Ever eat a strange combo and it just works for some reason? That is this book. The mythologies mixology is insane. There is Greek, Norse, Aztec, EgyptEver eat a strange combo and it just works for some reason? That is this book. The mythologies mixology is insane. There is Greek, Norse, Aztec, Egyptian, and Mexican in this book. Add to that a gay romance (although the magic wars take 98% of the book), and you have a really awesome mix.
[image] Haha. Now kiss! You know you want to.
Our heroes are Patrick, a mage, and Jono, a werewolf. They are soulbonded, which means, whatever. You wanna give a less smaltzy tag than soulmate? Fine. Doesn't matter. There is a overarching story that I'm sure will continue throughout the series of a bad mage who is trying to steal the souls of mythological gods to get their power. Pat and Jono are supposed to stop the guy, but he's like The Simpsons - won't go away, not getting any better.
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In this book they have to deal with vampires because Pat is a dumbass who makes such bad life decisions that every character he meets calls him on it. The guy has the survival instincts of a lemming. But, on the plus side he also has a lot of power at his disposal between help from the gods , his own magic, and powerful allies. He should have no problem defeating ancient vampires and gods of death, right?
I spoiled myself a little before reading this because at the beginning of the book there was a warning about a rape scene. I wanted to decide whether I could deal with reading it before starting. (view spoiler)[ So, let me assure you that I am pretty sensitive to gratuitous rape scenes in books and this one didn't trigger me. It was brief, and not as bad as it could have been. More like an Uncle Chester the molester bad-touching than a full-on rape scene. I don't know if that helps or makes it worse for some. For me it was worse anticipating the rape than the paragraph of molestation that was easy enough to skim. Gah, if this is insensitive of me, I apologize, because I am just trying to alleviate fears and concerns not make them worse or say something that upsets someone. Let's just say that as a woman who has lived in this world for a long time this type of thing was tamer than life-experiences for most of us. Sorry. It sucks, but is true. (hide spoiler)]
Anyway, back to non-serious. I am with a lot of reviewers when I say that I find one bad boy, Lucien, very intriguing. I want more of him. I want a book for him. I feel like I could tame his bad-boy ways. He just needs a middle-aged housewife to tame his evil ways. What the fuck is wrong with me? My therapist will quit after our next meeting.
[image] Maybe the Simpsons IS still relevant.... nah.
But, my furniture salesman took a psych class once. He's qualified. Also, he got me a great deal on a couch that I lay around on all day while eating crap, drinking, chewing an edible, and reading smut on my kindle. See? Mental health all the way!
So, off to the next book. My therapist recommends it!...more
There is such a crazy mix of mythologies and magic going on in this book that I have no desire to explain it. It was fun and super fast paced with theThere is such a crazy mix of mythologies and magic going on in this book that I have no desire to explain it. It was fun and super fast paced with the focus on magic fighting more than the romance. If you like to go to the soda machine and pour a little of each flavor in there, this is for you.
[image] I can guarantee that the book is better than this atrocity....more
[image] Um, I think it had more to do with the fact that the gods were assholes. But, this is funny, so I'll allow it.
So, yeah. The Greek gods were ass[image] Um, I think it had more to do with the fact that the gods were assholes. But, this is funny, so I'll allow it.
So, yeah. The Greek gods were assholes and this goddess, Circe, had some sort of humanity in her and that just didn't work out for her.
[image] Except Hades, but he's not in this book.
This book is huge. It covers thousands of years and touches on a ton of Greek lore. Since Circe was barely a blip in The Odyssey, I enjoyed her story and how it interwove with the more famous tales that we grew up with. It was really well written, beautiful, and touching. There was almost nothing negative to be found. ..well, except by me... I can always find a fault. It's a gift that my loved ones totally appreciate. They are never plotting my death behind my back. So, it was long. Like really really long. And, since she was stuck on an island for 99% of the book, things got a little slow. Like really really slow. Let's put it this way, she's immortal and the book named for her felt immortal. It went on and on and on.
Still, it was an amazing book and worth slogging through a few slow moments, so I almost hate to mention it. But, then I get over that really quickly - unlike the pacing of this story.
