Format: ebook
Published: September 13th, 2021
Age: Adult
Genre: Romance
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Rating: 1/5 Stars
I think I was expecting something a little…more, from this? On the plus side it’s very short, and I did get it for free, which is great because I think I would have been annoyed if I’d paid for it. (Buit always huge respect to authors who do give away their work for free – it’s an incredible generosity!) The impression I got from this short story was it probably started life as a Hades fanfic – the characters feel very similar in parts to Theseus and Asterius in the game itself, though with less actual characterisation. It was hard to see much comparison between the characters here and the Greek myths, and the worldbuilding aspect was so, so messy – there was little here that made sense.
Greek myths are referenced, but no one picks up on the fact Theseus is called that, his friends are also from Greek myths (Pirithous and Ariadne) except for a weird conversation where they talk about oh, haha, look at our names! – and there just so happens to be a minotaur working in a bar. Theseus meets him via a dating app, challenges him to game of wits, and the questions all revolve around Greek mythology. It was tedious. Then Theseus stalks Asterius, they enter a bar trivia game, there’s more Greek myth questions then they go into a private room and…I lost track here. They chase each other? And kind of fight? Then they fuck, but it wasn’t…it was all just weird.
I always appreciate free books, but this one was just such a mess, it felt all over the place and all the references were very on the nose. I love stories that take ‘fantasy’ aspects and slip them into our world, but there still has to be some thought behind it. I wasn’t impressed by this, and if it wasn’t so short I really would have DNF’d. It’s too rushed, badly written, and just doesn’t hang together in the slightest. Definitely a strong not-a-recommendation from me.
Reading Challenge
Disney Reading Challenge 2024
Prompt: Hades – Names’ Hades, Lord of the dead. Hi, how ya doing’? – A Hades/Greek mythology retelling
Progress: 5/40 Completed
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