Rogue Wave by Jennifer Donnelly

Title: Rogue Wave 
Author: Jennifer Donnelly 
Type: Young Adult Novel  
Genre: Fantasy 
Series: Waterfire Saga #2 
Pages: 313 
Copyright: 2015  
Publisher: Disney Hyperion 
Rating: 3.5 out of 5

Summary: from Good Reads
Serafina, Neela, Ling, Ava, Becca, and Astrid, six mermaids from realms scattered throughout the seas and freshwaters, were summoned by the leader of the river witches to learn an incredible truth: the mermaids are direct descendants of the Six Who Ruled-powerful mages who once governed the lost empire of Atlantis. The ancient evil that destroyed Atlantis is stirring again, and only the mermaids can defeat it. To do so, they need to find magical talismans that belonged to the Six.

Serafina believes her talisman was buried with an old shipwreck. While researching its location, she is almost discovered by a death rider patrol led by someone familiar. . . . The pain of seeing him turned traitor is devastating.

Neela travels to Matali to warn her parents of the grave threat facing their world. But they find her story outlandish; a sign that she needs to be confined to her chamber for rest and recovery. She escapes and travels to Kandina, where her talisman is in the possession of fearsome razormouth dragons.

As they hunt for their talismans, both Serafina and Neela find reserves of courage and cunning they didn't know they possessed. They face down danger and death, only to endure a game-changing betrayal, as shocking as a rogue wave.

Feelings: 
This book didn't include as many of the six mermaids from the last book as I thought it would. We focused on Serafina, Neela, and Ling. Ling only had a very short part in the book but the other mermaids were only mentioned in passing. Most of this story like the first was Serafina's story. I liked Serafina more in this story because she was stronger. Neela had grown a lot since the first story as well.

I'm interested to see if the next book tells the story of the other mermaids. Serafina has been central to the book so it seems like she will remain a central character but the other mermaids also have a part to play and it seems like their story will be important now as the search for the talismans continues.

I'm looking forward to the next in the series. I recommend this to those that enjoyed their first in the series, Deep Blue.