Challenge: Share a creative video or post about the book.

Synopsis: Benigno “Benny” Caldera can’t call himself an artist. But the ironwork tank he creates for famed Coney Island playground, Luna Park, astounds everyone, especially the eccentric side-show proprietor who commissioned it. Benny’s work earns him an invitation to join the show’s eclectic crew of performers—his first welcome in the city—and share in their astonishing secret: the tank Benny built is a cage for their newest exhibit, a living, breathing, in-the-flesh merman stolen from the banks of the East River under a gleaming full moon. The merman is more than a mythic marvel, though. Benny comes to know Río as a clever philosopher, an observant traveler, and a kindred spirit more beautiful and compassionate than any human he’s ever met. Despite their different worlds, what begins as a friendship of necessity deepens to love, leading Benny’s heart into uncharted waters where he can no longer ignore the agonizing truth of Río’s captivity—and his own. A cage is no place for a merman to survive. Though releasing Río means betraying his new family, bankrupting their home, and losing his soulmate forever, Benny must look within for the courage to do what’s right, and find a love strong enough to free them both.

Winners are chosen based on the following questions: (1) Is your content creative? Has clear effort been made to create something that is unique and genuine? (2) Did your content meet the post guidelines? (3) Did you use a public, open profile to post your content? If the answers to these questions are YES, your submission is eligible for a prize. Each submission is checked by the ChallyPop team. The client may also be involved in judging and at times a third party, such as an author, talent or director. Together we choose up to 20 winners for each Challenge. Contest is subject to a minimum entry requirement. Should there be fewer qualifying entries than the number of prizes available, then the contest organiser reserves the right to adjust the allocation of prizes accordingly. Winners are announced on the Challenge page within 2 weeks after the Challenge has ended. Payouts take place within 4 weeks after declaring the winners.

This contest is open from April 29 2025 0.00 GMT and closes on May 31 2025 0.00 GMT. Winners will be chosen and contacted via hello@challypop.com before June 14 2025 0.00 GMT. The contest may be extended for 2 extra weeks.