At the end of this book the author thanks a few other authors for their encouragement and help, but she forgot a VERY important writing team: Ilona AnAt the end of this book the author thanks a few other authors for their encouragement and help, but she forgot a VERY important writing team: Ilona Andrews. Because the big exciting event in this book was a giant rip-off of the Midnight Games in the Kate Daniels series.
[image] She may think we didn't notice, but we did.
Now, since I loved the Midnight Games, and anything Kate Daniels, and I'm not a lawyer, I enjoyed this recycled idea. I mean, really, when are death-sports NOT fun? You know, other than for the participants?
[image] Hey, you were promised the best possible view of the games...
But, even with the amazing death-games, and a whole bit where Cat whores out her friend to a goddess for some of the sexy, the book needed some work. And, yes, I'm going to say this. You will be surprised, but there was just waaaaay too many sex scenes in this story. Pages and pages of the same couple, who we have already had plenty of sex scenes with in the first book, getting it on. Or thinking about getting it on. Or, talking about getting it on. It was like, come on, already!! You are half-dead, exhausted, very injured, filthy dirty, freezing your asses off, and in a cave with three other guys. Is it really sexy time?
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Basically, one, or two at most, sex scenes in a book with an established couple is more than enough. Beyond that it gets super boring. It's not like they are doing things we haven't heard of, or teaching us new tricks. They aren't reinventing the wheel. They are just a settled couple having normal sex. Definitely NOT worth half the book. If you dedicate that much time to sex scenes, you need to at least show us something we haven't seen before.
[image] Okay. That's new. Not exactly what I mean, but more interesting than most of the sex in this book.
I did like the Greek mythology aspect of the book, and I find the world and characters interesting. I just wish it was written by someone else. Or maybe edited by someone who can clean it up better.
So, our heroine is trying to avoid her fate and a prophecy, so she joins the circus. Until a group of guys kidnap her and tie her up in a magic[image]
So, our heroine is trying to avoid her fate and a prophecy, so she joins the circus. Until a group of guys kidnap her and tie her up in a magic rope that she can't escape from, even though she is apparently the most powerful being ever. You might even call her "special".
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This comic is right, our heroine, Cat, is a big old baby. She throws temper tantrums, hits when she's angry, freaks out over everything, thinks she is the center of the universe, and even wipes her mouth and says "eww, gross" when her love-interest kisses her.
It's truly hard to like her. I just wanted to yell "Grow up!" at her throughout the book.
On the other hand, her "love interest" is a complete alpha asshole. He kidnaps her and then wonders why she doesn't like him and why she isn't happy with this arrangement. He ties her to him and won't even give her the privacy of using the bathroom (bushes) without him. (But, don't worry, there is a handy deus ex machina power that she has to make sure it works out fine.) He is constantly man-handling her and threatening her, along with leering and being sexually aggressive towards her. It's totally creepy, but lo and behold, she gets a fast case of Stockholm Syndrome going so she likes him back. Of course, if she somehow wasn't attracted to her kidnapper, this would be a totally different story. But, it all works out because it's sexy when a guy abuses you and threatens to kill everyone you love if you leave him.
[image] I can tell you really love me when you kill anyone else I would want to spend time with. You want me all to yourself! *sigh*
The story is set in world with the Greek Gods in charge, a bunch of kingdoms, and a population mixed with magical and non-magical people. Cat is called a Kingmaker because she can detect lies and then hears the truth when they speak one. So, she is helpful in the politics game. Lies burn her on the inside, like a stun-gun or something. I won't make a joke about her being liquefied if she ever visited Congress, or something like that . Too obvious.
The hero, Griffin, and his family just took over a kingdom and they don't have magic. They need her to help them hold their power. And, shock of shocks, they want to help the people and shit. They are actually noble and good. WTH? Noble and good in politics?
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Of course, they have no problem kidnapping a young woman, taking her from her job and friends, threatening to kill them if she leaves, and using her for her power..... Yet, strangely, these things are never really addressed. Everyone acts like she should be happy to be forced into their service. Maybe they aren't so noble and good after all.
[image] Ah, much better...
