Author: Alyssa Day
Series: Warriors of Poseidon
Genre: Paranormal Romance
Book: 7 (Not including novellas)
This one took me awhile to get through, thus the delay in a post. I've been a huge fan of this series from the start but really struggled to get this one finished.
History:
I found this series when the first book (Atlantis Rising) caught my eye in 2009 and have been following them ever since. Though the books incorporate vampires, shifters and witches the fact that the heroes (for the most part) have been from Atlantis brought something new to an otherwise over saturated genre.
While I've always enjoyed the series and its been on my 'must read ASAP after being published' list I've lately found them tough to immerse myself in (thus how long it took me to read this one).
Back Story:
The series follows the lost continent of Atlantis, hidden beneath the oceans until such a time that the lost gems of Poseidon's Trident can be reunited to return Atlantis to the world. The books focus on the branded Warriors of Poseidon, the chosen men who are to protect Atlantis as well as its High Prince, Conlan (hero of the first novel).
The series takes place in an alternate universe where vampires and shifters have come out in the open (so much so that vampires have created a third house of Congress). The books can be best enjoyed in order as some characters are greatly impacted by actions in other books.
Vampire in Atlantis:
Vampire is the seventh novel in the series (there are also two novellas and a very short story which I'm not including in the count) and follows a character which was originally introduced in the first novel, the vampire Daniel, as the hero. Heroine Serai is a new character which was mentioned in passing in the past books.
The book opens with Daniel becoming too tired of everything in his very long life and deciding to kill himself.
Note that there is an attempt at suicide in the novel (vampire-style so "meeting the sun"). This can be laughed off given the fact the hero is a vampire, but it is a resignation to suicide nonetheless and deserves a warning.
Enter Serai, placed in suspended animation more than eleven thousand years ago, she suddenly awakens and isn't pleased that she's been left trapped for so long. As she moves to escape Atlantis she finds her path crossed by the love she was sure she lost all those years ago. Daniel can't believe it either. First the fact that he lives and second that the woman whom he has mourned all of his Nightwalker life lives.
However Serai and her "sleeping" sisters are living on borrowed time. One of Poseidon's lost Trident gems, The Emperor, which was charged with keeping the Atlantian maidens sleeping, is being tampered with and the only way to save Serai and the maidens lives is to find it and return it to Atlantis.
And so Daniel and Serai find themselves far from the oceans (Arizona) as they chase down the location of the Emperor before it's too late for Serai and the sleeping maidens of Atlantis.
Review:
It's hard to really give a decent review without revealing too much from past books, especially given Daniel's long history in the novels. I was actually less excited for this one after hearing Daniel was to be the hero.
It isn't that I dislike Daniel (in fact he's brought a lot of intrigue to the series), it was just a lot of focus has been placed on another hero (Alaric) whose book has yet to come and I have a few heroes I'd prefer to read about.
I did enjoy the depth that was brought to Daniel as he was always a very one dimensional character. To see him so drastically varied from his past roles was a delight.
Heroine Serai was a bit of a toss up. Swinging between bad-ass chick and uptight princess had me struggling to determine which was the true character. The series has definitely had better heroines.
Vampire in Atlantis also allowed secondary characters to shine. Past heroes and heroines all appear and further build up for the next novel (Hearts of Atlantis) is created between High Priest Alaric and human rebellion leader Quinn. However the best subplots belonged to Reisen, exiled Poseidon Warrior, and Melody, one of the rebellion members as well as the book "villain" Nicholas (a vampire) and "villainess" Ivy Khetta, a black witch. The novel also holds a surprising twist for series favorite were-tiger Jack Shepherd.
While not my favorite book in the series Vampire in Atlantis is enjoyable and I look forward to the next release in the series.
Series (Thus Far):
1. Atlantis Rising
1.1 "Wild Thing" from Wild Thing
2. Atlantis Awakening
2.1 "Lady" from Shifter
2.2 "The Princess and the Peas" from The Mammoth Book of Paranormal Romance
3. Atlantis Unleashed
4. Atlantis Unmasked
5. Atlantis Redeemed
6. Atlantis Betrayed
7. Vampire in Atlantis
Rating:
Quality of Writing: ♥ ♥ ♥
Pace: ♥ ♥ ♥
Plot Development: ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
Characters: ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
Enjoyability: ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
Ease of Reading: ♥ ♥ ♥
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