Review: Poseidon’s Children

Poseidon’s Children by Michael West
My rating: 2 of 5 stars

Synopsis:

Man no longer worships the old gods; forgotten and forsaken, they have become nothing more than myth and legend. But all that is about to change. After the ruins of a vast, ancient civilization are discovered on the ocean floor, Coast Guard officers find a series of derelict ships drifting in the current--high-priced yachts and leaking fishing boats, all ransacked, splattered in blood, their crews missing and presumed dead.

And that's just the beginning.

Vacationing artist Larry Neuhaus has just witnessed a gruesome shark attack, a young couple torn apart right before his eyes ... at least, he thinks it was a shark. And when one of these victims turns out to be the only son of Roger Hays, the most powerful man in the country, things go from bad to worse. Now, to stop the carnage,Larry and his new-found friends must work together to unravel a mystery as old as time, and face an enemy as dark as the ocean depths.

 

My Thoughts:

I was excited to read this book because I really like books that have to do with mythology. Too bad this book didn't live up to my expectations. I didn't really care for the characters. The author didn't take much time to flesh them out. Also, there were way too many perspectives. I felt like the author was all over the place. It was a disorganized mess. It is mentioned that there are 3 clans of Poseidon but there are so many descriptions of different creatures that it is impossible to tell which clan each one is in. Plus the descriptions don't seem to be enough to visualize some of them. It could have been a very good book. The concept was there but the execution was lacking.

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