“The truth is that it is quite difficult to categorize the novel within young adults' literature. Is it a book of adventure? This is obvious! Is it a fantasy book?

According to Darko Suvin, it surely is, since it offers an alternative to the global setting in which we live. Is it science fiction?

Of course, it is! Aliens, spaceships, physical laws and scientific principles extended. However, there are significant elements of historical fiction, too. Besides its precise references to historic events, according to many researchers, mythologies such as the Greek one, are actually the non-written history.

Myths are nothing but the reflection, crystallization and condensation of historical narratives, accumulated in the collective memory of ancient societies and transmitted orally from one generation to another.

Therefore, it is quite obvious that the Poseidon’s Charm is a brilliant, multifaceted novel, a wonderful debut with just the right kind of plot twists that keep you turning pages!”

“In the framework of the educational character of the novel, the writer intents to pass social messages such as love for the nature and the environment, the meaning of duty and solidarity with people, friendship, faith.

I mean, besides the fantasy and the advent ure, the Poseidon’s Charm is a book to build character and teach our children significant values.

The book stimulates the mind, expands the vocabulary and exemplifies important viewpoints.”

"With the Poseidon’s Charm, Glykeria Karagouni creates a strong, attractive novel with a cinematic flow for young – and not only – readers.

She marries mythology with the contemporary life overtaking us with their masterful coupling with future technology and the alien world as well as with deeper concerns and reflections…

I would describe it as literature of high quality; it creates healthy moral and ethical patterns and presents valuable insights."