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A review by punkassbookjockey84
Radiant Darkness by Emily Whitman
5.0
When Hades fell in love with Persephone, in order to get around her mother Demeter who would oppose the match, he kidnapped her and took her to the Underworld. There, he tricked her into eating the seeds of a pomegranate, forcing her to remain with him. In Demeter's despair and anger, the earth was barren and thousands died. So, as a compromise, it was decided that Persephone would spend half of the year in the Underworld with her husband and half of the year on earth with her mother. The latter half, when Demeter was happy, became the spring and summer, and those months when Persephone was no longer by her side became winter and fall. Or so the myth goes. But what if Persephone wasn't kidnapped but actually chose to become the Queen of the Underworld?
At the beginning of the book, Persephone lives in the world her mother created for Persephone's protection. And despite being at the age when mortal girls are sacrificing their toys to enter adulthood, Demeter won't allow her to do so, forcing her to remain in that state between adulthood and childhood. A world where no men are allowed--and in such a place, how will Persephone ever fall in love? Until the day a mysterious stranger appears in the field. Though she doesn't know his name, she sneaks every day to meet him, hoping all the time that her mother won't find out. And when she discovers his identity and he asks her to come with him, she immediately says yes.
The Persephone-Hades myth is my all time favorite, so of course I had to read this book. I really love the idea of Persephone not being kidnapped but actually choosing to join Hades.
At the beginning of the book, Persephone lives in the world her mother created for Persephone's protection. And despite being at the age when mortal girls are sacrificing their toys to enter adulthood, Demeter won't allow her to do so, forcing her to remain in that state between adulthood and childhood. A world where no men are allowed--and in such a place, how will Persephone ever fall in love? Until the day a mysterious stranger appears in the field. Though she doesn't know his name, she sneaks every day to meet him, hoping all the time that her mother won't find out. And when she discovers his identity and he asks her to come with him, she immediately says yes.
The Persephone-Hades myth is my all time favorite, so of course I had to read this book. I really love the idea of Persephone not being kidnapped but actually choosing to join Hades.