My mind also wandered and certain bits reminded me a lot of Disney’s Little Mermaid which was interesting. I know that is set in the future where he would be grown but it is hard coming from the book to this short story prequel and accepting he is the same person. As a character Grom is quite unappealing, in Of Poseidon he seems stronger and tolerable. Grom’s intentions for his actions are clumsily revealed as the story progresses and they are quite petty with rather childish reasoning behind them, all as consequence for a prophecy and agreement, something that was always known so it was no surprise to anyone. It is stilted and corny and there is a line in there that reminded me of Princess Bride – you know the one, that one, but I think that was my mind trying to think of anything except the story. There is a scene between Nalia and Grom reuniting after a period of time and it is eye rolling at best. Grom is a complainer for the first part of the story and after awhile it gets a bit annoying, but then he changes it to being this forward, clichéd and failing to be romantic guy and it makes you wish he was complaining again. By the end of this story it does become something pretty reasonable, but for the most part it was very weak. This is a story of the past so Grom is younger than in the book, and the story revolves around the events leading to the union of the pair. The main players are Grom, who we see in Of Poseidon, and his intended mate Nalia.

It is supposed to be an extension on the backstory of events mentioned in Of Poseidon. Like most prequels, this is one that really should be read before the main first book because it makes you read it very differently when you know the future, even if you miss out on a lot of information given in the book. I don’t think my eyes have rolled that much in a story until I read this story.

It is short, mainly because the prequel was short, but there isn’t much I want to say about it, partly for spoilers, and partly because it was annoying. I thought since I mentioned it we need to add in the review. But just when their connection grows deeper, tragedy strikes.

Grom dreads this arrangement, until he meets Nalia - both beautiful and smart, she’s everything he ever wanted. He is a mer-prince, she is the mermaid princess that his family orders him to marry so that their kingdoms unite. Legacy Lost is a prequel story to Anna Banks’ debut novel, Of Poseidon.

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