This book seemed very formulaic to many other YA books out there right now. Girl just wants to be a normal hs student, meets new boy who moved to town, has a strange encounter with him, he's missing the next day, finds out he's special, and wow, she is too!

I've always been a fan of mythology, especially greek, but the idea of demigods has been done before and honestly, Angelini doesn't add much to the niche genre. I found the reveals to be for the most part not surprising. Sure, I read this is just over a day, but I didn't have much else to do on the bus. It's a quick read, mainly because it's so simple. Sometimes, that's all you need.