Author: Anna Banks
Series: Of Poseidon
Pages: 336
Genre: Young Adult
Publisher:
Feiwel
and Friends
Amazon: Of Poseidon
Synopsis.
(Goodreads)
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.
REVIEW:
4 out of 5 stars
Of
Poseidon by
Anna Banks is another of my most anticipated reads for 2012 and I am thankful it didn’t fail to
disappoint, it kept me riveted from the first to the very last page.
Galen is a Syrena Prince and on land to find
someone he has heard about who has possibly broken the syrena law by fraternizing
with humans and who he believes also holds the Gift of Poseidon, the ability to
communicate with the marine life and someone who could be the key to ending the
feud between the House of Triton and
House of Poseidon.
Emma whilst holidaying with her best friend
accidentally (literally) runs into the gorgeous Galen but he and his sister
Rayna who is with him aren’t exactly friendly but they are extremely intrigued
by her; it is whilst on this beach that she loses her friend to a shark attack
and Galen sees firsthand Emma utilize her abilities but there is doubt about
who and what she is because of her physical differences and the fact she is
clueless about what they are.
Galen believes Emma is the last living proof of the
Poseidon line which dwindles her choice of a mate to one, Galen’s brother Grom
but it doesn’t stop him holding deep feelings for her, but nothing he can act
on. I loved the chemistry, attraction and banter between Galen and Emma – at
times he came across stalker-ish but I think it was more out of naivety than to
cause grief; she always seemed to set him straight about it anyway. They
tiptoed around their feelings which led to a bit of miscommunication but I
really adored them together and am keen to see how it progresses, if it does in
the sequel.
I thoroughly enjoyed the fantasy and mythology Ms
Banks offered us, I am not a big fan of ‘mermaid’ books but I was instantly
intrigued by Of Poseidon. The world
building was fascinating; I was mesmerized by the detail provided of the
underwater world and its dwellers.
I found the switch between Emma's first person POV
and Galen's third person POV to be quite confusing at times; I tend to prefer one or the
other, other than this I really enjoyed Ms Banks detailed writing.
Of
Poseidon
is filled with life changing discoveries for Emma but she adapts well. She is a
character who is feisty and despite what she went through in the beginning of
the book she came through with strength and courage. Galen is also a character
who I felt grew; he had huge responsibilities and was noble in his quest to
solve the underwater world problems. I also enjoyed the secondary characters
although I found Emma’s mother to be quite strange; Rayna and Toraf were great
as was Rachel.
Overall, Of
Poseidon was a captivating read with a unique premise. I am definitely
eager to get hold of the next book in this series.
Great review! I plan on reading this soon!
ReplyDeleteFab review, Sharon! I keep seeing great things about this one. I wasn't aware it's a dual POV - that's always tricky for an author to get right. I'm super glad that you liked Emma and Galen!
ReplyDeleteI so so want to read this book it looks amazing I have it on my amazon wishlist it looks really good. Great review.
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed this book too, I would have liked it to be even darker but a cool twist on merpeople!
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