![]() ![]() Yes, this book has the standard YA elements of a special destiny, but what differentiates it from other YA books of its ilk is that the main character is fanstastically built, the mythology is wonderfully wrought (and the Greek gods and goddesses well represented), the romance is light, the emotions there, but believable. ![]() She is in pain, suffering from the murder of her beloved sister, Zephyr. She is depressed, but fuck, wouldn't you be, too, if you were sentenced to hard labor in Tartarus after seeing your sister's corpse flayed open like a wild animal? But she is intelligent, she is rational, she can use her brains. The main character is flawed, she is hurt, she is vulnerable. I expected a stupid, brainless girl, the sort who spends her days watching TLC's Hoarders or Toddlers and Tiaras. I mean, come on "She’d rather watch reality TV than learn forty-seven ways to kill a man?" SERIOUSLY? After reading that line, my expectations for the book just dropped. ![]() It has the misfortune of having one of the worst summary opening lines I have ever read. But the shadows want to make me happy, and I deserve a little happiness.This book is fantastic. I remember what my sister said long ago: You must control the darkness. It asks me to release it, as loud as a roar and as quiet as a whisper. ![]()
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