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4.5/5

Downcast is the first book in the young adult mythology series called Olympus Falling. You all know how much I love young adult and new adult mythology, so I was super excited for Downcast. And further, it is about one of my very favorite stories- Persephone and Hades. I loved this reimagining of the story of Persephone. I thought it was well done and a great read.

Downcast features something for everyone; romance, mythology, action and adventure. I thought some of the gods were portrayed in what I like to refer to as friendly god syndrome. Zeus and Hades for example got along great in this story, and honestly, I loved that author Cait Reynolds wrote it like that. I thought it was fun to see them on the same team, and it was nice to not have either one of them be the “villain” god in the story. I do wish we got a little more information on this deal the gods made. It was only mentioned in one or two scenes and I wanted a bigger explanation, but that might still be to come.

I absolutely loved Haley. He was so cute in his persistence of Stephanie. And I can’t wait to see what is in store for them next in installment. Downcast left off alluding to a something brewing in the near future. This is going to be one of my favorite YA mythology series. It is heavy on the romance and heavy on the myth, and that is a winning combination in my book. Fans of the Abandon trilogy by Meg Cabot and the Daughters of Zeus series by Kaitlin Bevis have another great series to add to their TBR piles. The Olympus Falling series is going to be one to watch out for. I loved it and am anxiously awaiting the next book.

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