About
the Book:
Author: Rebecca Sky
Pub. Date: June 14, 2018
Publisher: Hodder
Formats: Paperback, eBook
Pages: 384
Kiss the boys and make them
cry...
The gods are gone.
The people have forgotten
them.
But sixteen-year-old Rachel
Patel can't forget - the gods control her life, or more specifically, her love
life.
Being a Hedoness, one of a strong group of women descended from Greek God Eros,
makes true love impossible for Rachel. She wields the power of that magical
golden arrow, and with it, the promise to take the will of any boy she kisses.
But the last thing Rachel wants is to force someone to love her . . .
When seventeen-year-old Benjamin Blake's disappearance links back to the
Hedonesses, Rachel's world collides with his, and her biggest fear becomes a
terrifying reality. She's falling for him - a messy, magnetic, arrow-over-feet
type of fall.
Rachel distances herself, struggling to resist the growing attraction, but when
he gives up his dream to help her evade arrest, distance becomes an
insurmountable task. With the police hot on their trail, Rachel soon realizes
there are darker forces hunting them - a group of mortals recruited by the gods
who will stop at nothing to preserve the power of the Hedonesses - not to
mention Eros himself, who is desperate to reverse the curse . . .
Rachel must learn to do what no Hedoness has done before - to resist her gift -
or she'll turn the person she's grown to love into a shadow of himself ... for
ever.
My review:
What drew me right in this novel from the very first few sentences, was the writing style.
It seemed so friendly and inviting to me, that I couldn't put the book down for hours on end.
But, apart from the fab and refreshing voice of the author, really, the fact that I loved this book is no mystery as it contained so many of the elements I like in a good book.
It was inspired by Greek mythology - and, as a Greek, I deeply adore all the myths, especially the well-known plump little baby angel, Eros, and his arrows!
And, to top it all off? It was a contemporary read, which means that the Greek myths come to our modern world. What could be better than that? Like, seriously!
Anyway, I liked our heroine, Rachel, very much, and I deeply enjoyed experiencing this unique story from her point of view.
The - forbidden, might I add - romance was swoon-worthy and I just couldn't get enough of Rachel and Benjamin!
But, what deeply captured my attention while reading this novel were the plots and twists - although, that cliffhanger in the end of the book did destroy me a bit!
I seriously need the next book in this fabulous new series, yesterday!
All in all, 4 stars to a fantastic read, I recommend to everyone, especially if they like a good blend of mythology in the modern world and forbidden romance!
About
Rebecca:
After graduating high-school, Rebecca Sky set
out on a five-year, 24 Country exploration to find herself. She slept in a
hammock in the Amazon Jungle, skinny-dipped off the West African Coast, ate
balut and climbed the chocolate hills in the Philippines, and fell in love in
Cuba (then again in Brazil, and a final time to a Rocker from Canada). Rebecca
returned home to the West Coast captivated by the world and ready for another
adventure.
So she did what every wanderer does when
standing still—began writing. Her work has since garnered over 20 million reads
on Wattpad, and she’s had the opportunity to partner with some really great
brands. She was featured in The New York Times and The Boston Globe, (check out
those articles here). Her debut Arrowheart, book one in THE LOVE CURSE series
is published by Hodder Children's Books a division of Hachette Book Group.
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