Billy y su hermana Sheena estan pasando las vacaciones con su tio, el doctor D, en una pequeña isla del Caribe. Es el lugar perfecto para bucear y Billy tiene ganas de aventura. Solo debe obedecer una regla: no acercarse a los arrecifes de coral. Pero el arrecife es tan hermoso y tranquilo que Billy no puede resistirse. Sin embargo no esta solo en el agua. Algo acecha bajo la superficie. Una cosa oscura llena de escamas.

#19 "Just when you thought it was safe..."
Visiting their uncle in the Caribbean Seas, Billy and his sister Sheena are having a lovely time. when diving one day Billy feels something grabbed his foot and pull him down beneath the water. He swears he saw what the creature was that pulled them down. But nobody will believe him. There are folktales that the fisherman in the area tell of mermaids in the water. But those are just folktales right? ( )

This was one of he more interesting Goosebumps titles. While it follows the basic plot of so many 90s movies (anyone else remember the big push for conversationism that seemed to sweep the world during the late 90s and early 2000s?) this book still manages to be engaging and entertaining. One of the things I liked most about it was that it wasn't a terrifying shark book, no, instead it went into the weird fantasy area of OMG MERMAIDS. But the mermaids were animals. They couldn't talk. As far as I'm concerned, for a kids book, that is a *brilliant* choice.

So, as far as children's books go this one is fun. It's predictable as an adult reading it, but as a child I could see myself being surprised by the twists and turns. It's nice to see a book like this preaching good morals in a not-quite-so-overt way, while also revealing the reality of scientific research. Research costs money, grants are difficult to find - dilemma's happen, and the right choice can be difficult to make, but that doesn't mean you shouldn't still make it. ( )

This one was just a fun mini-adventure story with a mermaid and betrayal! ( )

This one was just a fun mini-adventure story with a mermaid and betrayal! ( )