Atlantis Riptide
Lost Daughters of Atlantis, Book 1
Publisher Description
When a girl runs away from the circus…
For all her sixteen years, Pearl Poseidon has been a fish out of water. A freak on display for her adoptive parents’ profit. Running away from her horrible life, she craves one thing—anonymity. But when she saves a small boy from drowning she exposes herself and her mutant abilities to Chase, a budding investigative reporter.
Now, he has questions. And so do the police.
Once Pearl discovers her secret identity, she learns she’s part of a larger war between battling Atlanteans. A battle that will decide who rules the oceans. A battle raging between evil and her true family. Will she find a way to use her powers in time to save a kingdom she never knew existed?
This is the start of a young adult fantasy action adventure novel series. A fairy tale based quest featuring mermaids and magic.
“Free sweet summer young adult paranormal with death-defying underwater rescues.” Reviewer
Other books in the Atlantis series: Atlantis Red Tide, Atlantis Rising Tide, Atlantis Tide Breaker Novella, Atlantis Dark Tides, Atlantis Twisting Tides Novella, Atlantis Glacial Tides
Customer Reviews
Lots of Summery Fun, but...
Atlantis Riptide was a summery, fun read that follows the circus runaway, Pearl, as she navigates her way through a familiar teen gig at a theme park on the Boardwalk...and the less familiar teen gig of managing secrets about her supernatural abilities underwater.
Though this book is billed as a YA romance, it has plenty of under water action and twists that gives Pearl opportunities to shine while still placing her in personal situations that are relatable.
The "but..." part of the review title and the reason for only 4 out of 5 stars is in the romance, which unfortunately follows the trope of flawlessly gorgeous young man who falls in insta-love over the protagonist without any genuine chemistry except through the insisted upon "telling" of said "chemistry." You get the feeling Pearl is only attracted to her love interest because he is literally the only friend she's ever had whom she made only five minutes ago. And by the way, he happens to be her boss and he bought her a burger, once. In Pearl's very disadvantaged situation at the age of sixteen, she is more likely desperate for any kind of friendship than true romance, and she would easy prey for anyone to take advantage of that. Sure, there are the expected moments of heroics that are supposed to signal that her love interest is a stand-up gentleman, but I kept thinking this would be a much more interesting story if he DID turn out to be more disappointing, and Pearl could've been a more solid character without the template-perfect arm candy at the end.
But it's STILL 4 stars for a mostly positive review.
If you can just keep swimming through the teen-cringe romance, you'll find more interesting moments in this underwater adventure!
Great YA book
Wonderful play on the emotions of teenagers.
A truly enjoyable read
The book is an adventure you can’t put down.