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3.74 AVERAGE
3.74 AVERAGE
The way that this book picked up after the end of the first one was not how I would have done it.
Overall, I still like the characters and the world, but the author kept slamming plot down my throat from about a quarter in, onward.
Also, unnecessary bit of drama at the end. I mean, come on. It did nothing to further the plot.
Still worth reading, for resolution, but not nearly as good as #1.
Overall, I still like the characters and the world, but the author kept slamming plot down my throat from about a quarter in, onward.
Also, unnecessary bit of drama at the end. I mean, come on. It did nothing to further the plot.
Still worth reading, for resolution, but not nearly as good as #1.
Book 2 in the Syrena Trilogy. I still had a hard time with the juvenile way the characters talk--especially Emma. "ohmysweetgoodness" is not a thing. But plot lines from the first book are somewhat resolved. Action, romance-nothing too deep here-nice beach read.
Summary: Emma learns that her mother is the former Princess Nalia. Complications ensue when Nalia reluctantly confronts her past, and Emma must choose whether or not to help the Syrena who do not accept her because of her half-breed status. In the first book, Emma learns she has the gift of Poseidon, and in this title, Galen and Rayna come into their own powers with the gift of Triton.
Summary: Emma learns that her mother is the former Princess Nalia. Complications ensue when Nalia reluctantly confronts her past, and Emma must choose whether or not to help the Syrena who do not accept her because of her half-breed status. In the first book, Emma learns she has the gift of Poseidon, and in this title, Galen and Rayna come into their own powers with the gift of Triton.
adventurous
challenging
emotional
funny
mysterious
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I love the writing and the cheesiness of this series so much
Continuamos en donde se quedó el final de "Of Poseidon", secretos revelados, identidades expuestas, reconciliaciones y una boda que detener...
Emma es secuestrada por su propia madre mientras Galen va junto con su hermano en una persecusión hacia su búsqueda.
Se nos da el motivo del actuar de Nalia y su reencuentro con Grom (¿en serio fue tan fácil, aclararon sus malentendidos en un día y de nuevo son los amantes trágicos?) al mismo tiempo que nos presentan los nuevos retos y problemas del grupo: Grom se casó con alguien que no tiene el don, el regreso de Nalia al reino, la identidad de Emma como híbrida y por supuesto, el romance.
Siento que todo pasó tan rápido y se resolvía de esa manera, ¿ahora Emma puede controlar a todos esos animales marinos con tan poca experiencia y entrenamiento?
Es un libro de ficción juvenil, no hay que buscarle tanta lógica.
Me gustó el final aunque me dolió la muerte de Rachel (¿su muerte realmente era necesaria?), y bueno final feliz para todos los demás.
¿Cómo qué este no es el final?
¿De qué trata el tercero, si todo se resolvió?
Algún día lo continuaré, algún día....
Emma es secuestrada por su propia madre mientras Galen va junto con su hermano en una persecusión hacia su búsqueda.
Se nos da el motivo del actuar de Nalia y su reencuentro con Grom (¿en serio fue tan fácil, aclararon sus malentendidos en un día y de nuevo son los amantes trágicos?) al mismo tiempo que nos presentan los nuevos retos y problemas del grupo: Grom se casó con alguien que no tiene el don, el regreso de Nalia al reino, la identidad de Emma como híbrida y por supuesto, el romance.
Siento que todo pasó tan rápido y se resolvía de esa manera, ¿ahora Emma puede controlar a todos esos animales marinos con tan poca experiencia y entrenamiento?
Es un libro de ficción juvenil, no hay que buscarle tanta lógica.
Me gustó el final aunque me dolió la muerte de Rachel (¿su muerte realmente era necesaria?), y bueno final feliz para todos los demás.
¿Cómo qué este no es el final?
¿De qué trata el tercero, si todo se resolvió?
Algún día lo continuaré, algún día....
Move over Ariel, Emma is taking the spotlight in this fish-out-of-water tale. In the sequel to Of Poseidon, Emma has a lot to deal with, between the revelation that her mother is the long thought dead princess of the Poseidon kingdom who is fighting to not go back, and the fact that her being a Half-Breed is preventing her and Galen, a Triton prince, from being together, she has a busy Senior year ahead of her. Her problems escalate, however, when a fake Poseidon heir takes the throne, and a group of Syrenas start plotting to overthrow the Royals. It looks like everyone Emma cares about may be taken away from her, while she is forbidden from the water for fear of her life. Emma must now decide who she is--a do nothing Half-Breed or a Syrena Royal-- which will determine the fate of the underwater civilizations forever.
Between the recent vampire and zombie fads, it is extremely refreshing to have a series about another major part of mythology that has been in existence longer than either of the aforementioned combined. Between the popularity of The Little Mermaid and the not so positive stories of the sirens from The Odyssey, there appears at first glance that there is not much left to discuss about merpeople. Banks comes out of the blue, however, with a wonderful story about the Syrena and what occurs when a half human half Syrena is born.
The original book, Of Poseidon, did a fantastic job of setting up the story, of explaining the differences between it and other mermaid tales, while this sequel focuses on what happens when the underwater government starts to lose power . . . and how a merman and a human will ever work out romantic wise.
With it being told from sassy Emma and brave Galen's point of views, Of Triton is a great second book to the retelling of the mermaid story that audiences will come to love.