Still, in spite of those things, once I got on board with this being a kidnapper-to-lover story, I did like it. I still wanted to strangle Cat many times and tell her to grow up and tell the truth for a change, but I enjoyed the story anyway. I'm on to the next one....more
After the first book in this series, with its unique world of miscellaneous demi-gods running around, I was excited to keep reading. But, this one felAfter the first book in this series, with its unique world of miscellaneous demi-gods running around, I was excited to keep reading. But, this one fell a little flat for me.
[image] Sometimes life dishes out cruel jokes.
First, we have our main character, Nikki, who is mostly loved by readers for being a heroine who makes good decisions and stays level-headed. But, in this one, she makes some of those typical bad choices that everyone wants to kick her ass over. She also does an awful lot of angsting and over-thinking in this one. There is tons of inner dialogue that goes back and forth over and over again. It is monotonous.
[image] Look, if you want to run in circles, that's your choice. I just want to sit here quietly in this plastic circle..
Second, there were problems in some of the scenes that made them unbelievable. There was one scene where all nine of the people living in the mansion got together to discuss how to handle a problem and most of those people never said one word. The dialogue was mainly Nikki and the leader, Anderson, with a couple of small sentences by two others. I have a hard time believing that all of these other demi-gods with alpha personalities would sit in on this meeting and never say one word. I was just left feeling like it would have been better if the author hadn't put them in the room if they weren't going to talk.
[image] That must be what's going on, right?
Which leads to the next problem. The side characters are too under-developed. There are only nine people living in this house. We should at least have a physical description of them. And yet, there are two guys - Leo and Logan - that we have never heard one word of description over. How can you live with these people and never run into them or make a mention about anything they say or how they look. It's weird.
[image] and this is your roommate, Logan.. and his twin, Leo..
Finally, I am going to point out one of my biggest problems with the book that is going to be very unpopular. I don't like the romance between Nikki and Jamaal. *ducks head*. Jamaal beat the shit out of Nikki - twice!! He supposedly feels bad about it and she has forgiven him, but again in this book he knocks her down, grabs her, and lashes out at her. Why is she attracted to this? Abusive behavior is fine if the guy is hot? No. I hate when books do this. Nikki has always seemed to be a logical thinker and yet she is interested in a guy who has absolutely no control over his anger. Not only is it hard to believe, but it's very stupid.
[image] See, it's adorable when a man swats your ass or punches you in the face like Jamaal did. She should say "thank you"!
Other than those problems with the book, I liked the basic story of them trying to catch this death-god guy. That part was pretty good. I just hope the next book gets better and either Jamaal truly redeems himself by showing that he can NOT physically abuse Nikki, or she ends up with a different guy.
A pretty fresh story about a woman, Niki, who gets thrown into a world with demi-gods of mostly Greek mythology. But, there are others too, like Loki,A pretty fresh story about a woman, Niki, who gets thrown into a world with demi-gods of mostly Greek mythology. But, there are others too, like Loki, who we know is a Norse god. So, if you are a purist, like a "Marvel & DC Comics characters may never mix", you might not like that. Or, if you are one of those people who can never allow their different foods to touch on a plate, this might drive you crazy. Personally, I'm okay with it. I don't care if my sweet potatoes touch my turkey during Thanksgiving dinner. Throw some gravy over the whole thing and I'll wolf it down in the name of thankfulness.
[image] other than not being able to button my jeans...That's what yoga pants are for, right? Considering I've never done yoga in my life...
So, Niki is a private investigator who accidentally runs her boss over with her car and kills him. Yeah, "accidentally". I mean, who would purposely run over their boss? Surely no one I know... (You know who you are!)
[image] although some bosses deserve to be run over, backed up over, and run over again. Just sayin'
Luckily (or unluckily) for her, this means that her boss's immortality transfers to her and she is now immortal. Huh? Yeah, apparently he was some sort of demigod. (commence jokes on bosses thinking they are gods now) And, now she has found herself involved in a major god-war between two different demigod factions. How to choose? Does she choose the group that hates her and wants to kill her for killing their friend, her ex-boss? Or, does she choose the other group that wants to use her to help kill other people? Decisions, decisions. Which horrible scary group would be more fun at a company picnic, I wonder. That might as well be the deal-breaker or maker since they are all homicidal maniacs.
