Review: A great romance/PNR, especially if you love mythology
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 07 4, 2014
I'm not sure why I decided to download a sample of this book, but I'm really glad I did. I was hooked right away. Talk about a pleasant surprise! I used to read Greek mythology for fun when I was a kid, so this book was like catnip. I don't want to give away the plot, but the book imagines that the old Greek/Roman gods are living on earth these days pretending for the most part to be ordinary mortals. Theo, the heroine, is a classics scholar and Latin teacher who goes back to university to work on a doctorate and gets tangled up in the affairs of ancient gods living as college professors. The book was unabashedly geeky, centering around the university and the faculty, and the hero, Grant, was a total beta - it was a refreshing change from all the MMA fighters, motorcycle gang members, billionaires and rock star heroes currently dominating the romance scene.Even if you don't know anything about Greek mythology, I think you'd enjoy this book, and it might inspire you to read up on it a bit. I did have a few niggles with the plot. In general, Theo is depicted as being pretty strong and smart, however, at a few points in the book, she acts a bit TSTL and out of character in not picking up on certain clues - she's supposed to be an expert in Greek and Roman history and mythology, yet she misses a few obvious things and that annoyed me a bit. If it wasn't for that, I would have rated it five stars, but I enjoyed it a lot and I'm looking forward to more from this author.