“He was Apollo, the
sun, and he’d burn down anything that tried to hurt her…
Cassandra and Aidan
are just your average high-school couple. Blissfully unaware of her own power,
Cassandra doesn’t even know that gods exist.
Until now.
Because the gods are
dying – and Cassandra could hold the answer to their survival. But Aidan has a
secret, and he will do anything to protect the girl he loves from the danger
that’s coming for her. Even if it means war against his immortal family…”
This is a new look at the Greek gods, pulling them into
modern times when no one still believes in their existence or worships them.
They blend into the human world as much as possible, or hide in solitude. They
are all slowly dying in various ways, and no one knows why or how.
The story follows two POV characters. We first meet Athena,
who is slowly dying from feathers. No joke. Owl feathers are sprouting inside
her covering her innards until she will eventually choke to death. She is
travelling with Hermes – who is slowly wasting away. I love the different ways
the various gods are dying – it shows that Kendare really thought everything
through. Throughout the book we learn the fates of, and see, many different
gods including Apollo, Demeter, Aphrodite and Poseidon.
We also follow Cassandra. She appears
to be a normal high school girl but turns out she is entwined in the fates of
the dying gods, as she is the reincarnation of Cassandra – the prophet who was
cursed by Apollo. Personally, I love a bit of reincarnation. Especially when
there are ancient gods etc. involved.
I found this to be a great read and I cannot wait for the
next book in the series. I loved all the characters – both mortal and gods.
There was romance, as expected, but it wasn’t too over the top or the main
focus of the story which was a nice change. The book had a great pace to it and
plenty of things going on, but not too much. And the ending. Well. Not going to
lie – left me slightly heart broken.
I really recommend reading this book if you like mythical
gods and end of the world books. But hurry – the next book “Mortal Gods” is out
14th October.
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