Fans of Percy Jackson will love this series that has all the feel of that series with plenty of unique twists and turns of its own.

Main character Riley had been looking forward to spending her entire spring break with her family studying whales on a boat in the infamous Bermuda Triangle. But she ends up forced to live aboard the sailboat with her annoying cousin too. A vicious storm capsizes the boat and Riley washes ashore with Alfie and the adults are nowhere to be found. They are shipwrecked. But this is no deserted island. It's Atlantis. Filled with things beyond belief, Riley and Alfie meet unicorns and talking animals. But not everyone on Atlantis is happy that there are strangers on its shores. All Riley wants is to find her father and go home, but the inhabitants of the island seem reluctant to let her leave.

This one has lots of set up and moves slow to start, it builds to the big reveal and the uncovering of the mystery. It might be a little too slow for some readers but there is still lots of action. Atlantis is not the beautiful island of lore, it is dark and scary. O'Hearn has blended reality and fantasy and let her imagination run wild with creating a land filled with wonders for kids to explore.

What a strange and odd place the Bermuda Triangle is, rather marvelous but also scary and not quite right. Riley shows herself to be inventive and determined in making friends and escaping. Kate O'Hearn puts her own twist on the Atlantis myth and it is good.

I found this one more frustrating than entertaining. It takes us pretty far afield but moves at a surprisingly slow pace. The set-up is a decent one but the execution is too strange.

Escape from Atlantis is the first book in a new fantasy series from Kate O'Hearn, author of the Pegasus series. While I am a fan of her regular work, this series was not a winner for me. In this book, a family is shipwrecked while on vacation and wind up in Atlantis. If you are thinking it will be the iconic advanced society, well before it's time, under the sea then you would be wrong. This is a completely different Atlantis with strange half human, half animal creatures that they cannot escape from. Not only did I not find the change in setting to be compelling, I did not like the characters or the plot. The whole book was a shipwreck for me, and I only finished it in ordered to give a well informed opinion. I won't be continuing with this series.

Great first book for a series, I'm definitely interested to read more. This book pulled me right in and I think it's great for middle grade readers.

another beautifully done read from Ms. O'Hearn, I've been a fan from the pegasus series. She's able to weave a great mythological story and interesting characters. I really enjoyed the start of this series and look forward to more from this series.