Emily Windsnap and the Castle in the Mist by Liz Kessler: a review by Erin Sharpe

Ever since Emily Windsnap descovered she was half mermaid half human, she has adored life on her perfect desert island, going to mermaid school and spending time with her best friend, Shona Silkfin.

However everything changes when Emily Windsnap discovers an old diamond ring during a class hunt for trinkets, how is she supposed to know that the ring is half the key to unlocking an ancient curse by Neptune himself? Now, with the ring stuck firmly on her hand, Emily finds herself under a new curse: in just a few days, she’ll cease to be half-human and half-mermaid and must say good-bye to one parent forever. Can she possibly find the other missing ring that will break all the curses? Is there anyone who can help her — before it’s too late?