Of Poseidon- Anna Banks

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.

The Review

5 Stars

I loved this book. I loved the point of views and I know other people don't but I do. I like the banter between the main characters. They had me laughing until the end. The only part where I wasn't laughing was when Chloe died. I know right? The main character's best friend dies. How is that supposed to make for a fun book? Well even though she dies Emma gets along with her. Sure Emma misses Chloe but who wouldn't miss their best friend if they died? I know I'd missed my bestest friend in the whole widest wildest world. O-K enough with all the sappy stuff. Something else comes out of the day Chloe dies though. Emma meets Galen. Galen is a merman but he doesn't like people using that term but I'm going to use it anyway because I am just awesome like that. Galen has washed ashore to meet Emma because he feels that she can save his kingdom. But can she? Can she really? How can Emma, a human, help the Syrena kingdoms? Oh that's easy. Turns out Emma's not completely human. She is actually half- mermaid. She doesn't have the tail though. Insert sad face here. Emma can talk to fish and make them do whatever she needs. It is rare and only comes once in a blue moon to only people from the Poseidon line. Emma knows none of this though. And so it is up to Galen to figure everything out and help her through these things.

Now Galen is so much fun. Him and his sister, Reyna, are hilarious. Throw in Reyna's mate Toraf and we have a force to reckon with. Now Reyna doesn't entirely like Emma, but Emma starts to grow on her in the end. The banter between Emma and Galen was fun. The way Galen really didn't know anything about the human world, made all his reactions sincere and hilarious all at the same time. The point of view switches from first person to third person. I really like it that way. Some people don't but I do. I like that we get to see into Emma's head and we get to see how Galen reacts to things. It's a nice change to the point of view world. The next book is Of Triton, which is reviewed on this blog.