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Go the Distance
by Jen Calonita
It was almost a 5-star read!
ARC provided via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
I just love, love, love this book. It suddenly brought me back to my childhood after watching Hercules. It almost seemed like time didn't pass between the last time I watched the movie and when I started this.
It did almost feel like reading a pre-teen book but that didn't stop my enjoyment with it. It's an easy read but it still lacked a bit of conflict. I didn't mind because everything tallied up at the end for me.
We get to see some flashbacks and I'm impressed how easily that was woven into the story without changing the font or chapter altogether.
The characters:
*Megara has always been fascinating to me as a kid and I adore her even more now. She learned to grow, accept, and mature during her quest. She tied all the loose-ends of her bitterness or any self-doubt she had. She was very hot-headed and almost lost in the middle but she pulled herself back. She rose!
*Phil, the lovable satyr. Here to help someone become a god again but this time - he formed an even more precious bond than he did with Hercules. His character here was very much like in the movie.
*Hades and Persephone were probably the characters that were a meh in this book. It gave the story a conflict but their parts just seemed rush.
*Athena, Aphrodite, and Hera helped Megara in her quest. She prayed and they mostly answered. Their part here was very adorable but again, made things a bit too easy.
Overall, I did enjoy the book. Megara is one underrated character in the Disney world and I'm glad they wrote a book for her. I hope ya'll enjoy this as much as I did, if not more.
ARC provided via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
I just love, love, love this book. It suddenly brought me back to my childhood after watching Hercules. It almost seemed like time didn't pass between the last time I watched the movie and when I started this.
It did almost feel like reading a pre-teen book but that didn't stop my enjoyment with it. It's an easy read but it still lacked a bit of conflict. I didn't mind because everything tallied up at the end for me.
We get to see some flashbacks and I'm impressed how easily that was woven into the story without changing the font or chapter altogether.
The characters:
*Megara has always been fascinating to me as a kid and I adore her even more now. She learned to grow, accept, and mature during her quest. She tied all the loose-ends of her bitterness or any self-doubt she had. She was very hot-headed and almost lost in the middle but she pulled herself back. She rose!
*Phil, the lovable satyr. Here to help someone become a god again but this time - he formed an even more precious bond than he did with Hercules. His character here was very much like in the movie.
*Hades and Persephone were probably the characters that were a meh in this book. It gave the story a conflict but their parts just seemed rush.
*Athena, Aphrodite, and Hera helped Megara in her quest. She prayed and they mostly answered. Their part here was very adorable but again, made things a bit too easy.
Overall, I did enjoy the book. Megara is one underrated character in the Disney world and I'm glad they wrote a book for her. I hope ya'll enjoy this as much as I did, if not more.