[image] both teams want her for her sandwich making skills. Bitches make great sandwiches.
The thing I really liked about this book was that Niki was a really smart character. She carefully thought through all of her moves and didn't immediately jump on one side without all the facts. She did all of the things that one of us - normal people - would do in her situation. Also, she wasn't just suddenly all kick-ass when she got her super-power, and wasn't suddenly the most beautiful woman on earth. There weren't a bunch of guys in love with her, either. As a matter of fact, there was no romance, which was a nice change. Instead, we have a story where these crazy things happen and she does her best to figure out and adjust to the situation. It was also a good introduction to this world that I think will be very fun to read a series about.
Mimi however-you-pronounce-her-last-name cracks me up!! She writes the craziest, most outrageous, silliest, funniest smut ever. I'm willing to move toMimi however-you-pronounce-her-last-name cracks me up!! She writes the craziest, most outrageous, silliest, funniest smut ever. I'm willing to move to wherever she lives and become her evil minion/gofer in order to simply hang-out in her funny bubble. I'm a sucker for the funny.
[image] but, not clown-funny. Nobody wants that.
This is the second book in this series, but it also includes all of the characters from the "Accidentally" series that Mimi wrote previously. If you haven't read any of them, I would start with the Accidentally series because they are hilarious and you will know what the hell is going on a lot better.
So, in this one, we have Tommaso and Char. He is a demi-god and she is a golf instructor. He is turning evil, and she is a golf instructor. He is trying to save his soul by getting her to love him, and she is... well, a golf instructor. You know what they say about golfers?
[image] They are boring as hell because golf is an obsession.
So, Char isn't all that exciting, but she is also a little crazy. The whole package!
Tommaso has to convince Char to love him before he turns evil and it's not going that well. We get his POV for the first half of the book, and hers for the second. I loved how differently they saw everything. That was well done.
[image] For some reason, guys have a hard time understanding us. Weird.
Along with their story, we have another little drama going on with the god of temptation, Zac, and his human office assistant, Tula.
Tommaso looked up at Zac, seven feet of pure conceited asshole in leather pants. And topless?
“Why aren’t you wearing a shirt?” Tommaso grumbled.
“Casual Friday.” Zac shrugged.
Tommaso’s gaze gravitated toward the hazy figure of a petite blonde standing beside the god, wearing only a pair of enormous flowery granny panties and matching brassiere. He recognized her to be Tula, the new assistant at Immortal Matchmakers, Inc., which was run by Zac and Zac’s insane redheaded mess of a sister, Cimil—the Goddess of the Underworld.
“What’s with Tula’s outfit?” Tommaso mumbled, wondering if he wasn’t dreaming.
“Casual Friday,” Zac answered for Tula. “Did I not just explain that?”
Apparently Zac goes crazy for Tula's granny-outfits and uptight attitude. He digs her turtlenecks and mu-mu's. I love that she is driving him up the wall.
And, on top of all of this is Cimil, the goddess of the underworld. She has always been bat-shit crazy and this is no different. She keeps Tommasso in a cage in her basement for a while, and things are seen. And heard. That cannot be undone.
[image] This is universal truth.
There was a smaller dose of smut in this book than the previous ones, but I was totally fine with that. Although, Mimi has promised a lot more of the dirty in the next one. So...... I guess I'll be going to read that one now. Not for the smut. No, not at all... Just, you know... supporting the author and whatnot.......more
There are many thoughts going through my head about this book. First, I think that maybe SK wanted to give us something lighter after the heart-crushiThere are many thoughts going through my head about this book. First, I think that maybe SK wanted to give us something lighter after the heart-crushing tale of Styxx, and she succeeded in that. This book is mostly fun with lots of witty banter that these books are famous for. In one part of the story, the male and female do a "Freaky Friday" and end up in each other's body.
