Author: Anna Banks
Series: Of Poseidon, Book 1
Rate (On a scale of 1-10): 9!
Galen, a Syrena prince, searches land for a girl he's heard can communicate with fish. It’s while Emma is on vacation at the beach that she meets Galen.
Although their connection is immediate and powerful, Galen's not fully convinced that Emma's the one he's been looking for.
That is, until a deadly encounter with a shark proves that Emma and her Gift may be the only thing that can save his kingdom. He needs her help--no matter what the risk.
I loved this book! I love mythology and how authors modernize it and make it their own. I felt that the book was well written. There was description, but not like the Fallen series. I love the plot and twists. I definitely wasn't expecting a few. The ending! Oh dear sweet Lord. I need the sequel. Like now.
Emma was a good character to read. Sarcastic- check. Freaksihly pale (like me)- double check. Struck by tragedy- yup, check there too. Oh, and she's being sort of stalked by the most gorgeous boy she's ever seen. Or run into. There are times where I would have loved to switch place with Emma. She's the kind of character you can imagine for real. She's clusmy to the extreme, she's skeptical about a gorgeous guy liking her, she's pale. I love the pull between her and Galen, it's extraordinary. I wish humans had it. Overall, Emma is just an amazing character and was a pleasure to read about.
Galen. :) Mysterious, sarcastic, handsome, dreamy, a Syrena royal, and overall perfect. I love how his feelings for Emma grow and develop over time. His protectiveness over Emma and his sister, Rayna, is just too cute. At first he just seems like your typical hot jerk (I seem to really like that type of guy). He also seems a little stalkerish when he follows Emma and stares her down incestently. He also manages to have every single class with her. Over the duration of the book, you can see his true side. Caring, loving, and just a little scared. He blends in pretty well with the human world too. I love him. ♥
I liked the other two characters, Rayna and Toraf. Rayna self asbsorbed and dislikes humans. So, naturally she doesn't like Emma. But as the book goes on, you come to find another side of her that's really sweet. She "hates" Toraf's affections, and is always brushing, or more often than not, punching him away. Not that it makes him stay away or anything. Ah, Toraf, He's another good looking guy, also sarcastic and can see right through his best friend Galen. He knows his true feelings for Emma. Toraf relentlessly pursues Rayna, and he's just too cute. :)
I liked the ocean scenes, the pull, and the different view of Triton and Posedion. It's definitely different. A very good different.
I give it 4.5/5 stars. I really enjoyed it and would recommend it to anyone interested in a good summer read. Or hot prince merman. You know, either one.
Series: Of Poseidon, Book 1
Rate (On a scale of 1-10): 9!
Galen, a Syrena prince, searches land for a girl he's heard can communicate with fish. It’s while Emma is on vacation at the beach that she meets Galen.
Although their connection is immediate and powerful, Galen's not fully convinced that Emma's the one he's been looking for.
That is, until a deadly encounter with a shark proves that Emma and her Gift may be the only thing that can save his kingdom. He needs her help--no matter what the risk.
I loved this book! I love mythology and how authors modernize it and make it their own. I felt that the book was well written. There was description, but not like the Fallen series. I love the plot and twists. I definitely wasn't expecting a few. The ending! Oh dear sweet Lord. I need the sequel. Like now.
Emma was a good character to read. Sarcastic- check. Freaksihly pale (like me)- double check. Struck by tragedy- yup, check there too. Oh, and she's being sort of stalked by the most gorgeous boy she's ever seen. Or run into. There are times where I would have loved to switch place with Emma. She's the kind of character you can imagine for real. She's clusmy to the extreme, she's skeptical about a gorgeous guy liking her, she's pale. I love the pull between her and Galen, it's extraordinary. I wish humans had it. Overall, Emma is just an amazing character and was a pleasure to read about.
Galen. :) Mysterious, sarcastic, handsome, dreamy, a Syrena royal, and overall perfect. I love how his feelings for Emma grow and develop over time. His protectiveness over Emma and his sister, Rayna, is just too cute. At first he just seems like your typical hot jerk (I seem to really like that type of guy). He also seems a little stalkerish when he follows Emma and stares her down incestently. He also manages to have every single class with her. Over the duration of the book, you can see his true side. Caring, loving, and just a little scared. He blends in pretty well with the human world too. I love him. ♥
I liked the other two characters, Rayna and Toraf. Rayna self asbsorbed and dislikes humans. So, naturally she doesn't like Emma. But as the book goes on, you come to find another side of her that's really sweet. She "hates" Toraf's affections, and is always brushing, or more often than not, punching him away. Not that it makes him stay away or anything. Ah, Toraf, He's another good looking guy, also sarcastic and can see right through his best friend Galen. He knows his true feelings for Emma. Toraf relentlessly pursues Rayna, and he's just too cute. :)
I liked the ocean scenes, the pull, and the different view of Triton and Posedion. It's definitely different. A very good different.
I give it 4.5/5 stars. I really enjoyed it and would recommend it to anyone interested in a good summer read. Or hot prince merman. You know, either one.
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