e-Audio, 10:10:50
Narrated by: Zara Hampton-Brown & Alex Moorcock
Release Date: February 7, 2023
Published by: Dreamscape Media
Read from: February 5, 2023
Dark Olympus, #4
Source: Libro FM (I received a copy of this ALC from the publisher in exchange for a just and honest review. This did nothing to influence my review.)
TW: Sexism, Body-shaming mentioned, Boss-employee relationship, Death of a parent, Murder, Gun violence
For fans of: Mythology, romance, AdultThere’s nowhere more dangerous than Olympus…and no one more captivating than its golden god: Apollo. Keeper of secrets, master of his shining realm…and the only man I am powerless to deny.
*A scorchingly hot modern retelling of Apollo and Cassandra that’s as sinful as it is sweet.*
As a disgraced member of a fallen house, Cassandra Gataki has seen firsthand what comes from trusting the venomous Thirteen. But when the maddeningly gorgeous and kind Apollo asks her to go undercover as his plus-one at a week-long party hosted by a dangerous new power player…Cassandra reluctantly agrees to have his back.
On one condition: when it’s all over, and Apollo has the ammunition he needs to protect Olympus, she and her sister will be allowed to leave. For good.
Apollo may be the city’s official spymaster, but it’s his ability to inspire others that keeps him at the top. Despite what the rest of Olympus says, there’s no one he trusts more than Cassandra. Yet even as their fake relationship takes a wicked turn for the scaldingly hot, a very real danger surfaces… threatening not only Cassandra and Apollo, but the very heart of Olympus itself.
*MY THOUGHTS*
This was so good! Kind of. I really don’t know. I was so confused I didn’t add a rating. It was like I liked it, because of technical reasons…. But I also didn’t care for it because if I didn’t know the stories, I would have been like ehhh this is just ok.
This is always weird to me with retellings. I never know how to rate them because of weird little things. And for this one, the discrepancies were kind of big. The thing I praised was the fact that I was able to pick out all the places that the myth was addressed. It was actually really cool the way she incorporated it into a story. I can admit I was a little on the fence when I first heard about it. But I needn’t have worried. Katee Robert is a beast and was super creative telling a story that so many people have heard before.
Now, in that same vein, this is where I was disappointed. Katee Robert is the GOAT at what she does. But this just wasn’t up to par with her others? Maybe because the whole time reading this I was still thinking about Book 2 and 3, but whatever it was, I just didn’t like this one as much as the others. (Book 2 is still my favorite) Maybe it was the boss/worker trope, but I just didn’t care for it. I DID like the fake dating part tho.
The ending also saved it for me. It was just ok the whole time, but once they entered the place where they were going, it got infintely better. I was invested. But by then I was stuck. It was like as soon as things started happening they didn’t stop. But of course, that’s when it just stopped. And this one has a bit of a cliff-hanger. It’s a tiny one, but I still want to know what they decided. Like Katee you could’ve at least given us THAT. But it’s ok because I have the e-ARC of Cruel Seduction anyway sooooooooo lol
The audio of this was so legit. I enjoyed it so much! Which is so weird because Alex is usually a hit or miss for me. I usually like when he makes his voice a little lighter for different roles, but for whatever reason when he’s Hades in Book 1 I was not a fan. Maybe he’s growing. and for that I say congrats! I hope he stays this way. Zara was still awesome! The two of them together is becoming a great pair!
This wasn’t my favorite, but I still liked it for the most part. Would I use this book to convince someone to read this series? No. Will I read this one again when I inevitably re-read the series? Yes. There are some piviotal scenes in this book that you can’t miss, but with Robert’s writing style and the great narration team, this is definitely something you can’t miss.
Overall, I give this
