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A review by millibee
A Veil of Gods and Kings by Nicole Bailey
3.0
Apollo is yet to be a God and honestly, he's not interested in becoming one. His father, Zeus, issues him an ultimatum: ascend or spend the year with his pompous rival, Prince Hyacinth. After choosing the second option, the soon-to-be God of the Sun finds that there is more to Hyacinth than he originally thought.
This is an enemies-to-lovers Greek mythology re-telling that, based on vibes alone, feels a lot like if Red White and Royal Blue and Neon Gods had a secret love child. I was expecting something a lot darker from just looking at the gorgeous cover, but A Veil of Gods and Kings was an easy and relatively light read.
I felt as if the first third of the novel was a bit dry and I would have loved for some more developed world building to be explored. I really would have loved to know more about the process of ascending at this point in the book and perhaps even explore a bit more of Apollo and Hyacinth's rivalry.
I loved both Pip and Temi as characters. They are both badass in their own way but I thought their growing friendship was lovely to witness. I did, however, find myself wanting to read about Apollo and Hyacinth more at times.
Overall, A Veil of Gods and Kings was an enjoyable start to the series, however, I hope more of the world building aspects are explored within the next book.
Thank you to NetGalley for providing me with an e-arc in exchange for my honest thoughts!
This is an enemies-to-lovers Greek mythology re-telling that, based on vibes alone, feels a lot like if Red White and Royal Blue and Neon Gods had a secret love child. I was expecting something a lot darker from just looking at the gorgeous cover, but A Veil of Gods and Kings was an easy and relatively light read.
I felt as if the first third of the novel was a bit dry and I would have loved for some more developed world building to be explored. I really would have loved to know more about the process of ascending at this point in the book and perhaps even explore a bit more of Apollo and Hyacinth's rivalry.
I loved both Pip and Temi as characters. They are both badass in their own way but I thought their growing friendship was lovely to witness. I did, however, find myself wanting to read about Apollo and Hyacinth more at times.
Overall, A Veil of Gods and Kings was an enjoyable start to the series, however, I hope more of the world building aspects are explored within the next book.
Thank you to NetGalley for providing me with an e-arc in exchange for my honest thoughts!