Review: God of Love or God of Stupidity?
Rating: 2 out of 5
Date: 05 22, 2013
I received this ARC from Entangled Publishing via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. This book included Eros, the Greek god of love. That's about all it had going for it. Romances involving Greek mythological characters and humans have been done by other authors and suffice it to say, this book offered nothing unique. TDD may be a "Goodread" to readers who don't mind illogical plots. Unfortunately, the logical side of my brain would not turn off as I read this farfetched romance.Let's just jump to what I didn't like. First, this was way too short. I had a feeling the book wouldn't be that great once I checked the length. With the length in mind, I prepared myself for the dreaded insta-love cliche. I HATE insta-love. Ahem, moving on. The crux of the plot centers on Eros (Ross) and Annie in modern-day times. Ross has finally recovered from a previous relationship and randomly meets Annie at a bar. While talking, Ross tells Annie to chat/flirt with a rando in a bar (Harry) knowing full well that Harry was interested in someone else. Needless to say, Harry harshly snubs Annie leaving her upset at Eros for even suggesting it.So let me get this right, the God of freaking love knowingly tells someone to flirt with someone else even though he knows the results will be disastrous? Color me stupid, but isn't he supposed to be like...an expert at matchmaking? I won't spoil the rest of the plot but Ross/Eros keeps attempting to play matchmaker with Annie and Harry when both of them want OTHER PEOPLE. Eros came off as an immature, befuddled, idiot. In short, this was a sad attempt at writing a romance, more specifically a disservice to Greek mythology. Don't waste your time, money, or energy reading this book.