4*
Don’t tempt fate or you might live to regret it!
Sixteen-year-old Kalixta (Kali), a disgruntled archer-in-training and daughter of god Eros and Psyche, is angry at The Oracle and The Fates for calling her to archery camp, and has been (un)intentionally making bad love matches in the hopes of being kicked out so she can become a muse, her dream job. When you’re a god and accidentally prick yourself with one of the Erote’s (Eros derivative) arrows, you are destined to eternally love the first person you see Her best friend Hector, son of the god Apollo and Calliope, pricked himself at age 12 and has been in love with Kali ever since. For a brief time, she returned his love until The Thunderclap (something that is oft-mentioned but not explained until late in the story). Now she can’t accept that Hector’s emotions are true and doesn’t want to repeat what she sees as an enduring, but tragic love between her parents (who suffered the same fate).
Her current case is Ben who she’s been observing for five weeks, making sure that she finds the perfect match for him. Her friend and aunt Deya (by way of Aphrodite) senses that it has more to do with a crush Kali has on him rather than a strong desire to get it right. When she accidentally pricks her own finger as she and Ben make eye contact, Kali is faced with a very difficult choice: spend a human lifetime in the mortal world (much shorter in god time) or try to reverse the spell so she can remain on Olympus. And why, if a shot from an Erote’s arrow is supposed to mean eternal love, is she having second thoughts about Ben and unwelcome thoughts about Hector?
Watson has deftly woven the stories of several of the gods and goddesses who inhabit the beautiful Olympus into a humorous, touching YA romance with strong secondary characters. This is a love story for the ages that will be enjoyed by teens who have outgrown Rick Riordan’s books.
I received a complimentary ARC of this book from Flux through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Opinions expressed are completely my own.
Sixteen-year-old Kalixta (Kali), a disgruntled archer-in-training and daughter of god Eros and Psyche, is angry at The Oracle and The Fates for calling her to archery camp, and has been (un)intentionally making bad love matches in the hopes of being kicked out so she can become a muse, her dream job. When you’re a god and accidentally prick yourself with one of the Erote’s (Eros derivative) arrows, you are destined to eternally love the first person you see Her best friend Hector, son of the god Apollo and Calliope, pricked himself at age 12 and has been in love with Kali ever since. For a brief time, she returned his love until The Thunderclap (something that is oft-mentioned but not explained until late in the story). Now she can’t accept that Hector’s emotions are true and doesn’t want to repeat what she sees as an enduring, but tragic love between her parents (who suffered the same fate).
Her current case is Ben who she’s been observing for five weeks, making sure that she finds the perfect match for him. Her friend and aunt Deya (by way of Aphrodite) senses that it has more to do with a crush Kali has on him rather than a strong desire to get it right. When she accidentally pricks her own finger as she and Ben make eye contact, Kali is faced with a very difficult choice: spend a human lifetime in the mortal world (much shorter in god time) or try to reverse the spell so she can remain on Olympus. And why, if a shot from an Erote’s arrow is supposed to mean eternal love, is she having second thoughts about Ben and unwelcome thoughts about Hector?
Watson has deftly woven the stories of several of the gods and goddesses who inhabit the beautiful Olympus into a humorous, touching YA romance with strong secondary characters. This is a love story for the ages that will be enjoyed by teens who have outgrown Rick Riordan’s books.
I received a complimentary ARC of this book from Flux through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Opinions expressed are completely my own.
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