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kuna's review against another edition
5.0
Skies of Olympus by Eliza Raine books 1-3
Book 1 in the series The Immortality Trials
The synopsis of this book starts by saying "What if Hercules wasn't the hero"
The series follows Lyssa, daughter of Hercules, granddaughter of Zeus and her crew.
12 gods, 12 realms, 12 trials, 4 heroes
It's a race for immorality, gifted by the gods. Hercules and Lyssa are among the heroes.
Hercules is arrogant and egotistical. Lyssa wants him dead.
I listened to this on Audible, narrated by wifey (Elizabeth Evans)
The story has been fantastic so far. It's an epic mythology/fantasy and so far there hasn't really been any sort of romance.
I'm excited to see what happens in the next book. So far three trials have taken place and each seems to be more deadly than the last.
If you are a fan of the Greek Gods, fantasy and action this series is for you!
✨️✨️✨️✨️✨️/5
Book 1 in the series The Immortality Trials
The synopsis of this book starts by saying "What if Hercules wasn't the hero"
The series follows Lyssa, daughter of Hercules, granddaughter of Zeus and her crew.
12 gods, 12 realms, 12 trials, 4 heroes
It's a race for immorality, gifted by the gods. Hercules and Lyssa are among the heroes.
Hercules is arrogant and egotistical. Lyssa wants him dead.
I listened to this on Audible, narrated by wifey (Elizabeth Evans)
The story has been fantastic so far. It's an epic mythology/fantasy and so far there hasn't really been any sort of romance.
I'm excited to see what happens in the next book. So far three trials have taken place and each seems to be more deadly than the last.
If you are a fan of the Greek Gods, fantasy and action this series is for you!
✨️✨️✨️✨️✨️/5
kuna's review
5.0
Skies of Olympus by Eliza Raine books 1-3
Book 1 in the series The Immortality Trials
The synopsis of this book starts by saying "What if Hercules wasn't the hero"
The series follows Lyssa, daughter of Hercules, granddaughter of Zeus and her crew.
12 gods, 12 realms, 12 trials, 4 heroes
It's a race for immorality, gifted by the gods. Hercules and Lyssa are among the heroes.
Hercules is arrogant and egotistical. Lyssa wants him dead.
I listened to this on Audible, narrated by wifey (Elizabeth Evans)
The story has been fantastic so far. It's an epic mythology/fantasy and so far there hasn't really been any sort of romance.
I'm excited to see what happens in the next book. So far three trials have taken place and each seems to be more deadly than the last.
If you are a fan of the Greek Gods, fantasy and action this series is for you!
✨️✨️✨️✨️✨️/5
Book 1 in the series The Immortality Trials
The synopsis of this book starts by saying "What if Hercules wasn't the hero"
The series follows Lyssa, daughter of Hercules, granddaughter of Zeus and her crew.
12 gods, 12 realms, 12 trials, 4 heroes
It's a race for immorality, gifted by the gods. Hercules and Lyssa are among the heroes.
Hercules is arrogant and egotistical. Lyssa wants him dead.
I listened to this on Audible, narrated by wifey (Elizabeth Evans)
The story has been fantastic so far. It's an epic mythology/fantasy and so far there hasn't really been any sort of romance.
I'm excited to see what happens in the next book. So far three trials have taken place and each seems to be more deadly than the last.
If you are a fan of the Greek Gods, fantasy and action this series is for you!
✨️✨️✨️✨️✨️/5
krysley's review
4.0
This book takes everything you know about Hercules the hero and turns it on its head. In this book, Hercules is a villain and his daughter, Lyssa, is the one who is gearing up to take down the tyrant during the Immortality Trials.
I have to be honest ... when I picked up this book, I didn't think it would fall into the YA category, but sometimes it did. I loved the premise of this book and Lyssa, Epizon, and Erix were, hands down, my favorite characters (I wanted SO much more from Erix and 'shipped Lyssa and Epizon so hard). But there were certain instances in this book were it felt like it would fall into some of the bad YA tropes (*cough* Phyleus *cough*). Overall, though it was really enjoyable and all the trials were incredibly fun. I flew right through this audiobook.
I can see why this was compared to the Hunger Games but with mythology. It hit a little too close to that series when the heroes were conscripted into the trials. Which leads me to one of my biggest questions from the book ... why were only four heroes chosen to compete in the trials if all 12 gods were supposed to select someone to compete on their behalf? What was the point of all gods picking someone if only four were going to compete anyway? I don't get why the author chose to go that route rather than just make it clear that there would be a handful of champions competing for immortality.
I absolutely loved the narrator, Elizabeth Evans. She knocked all the characters out of the park and made the entire book incredibly enjoyable.
One note on the grammar. There were some odd grammar issues, such as “they were sat.” I don’t know if it was a case of needing another once-over by an editor, a stylistic choice by the author, or the narrator accidentally saying the wrong verbs, but it definitely needs fixed. It threw me straight out of the story every time as I pondered what I just heard.