It was like a vicious cruel mirror that pointed out every single flaw, from every single angle. "I am so going on a diet when I get back in my body. And you better watch what you eat, bucko, while you're in there..." She moved to scratch an itch on her thigh and cringed as she brushed her hand through the hair there, and especially the hair under his arms. "Oh my God, I need a bush hog, in the worst way! Some serious manscaping needs to be done to this body. How do you stand being so hairy? It's everywhere....It's like having fleas."
Yeah, I can't imagine being stuck in my husband's hairy body. I would shave the hell out of that thing! Clogging up the shower is a small price to pay to stop looking like a Sasquatch.
[image] No, I said I want you to manscape. If you would shave the hair out of your ears you would hear me better!
The second thing about this book is that it wins the award for the fastest case of insta-love that I have ever read. And, like all of us here, I have read a LOT of insta-love in my day. These two are proclaiming undying love in less than 24 hours of meeting.
Who are they, you ask? Well, I guess I should have mentioned that earlier in my review, but what can I say? I'm forgetful. So, the girl is a cousin of Salena Laurens and Tabitha (Stabby Tabby) and the other crazy-chick-family sisters. So, they are involved in the story a bit. Josette is divorced and very down on her luck so she takes a job as a photographer for one of the cousin's ghost-hunter friends. On her first day she gets sucked into a mirror where she winds up in a hell-realm. There she meets Cadogan, a guy who saves her life, and yet is not human. Does this bother her? No, she'll sleep with him anyway. What the hell... he looks like the guy from Arrow.
[image] Human shmuman... let's go baby!
So, the goal is to rescue Jo and Cadogan from the hell realm. Ash, Styxx, Talon, Fang, and Thorn get involved, and we learn a big secret about Thorn. Personally, I'm not a big fan of the Hell-Chasers storyline and don't really care about Thorn's crap, but whatever... I'm sure I'll read whatever SK chooses to write for the rest of her life.
All in all, the book is very entertaining and light. It doesn't make giant waves in the Dark Hunter world, but it's still fun enough to read if you like the series. ...more
"I love you, Acheron." "I love you too, brother." "Do you think we'll ever be able to leave this place and find peace?" "No. I think we were born to s"I love you, Acheron." "I love you too, brother." "Do you think we'll ever be able to leave this place and find peace?" "No. I think we were born to suffer." "At least we have each other." Acheron nodded. "Brothers - always and forever."
If you were ever a fan of this series, and she lost you at some point between Acheron and this book, let me encourage you to read this one. It completely changes everything you thought you knew about Ash's past. In other words: [image]
This book is a lot like Acheron. The first part is the past and the second part is present time. The past goes through the same events in Ash's life, from Styxx's point of view. If you think you knew Styxx, you are thoroughly mistaken. We all knew his dad was a horrible dick, so why did we assume that he didn't question Styxx's paternity too?
"you look like us, but are you really my son?" "You look so human... but are you human? I have to know." Before Styxx could move or react, his father seized his forearm in a merciless grip then he violently slashed it open.
Also, we all saw the way Ryssa hated Styxx in Ash's book, but we never saw WHY she hated him when he was just a young boy. Was it his fault that Ash's parents were jerks? Why couldn't Ryssa love both brothers? Did she have a one-brother allotment for her love?
She glared at him as if it was his fault that Acheron was gone. "What do you want, you selfish little beast?" "I could be your little brother too. Like Acheron." "You? You're the reason they took my brother from me. Just because you look like him doesn't make you what he is. You're just a poor copy of him. Get out of my sight. You sicken me."
So, this book changes everything, and in a good way. Contrary to what some other readers felt, I didn't like Ash less after reading it. He was a victim of his past and his perception was skewed by his circumstances and Ryssa's vitriol. Plus, he does finally figure things out.
But, there is a lot of frustration when reading this story because it is one of those things where a 30 minute conversation could have prevented thousands of years of suffering. I guess men would rather suffer in silence than actually talk about their feelings. Am I right, girls? ;)
[image] Men: Not known for their communications skills.
So many things are revealed, and change, in this book. I love Urian, who was Stryker's son that is now Ash's ally. He is awesome in this story and I can't wait for him to have his own book.
