*Note: This book was given to me by the author in exchange for an honest review*
Ode to the Queen was a really great book. It is the first book in the Grace of Gods series, and it made me so excited to read the next installment! Kyleigh Castronaro wrote a compelling novel that is impossible to put down. I was intrigued by the idea of the book and thrilled with its execution. It was a very brilliant book.
The cover:
Driven by fate and a past she knows nothing about Savannah tries to navigate her new world as one of the Twelve Olympians. Is history going to repeat itself or will the New Olympians write their own myths?
My Review:
Ode to the Queen was a really great book. It had all the components needed to make a great book: rivalries, the supernatural, a love story, and action. While reading it, I found myself completely absorbed in the drama of Savannah's new life! I was on the edge of my seat as the story developed and did things get intense!
I really liked the entire idea for this book. It was new and different and exciting, and Ode to the Queen pulled it off with impressive style!
I adored the complexities of the characters as well. For example, Aidan (God: Zeus) had multiple sides of himself that he would show at varying times. It made him a complex character who had his own motives and thoughts completely independent from the main character's.
On the other hand, Savannah was not at all the type of person who I find like-able. At the beginning of the novel, I strongly disliked her, in fact. Surprisingly, even my dislike of Savannah didn't stop me from enjoying this book and even routing for her. In fact, by the middle of the book, she had even convinced me to like her. Whether that was a result of character development, kind of a Stockholm syndrome response to the first person narration, or a combination of both, I do not know, but I do know that it worked very well!
All in all, Ode to the Queen was a lovely book that I thoroughly enjoyed reading. I would highly recommend it! (Note: It falls more on the girl side of books than the boy side, but I'm sure both genders can enjoy reading it!) I look forward to reading book two of the Grace of the Gods series and cannot wait to see how this story progresses!
Phrase:
Virgin goddess? Not anymore...
Ode to the Queen was a really great book. It is the first book in the Grace of Gods series, and it made me so excited to read the next installment! Kyleigh Castronaro wrote a compelling novel that is impossible to put down. I was intrigued by the idea of the book and thrilled with its execution. It was a very brilliant book.
The cover:
The cover shows the main character, Savannah, and a hand reaching out to her. The hand might be her inner goddess or, perhaps, a hand of one of Savannah's rival goddesses who are trying to pull her down.
Official Description:
Savannah has been kidnapped. By a man who claims he’s a Titan and she’s a Greek Goddess. It’s a little farfetched and she wishes it isn’t true but the evidence is piling up against her. Except, she doesn’t know who her Goddess is and no one will tell her.
Instead, Charlotte is happy to make her life a living hell and the friends she does make turn to enemies. And then there’s Aidan: the arrogant and mysterious King of the Gods. Savannah finds herself drawn to him despite her best efforts not to get involved with another guy. She doesn’t need this kind of trouble when her life is already upside down; being a Goddess is hard enough. Driven by fate and a past she knows nothing about Savannah tries to navigate her new world as one of the Twelve Olympians. Is history going to repeat itself or will the New Olympians write their own myths?
My Review:
Ode to the Queen was a really great book. It had all the components needed to make a great book: rivalries, the supernatural, a love story, and action. While reading it, I found myself completely absorbed in the drama of Savannah's new life! I was on the edge of my seat as the story developed and did things get intense!
I really liked the entire idea for this book. It was new and different and exciting, and Ode to the Queen pulled it off with impressive style!
I adored the complexities of the characters as well. For example, Aidan (God: Zeus) had multiple sides of himself that he would show at varying times. It made him a complex character who had his own motives and thoughts completely independent from the main character's.
On the other hand, Savannah was not at all the type of person who I find like-able. At the beginning of the novel, I strongly disliked her, in fact. Surprisingly, even my dislike of Savannah didn't stop me from enjoying this book and even routing for her. In fact, by the middle of the book, she had even convinced me to like her. Whether that was a result of character development, kind of a Stockholm syndrome response to the first person narration, or a combination of both, I do not know, but I do know that it worked very well!
All in all, Ode to the Queen was a lovely book that I thoroughly enjoyed reading. I would highly recommend it! (Note: It falls more on the girl side of books than the boy side, but I'm sure both genders can enjoy reading it!) I look forward to reading book two of the Grace of the Gods series and cannot wait to see how this story progresses!
Phrase:
Virgin goddess? Not anymore...
