The Edge of the Water (2014)

At the halfway point, I'm still trying to decide if this is a murder mystery, a wanna-be paranormal mystery (selkies?) or an adoption mystery. I really don't care for any of the angles because it is taking too long to get to the point. ( )

Could not finish, very very bad ( )

"The Edge of the Water" is the second novel in Elizabeth George’s YA trilogy about Becca King and her friends on Whidbey Island. A special seal traditionally arrives at the island every year, a seal that is so special that the community has an annual festival surrounding its appearance. This year, however, a marine biologist who is looking to make her scientific name has also appeared, along with a mysterious, mute young woman who appears to have no history anywhere. Meanwhile, Becca’s main enemy, Jenn, is now her BFF, her boyfriend Derric has broken up with her and is dating a Christian cheerleader, and her friend Seth is trying to help his ex-girlfriend’s family when that family refuses to acknowledge that they need his help. And Becca is still hiding from her murderous stepfather, as well….Middle novels in trilogies are often tricky because they tend to have no real beginning or end, but still have to move the narrative forward; I didn’t find that to be a problem in this case because the action takes place some time after the events of the first novel and therefore the story has already moved on, really. I like the relationships here, and although I solved the central puzzle very early on, that’s generally because I know the legends on which the puzzle is based. Overall, a good read, but you need to have read "The Edge of Nowhere" first! ( )

Awful -- why did I even read this? She has every single character use the expression "As if" -- which I have not heard another live human say since 1996. Also, she turns "can" into a contraction: "c'n." Imagine "c'n" in every other sentence. ( )

Heerlijk boek. Young Adult met thriller en magische invloeden. Deel 3 komt ook vast op de plank te staan en wordt snel gelezen. ( )