Blurb from Goodreads:
It's always been just Kate and her mom—and her mother is dying. Her last wish? To move back to her childhood home. So Kate's going to start at a new school with no friends, no other family and the fear her mother won't live past the fall.
Then she meets Henry. Dark. Tortured. And mesmerizing. He claims to be Hades, god of the Underworld—and if she accepts his bargain, he'll keep her mother alive while Kate tries to pass seven tests.
Kate is sure he's crazy—until she sees him bring a girl back from the dead. Now saving her mother seems crazily possible. If she succeeds, she'll become Henry's future bride, and a goddess.
My Review:
The story doesn't feel like a Greek mythology-themed story. The gods were not portrayed as they really are. Their personalities are too mild in this book, unlike what I've read about them - explosive, deceptive, mostly selfish - doing what they feel like doing without thinking of the consequences to mortals - and all those negative stuff.
Regarding Kate and Henry's relationship and so-called blossoming "love," I honestly didn't feel it. It's just like reading that they felt this and that, but you don't really feel giddy, happy, or sad about what's developing and happening between the two of them.
I do love the other characters (when I didn't yet know what/who they truly were). I'm not gonna say more or else I'll be giving out spoilers.
Thus, if you're into Greek mythology-themed paranormal books, this book is not for you. It'll just frustrate you. Also not an awesome love story. It's just an okay story, but so not worth all the hype. I'm just pretty disappointed.
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