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dark
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medium-paced
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Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
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Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Psyche is a strong and confident woman who has always protected her sisters from the perils and politics of Olympus. Eros has been groomed to be his mother’s fixer since he was a child. A stranger’s unexpected kindness should mean nothing to him. When Psyche incites the murderous rage of Aphrodite, she’ll have to use all of her wits to escape with her life. Eros is told to bring Psyche’s heart to his mother, but has he finally been pushed too far? A marriage of convenience is the only way that Eros and Psyche might get what they both truly desire.
I love retellings with Psyche and Eros! In this version, Eros and Psyche are forced to unite against skeptical families, invasive journalists, and furious goddesses. One of my favorite parts of Electric Idol is how much Eros and Psyche must confront their deepest emotional fears and work together to find their way through Aphrodite’s irrational wrath. Of course, it goes without saying they have a fierce and scorching chemistry between them! I enjoyed Electric Idol just as much as (if not more than) Neon Gods. You do not need to have read Neon Gods to read Electric Idol, though there are fun cameos from the Dimitriou sisters and other gods/goddesses.
Electric Idol was a delightful dark romance and I would recommend it to anyone who enjoys marriages of convenience, Eros/Psyche retellings, and steamy romance. I’m looking forward to the next book in the series! Thank you to Katee Robert, Sourcebooks Casablanca, and Netgalley for a free ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review.
I love retellings with Psyche and Eros! In this version, Eros and Psyche are forced to unite against skeptical families, invasive journalists, and furious goddesses. One of my favorite parts of Electric Idol is how much Eros and Psyche must confront their deepest emotional fears and work together to find their way through Aphrodite’s irrational wrath. Of course, it goes without saying they have a fierce and scorching chemistry between them! I enjoyed Electric Idol just as much as (if not more than) Neon Gods. You do not need to have read Neon Gods to read Electric Idol, though there are fun cameos from the Dimitriou sisters and other gods/goddesses.
Electric Idol was a delightful dark romance and I would recommend it to anyone who enjoys marriages of convenience, Eros/Psyche retellings, and steamy romance. I’m looking forward to the next book in the series! Thank you to Katee Robert, Sourcebooks Casablanca, and Netgalley for a free ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review.
All of Us Villains is one of my most highly anticipated books this year, so I was ecstatic to receive an ARC! All of Us Villains surpassed my expectations! Every twenty years, the Blood Moon rises and the Blood Veil surrounds the town of Ilvernath. Seven families are bound to compete in a tournament where the victor is the last one left alive. Every family and champion views the tournament differently, though all are obsessed with the prize of controlling high magic: the most powerful resource in the world. And what was once a secret tournament has become public knowledge due to a tell-all book, raising the stakes even higher.
All of Us Villains is a dark and exquisite story about ambition, what it means to be a villain, and how far one is willing to go to achieve power. All of Us Villains is filled with characters who claim to be villainous and those who claim to be heroes, but no one is exactly as they seem. I stayed up all night to read it! The pacing is excellent. The world-building is complex and incredibly well-thought out, especially how curses and magic work. The system of magic is very interesting- the type of magic that you’ll wish was real so you could try it out yourself! I also loved how the authors really trust the readers to put together the pieces of the world/tournament.
I felt truly invested in all the main characters and their reasons for participating in the tournament. They are morally gray and determined to achieve their own goals. Alistair and Isobel were my favorites, but I love them all! There is great LGBTQ+ representation, which I’m excited to see even more of in future books. I’m so ready for the sequel after that ending! If you enjoyed The Curse Workers, The Lynburn Legacy, or The Hunger Games- this is a book you should check out. I would highly recommend this book to anyone who loves morally gray characters,
dangerous competitions, and magic that comes with a heavy price.
Thank you so much to Amanda Foody, Christine Lynn Herman, Tor Teen, and Netgalley for a free ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review.
All of Us Villains is a dark and exquisite story about ambition, what it means to be a villain, and how far one is willing to go to achieve power. All of Us Villains is filled with characters who claim to be villainous and those who claim to be heroes, but no one is exactly as they seem. I stayed up all night to read it! The pacing is excellent. The world-building is complex and incredibly well-thought out, especially how curses and magic work. The system of magic is very interesting- the type of magic that you’ll wish was real so you could try it out yourself! I also loved how the authors really trust the readers to put together the pieces of the world/tournament.
I felt truly invested in all the main characters and their reasons for participating in the tournament. They are morally gray and determined to achieve their own goals. Alistair and Isobel were my favorites, but I love them all! There is great LGBTQ+ representation, which I’m excited to see even more of in future books. I’m so ready for the sequel after that ending! If you enjoyed The Curse Workers, The Lynburn Legacy, or The Hunger Games- this is a book you should check out. I would highly recommend this book to anyone who loves morally gray characters,
dangerous competitions, and magic that comes with a heavy price.
Thank you so much to Amanda Foody, Christine Lynn Herman, Tor Teen, and Netgalley for a free ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review.