I've been waiting for this book forever. I read a lot of crappy books to get to this point, and it didn't disappoint me at all. Yes, I know that Ash'sI've been waiting for this book forever. I read a lot of crappy books to get to this point, and it didn't disappoint me at all. Yes, I know that Ash's human life was horrible, but I had so many people warn me about how abused he was that I was ready. I even had onions handy to cut if I needed them. But, being emotionally dead inside pays off because I didn't need to cut those onions at all. To bad, too, because our dinner tonight needed chopped onions, but I don't think so. Haha, onions, I win this round - again!!
So, this is a beast of a book. Really, there are two books - Ash's human life story, and then a normal Dark Hunter, paranormal romance novel. Part one was just horror after horror. Abuses suffered over and over again by this poor guy. And, even though he had a sister who loved him, she actually brought him more abuse every time she tried to "help" him. Really, she almost killed him many times with her "help".
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But, the good thing about the first part of the book is that you are so dying for Ash to find someone and get his HEA that the second half of the book is rainbows and sunshine.
Ash meets Tori, who doesn't like him at first. He isn't used to women not wanting to sleep with him because of his curse, so he finds her intriguing. See that, girls? They always want what they can't have. Make him work hard for it, Ladies!
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Now, Ash is total sex-on-a-stick dressed as Mr. Goth dude, and Tori is an awkward intellectual. The awesome thing is that Tori learns to love Ash for things other than his looks. He has this tough exterior, but is a caring, generous guy. Plus, he doesn't expect anything from anyone because he is so used to being treated like dirt. He's been abused by Artemis for 11,000 years. That's got to be a little exhausting.
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So, when Tori treats him like a worthwhile person, and doesn't betray him, it's like she's the goddess. It is pretty adorable.
The only problem with this romance is that I want Ash for myself, so... .sorry Tori. It's the first time I found a book boyfriend who is older than me - by a tiny bit. So, he's mine, and I'm ready to have a chick-fight for him.
[image] ok, what the hell is going on in this picture?
There is a lot of hoopla about this series, so I will give it a few books before judging it as good or eye-rollingly tropey cheesey smut. There are toThere is a lot of hoopla about this series, so I will give it a few books before judging it as good or eye-rollingly tropey cheesey smut. There are tons of these type of things: Stroking tongues Moaning into mouths Hot gazes Hungry looks And melting...lots and lots of melting... O_o So, yeah...
On the other hand, the world is really cool and original. I like the Dark Hunter origin story and the Greek mythology. Those Greek gods sure are assholes.
So we have Kyrian, a former Greek commander and present Dark Hunter, and Amanda, an accountant. A perfect match! There is a bad guy who introduces them by hand-cuffing them together. Talk about an awkward first date. And, of course they are magnetically attracted to each other, and of course she is now in danger unless he protects her.
There are many Dark Hunters, they are all gorgeous, and they all have sad back stories, and apparently they are all going to fall in love. And, the good news is that they seem to get all hot and bothered by average, somewhat chubby, everyday women. Lucky us! So, on to the next tortured brooding hot man....more
The book didn't seem to know what it was, and therefore ended up being very disjointed. It kept jumping back and forth from different stylesHot Mess!
The book didn't seem to know what it was, and therefore ended up being very disjointed. It kept jumping back and forth from different styles, tenses, perspectives. One minute, there is a lesson on mythology, the next minute, we are in Demeter's head, then I guess the author read a certain book because suddenly there is some weird bondage sex thing going on with Hades.
My least favorite in the series. It had one of those endings where everyone is totally messed up and you definitely can't feel like it is a happy endiMy least favorite in the series. It had one of those endings where everyone is totally messed up and you definitely can't feel like it is a happy ending because there is a depressing undertone to it all. But, it is better than it could have ended. So, yay, I guess...
The best part of the book for me was getting Aphrodite's POV because she is super snarky and funny as hell. She has the best internal dialogue going on throughout the book, and she is absolutely shameless in owning her power over men. I kind of loved her!
