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3.34 AVERAGE
3.34 AVERAGE
It was a fun easy read but It didn't hit any strong emotions for me which lets me know I'm invested.
I'm all for funny stories revolving around gods. There was nothing that really stood out to me with this particular story. I wanted to really like it and recommend it to others, but just as the lives of the gods it was depicting, it ended up being another average story.
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
So here’s the thing about this book: you don’t have to write a Greek retelling or bring Greek mythology into todays world and keep it as vulgar and harmful as it’s original content is. If you’re going to do a retelling why not, I don’t know, change things around a bit? The amount of incest caught me off guard. Should I have been as shocked as I was? Probably not. After all this is based off Greek mythology. However, I still wasn’t prepared for sentences that fully described a nephew sleeping with his aunt.
On top of this the casual mentions of r*pe and other abuse with no real sensitivity to the reader was appalling. I don’t know. I guess for me if I’m reading an original myth then I don’t see the need to bring in the gods abusive natures like that whilst having them as a main character. Clearly Apollo is not meant to be the villain of this story and is under a love spell but I still was shocked to see how freaking casual this story was about mentioning r*pe.
Halfway through I just didn’t get why this story was being told. The more interesting tale would be to scrap the entire “love story” plot and focus solely on Artemis and her journey losing her powers and considering what death means. That would have been a far more appealing story than whatever this was. This was just bad and triggering and wow.
On top of this the casual mentions of r*pe and other abuse with no real sensitivity to the reader was appalling. I don’t know. I guess for me if I’m reading an original myth then I don’t see the need to bring in the gods abusive natures like that whilst having them as a main character. Clearly Apollo is not meant to be the villain of this story and is under a love spell but I still was shocked to see how freaking casual this story was about mentioning r*pe.
Halfway through I just didn’t get why this story was being told. The more interesting tale would be to scrap the entire “love story” plot and focus solely on Artemis and her journey losing her powers and considering what death means. That would have been a far more appealing story than whatever this was. This was just bad and triggering and wow.
This book has been boring all the way through. As another reviewer mentioned, the constant “He said/she said.” Is really grating but I had to DNF when the author made an absolutely tasteless joke about whether or not r*pe would cause the character harm 🙄
adventurous
funny
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Minor: Rape
Clever concept but a weak narrative that took a long time to get to the obvious ending.
2.5 stars
I was excited for this book, because I thought the premise was really interesting - the Greek gods are still alive today - living in London, albeit with greatly reduced powers. However, the execution just didn't live up to the promise.
I was excited for this book, because I thought the premise was really interesting - the Greek gods are still alive today - living in London, albeit with greatly reduced powers. However, the execution just didn't live up to the promise.
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No