With this being book 8 of 10 in the Dark Olympus series, the overall series plot is really starting to build towards its conclusion. This review contains some spoilers for earlier books.

This book focuses on Poseidon, a legacy member of the Thirteen who has lives a more practical life than the others. And we have Icarus, newly alone in Olympus after the rest of his family either died or got out.

So this is a dark romance with BDSM, where the characters are enemies and one is a prisoner of the other. And yet the main words I think of to describe this are soft and sweet. There are so many beautiful moments between these two, as they find who they are separate from what Olympus has made them.

I thought this was a great addition to the series, with a great story in its own right but also doing the groundwork for the next book. I definitely loved the change of pace in the way that Poseidon handles the politics.

Also special mention for the way the book ended - truly fitting for both characters.

Thank you to the publisher and NetGalley for the free digital copy. All thoughts are my own.