An intriguing deep-dive into the well-known story of Orpheus and Eurydice, told from a different perspective and with many plot twists that will keep you guessing throughout! So much research has clearly been carried out for this novel, with the story feeling completely believable throughout.
The adventure into the Underworld aspect of this novel takes up most of the story and it was a real journey through many plains of the Underworld with cameos from Charon and Cerberus. However, while I understand that this is the world of the dead, all of these settings felt very similar with pretty much all of them being described as bleak and grey in one way or another. It felt very repetitive after a while.
If you love Greek mythology, you will definitely love this one. It's heavily steeped in both the Greek mythology you know, and lesser known aspects as well, and it was so much fun to read!
There are a whole host of characters, and as you can imagine with a troop of Soul Severers journeying into the Underworld in the hopes of winning their freedom, there is loyalty and betrayal, friendships, relationships, enemies, and more. I liked the characters a lot, but definitely the side characters more so than the main character, who could be pretty annoying at times.
The adventure into the Underworld aspect of this novel takes up most of the story and it was a real journey through many plains of the Underworld with cameos from Charon and Cerberus. However, while I understand that this is the world of the dead, all of these settings felt very similar with pretty much all of them being described as bleak and grey in one way or another. It felt very repetitive after a while.
If you love Greek mythology, you will definitely love this one. It's heavily steeped in both the Greek mythology you know, and lesser known aspects as well, and it was so much fun to read!
There are a whole host of characters, and as you can imagine with a troop of Soul Severers journeying into the Underworld in the hopes of winning their freedom, there is loyalty and betrayal, friendships, relationships, enemies, and more. I liked the characters a lot, but definitely the side characters more so than the main character, who could be pretty annoying at times.