A review by joxertd
Darkness Becomes Her by Kelly Keaton

2.0

This was alright... I am not a fan of much YA, though I keep reading some in hopes I find a goodie and even though this was alright, my search still goes on. It's a very interesting take on the story of Athena, and Medusa. However, I thought the mythology was a bit confused. It is hinted that most of the Greek gods have died, I assume Ares is gone as well (I doubt that) but as far as I know and what I have learned outside of this book, ARES is the God of War. So why is this book saying Athena is the Goddess of War. I know she took part in many battles. Wiki says she "is the goddess of wisdom, courage, inspiration, civilization, law and justice, just warfare, mathematics, strength, strategy, the arts, crafts, and skill."

Just warfare... meaning rightful and lawful.. I guess there could be a god of war and a goddess of war, but I think theres a difference. Bah it doesn't matter, but there is one more point. Athena never seemed to be jealous of other women's beauty. It was said she killed women for being more beautiful than her. That really sounds like the Goddess Hera. I know she was freakishly jealous, mostly because her husband Zeus was a manwhore. But still I think Miss Keaton is getting her facts a little mixed up. I am all for taking something and putting your own twist on it, but I don't like that part.