Review: What a book! Masterfully Written
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 10 16, 2012
Sometimes mythology can be boring and very predictable.  When reading the summary of what the book was about I thought, "Sounds like mythology & that's not a genre I like."  However, this book wasn't what I was expecting.  It wasn't a book that would be considered about mythology.  It was a book that spoke on it, but it was able to look at what humans think mythology is and what it came to be.  Meaning, there are terms used by humans to describe Zeus, Apollo, Athena, Opolla, Hercules, etc. There were even some discrepancies that got confused with superheros that were mentioned in this great tale.  However it touched on this and spoke more of present day gods and goddesses. However, this is a depiction of someone's life who has no idea about whether any of it was true or not or what lines of separation there are for those with supernatural powers that exist in ever increasing amounts in some "beings" lives.This is a story of having a life, then it being lost.  Not having memories or understanding of how you even got to the point you are at in this moment.  It didn't matter whether Skye believed in gods or goddesses.  She was about to have her life forever changed.  She was very "lucky" or so it seemed that she was rescued by Aiden, the stranger who seemed to be cautious of her.  She is a stranger in a foreign land... she knows nothing about her surroundings & is very fortunate to be alive & have had Aiden save her.So, what is all the secrecy about when Skye is being nursed back to health?  Why all the scrutiny?  Why does the subject change when she enters the room?  Is it just coincidence?  The characters in this book are definitely that of superhero & god & goddess type.  However, they don't see the history of their lineage the way humans do.  They don't fight what they know but they will fight for what they know is right... to save others for the good of all mankind.  But it hadn't always been that way.This story makes you wonder whether the history of God & Goddesses is true or a wonderful tale made up by Kris Koshiol.  The book is that good.  It is like reading a mythology book that has loads of suspense & romance & the GI Jane theme as well!  It can't really be described as I have never read any of it's kind.  It's simple yet intriguing.  It lets you go into the worlds of gods & goddesses knowingly.  But you may think you know who is one, & who isn't.  You will be surprised.  The ones who are known to be of the Panthenite lineage may possibly not be.  They may be human or even something else... something more evil.However, the balance of good & evil is one that usually always ends with good prevailing.  Here it is more realistic.  Although this is a book, you can never tell when fantasy crosses over into reality.  It is a very well researched and written book.  You feel like you live in the world that this author creates.  It is very real for the short time you read this book.  Once I opened Flame Moon, I never closed it... until it was done.