In Olympus, only The Thirteen have power, and those who desire it will stop at nothing to get it.  The old Ares is dead, and the competition to find his replacement begins in days.  Achilles and his partner Patroclus are determined to earn Achilles the crown, and the deal is sweetened when Zeus offers his beautiful sister Helen as wife to the winner.  But what no one knows is that Helen plans to enter the competition and become Ares herself - if she can keep her wits about her and her heart to herself.  Achilles and Patroclus, though, are turning out to be tougher obstacles for both those challenges than she expected.

I loved this book, even though it was a 3.5 star read.  I loved it a lot.  Achilles is a golden retriever with a steel spine, Patroclus is the World's Most Muscular Nerd, and Helen is determined to gain power based on her abilities and not her appearance or family ties.  I will say, though, that it's more about them than what's going on in Olympus.  I would have liked more politics, and I rarely say that. 

I also understand why it had to end the way it did - it was pretty obvious throughout that it was going to end that way, and that based on the character arcs it needed to.  But some of the characters raise what I think are very valid concerns about how things shake out, and I agree with them.  It wasn't the ending I would have given it, but it's certainly very satisfying.  

Anyway, even though I loved watching the three of them come together, I'm really truly desperate for more politicking here.  This book just needed to do more for me.  Also - I trust Katee and her overall story arc, but literally how are Perseus and Callisto not even next, but also not a revealed book at all?? I need them so much.

Thank you Sourcebooks and Edelweiss for the ARC!