The part I really hated was how much of the book involved the torturing of Persephone. Not a fan of the torture scenes. Nor of the long scenes that we think are real but turn out to be a dream or hallucination or whatever. There is a lot of that. Hence my lower rating....more
Sweet, fun, funny books. I am really enjoying this series. The author has a writing style that is easy to read, along with a knack for comedic dialoguSweet, fun, funny books. I am really enjoying this series. The author has a writing style that is easy to read, along with a knack for comedic dialogue.
Poseidon makes a brief appearance in this sequel, along with Aphrodite and (finally) Zeus.
Persephone continues to be a bit frustrating in her stupid decision-making skills, but the book is still a lor of fun over all....more
Postpartum depression - Kate's got it. Crying at the drop of a hat. Emotional, bitchy at the drop of a hat, mood swingy, and unsure of what to do. WhoPostpartum depression - Kate's got it. Crying at the drop of a hat. Emotional, bitchy at the drop of a hat, mood swingy, and unsure of what to do. Who can blame her if she isn't quite herself - she hasn't even held her baby once!! Sheesh! So, yeah, she's kind of a mess for a little while in the early part of the book. I cried at commercials after I had my babies. It's like you have a baby and the crazy train hits you like a ton of bricks for a while. But, you get over it. Then, hell hath no fury like a mama bear! So, we eventually get Kick-ass Kate back. She just needed some time.
All in all, I liked the book. There was a lot of action and excitement, tons of scheming, and it was really hard to guess how it would all end up. Of course, I would have preferred if a certain person didn't die, but at least it wasn't Tris. That's all I'm going to say about that.
meh... sometimes I'm not sure if these "half" books are worth the read. Sometimes they give information that comes up in the later books and you feel meh... sometimes I'm not sure if these "half" books are worth the read. Sometimes they give information that comes up in the later books and you feel like you are missing something if you haven't read it, other times, they are just fluff in between. In this case, I think this novella didn't add anything crucial to the story. Since I have already read the next book, and there were no references to this story at all, I don't think it is necessary to read. But, if you just like the story of Castor and Pollux, then you might have fun with it....more
As usual, in a second book, you have to split up the main characters to get them back together later, right? But, in this case, it is more understandaAs usual, in a second book, you have to split up the main characters to get them back together later, right? But, in this case, it is more understandable. I mean, they got married and then she pretty much went on her honeymoon with James. Weird. So, she's back, six months later, and things are awkward. duh... and then, who shows up, but Persephone. And, there is a war going on. Geez! It's like everything that can go wrong, is.
Still, there is a lot of frustration in this book as you just wish they would talk things all the way out and fix it! There are so many obstacles that neither one of them see the other's side of things clearly. And, James & Persephone are definitely making things difficult.
In spite of all of the relationship troubles between Henry and Kate, there is a lot of fun Greek Gods stuff in this book as the author introduces more of the characters from mythology. She also seemed to correct some of the errors from the first book that were seemingly not as mythologically sound. ...more
Wow, everyone hated this book so much! But, I loved it! I am now questioning what is wrong with me. Why don't I fit in with the cool crowd that hated Wow, everyone hated this book so much! But, I loved it! I am now questioning what is wrong with me. Why don't I fit in with the cool crowd that hated it? Do I need to reevaluate everything I ever thought was true in life?
Maybe later.
Kate is a girl who has spent her adolescence caring for her terminally ill mother. They move to her mother's home town, as her dying wish, so that she may live out her last days there. Immediately, at her new school, Kate makes an enemy out of a girl named Ava, who is a terrible person and decides to play a mean prank on Kate , you know, even though she knows her mom is dying of cancer. But, the prank backfires and Ava ends up dead! A mysterious guy shows up and Kate tells him that she would offer him anything if he would save her frenemy. She just made a deal with the devil. Or, Hades, in this case, and now she is the new Persephone.
So, now that she has agreed to stay with Hades for six months, she finds out that there is a catch. She has to pass seven tests in order to seal the deal and become an actual goddess. And, every other girl that has tried has died. It's not looking too good.
With tons of interesting characters, lots of people to suspect, and a crazy twist, this book was really fun to read. It was never boring. Kate was likable, as was Henry, and their romance was sweet.
I tried, but I really couldn't find anything not to like about this book. As a matter of fact, I loved it! Sorry, I guess I'm just a rebel!...more
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