by Marie Phillips
February 3, 2012 to February 13,
2012
Published December 10, 2007 by
Little, Brown and Company
292 pages
Being a Greek god
is not all it once was. Yes, the twelve gods of Olympus are alive and well in
the twenty-first century, but they are crammed together in a London
townhouse--and none too happy about it. And they've had to get day jobs:
Artemis as a dog-walker, Apollo as a TV psychic, Aphrodite as a phone sex
operator, Dionysus as a DJ.
Even more disturbingly, their powers are waning, and even turning mortals into trees--a favorite pastime of Apollo's--is sapping their vital reserves of strength.
Soon, what begins as a minor squabble between Aphrodite and Apollo escalates into an epic battle of wills. Two perplexed humans, Alice and Neil, who are caught in the crossfire, must fear not only for their own lives, but for the survival of humankind. Nothing less than a true act of heroism is needed-but can these two decidedly ordinary people replicate the feats of the mythical heroes and save the world?
Even more disturbingly, their powers are waning, and even turning mortals into trees--a favorite pastime of Apollo's--is sapping their vital reserves of strength.
Soon, what begins as a minor squabble between Aphrodite and Apollo escalates into an epic battle of wills. Two perplexed humans, Alice and Neil, who are caught in the crossfire, must fear not only for their own lives, but for the survival of humankind. Nothing less than a true act of heroism is needed-but can these two decidedly ordinary people replicate the feats of the mythical heroes and save the world?
Review
This book is not for those easily bothered by sex, that’s for sure. About two-thirds of this book revolves around some form of sex. While it is a little funny for a little while, it gets old. Then you are left with the last third. It is what saves this book. The story of Neil and Alice was basically the only good thing about this book. The Gods were just annoying. And the one line in this book that made me like it? “I the fuck am Neil.” This line is on page 284. The book is 292 pages long. So, that tells you how long you have to wait to get to the good part. Just warning you.
Anyways, that one
line is the only reason this book is getting two stars. It is a quick, fun,
somewhat perverse read. If that is your thing, well, I probably still might not
recommend this book to be honest. There are much better ways to spend your
reading time.
So. Two out of
five stars = LACKING.
*Note* This is going to be a new movie in
2012! It has an amazing cast including Christopher Walken as Zeus! I love me
some Christopher Walken. I might just have to watch this! I know it has to be
better than the book right? LOL.
Great review! Lately I've been reading a lot of books about greek gods. I think I've already read like two this year. It doesn't sound like that many, but compared to last year it is. I think it's cool the books becoming a movie!
ReplyDeleteThanks! I will have to go see which books you are talking about. Are they on your blog?
DeleteYeah, they are! One is called A Touch of Greek by Tina Folsom and then the other one is called Cupids Granddaughter. The second one is a story on this website Wattpad so it's free. Both are pretty good (:
DeleteIt certainly did not sound like you enjoyed this book very much, but thank you for an honest review.
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