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Souls and Sorrows
by Sav R. Miller
When I was kid, I rented a book from the library on a whim. That book was about Psyche and Eros, and ever since, it has been one of my favorite myths.
So when I saw that this book was a Psyche and Eros retelling i was super excited. I always think of this myth as the predecessor to Beauty and the Beast, and in this case our beast is tall brooding virgin lawyer that dabbles in the dark side of justice, while our belle is a soul shattered former ballerina.
Seriously, Ariana has been broken so badly by her neglectful father and abusive mother that it's no wonder she has murderous self destructing tendencies. When I was reading Promises and Pomegranates, Kal's "relationship" with Carmen sounded more like grooming. Abusive because he was a minor and in her care, but if it was anything like what we see was done to Ariana, then I see why he turned out the way he did.
Cash is a fine character, but comparatively, he's pretty run of the mill messed up. Sure, he does murder, and he puts a mid-evil torture device on Ariana's finger so she can't leave him, but as far as I can tell, his parents sucked, but weren't anywhere near the level of the Ricci's. In fact, Ariana takes SUCH a center stage in this story, Cash seems a bit boring.
Overall, I enjoyed this book. Maybe not as much as I enjoyed the others, and I don't feel like the stakes were as high or the romance as explosive as some of the other books in the series, but I was hooked the moment I opened the book and I blew threw it relatively quickly.
I only have one left in the series, and I interested to see a Pan x Echo story (especially since I don't recall the connection. I always think of Echo in proximity to Narcissus).
So when I saw that this book was a Psyche and Eros retelling i was super excited. I always think of this myth as the predecessor to Beauty and the Beast, and in this case our beast is tall brooding virgin lawyer that dabbles in the dark side of justice, while our belle is a soul shattered former ballerina.
Seriously, Ariana has been broken so badly by her neglectful father and abusive mother that it's no wonder she has murderous self destructing tendencies. When I was reading Promises and Pomegranates, Kal's "relationship" with Carmen sounded more like grooming. Abusive because he was a minor and in her care, but if it was anything like what we see was done to Ariana, then I see why he turned out the way he did.
Cash is a fine character, but comparatively, he's pretty run of the mill messed up. Sure, he does murder, and he puts a mid-evil torture device on Ariana's finger so she can't leave him, but as far as I can tell, his parents sucked, but weren't anywhere near the level of the Ricci's. In fact, Ariana takes SUCH a center stage in this story, Cash seems a bit boring.
Overall, I enjoyed this book. Maybe not as much as I enjoyed the others, and I don't feel like the stakes were as high or the romance as explosive as some of the other books in the series, but I was hooked the moment I opened the book and I blew threw it relatively quickly.
I only have one left in the series, and I interested to see a Pan x Echo story (especially since I don't recall the connection. I always think of Echo in proximity to Narcissus).