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A review by squids_can_read
The Maiden & The Unseen by Jeanette Rose, Alexis Rune
emotional
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
Hades is the CEO of a bank and Persephone is a social media manager who is new to earth. When Hades shuts down Persephone's funds the two gods lives intertwine in a way that neither of them ever expected. Will they become the best king and queen the underworld has ever seen or will they tear each other apart?
Firstly, the writing. It was pretty good. The writing seemed mature, fitting the themes of the story. The writing flowed really well, I didn't really get caught up on any parts. There are a couple of things that I thought were not described in enough detail. One of those things was that neither of the main characters were really described. Many of the side characters were but the main characters really weren't. If it weren't for the artwork included in the book, I wouldn't know what either of the main characters really look like. Another thing that I was a little disappointed by were the sex scenes. Really on the positions were described and their emotions. Nothing about their bodies were super described. It just felt like vague outlines of them.
Secondly, the characters. I thought that the characters were pretty well written. They each seemed to have their own personalities that were separate from their romantic interest. Although I didn't totally like how Hades treated Persephone in the bed room. It seemed very out of character for the both of them.
The plot was pretty good. It flowed extremely well and many decisions that the characters made, made sense with the characterization shown in the novel.
Onto the powers. I really didn't understand how their powers worked. There were definitely some parts of their powers that I understood but Hades did some things a couple of times that I didn't totally understand how he could do. Also they kept ripping the buttons off of shirts and then putting them back on. I'm not totally sure how the buttons were put back but alright. I suspended my disbelief for that one but it happened a lot. The curse that was mentioned also made me roll my eyes a little bit but it worked with the story.
Overall, it was pretty good despite being outside of my typical reading genre. If you love forbidden romance, office romance, fated mates, and sassy main characters, you'll love this book.
Firstly, the writing. It was pretty good. The writing seemed mature, fitting the themes of the story. The writing flowed really well, I didn't really get caught up on any parts. There are a couple of things that I thought were not described in enough detail. One of those things was that neither of the main characters were really described. Many of the side characters were but the main characters really weren't. If it weren't for the artwork included in the book, I wouldn't know what either of the main characters really look like. Another thing that I was a little disappointed by were the sex scenes. Really on the positions were described and their emotions. Nothing about their bodies were super described. It just felt like vague outlines of them.
Secondly, the characters. I thought that the characters were pretty well written. They each seemed to have their own personalities that were separate from their romantic interest. Although I didn't totally like how Hades treated Persephone in the bed room. It seemed very out of character for the both of them.
The plot was pretty good. It flowed extremely well and many decisions that the characters made, made sense with the characterization shown in the novel.
Onto the powers. I really didn't understand how their powers worked. There were definitely some parts of their powers that I understood but Hades did some things a couple of times that I didn't totally understand how he could do. Also they kept ripping the buttons off of shirts and then putting them back on. I'm not totally sure how the buttons were put back but alright. I suspended my disbelief for that one but it happened a lot. The curse that was mentioned also made me roll my eyes a little bit but it worked with the story.
Overall, it was pretty good despite being outside of my typical reading genre. If you love forbidden romance, office romance, fated mates, and sassy main characters, you'll love this book.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content