Anna Banks’ first novel in the Syrena Legacy, Of Poseidon, is a unique new look at the merfolk mythology. Emma’s summer didn’t exactly go as planned. She had a tragic accident occur on her vacation and is still grieving, but to make things worse the new student is the hot boy that she literally ran into on her vacation. Now he is following her around claiming that he knows a secret about her. Emma might be fine with Galen being around all the time, but in order to discover everything about this secret she has to pretend to be dating him. How awkward.
Banks does a great job of showing how confusing our everyday world can be to someone who didn’t grown up on land. She also has a lot of fun with showing the Syrena culture and how it is similar to humans, but at the same time so very different. I really enjoyed all of the fish insults, it was quiet clever, and really, what other reference would a merperson use? I love the dynamic relationship between Galen and Emma and their attempt to deny their feelings. Banks showed her characters to be passionate, clever, and at times very suborn. All and all making for a fun new couple to read about. Be warned, as soon as you finish book one you will want to read Of Triton, which thankfully is already available.
Join us on August 17th at 4 PM for our FIERCE READS Party. We will be chatting about Of Poseidon and raffling off one copy of Of Triton with an autographed bookplate.
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