This book made me laugh out loud several times, in the absolute best of ways.
The Hades/Lyra dynamic was just… (chef’s kiss) when it came to sass. And the visual of Hades wearing a t-shirt that says, Sure, you can pet my dog, will remain with me for the rest of my life.
That might be a mild spoiler, but it’s pretty early in the book so I’m gonna give it to you anyway.
At any rate, thank you, Ms. Owen, for that one. I had to share it with my family and they all got a good laugh too.
Six out of five stars. I can only give it 5 on Goodreads, but know that if I could, I’d give just… all of the stars. For making me laugh.
My family was most displeased because I read the book in a day, which meant they had to fend for themselves insofar as food/cleaning around the house. I think they’d try to knock some stars off the review precisely because of that, but they’re not the ones who went on this journey so they don’t get a voice.
The narrative was effortless, the characters vivid, and the gods… precisely how one would imagine the Greek Pantheon. I was worried I would roll my eyes at Hades being the good guy because the whole “bad guy is the good guy” seems to be a trope everyone is grabbing hold of these days but I didn’t.
Don’t ask me why, because I don’t really know. Ms. Owen used some form of writing magic to make the trope feel fresh to me.
Yes, there is spice. So if you need to know that walking in, you’ve been duly warned.
At any rate, my proverbial hat’s off to the author. This was beautifully executed and I look forward to seeing what comes next.
All. The. Stars.
Happy Reading!
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