Check out more reviews at my blog:http://sincerelythenightowl.blogspot.com/
Between the recent vampire and zombie fads, it is extremely refreshing to have a series about another major part of mythology that has been in existence longer than either of the aforementioned combined. Between the popularity of The Little Mermaid and the not so positive stories of the sirens from The Odyssey, there appears at first glance that there is not much left to discuss about merpeople. Banks comes out of the blue, however, with a wonderful story about the Syrena and what occurs when a half human half Syrena is born.
The original book, Of Poseidon, did a fantastic job of setting up the story, of explaining the differences between it and other mermaid tales, while this sequel focuses on what happens when the underwater government starts to lose power . . . and how a merman and a human will ever work out romantic wise.
With it being told from sassy Emma and brave Galen's point of views, Of Triton is a great second book to the retelling of the mermaid story that audiences will come to love.
Check out more reviews at my blog:http://sincerelythenightowl.blogspot.com/
I liked this book, but not nearly as much as I did the first in the series (also not nearly as much as I wanted to like it). While it didn't fall completely into the second book trap and it was an amazingly fast read, I just wasn't as excited and pulled in to the story as I was in the first book. I still liked Emma and Galen and most of the other supporting characters (though for the most part Grom seemed really bland, but maybe he'll get to shine a little more in the third book...or not, it won't bother me if he doesn't) but I just wasn't as enamored as I was the first time around.
Maybe my issue with getting back into the story was the sudden jump in the narrative at the beginning. It was jarring and confusing (which I imagine was somewhat the intent as Emma must be feeling pretty confused by her mother's actions) and it just threw me out of the story for a minute. Also Emma's mother often came across as a little harsh and blunt when she was telling her daughter things (or completely ignoring her daughter's obvious discomfort with being lied to all her life and then suddenly having to contend with her mom being all lovey-dovey around some guy). It made me sad that Emma felt like she had to be a "grown-up" about her mother's new relationship and all the changes it's going to bring (especially given how blithe her mother seems in relation to how those changes will affect Emma); I just wanted to shake her and tell her "You don't have to be grown up about this! You're not a grown up and that's okay. You should still get to be a kid while you are one." I can understand her mom being all wrapped up in being back together with Grom; she thought she'd lost him a long, long time ago and was so happy to find out she was wrong. But she started acting like some instalove-struck teenager and seemed to completely forget about her daughter and how this all must be freaking her out. For a mother who seemed so protective (sometimes over-protective) of Emma during the first book, suddenly she was so completely wrapped up in her man that it was like "Daughter? What daughter? I have a daughter?" and it just felt like a really weird and abrupt turn for her character. At the end of the book, it seemed like Nalia came around and was actually paying more adequate attention to her daughter, but that didn't completely erase the bad taste left in my mouth with her earlier forgetfulness.
And the ending? I just don't know about it. It was sad but it didn't exactly feel earned. It felt like that event (trying to make this mostly spoiler-free is hard) was thrown in to try and up the stakes for the characters, but instead it left me feeling like it was more of a formulaic plot device than something that really affected me. Also I was just as confused as the characters about how it all went down when everything seemed to indicate that nothing like would happen (the generalities in this bit of the review are killing me so I'll stop now).
All in all, this was a good book and I devoured it, but it just didn't resonate with me as much as the first book. Hopefully the third book will get me back into the groove.
Also, in a random note, I loved the insta-attraction joke. That was hilarious and a good wink/nod to some of the critiques of the first book (and probably this book, too) about how quickly these characters fall for each other in YAs these days.
Maybe my issue with getting back into the story was the sudden jump in the narrative at the beginning. It was jarring and confusing (which I imagine was somewhat the intent as Emma must be feeling pretty confused by her mother's actions) and it just threw me out of the story for a minute. Also Emma's mother often came across as a little harsh and blunt when she was telling her daughter things (or completely ignoring her daughter's obvious discomfort with being lied to all her life and then suddenly having to contend with her mom being all lovey-dovey around some guy). It made me sad that Emma felt like she had to be a "grown-up" about her mother's new relationship and all the changes it's going to bring (especially given how blithe her mother seems in relation to how those changes will affect Emma); I just wanted to shake her and tell her "You don't have to be grown up about this! You're not a grown up and that's okay. You should still get to be a kid while you are one." I can understand her mom being all wrapped up in being back together with Grom; she thought she'd lost him a long, long time ago and was so happy to find out she was wrong. But she started acting like some instalove-struck teenager and seemed to completely forget about her daughter and how this all must be freaking her out. For a mother who seemed so protective (sometimes over-protective) of Emma during the first book, suddenly she was so completely wrapped up in her man that it was like "Daughter? What daughter? I have a daughter?" and it just felt like a really weird and abrupt turn for her character. At the end of the book, it seemed like Nalia came around and was actually paying more adequate attention to her daughter, but that didn't completely erase the bad taste left in my mouth with her earlier forgetfulness.
And the ending? I just don't know about it. It was sad but it didn't exactly feel earned. It felt like that event (trying to make this mostly spoiler-free is hard) was thrown in to try and up the stakes for the characters, but instead it left me feeling like it was more of a formulaic plot device than something that really affected me. Also I was just as confused as the characters about how it all went down when everything seemed to indicate that nothing like would happen (the generalities in this bit of the review are killing me so I'll stop now).
All in all, this was a good book and I devoured it, but it just didn't resonate with me as much as the first book. Hopefully the third book will get me back into the groove.
Also, in a random note, I loved the insta-attraction joke. That was hilarious and a good wink/nod to some of the critiques of the first book (and probably this book, too) about how quickly these characters fall for each other in YAs these days.
I read this book and the way it kept me hooked should be criminal.