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A review by bookish_blanche
Wings of Fury by Emily R. King
4.0
An quick and fun Greek mythology retelling
-I got an eARC of this book in exchange for an honest review with Netgalley-
Cronus, the God of Gods rules over Althea's world. Because of his tyranny, women are fated to serve men. But Althea has only one goal: protect her two sisters at all costs. When a prophecy leads her to the island of Crete to find Cronus' lost son, she will do everything in her power to convince him to overthrow his father and break the kingdom free.
I love a good mythology retelling and I wasn't disappointed by this one. Althea is a very strong-minded and brave main character and even if I don't always understand the choices she makes, I liked following her story. However, I was a little confused about some of her thoughts and decisions. This book has kind of a slow beginning but the rest is fast-paced, you just have to get through the first few chapters. It was short and read it in little more than 24 hours. I found the writing pleasant but not enthralling or particularly beautiful, and to be honest, there were some scenes where I didn't totally understand what was going on. It didn't prevent me from liking the story and following the plot, but it was a little unsettling at times. Apart from that, I really enjoyed the plot-twists and ending and I'm definitely enthralled to read the next one and see what will become of the three sisters.
I recommend for fans of quick fantasy and mythology retellings.
"You are Althea Lambros. You don't have to do anything a man tells you to do."
-I got an eARC of this book in exchange for an honest review with Netgalley-
Cronus, the God of Gods rules over Althea's world. Because of his tyranny, women are fated to serve men. But Althea has only one goal: protect her two sisters at all costs. When a prophecy leads her to the island of Crete to find Cronus' lost son, she will do everything in her power to convince him to overthrow his father and break the kingdom free.
I love a good mythology retelling and I wasn't disappointed by this one. Althea is a very strong-minded and brave main character and even if I don't always understand the choices she makes, I liked following her story. However, I was a little confused about some of her thoughts and decisions. This book has kind of a slow beginning but the rest is fast-paced, you just have to get through the first few chapters. It was short and read it in little more than 24 hours. I found the writing pleasant but not enthralling or particularly beautiful, and to be honest, there were some scenes where I didn't totally understand what was going on. It didn't prevent me from liking the story and following the plot, but it was a little unsettling at times. Apart from that, I really enjoyed the plot-twists and ending and I'm definitely enthralled to read the next one and see what will become of the three sisters.
I recommend for fans of quick fantasy and mythology retellings.
"You are Althea Lambros. You don't have to do anything a man tells you to do."