As I did the audiobook, the version I had included both book one and book 1.5 (A Game of Fate – the beginning of book one, but told through Hades’ perspective). Hades and Persephone have excellent chemistry in this story as they have great banter and it is obvious that they have an attraction without straight exposition. There is even an annual charity event, similar vibes to the Met Gala, where it is extremely exclusive and everyone pays attention to those in attendance. It is interesting how all of these immortals now are immersed in the mortal world with celebrity status. Although I would have loved more background on this massive historical event, it is not necessary to understand the story.
All of these smaller obstacles are the essential plotlines to the story and all of them work together without becoming overly complicated.Īside from Persephone and Hades, multiple other Gods and Goddesses make appearances in this story as they now live on Earth after leaving Mount Olympus. On top of everything, the newspaper that she interns at learns of her association with Hades and wants her to write stories about him.
She is glamoured to look human/mortal, but she worries that the borrowed magic will run out and her identity will be revealed. Her journey goes back and forth from her time in the Underworld to her time in the mortal world. She is tasked with creating life in the Underworld, which seems like an impossible task considering she does not have full control of her powers and can only destroy life, not create it. The story centers around a contract between Hades and Persephone after a chance encounter at his nightclub. Her best friend, Lex, a mortal, is also her roommate and the two of them share everything together, but Lex is in the dark that Persephone is not actually a mortal. The two of them have a more strained relationship in this story, which works for the purposes of the plot. Here, Demeter is more overly protective and tries to keep Persephone as sheltered as possible. Their relationship is not quite, what I remember from mythology where the two of them have a mutual loving relationship. Persephone, the Goddess of Spring, is now living in the mortal world as a college student after being granted permission by her mother, Demeter, the Goddess of Harvest. It was nothing like I expected, but it was a fun start to a series and an excellent escape read that was interesting yet simple.
I was even more anxious to see what it was about and if it would be a series worth continuing.
When I mentioned to my friend that I was starting this, she said it was actually a featured novel that went around on TikTok/BookTok. Going into this book blind was interesting as I had no idea, what kind of story it would turn out to be, except that it would be the start of a series. I actually picked up this book simply because it featured Hades and Persephone and skipped over the synopsis.
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