At the start, it kind of reminded me of the way that Wicked Lovely started off. With one girl failing the “role” she was trying to fill and having to look for a new candidate. But this book was better than Wicked Lovely in my opinion. I mean they were really different concepts; one was about fairy’s and one was about mythology and Hades (Henry), so it probably is not fair to compare them.
I love reading about Greek Mythology, and this was an awesome twist on the classic story of Hades and Persephone. Henry AKA Hades was so different than I had always thought of him, and I must say that I really prefer this version of him. I know that he is supposed to be all mean and bitter and he was so nice and smart and dreamy. I could see hints of the classic Hades anger problems but not so much that it would be annoying. I loved his characterization. He was distant at times and it annoyed me a little bit, but then I thought about how long he has been alone and I just felt so bad for him. I am hoping in the next book to maybe see some of his possessiveness that he had with Persephone. I don’t want him to be annoying, but maybe a little jealousy would not be too much. I am a sucker for a slightly (and not overly) jealous guy in my books. I can’t wait to find out.
I really liked reading about Kate and Ava’s friendship throughout the book. Especially since, when I first started reading I thought Ava was going to be a class A jerk. That was one of the main things I loved about this book. Everything turns out so nicely. Each of the side-story lines and relationships has growth throughout the book and comes to a very satisfying ending. It was just an overall great read.
I also really liked James. That is a little difficult for me. Normally, I like to have a guy I am rooting for and a guy that I can dislike. But James makes it really hard for me to dislike him. But I don’t want Kate to end up with him because I love Henry so much. I’m conflicted, and am so interested to see what is going to happen in the next book.
Awesome book, I would definitely recommend checking this book out.
5/5 Gavels.
Christine
I’m a huge Greek mythology fan. I’ve got to find this one now. I always thought of Hades as a “hottie”, but that’s more from watching episodes of The Adventures of Hercules (Kevin Sorbo) than anything else. LOL
Great review.
Juana
I have this book in my book wish list. I would love to read this book I am going to try to purchase it before the end of this year. Thanks for the great review.
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Jenni
I have had this book on my to read list for a long time! I want to read it next I think. Great review