They appear to be pencil or charcoal sketches, but in print it is difficult to discern their original medium. It's an ominous scene, but the adventure surely at its end makes it almost an invitation to explore. The best, I think, is a linear perspective of a road at dusk, tree-lined and stretching off into mystery. Another picture showing three shadowy figures perched atop the roof of a house elicits memories of long summer days, with nothing to do to fill them. There's a lovely mermaid approaching the water's surface, rising from the murky depths below. In fact, what appeal the books had for me was pretty much related to these mysterious, haunting black-and-white images. I had thought they were very good illustrations, too. Vinnie's first comment was, "The pictures aren't very good." But he immediately added: "Actually, the pictures are good, but they're too dark to see anything." They're big fans of Neil Gaiman and Jane Yolen.
They are both avid readers and tend to go for interesting, compelling stories. To me, the stories were wholly uninteresting, without meaningful challenges to the characters plot and character development were sorely lacking and, worst of all, I read the whole thing in about an hour.ĭisappointed, and wondering how I could possibly concoct a review from this material, I decided to pull in my emergency back-up crew: the kids. But, left to myself, I would have been hard-pressed to come up with a bare 300 words for a review of the two novels, Aquamarine and Indigo, contained in Water Tales. Rambles: Alice Hoffman, Water Tales, Aquamarine, IndigoĪlice Hoffman is a respected and prolific author of both children's and adult literature.
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