Review: Persephone
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 10 28, 2012
Normally I am not a big fan of mythology books, sometimes I do pick one up though. When I was asked to review this book I didn't doubt a second, the blurb sounded interesting and I love the cover!I don't read many mythology books and I actually had to ask someone else to explain the myth about Persephone to me so I knew where the book would be about. Nevertheless I did really enjoy the story. It's a mix between Persephone who is trying to live a normal live at first and then the mythology aspect as she learn who she really is. The story was predictable at times, but it also surprised me. I finished this book in one day, because I just wanted to know what was going to happen next.I really liked Persephone as a main character, she reacted so believable! When she learned she was a goddess she actually freaked out and didn't believe it at first. She reacts very believable throughout the whole story and I really liked her as a character. I also loved the romance with Hades and how we got to know all the characters from the Underworld. I do think that the side characters could've given some more attention as I had difficulties forming a good impression of their characters. There are also some side characters which are worked out really well, like Cassandra, Thetanos and Hades.Because I don't know that much of mythology I had a bit more difficulties getting to know this world than most people who do know a bit about mythology. However this book gives the reader enough explanation to still understand what's going on even without knowledge about mythology. Some myths are even explained short and I liked how the author dealt with this. I would like to know more about the world because I love world building, but I really liked how the author dealt with the world building. We didn't get one big information dump, but learn more about the world gradually as Persephone learns more.To conclude: I really liked this book. The story is interesting and I really liked the characters. The world building is done very well and I am looking forward to seeing what will happen in the next book.see k-booksxo.blogspot.com for more of my reviews.