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# When We Believed in Mermaids: A Novel

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Review: Well Written and Nicely Plotted - I liked this novel – there are two main POV characters: Mari and Kit, both in their early 40’s. Mari is the mother of a pre-teen girl and happily married to Simon. Kit is not the marrying kind. As readers we hear from each POV in alternating chapters. We learn that Kit travels overseas looking for her missing sister Josie. Kit and her mother were both under the impression that Josie was dead but new information gives them second thoughts. Our first important reveal comes at the end of Chapter 4. Kit is at her destination but can’t seem to keep focused on her mission of looking for her sister. She is sidetracked (too distracted) by romance. She has flashbacks of her childhood and the time her sister was killed – or so she thought. Mari is working on a new major project. Via flashbacks we learn more and more about her childhood as well. At the 50% point in the book we get out next reveal about her. At the 60% we get another Mari reveal. More details of these reveals are provided as the story concludes. Well done. I didn’t know this book was “women’s fiction” until I read it. As a male, I still found the story well done and the plotting plausible. The romance part was 20% or so of the story and – while it fit the story’s ending – I could have done without it. The three key male characters in the story seemed to me to be “too good” (perhaps qualifying for sainthood) and were good-looking to boot! The two main female characters where attractive as well (don’t you just love it when only beautiful people populate your romance-prone fantasies?)
Review: Great read - It was a really good book a little drawn out but very good. I wish the was more towards the end about Kit.

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| ASIN  | B07MV8SWZF |
| Accessibility  | Learn more |
| Best Sellers Rank | #7,782 in Kindle Store ( See Top 100 in Kindle Store ) #80 in Sisters Fiction #222 in Contemporary Women's Fiction #448 in Women's Romance Fiction |
| Customer Reviews | 4.5 4.5 out of 5 stars (158,230) |
| Enhanced typesetting  | Enabled |
| File size  | 1.6 MB |
| ISBN-13  | 978-1542004510 |
| Language  | English |
| Page Flip  | Enabled |
| Print length  | 349 pages |
| Publication date  | July 16, 2019 |
| Publisher  | Lake Union Publishing |
| Screen Reader  | Supported |
| Word Wise  | Enabled |
| X-Ray  | Enabled |

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Well Written and Nicely Plotted
*by A***R on November 5, 2019*

I liked this novel – there are two main POV characters: Mari and Kit, both in their early 40’s. Mari is the mother of a pre-teen girl and happily married to Simon. Kit is not the marrying kind. As readers we hear from each POV in alternating chapters. We learn that Kit travels overseas looking for her missing sister Josie. Kit and her mother were both under the impression that Josie was dead but new information gives them second thoughts. Our first important reveal comes at the end of Chapter 4. Kit is at her destination but can’t seem to keep focused on her mission of looking for her sister. She is sidetracked (too distracted) by romance. She has flashbacks of her childhood and the time her sister was killed – or so she thought. Mari is working on a new major project. Via flashbacks we learn more and more about her childhood as well. At the 50% point in the book we get out next reveal about her. At the 60% we get another Mari reveal. More details of these reveals are provided as the story concludes. Well done. I didn’t know this book was “women’s fiction” until I read it. As a male, I still found the story well done and the plotting plausible. The romance part was 20% or so of the story and – while it fit the story’s ending – I could have done without it. The three key male characters in the story seemed to me to be “too good” (perhaps qualifying for sainthood) and were good-looking to boot! The two main female characters where attractive as well (don’t you just love it when only beautiful people populate your romance-prone fantasies?)

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Great read
*by K***7 on November 22, 2025*

It was a really good book a little drawn out but very good. I wish the was more towards the end about Kit.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ great audiobook story for a long car drive
*by A***R on December 11, 2025*

We enjoyed this Audiobook on a long drive to Las Vegas. Not knowing the story line I took a change my bf and both would enjoy it! But we both really enjoyed it!

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