Verona is a bottom feeder. She is the one mer in her clan who is considered the ugliest and least intelligent. Growing up with the constant bullying and abuse wasn’t the worst of what her kind had in store for her. At seventeen years old, she must now endure “The Reckoning.” The scales will measure her worth to her clan. Will she endure thirty days as a land-walker to gather information and knowledge to appease her clan and return a valued member? Will she wait three years, until she is twenty, and find a mer of her kind to accept her and marry her? Or will she suffer exile for the rest of her life? Genre: YA

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Sue's review: 

This is a new author for me and I was really impressed with how much I enjoyed this novella. Looking forward to reading more of her books in the future.

I loved the way that the author described Verona and all that she went through. The story itself is heartbreaking but it wraps you up and makes you want to keep reading. I don't write spoilers - so I refuse to say exactly what all happens but it is an awesome book!!!

I received a copy of Scales in exchange for an honest review.

 

Pauline Creeden

Pauline Creeden is a horse trainer from Virginia, but writing is her therapy. In her fiction, she creates worlds that are both familiar and strange, often pulling the veil between dimensions. She becomes the main character in each of her stories, and because she has ADD, she will get bored if she pretends to be one person for too long.   Follow Pauline Creeden: Website | Facebook | Twitter | Newsletter  

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