interning at the Museum of Natural History. But first, she goes to Selkie Island with her mom to sell "The Mariner" which was her grandmothers house, but she's dead. She was happy to get away because she's done with her boyfriend and her best friend because they did something that made Miranda mad. So she goes to the island and discovers things about the island that she never knew, even secrets from her family history. It seems her mom is changing a bit on the island. She's seems happier. She is divorced. Her mom talks to her old friend again and Miranda meets her mom's friend's daughter, CeeCee who is her age. They become friends and Miranda joins CeeCee's group of friends. She feels she doesn't fit in with the locals on the island. The girls are so care-free and boy-crazy. CeeCee tries to set Miranda up with this guy T.J. but, he's not the right guy for her. Also she has her eye on someone else. Will Miranda enjoy her stay on Selkie Island?

My Thoughts

This book was a cute, beach read. I actually read it in the winter but who cares? I wish it was summer so it put me in the summer mood. This book was really simple. 

What I liked

This book was so short and simple. 
I liked Miranda because she is a normal girl. By normal I mean a regular girl that's not snobby or flirty. She's really smart and loves science. She is a typical good girl but can be dumb at times. I really did like her. She felt she didn't fit in with CeeCee's friends and I agree with her. 
I liked CeeCee but she could be really shallow sometimes but she has a good heart and she's full of energy.
I hated Virginia. She was snooty and didn't really like Miranda. I could care less about her.
Jackie was really nice, I liked her.
T.J, I liked him at first, but he wasn't right for Miranda.
I thought Miranda's mom could be dramatic at times but she was caring.
Leo, I liked him but didn't really know too much about him. Honestly, he wasn't in the book that much. The author never said this, but I think he's a merman. I'm not sure because he never said what he was, he's definitely a creature. 
The book kept my interest, I didn't get bored at all.

What I didn't like

The romance between Miranda and Leo was rushed.
Leo told Miranda he's been wanting to kiss her since he first saw her. Gag. So not realistic. Also she fell in love with him too fast. But I liked how she told him they were moving too fast and she stopped seeing him for a couple days. I was mad that she didn't say goodbye to him before leaving the Island. I wish Leo was in the book more. I also wished she found out what he was. There was barely any mermaid talk in the book. You think the book is about mermaids but it's not.
 
The ending. The book just ended with Miranda leaving the Island. Nothing got solved, I have some questions that were never answered.
Will she ever see Leo again?
What creature is he?

There needs to be another book. It wasn't satisfying for me. I needed more.  
I liked this book but didn't love it. Even though I didn't love this book I want to read Aimee's other books. Like I said before I love her "South Beach" Trilogy so I recommend those books instead of this one. Those books have likable characters and the plot's are more interesting. Would I recommend this book? Yes, if you love books about islands and beaches. It's a cute beach read. Is it worth a buy? Only if there's a sequel. This book is a terrible stand alone so I hope the author writes another one. It's going to leave you with questions that were not answered. Overall I liked this book, and stay tuned for more. Also I am currently reading "Daughter of Smoke & Bone". It's confusing so far but I'll try to read more of it. Anyway, see you guys next time! :)