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Read this Syrena Legacy short story and the first chapter of Of Neptune, the final book in New York Times-bestselling author Anna Banks' trilogy!

Emma, who is half human and half Syrena, has a day apart from her Syrena love, Galen. Emma doesn't plan to spend the day with Galen's opinionated and bossy sister, Rayna, but she can't quite get out of it, either. And Galen will appreciate her attempt to bond with Rayna, right? But when Rayna's unpredictable antics put them in danger, can they rely on each other to get themselves out of it?

35 pages, Kindle Edition

First published April 1, 2014

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Anna Banks

31 books3,666 followers
New York Times Bestselling author of The Syrena Legacy series.

Grew up in a town called Niceville. No, seriously. And yes, everyone from Niceville is generally nice.

Let's see, things about me....My writer's cat is a mini wiener dog named Puckdoo. I can't walk in high heels, but I'm amazing at standing still in them. I'm the only person in Florida without a tan. I stole a car when I was 12 years old and drove across three state lines with it. Yeah. That's about it.

My books:
Of Poseidon
Of Triton
Of Neptune

Joyride

How To Lose A Bachelor

Degrees of Wrong (Pen name Anna Scarlett)

Nemesis (Coming soon!)

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7,375 reviews203 followers
February 20, 2018
I'm kind of glad that this was super short because it was honestly kind of pointless to read. I don't really understand why Girls Day Out had to be a book in this series but I guess if she really wanted it then I can accept it.

So this novella, which is about 30 pages, is about Emma and Rayna hanging about and doing girl stuff throughout the day. At least that was the plan until a girl's doll goes overboard. Then it's all about them trying to give this little girl her doll back.

I do like Rayna and Emma but this was kind of like meh. It was cute and enjoyable. However, I could also have done without reading or knowing it existed. I'm obviously going to continue on with this series and I can't wait to read the next book.
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706 reviews228 followers
December 31, 2014
FAN-FLIPPIN-TASTIC. For Rayna fans...

Other than that, it was a bit 'Meh'. Emma goes to hunt down a cruise ships with Rayna, they get sidetracked by a doll that was dropped to the sea and decide to find its owner, Rayna messes around a lot.

Not a necessary need to understand the other books, just a short look into a girls day out with Rayna and Emma.
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1,562 reviews51 followers
February 3, 2017
I liked this little interlude to the series. As much as Rayna annoys me, I'd like to see her and Emma get to be better friends, so it was amusing to get to read a story about just the two of them hanging out. If you're a fan of the series, you should definitely give it a read.
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307 reviews
January 16, 2017
I wanna go on a girls day out now! Rayna style!
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8,843 reviews99 followers
March 27, 2023
Oh, this was such a fun read, I loved seeing these two and their adventures on a cruise ship!
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15.1k reviews456 followers
February 14, 2016
Short Review:

Haven't read the other books, so at times it was confusing, but I got through it and I understood most of it.

This was a really fun and short book about 2 girls who go out. They decide to go hunt for treasures (in other words, things that fall from boats/ships). However instead of treasure they find a doll and decide to give it back to the girl who owns it.

I really despised the girl and her mother. 2 strangers come to you and give you back a (soaking) doll and what do you do? Accuse them, and call guards and all that on them... Wait why?

I liked the main girl a lot, she was funny and interesting. I didn't like her friend that much though. Found her a bit to snobby and stuck up.

Will I be reading this series? Yes. I am really interested after reading this and I love mermaid books. :)

Review first posted at http://twirlingbookprincess.com/
Profile Image for Luu.
364 reviews8 followers
July 18, 2014
Rayna está loca, y toda la situación con la muñeca, desde que la encontraron hasta que la cuelgan en el anzuelo (cosa que me da un risa) se pudo ver el lado infantil de ella. Divertido y entretenido, se disfruta leyéndolo rápido.
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638 reviews16 followers
January 8, 2015
A short but funny novella. In this short story we follow Emma and Rayna, a mermaid with a snorkel set, in their 'girl's day out' that mainly involves a doll. Humorous and witty from the start, this novella is a fast-paced-fast-read.
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930 reviews38 followers
May 16, 2015
Just a short story about what Emma and Rayna do when they find themselves without the boys and decide to go treasure hunting.
The blurb isn't entirely correct. Emma didn't try to get out of spending time with Rayna and they weren't ever in danger.
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1,727 reviews88 followers
August 7, 2015
Rayna is definitely a dear devil for no reason. I enjoyed the time she and Emma had together. Pretty cool novella.
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708 reviews7 followers
May 23, 2014
Best short story/novella I've ever read. Almost wish it was just a chapter in the 3rd book, since it's from Emma's perspective.
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Author 4 books9 followers
June 15, 2015
This was just pure hilarity from start to finish. Rayna and Emma having a full out Girls Day. I can't really say it because of spoilers but I am SO glad to see them getting some alone time.
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204 reviews17 followers
July 6, 2016
*2.5
Interesting. I like how it started. I was expecting them to find something cool. Didn't like what ended up happening.
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578 reviews75 followers
December 21, 2018
.4.) The Stranger ★★★
.5.) Legacy Lost ★★★★
1.) Of Poseidon ★★★★★
1.5.) Hard to Get ★★★★
2.) Of Triton ★★★★
Profile Image for Amber.
302 reviews3 followers
January 17, 2022
I have to agree with some of the reviewers in that this novella seemed a bit pointless. I'm all for Rayna and Emma bonding, especially since one day they will be in-laws. But Rayna always seems to come across as a "Pansy Parkinson" for me.

The whole story about them trying to return a lost doll to a small girl (and then the way that whole thing turned out) really irritated me. It seemed as just an excuse for the girls to break on a cruise ship. I can't say that I was terrible impressed.

I think what disappoints me the most about this series is the lack of world building the author has done. She has this entire kingdom (technically two) of mermaids and yet doesn't really tell me what it looks like. I know certain laws but I have no idea what the kingdoms really look like. I was expecting more. I thought this one would maybe give me that but no.
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72 reviews7 followers
August 11, 2019
I enjoyed this short story. It was a fun little adventure for the girls and let us extended the story a little and see more into the characters lives.
My only complaint was the choppy transitions between chapters. Even though it wasn’t a full story the writing could be more fluid. Each chapter switch was like a scene ending and had large time lapses in between which I found kinda awkward and distracting.
Profile Image for Tessa Vanden broeck.
425 reviews12 followers
September 2, 2017
Weer een leuk extra'tje. Dagje dat Emma samen er op uit trekt met Rayna. Proberen goed te doen en dan toch nog uitgescholden worden. Maar ze maken samen toch plezier en zo'n dag zou ik zeker ook eens willen meemaken!
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