Death is but a Dream is a book about the Greek gods - yes, they're real - as Callie finds out when she sacrifices herself to save a little girl. Hades instantly hires her to become his son's, Plutus, body guard and to try and find out who is trying to kill him. Seems like quite a daunting task for a lowly mostly-dead mortal. She jumps right in though, using the skills she picked up as a detective to try and find out who the assassin is.

I think the part I enjoyed most of this story was Callie's time in the underworld. I loved getting to meet so many mythical characters - and Cerebrus was a big favorite. Her "partner", a fury named Tisiphone, is also a lot of fun and amazingly resourseful when push comes to shove.

The story continually surprised me on every page. So many times it seemed like it was about to wrap everything up, and it would all come apart - but each twist was done in a way that it never seemed to get old. I felt like I had the storyline of three novels in one - and the character development didn't suffer for it either. I think even the gods, goddesses, and various other immortal beings were even dynamic, which I imagine would be difficult since they have such big, set in stone, personalities.

Unfortunately, the only person that did disappoint me a little was Plutus himself. He just didn't grow fast enough for my taste - others may love him though. He needed to come out of his shell earlier for me to have really liked him. But since he was a main character it lowered my rating of the story.

This was a great modern mythology book that I think even young adults would enjoy (even though it is about an adult).

*This book was received in exchange for an honest review* - See more at: http://hotofftheshelves.blogspot.com/2013/11/review-death-is-but-dream-by-erin-hayes.html#sthash.zlkyrYJR.dpuf