A review by createandchaos
A Veil of Gods and Kings by Nicole Bailey

emotional hopeful medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

While it's an entertaining story and gets creative with characterizations that seem to slide smoothly into place with the characters and canon personalities, it falls a bit short on it actually being a Greek Mythology retelling. Instead it feels like it takes inspiration from the Mythology itself and doesn't quite fully build up on it.

However it does introduce interesting concepts such as Ares and Apollo's relationship and their unique perceptions on Zeus, which also extends to how Apollo's other siblings (barring Temi and Ares) view him.