Thoth by Alessa Thorn

 

4 Star

Thoth has agreed to help his friend Set on a mission but first he needs to track down a girl who stole from him 13 years ago.  She has his book, and he needs it back.  When he finds Kema he discovers she’s been reading from the book and release monsters into the world.  Since she’s responsible she can clean up the mess AND help track down information for Set.

I loved this book.  It helped progress the story started with Set’s book.  I also loved the cranky Thoth and Kema who just loved needling him.  I also like the crossover with Hermes and finding out what Kema’s history was.  When I finished the book the only question I had was why is the next book not out?

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Set by Alessa Thorn

 

3 Star

Set is hiding in plain sight.  He isn’t interested in being known as a God like all the Greeks.  When his employer asks him to rescue his daughter from a rival gang he agrees to go and get her.  Ayla doesn’t know who her dad is or why these men are coming after her but if Set wants to keep her safe, she will trust him.  When she finds out he is really Set and not just someone named after him will she be able to handle it?  Will Set be able to keep her safe from those who want to use her?

I enjoyed this book.  I liked that Ayla couldn’t care less about who Set was and gave him so much shit.  She made him work for it.  It was also interesting to read about the Egyptian gods.  Really good edition to the Court of the Underworld/start of a new series.

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Erebus by Alessa Thorn

 

4 Star

For 15 years of being used as a test subject Medea is a lot crazy.  She is livid that Erebus took away her chance at revenge at the facility she was kept at and is determined to keep him far away from him.  What she doesn’t realize is that Erebus let his monstrous side loose to save her because he saw what they did to her and wanted them all to pay.  Will he let her get her final revenge with the last remaining evil man?

This wraps up the series nicely.  I enjoyed seeing how the series ends though it does have a spin off series I will be checking out with the Egyptian gods.  This was a pretty good series that showed new ways to look at the Greek myths and give it a little twist.  I liked Medea and Erebus.  It was interesting to see them come together and get their happy ending.

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Charon by Alessa Thorn

 

3 Star

Charon is asked by Thanatos to track down Circe, Hecate’s niece.  Finding the cursed island, she’s on is hard but the harder part will be to convince her he’s there to help her and not hurt her.  They need her skills to find and save Medea but will those skills scare Charon off?

Circe is another one of those myths where she got the short end of the stick in myths and this one gives her a happy ending which made me happy.  I really enjoyed getting to know her in this book and seeing her work with Charon and the others to track down Pithos et al.  I loved that when she revealed her true self Charon was more concerned about her than the fact, he should probably fear her.  I enjoyed this book a lot and can’t wait to see what happens in the “last” book.

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Thanatos by Alessa Thorn

 

3 Star

Thanatos is having nightmares about Hecate.  He needs to find her and save her like she once helped him.  When they finally track her down, she is in a deep sleep.  They are able to wake her with the help of Selene.  Hecate is now stuck in a world she doesn’t understand and is unsure if she is willing to train another student as her other two were cursed.  When they are finally able to track down Pandora they discover the true treachery.  Will they be able to handle the coming war?

I’ve always been a huge fan of Thanatos as the Titan of Death is incredibly interesting.  Several books in I realized why I like these so much.  I love mythology and these books do a good job blending the myths we know with new paths for the characters.  I loved see Thanatos and Hecate taking on Pithos.  As well as them finding their happy.  The nice thing about these books is the more you read the more you learn about what is going on.  One of my biggest issues with the first couple is you don’t know exactly what all is going on, but you get more of the picture the more you read.  Well worth the time for a quick light read.

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Hades by Alessa Thorn

 

3 Star

Hades is tired of being on the defensive with Pithos and wants to take the fight to them.  When a money trail leads to an ally Demeter, Queen of Athens he decides to take her daughter to see if he can get the answers he’s looking for.  The problem is Persephone is the mystery woman he’s been looking for and he doesn’t want to torture her he just wants her.  When he discovers her magic, he is even more invested in helping her no matter what. 

Everyone knows the myth about Hades and Persephone, and this is a nice twist on that.  I really liked seeing Persephone coming into her own and giving Hades a run for his money.  We do finally get more information on Pithos in this book.  These books aren’t the best books, but they are well written and a good guilty pleasure.  Definitely picking up the next book.

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Medusa by Alessa Thorn

 

3 Star

Perseus is trying to go legit when his sister is taken, and he is ordered to steal from media giant Medusa.  They want him to steal something from her and give it to them.  Once he does his sister will be released.  He wasn’t planning on running into Medusa when he stole from her or walking in on her in a compromising situation.  He promises to make it up to her.  Medusa is incredibly mad and embarrassed that she was walking in on and stolen from and tracks the thief down.  When she does, she decides she’s going to keep the thief until she’s satisfied. 

I enjoyed the story.  It was super cute, and I liked both Perseus and Medusa.  The story somewhat sticks with the mythos about Medusa who in my opinion gets a bum rap for being the bad guy.  It was interesting to see how they worked out the best way to rescue his sister.  The only real issue was the ending was kind of anticlimactic and didn’t really interest me.  I am really enjoying the series so far and can’t wait to read the next one.

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Asterion by Alessa Thorn

 

3 Stars

Asterion owns and operates the Labyrinth where deals are made and fights are fought.  His word is law and whatever he wants he gets.  Ariadne is hired to take him out.  As an assassin she's never had a problem taking out a mark until Asterion.  There's something about him that just works for her.  She'll still try and take him out has the price is too good to pass up.  When she isn't successful will she be able to work with him to take out those who want him dead?

This one started out incredibly slow.  It did pick up and once it did I loved the story.  It is one of the subjects that I love reading.  Gods/myth books are some of the best and this one hit all the notes.  I very much wanted there to be a happy ending for both Ariadne and Asterion.  By the end of the book I wanted to read the next one and was very happy to find out there were several more books in the series to read.   

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Hermes by Alessa Thorn

 

3 Star

Hermes has been rescued but he can’t remember a lot of things.  The only time he has clarity is when Selene is around.  He is attracted to her, but she isn’t interested.  She’s paying off a debt to Hades and even though she is attracted to him it is unethical to be with him.

I am finding this series to be a light quick read with aspects of the mythos the characters are named after and apparently this is what I am in the mood to read.  We’ve met Selene before, and it was interesting to get her backstory in this book.  I really liked the very arrogant obnoxious Hermes.  Even though you don’t think these two would work they do and I enjoyed this quick read.

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