Atlantis Strikes My Interest

I read a book by a new author last night (new to me, that is), and felt compelled to share. The book, the first in a new series, is called Atlantis Rising: The Warriors of Poseidon by Alyssa Day.

I've been neck deep in vampire romance novels for so long, this was an excellent change of pace. The men in this book are all warriors from Atlantis, who have spent thousands of years protecting humans from evil (vamps, shapeshifters, etc). Note that I am not usually a fan of books that set vampires up as evil, bloodsucking baddies, but I'll make an exception in this case.

Anyhow, in this book, Conlan, the prince of Atlantis has just returned from 7 years of heinous torture and captivity at the hands of the queen of vampires, only to discover that in his absence, the trident of Atlantis has been stolen and taken ashore. In an attempt to recover it, along with the help of some rather compelling warriors (and no doubt future leads of upcoming books in the series), Conlan encounters Riley. Riley is human, but also happens to be an empath with some impressive abilities of her own. Of course, Riley and Conlan are immediately drawn to each other and the reader is taken along for a great ride, as romance, adventure, and violence ensue.

If you're not a fan of the F word appearing in your reading material, you should steer clear of this one. Harsh language doesn't bother me, and seemed entirely appropriate in this book, for what it's worth.

I really enjoyed this read, and look forward to the second book, which is slated to come out in November. (note that there is also a short story from this series in the anthology Wild Thing that I will certainly check out).

Wile I really liked this book, and will most certainly be making a place for it on my keeper shelf, I should warn you that it felt a bit short, at only 280 pages, and I would have liked a bit more depth when it came to Conlan. There was so much opportunity for Ms. Day to explore when it came to her hero - I mean the dude just escaped from 7 years of hell and he seems to recover pretty fast. I hope she takes the time to explore her future heroes and heroines a bit more thoroughly in her upcoming books.