He's so good looking it hurts to glance at him, females tripping over their panties to give him their numbers, and if he smiles at you: instant orgasm. I still have no idea how to do that dance.Ĭhloe wasn't the only character I had issue with. I half expected her to bust out and start 'doin' the Dougie' on the beach.

But that is the easiest cop out when it comes to creating a black female character. Are there black girls who have weaves and wear fake nails? Sure. Same with Chloe, whose only purpose was to create a sad and lonely heroine. This is the same issue I had with The Unbecoming of Mara Dyer, where they minority character was so heavily stereotyped I wanted him to die a slow painful death. I have a HUGE issue with how African Americans are portrayed in YA novels, if we even make it into a YA novel in the first place. D: The smile slid of my face and my happy cat died. I had a huge smile on my face and I thought, 'Wow! Diversity!' That was until Chloe was described as having a weave and fake nails. Now the beginning of the novel opens up with Emma and Chloe in Florida on vacation before school starts and I was surprised to see that Chloe was black. (See, I'm not that heartless!) Unfortunately, the bad REALLY outweighed any good this novel had and it all started with Chloe, Emma's best friend. Sometimes Galen can be a jackass.'Īnd that's about all I liked about this book. 'Maybe you can talk to donkeys, too,' Dr. But despite that, I did find the dialogue humorous at times. I usually like books that feature duel point of views, but in this case I didn't because it switched back and forth from 1st person (Emma) to 3rd person (Galen). I was really looking forward to starting this book for two reasons: 1) The cover is stunning and 2) The blurb mentioned it was a mermaid tale told by both Emma and Galen's PoV. You know what happens next: they fall deeply in love. The problem arises that Emma can't change into her Syrena form causing Galen to spend more time with her training her. Dolittle at the aquarium) and that she may be the key to pass on the Gift to future generations. It's discovered that she has the Gift of Poseidon (think Dr. Of Poseidon tells the story of Emma, a girl who possesses a few Syrena (mermaid) traits, and Galen, a Syrena prince, who attempts to unravel the secrets of Emma.

Incidentally, Of Poseidon happens to be worse for me than Lies Beneath. The is the second mermaid book I've read and I'm less than impressed with these sea creatures. Mermaids are the new 'angels' of the Paranormal Romance genre.

Of Poseidon by Anna Banks