It's like the daydream a 13-year-old girl would have when she's bored in history class - which, I guess, is the whole point.ġ.) There's no sex in this - it's clean. Poseidon lets her ride dolphins! Aphrodite gives her a magic travelling robe! Artemis gifts her with a sparkly diamond crown that makes her invisible! Her god-boyfriend takes her on a whirlwind trip around the world to watch the sun set in 8 different countries! Etc. Her admiration for him multiplied like the heads on the hydra.ģ.) The book is so precious and cutesy. "What man asks his wife to die in his place? That's plain cowardice." o.O Also, the air left her body and her mouth flooded with moisture? What the bleep?! Know that I stay away, not because I want to, but because if I don't, you'll die." "I haven't stopped thinking about you since that day you kissed me, and that brings me to the third thing I want to say. "Do you want to kiss me?" The air left her body and her mouth flooded with moisture. "Absolutely." He looked deeply into her eyes, his face close to hers. "Jealous?" She would never be so bold outside of her dreams. You've got a cute round face and full lips. "Your beauty, as well as your power, draws me." "Are we going to make out now, or what?" He took her in his arms. "Most people call me Hip, short for Hypnos." His lips moist and peach? Are you kidding me? o.O What about this dialogue: His eyes were blue, his skin fair, and his lips moist and peach. His thick golden hair covered his ears and fell on his forehead almost to his eyes. LOLĢ.) The writing is laughable - comparable to fan fiction or a badly written romance novel. But she's humble and modest about it, of course. Basically the book consists of all the gods of Olympus following her around and praising her. Therese is 15, allegedly unremarkable looking, but yet everyone is crazy about her. "Remember that."Īnd I really like when Athena gives Therese a golden locket that reads: "The most common way people give up their power is by believing they have none."ġ.) Therese is absolutely a Mary-Sue Special Snowflake. "There is no other kind of wife down here," Hades said. "I worry I would make her into a despondent wife down here." When Thanatos talks to his father Hades about making Therese his wife: Why couldn't grownups ever just do what kids asked of them without asking a million questions? The mourning and grief Therese experiences is NOT realistic - but at least it's there, which is more than I can say for some books. I mean, she kind of does - but she makes sure to let the reader know that Therese is mourning, she cries, she sometimes sleeps in her parents bed for comfort and to enjoy what's left of their scents, she has trouble sleeping, and she prays for death. She doesn't slut-shame.Ģ.) Greek mythology is always nice to read about.ģ.) Pohler doesn't just have Therese's parents die and then just sweep the whole issue under the rug to focus on romance. She loves her friends and tries to help them - unlike some self-centered YA heroines. It's like a romance novel with training wheels on.ġ.) I like that Therese loves animals, and is a compassionate, merciful person (I always love people who show mercy). Even though I really didn't enjoy this novel - I thought it was juvenile and extremely silly - I think 12 and 13-year-old girls would eat it up with a spoon. But in this book's case, I will concede he has a point. I read (almost) anything and everything, target audience be damned. Joe Valdez has said before that one shouldn't read books for which one is not the intended audience. Still, I can't help associating YA with Special Snowflake Girls, love triangles, and poor character development. "YA is not a genre! You can't hate YA because it's not a genre!" one of my favorite librarians grumpily chastises me all the time. This book basically encapsulates all the reasons I avoid YA. He hopes to win her heart and get her to agree to be his queen and live with him in the Underworld. (Stop laughing!) Thanatos petitions his father and wins 40 days to woo Therese. When, after her parents' tragic deaths, she has a dream about the Underworld, she meets Thanatos and Hypnos - the gods of Death and Sleep.īoth are very attracted to her and want to kiss her. Therese is a special snowflake! She loves animals and has a special connection with them. One night her parents are shot to death while driving home with Therese in the car. "You can't really mean me?"īOOK #8 in Carmen-Downloads-20-Free-Ebooks-Onto-Her-Kindle-Day. There's only one girl I'm interested in." "My brother told me I should come to Earth and have my way with as many girls as I wanted, to sow my wild oats, he said but that's not my style. Than reached across the bed and wiped the tears from her face and then lay back on his side.
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