Review: Not the Usual Story
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 01 16, 2014
I received this book from storycartel.com. This book follows the trials and tribulations of Persephone (nicknamed "Seffie" by her nemesis Artemis) first on Mount Olympus. The Gods have a war and Demeter, Persephone's mother, sends her to Earth. She is supposed to restore life to the plague-ridden planet. Hades is not collecting souls as he should be. This is because of a mistake Persephone makes earlier. She is now responsible for getting him to do this again. While Persephone is on Earth she falls in love with a young man and then is almost raped by his father, who she turns into a tree. In order to save humanity, Persephone agrees to go to Hell with Hades. The rest of the story is about her making a peaceful place in Hell. There is no mention of Demeter demanding her back for six months of the year. I really enjoyed this book.