The Golden Chime Mermaid and The Silver Scaled Merman Book 1 is a children’s novel written by J R Hardin. In this undersea fantasy novel, an adventure is set to take place. Tinkle, a Golden-Chime Mermaid and the protector of the underwater city of Gold Chime, is losing her powers. To keep the city safe, she must pass on her abilities to a young Golden-Chime Mermaid by the name of Twinkle. Unfortunately the young Twinkle has been captured by the evil warlock, Grim. While the City of Gold Chime needs a hero to rescue the young mermaid, none has appeared for twenty years. Time is running out for not only the Tinkle but the city as well. Just when all l looks hopeless, a young silver-scaled merman named Dart arrives to undertake the task. Dart must find Twinkle and free her from the large sea serpent that is guarding her. In order to free her, he must complete several quests. With every task Dart undertakes, he faces more and more dangerous tasks. He only has ten days to complete the quest before the old Golden-Chime Mermaid loses all her power. Will Dart Finish the quest in time? What will happen to Tinkle, Twinkle and the city of Golden Chime? The Golden Chime Mermaid and The Silver Scaled Merman was a bit hard to get into at the beginning. The first two chapters were slow moving but once I got through that, it was a great book. It was a classic hero’s journey with plenty of foreshadowing. As with most hero journeys, you expect it to end well for the heroes. This tale is no exception. The fun is seeing how it unfolds. Out of five stars, I give this book four stars and would definitely pick it up again to re read.

~Terri Babcock for NetGalley

Author actively blogging and doing events at schools and festivals in and around Georgia. He has three other published children's fiction titles including The Kudzu Monster Trilogy, The Adventures of Little Dog Koko, and The Further Adventures of Little Dog Koko.

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