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A review by dancingterracephantom
Prince of Death by W.M. Fawkes, Sam Burns
3.0
I'm always willing to try this writing duo's work, even though sometimes things don't work out. I LOVE reading stories with Greek mythology so I knew I absolutely had to give this one a shot. Overall, it was...okay. For it's length, I don't feel like we actually got much of a story.
I liked Theo & Lysandros. The steamy scenes were pretty good, but beyond that, I don't feel like they actually got to spend that much time together. Certainly not enough for how strongly they fell into ILYs and immortal life. I really enjoyed the world building, the way the gods were used in this story, but I think the set up is the reason it was hard to connect to our two MCs. There were SO many characters being introduced that they just didn't have enough space to be given the time they needed to really grab me.
The external plot point, with the lightning bolt and vengeful gods, also felt really random. Almost like the authors were like, hey we need more of a story than just introducing Greek mythology and the relationship between Theo & Lysandros. And they're right...they DID need something. But it felt rushed and kind of hard to even follow along with. Our "villain" wasn't even introduced as a character until the big event at the end. Sure, if you know your Greek mythology this character isn't new or anything, but still.
Overall, I liked the idea. The execution definitely could have been better. Maybe I'll try more of the series to see if it gets better.
I liked Theo & Lysandros. The steamy scenes were pretty good, but beyond that, I don't feel like they actually got to spend that much time together. Certainly not enough for how strongly they fell into ILYs and immortal life. I really enjoyed the world building, the way the gods were used in this story, but I think the set up is the reason it was hard to connect to our two MCs. There were SO many characters being introduced that they just didn't have enough space to be given the time they needed to really grab me.
The external plot point, with the lightning bolt and vengeful gods, also felt really random. Almost like the authors were like, hey we need more of a story than just introducing Greek mythology and the relationship between Theo & Lysandros. And they're right...they DID need something. But it felt rushed and kind of hard to even follow along with. Our "villain" wasn't even introduced as a character until the big event at the end. Sure, if you know your Greek mythology this character isn't new or anything, but still.
Overall, I liked the idea. The execution definitely could have been better. Maybe I'll try more of the series to see if it gets better.