Reviews

Beauty's War by Anna Edwards, Claire Marta

beckiebookworm1974's review

3.0

3.5 Stars
Arc Book Review
Release Date-28/8/18

Was excited to read a collaboration between these two authors as they are both ones I have loved previously.
And this was for me, for the most part, was great; It has so much to recommend itself and was such an easy read to get lost in.
Focusing on the Roman gods, the basic premise here is that Jupiter the king of the gods has a law firm in Rome that he runs with the help of his godly offspring.
This is a front to help and assist mankind in an ongoing war with his brother Pluto the god of the underworld.
Pluto also has a rival firm and his end game is to cause as much chaos and evil insanity in direct opposition to his family's directive.
His goal; to totally eradicate life for the humans as they know it and he will use any means necessary to achieve this objective.
Including a goddess who has no idea of her original origins.
So this is the story of the god of war Mars; a lawyer working on the side of good for his father's Law firm.
Tasked with befriending the newly awakening goddess of beauty and love Venus and protecting her from his uncle Pluto it's not long before events start to escalate leaving behind destruction and devastation in its wake.
So for me, the fallout here was rather shocking and was not quite what I was expecting from this.
This is where things lost a bit of there glitter and shine for me as this was so much darker than what I was actually expecting.
Please do be aware there are some dark situations depicted in Beauty's War (Gods Reborn).
My rating reflects my struggle with this dark material and is no way a reflection on these authors combined talent; this was as expected excellently written.
Despite my pains with the overall brutality here I still did enjoy this.
I adore anything mythology related and this had that in spades.
This was such an imaginative perspective on the gods, one that I truly appreciated.
It had some extremely likeable characters alongside the dregs of humanity and beyond.
Such a real vivid contrast of extremes that when placed side by side really reflected this picture back so starkly.
This on reflection was such an interesting beginning to a new series.
I for one will be watching keenly to see where this is heading.
Just be aware as I mentioned earlier that this was extremely dark and brutal in some places so please do avoid if this is an issue for you.
Thank you to the authors for providing me with a Review copy of "Beauty's War" (Gods Reborn) of which I have reviewed voluntary.
All opinions are entirely my own.



Reviewed By Beckie Bookworm.
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thewitchybibliophile's review

5.0

Words cannot express my love for this book! I loved the concept and the storyline and the build of the characters. OMG just everything about it was amazing to me. I thought the idea of how the Gods and Goddesses are living and how they go about things one of a kind. I absolutely adored Mars. His fierceness. His passion. Just about everything. Then you have Vicky. I really adored watching her character develop and flourish with Mars. Then you add in everything that happens to them through the story. There were these epic twists and turns that kept my attention and I completely devoured this story. It is honestly really hard to write a review for this one due to spoilers in everything I want to shout to the rooftops about.
One thing I can say is that if you love mythology like I do, insane heartstopping passion, and soul shattering moments, I highly recommend this one. I cannot say enough about how amazing the whole story was. It just flowed and I honestly can see something like this being a tv series or a movie series. It is just that epic. Snag this baby up because you will not be disappointed.