Ohmysweetgoodness! I like this explanation that the author uses for Emma, the heroine in this series.
This novel finds the Syrena royals on trial. The outcome may unseat the royals and imprison them forever. Safety seems elusive partly because of Emma. She is a halfbreed, an abomination for the Syrena who want to maintain the purity of their race. Whether the love she and Galen share can endure is doubtful as opposing sides testify. Emma's mother is the missing princess, Nalia, who was meant to be the current queen. A segment of the population believes that she is a fraud and her beloved has mated with a common because he believed that she was dead. As chaos swirls around events readers discover that both Galen and his twin sister have the valued talents of their race but whether this can yield unity remains to be determined. The tale flows well as Emma and Galen determine that their love means that they are meant for each other. The outcome of the trial may decide their future.
This novel finds the Syrena royals on trial. The outcome may unseat the royals and imprison them forever. Safety seems elusive partly because of Emma. She is a halfbreed, an abomination for the Syrena who want to maintain the purity of their race. Whether the love she and Galen share can endure is doubtful as opposing sides testify. Emma's mother is the missing princess, Nalia, who was meant to be the current queen. A segment of the population believes that she is a fraud and her beloved has mated with a common because he believed that she was dead. As chaos swirls around events readers discover that both Galen and his twin sister have the valued talents of their race but whether this can yield unity remains to be determined. The tale flows well as Emma and Galen determine that their love means that they are meant for each other. The outcome of the trial may decide their future.
I know it was a mistake, but I started this series on this book instead of the 1st one since this is the one I had on hand.
The author did a good job of reminding us of (or in my cafe introducing me to) the main cast early on. One thing that I don't like seeing in books is when a very small amount of discussion could solve a MASSIVE problem and that is the case for an early portion of this book. I rather like some of the scenes with Rachel; I wasn't especially fond of her character, but I appreciated her scheming.
For my money, I'd rather have a book from the Forgive My Fins line by Tera Lynn Childs, but it was a decent read and definitely an asset to the library of a YA mermaid fan.
The author did a good job of reminding us of (or in my cafe introducing me to) the main cast early on. One thing that I don't like seeing in books is when a very small amount of discussion could solve a MASSIVE problem and that is the case for an early portion of this book. I rather like some of the scenes with Rachel; I wasn't especially fond of her character, but I appreciated her scheming.
For my money, I'd rather have a book from the Forgive My Fins line by Tera Lynn Childs, but it was a decent read and definitely an asset to the library of a YA mermaid fan.
This is the second book in the Serena Legacy. I enjoyed Of Poseidon and was excited to see how the cliffhanger presented at the end of that book played out. This was a fun and quick read and resolved things nicely. There is a third book in the series, Of Neptune, that is supposed to release some time in 2014. A quick warning there are spoliers ahead for those who havent read book one.
Emma is still struggling with the fact that she is a half-breed Syrena and with the even crazier fact that her mother is the missing Nalia. Syrena politics get complicated when Nalia and Grom try to convince the Syrena community that Nalia is actually the missing Nalia. Grom has just mated to another Syrena girl who claims to have Poseidons gift. Grom cant break his mating to the other Syrena without causing political strife among his people but he is meant to be with Nalia. Emma has to decide if she will stay safe on land, or if she will risk everything to prove that her gift is the real Poseidons Gift. Will she risk everything, even her death, to save the Syrena race?
Emma is an admirable character. She does what needs to be done to save the Syrena race. She doesnt change a ton as a character in this book, except maybe to accept her attraction to Galen more. She risks a lot for the Syrena given that they want to execute her for being a half-breed.
Galen is still a bit too alpha-male, he is dead-set on keeping Emma safe. However when push comes to shove he finally starts to learn that Emma can handle herself. I still thought he was over protective, but started to enjoy him more as a character towards the end of the book.
As you can tell from the above there is a lot of political drama here. It was all well done and I especially loved the scenes where Emma is playing with her whale friend and where she is commanding sea creatures in the ocean.
This was a quick and fun read. It ties things up nicely. There is a weird subplot late in the story where Emma and crew have to rescue some kidnapped Syrena, it was very out of place in this story but was tied up by the end of the book. My only thought is that Banks will expand on the whole humans capturing Syrena thing in the next book. Honestly I think this would be a good place to leave this series and I cant really imagine what will happen in Of Neptune.
Overall this was a fun read. If you liked Of Poseidon or are looking for a decent YA mermaid read then I think you will like this book. The story wraps up very completely at the end of this book. I am not sure how Of Neptune (the third book in this series) will expand on this series, but I am unsure whether or not I will read it because I kind of like leaving this series where it is at the end of this book.
Emma is still struggling with the fact that she is a half-breed Syrena and with the even crazier fact that her mother is the missing Nalia. Syrena politics get complicated when Nalia and Grom try to convince the Syrena community that Nalia is actually the missing Nalia. Grom has just mated to another Syrena girl who claims to have Poseidons gift. Grom cant break his mating to the other Syrena without causing political strife among his people but he is meant to be with Nalia. Emma has to decide if she will stay safe on land, or if she will risk everything to prove that her gift is the real Poseidons Gift. Will she risk everything, even her death, to save the Syrena race?
Emma is an admirable character. She does what needs to be done to save the Syrena race. She doesnt change a ton as a character in this book, except maybe to accept her attraction to Galen more. She risks a lot for the Syrena given that they want to execute her for being a half-breed.
Galen is still a bit too alpha-male, he is dead-set on keeping Emma safe. However when push comes to shove he finally starts to learn that Emma can handle herself. I still thought he was over protective, but started to enjoy him more as a character towards the end of the book.
As you can tell from the above there is a lot of political drama here. It was all well done and I especially loved the scenes where Emma is playing with her whale friend and where she is commanding sea creatures in the ocean.
This was a quick and fun read. It ties things up nicely. There is a weird subplot late in the story where Emma and crew have to rescue some kidnapped Syrena, it was very out of place in this story but was tied up by the end of the book. My only thought is that Banks will expand on the whole humans capturing Syrena thing in the next book. Honestly I think this would be a good place to leave this series and I cant really imagine what will happen in Of Neptune.
Overall this was a fun read. If you liked Of Poseidon or are looking for a decent YA mermaid read then I think you will like this book. The story wraps up very completely at the end of this book. I am not sure how Of Neptune (the third book in this series) will expand on this series, but I am unsure whether or not I will read it because I kind of like leaving this series where it is at the end of this book.
