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A review by readswithstella
Paternus: Rise of Gods by Dyrk Ashton
4.0
An urban fantasy that keeps you on your toes!
Paternus: Rise of the Gods is definitely a book that keeps you hooked and you can definitely see how much research was put into this. As a mythology fan, I enjoyed picking out the deities mentioned in the book! The action scenes were well written and the words riveting.
My only issue with the book that has stopped me from giving this full marks was because I struggled to like the young main characters, particularly Fi. She's just a culmination of all the YA heroines we've all read about before, utterly cliché. But it also might be a testament to how long ago I've outgrown the YA genre. And the cheesy love story between the young protagonists is too over and done with already. Definitely not my cup of tea.
Thankfully, the other characters weren't as insufferable and I'm curious enough to want to know what happens to them in the next book, so I'm definitely picking the next one up!
Paternus: Rise of the Gods is definitely a book that keeps you hooked and you can definitely see how much research was put into this. As a mythology fan, I enjoyed picking out the deities mentioned in the book! The action scenes were well written and the words riveting.
My only issue with the book that has stopped me from giving this full marks was because I struggled to like the young main characters, particularly Fi. She's just a culmination of all the YA heroines we've all read about before, utterly cliché. But it also might be a testament to how long ago I've outgrown the YA genre. And the cheesy love story between the young protagonists is too over and done with already. Definitely not my cup of tea.
Thankfully, the other characters weren't as insufferable and I'm curious enough to want to know what happens to them in the next book, so I'm definitely picking the next one up!