Of Poseidon (The Syrena Legacy, #1) in Around the World in 80 Books

Mar 01, 2012 Kimberly rated it did not like it

Shelves: 2012-bookshelf, netgalley

Thoughts immediately after finishing the book:
The dialogue killed me, phrases became repetitive, the story jumped around a lot when it switched POV's. When it switched POV from Emma to Galen the author would use the first person for Emma but when it came to switching to Galen she started writing in the third person which I found odd. The plot itself was okay but the characters irked me. I will continue the series but I hope the writing gets better. I wouldn't really recommend this book to anyone Thoughts immediately after finishing the book:
The dialogue killed me, phrases became repetitive, the story jumped around a lot when it switched POV's. When it switched POV from Emma to Galen the author would use the first person for Emma but when it came to switching to Galen she started writing in the third person which I found odd. The plot itself was okay but the characters irked me. I will continue the series but I hope the writing gets better. I wouldn't really recommend this book to anyone under the age of 14.

FULL REVIEW

I was so looking forward to this book so when I was granted an ARC copy of it from NetGalley I was so excited but like always it took me a while to get around to reading it and I didn't even get to read it until the beginning of August and it wasn't at all what I expected it to be like.

I went into the book with really high expectations because I had seen some very promising reviews of it on some blogs where the reviewers are known to be really tough and usually their reviews are pretty accurate in terms of how I'll enjoy it.

Unfortunately, this book wasn't anything like what I thought it would be like. Right off the bat I was put off by Emma and then one by one the other characters began to get on my nerves. I honestly didn't care so much for any of them because they were very one dimensional and fake especially Emma. OMG was probably said by here every third page or so and by the end of it I was cringing anytime I saw anyone on Facebook, Twitter or Goodreads use it for the longest time. There was also very little chemistry between any of the characters and it was as if their dialogue as well as their interactions were too forced almost as if the author was trying to hard to make her characters act like teenagers which made things very awkward.

I also had trouble with the plot. It seemed so basic and more like a plot outline than an actual fully thought out and organized plot in a novel. There were so many gaps in the story where it was as if the authors focus on the story was jumping all over the place which caused a lot of confusion sometimes.

I mean the book had the potential to be a really good read albeit not a unique one because mermaid novels are becoming more plentiful in the book world as of late but it could have been really good read. Sadly though, for me this one fell way short of my expectations I found very little to be redeemable about this novel except that it was a quick read for a vacation but was ultimately pretty forgettable. Despite all of this I will be reading the next book in the series just to see where the story goes.

Though I didn't care for the book all that much that should by no means stop you from checking it out. If you were to read it though I think you should probably be a fan of Young Adult Novels with mermaids.

* I received a free copy of this book from the published via NetGalley in exchange for my free and honest review. All thoughts and opinions expressed in this review are my own and I was not compensated in any way. ...more

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May 20, 2014 Erica rated it really liked it

Shelves: books-i-own

First mermaid book I've read and it did not disappoint. It was very entertaining but there were characters that weren't in it enough in my opinion. Can't wait to read the last book! ...more

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