Water Tales Books in Order

This reading order guide provides the complete list of Water Tales books in order, from the very first to the latest, so you won’t miss anything!

About the Water Tales Series

The Water Tales series by Alice Hoffman is a beautifully emotional journey where water, magic & growing up all blend together in a way that feels reassuringly gentle. And it’s here that ordinary lives slowly open the door to the impossible sneaking up on us when we least expect it. These books tell the kind of stories we love to read – about young people who are right on the cusp of change .They are stories of kids when childhood starts to slip away but they still have hope in their hearts. In Aquamarine, you’re following two BFFs, Hailey & Claire. They’re on a long, sweltering summer which is only just beginning to heat up, but then they discover a mysterious creature hiding in the swimming pool and it turns out magic can appear just when you least expect it. That meeting isn’t just about a mermaid searching for someone to love, it’s also about the power of true friendship, loyalty and learning how to move on without losing each other. In Indigo, the story moves to some desolate town that has a dreadful fear of water because of all the bad things that have happened there in the past, yet centres around two brothers who feel this strange pull – it’s as if water is calling them home. And with them is Martha, a girl who, silently, is bearing a grief and pain that seem to have no answers, so she believes that running away is the only thing that can save her. Throughout the entire series, water is merely a location but later on it gets to be something so much more – a metaphor for memory, change & true identity. Alice Hoffman’s style of writing is very gentle and lyrical that it makes the Water Tales series books ideal for anyone who is into magical realism, emotionally profound narratives and coming of age stories that really resonate. The series is a gentle touch of a reminder that even if life gets all messy & shattered, you can always find your way back to your true self… and sometimes all it takes is just one little, unexpected splash to get you going.