I received a free review copy of this book and am voluntarily leaving a review.
I have to be honest ... when I picked up this book, I didn't think it would fall into the YA category, but sometimes it did. I loved the premise of this book and Lyssa, Epizon, and Erix were, hands down, my favorite characters (I wanted SO much more from Erix and 'shipped Lyssa and Epizon so hard). But there were certain instances in this book were it felt like it would fall into some of the bad YA tropes (*cough* Phyleus *cough*). Overall, though it was really enjoyable and all the trials were incredibly fun. I flew right through this audiobook.
I can see why this was compared to the Hunger Games but with mythology. It hit a little too close to that series when the heroes were conscripted into the trials. Which leads me to one of my biggest questions from the book ... why were only four heroes chosen to compete in the trials if all 12 gods were supposed to select someone to compete on their behalf? What was the point of all gods picking someone if only four were going to compete anyway? I don't get why the author chose to go that route rather than just make it clear that there would be a handful of champions competing for immortality.
I absolutely loved the narrator, Elizabeth Evans. She knocked all the characters out of the park and made the entire book incredibly enjoyable.
One note on the grammar. There were some odd grammar issues, such as “they were sat.” I don’t know if it was a case of needing another once-over by an editor, a stylistic choice by the author, or the narrator accidentally saying the wrong verbs, but it definitely needs fixed. It threw me straight out of the story every time as I pondered what I just heard.
I received a free review copy of this book and am voluntarily leaving a review.
zoe243's review
adventurous
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
bookbriefs's review against another edition
4.0
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Skies of Olympus is the first book in the Immortality trials series by author Eliza Raine. The Immortality trials is a unique series set up that I am really digging. This is a line from the summary "Join Lyssa as she takes on the deadly Trials alongside giants, centaurs, satyrs and gods in the first three of twelve episodes of this Greek mythology fantasy retelling." Umm, yes please! Sign me up right away! It is a young adult mythology fantasy split up into twelve trials. Each of the books in the series will feature 3 of the 12 trials. Skies of Olympus features the trials of Hera, Athena and Artemis. I love a bind up of shorter stories that are interconnected because once you get going, you just fly through the pages.
I will admit that this story had a bit of a slow and a tad confusing start for me. Here we meet Lyssa, our main character, and the daughter of a cruel Hercules. Lyssa is the captain of her own smuggling ship, where she smuggles goods between the realms of the 12 gods. I am all about a good quest or trials book and that is exactly what Eliza Raine delivers. I loved the first three trials and I am already hungry for more. If you are like me and you are kind of confused at the start of the story, just stick with it. After a little while, everything clicks and the story takes off from there.
One of my favorite things about stories centered around Greek mythology are all of the interesting characters, which was a highlight in Skies of Olympus for me as well. Lyssa is a great main character, and I think we still have many things to learn about her. But what is even better is that throughout the trials, we get to meet new characters. The side.secondary characters are just as much fun as Lyssa. After I read the second book, I will do a character roundup for some of my favorite secondary characters.
Overall, if you are a fan of mythology books, the Immorality Trials is a series you are going to want to check out. Skies of Olympus was a good start to a series that I think will become a very addictive and fun read. I can't wait for the next three trials.
This review was originally posted on Book Briefs
Skies of Olympus is the first book in the Immortality trials series by author Eliza Raine. The Immortality trials is a unique series set up that I am really digging. This is a line from the summary "Join Lyssa as she takes on the deadly Trials alongside giants, centaurs, satyrs and gods in the first three of twelve episodes of this Greek mythology fantasy retelling." Umm, yes please! Sign me up right away! It is a young adult mythology fantasy split up into twelve trials. Each of the books in the series will feature 3 of the 12 trials. Skies of Olympus features the trials of Hera, Athena and Artemis. I love a bind up of shorter stories that are interconnected because once you get going, you just fly through the pages.
I will admit that this story had a bit of a slow and a tad confusing start for me. Here we meet Lyssa, our main character, and the daughter of a cruel Hercules. Lyssa is the captain of her own smuggling ship, where she smuggles goods between the realms of the 12 gods. I am all about a good quest or trials book and that is exactly what Eliza Raine delivers. I loved the first three trials and I am already hungry for more. If you are like me and you are kind of confused at the start of the story, just stick with it. After a little while, everything clicks and the story takes off from there.
One of my favorite things about stories centered around Greek mythology are all of the interesting characters, which was a highlight in Skies of Olympus for me as well. Lyssa is a great main character, and I think we still have many things to learn about her. But what is even better is that throughout the trials, we get to meet new characters. The side.secondary characters are just as much fun as Lyssa. After I read the second book, I will do a character roundup for some of my favorite secondary characters.
Overall, if you are a fan of mythology books, the Immorality Trials is a series you are going to want to check out. Skies of Olympus was a good start to a series that I think will become a very addictive and fun read. I can't wait for the next three trials.
This review was originally posted on Book Briefs
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