Review: Fantastic journey
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 08 6, 2013
Here's a book that challenged me. It's based on Egyptian mythology and yet chock full of paranormal ideas as well . Werewolves, vampires, angels, demons and even voodoo priestesses populate this imaginative tale. It's the story of Syn a former Egyptian goddess who previously unleashed her badass self on the world and now seeks redemption by acting as a guardian . She's a complicated woman lacking in emotions and yet struggling to survive in a modern world. Sent to protect the' Key' , which essentially is probably the end of humanity she travels to New Orleans and there meets Remy who is much more than he seems. Beseiged on all sides by forces of evil and realising that a traitor lurks close by Syn and Remy begin a journey together that is fraught with danger and could result in hell on earth!I was really intrigued by this book but found it a little hard to identify with the heroine initially. There is a lot of information and numerous factions fighting within this story. As I am fairly new to Egyptian mythology I found myself taking it slowly but quickly caught on.i adore the popular culture references made by the author as it brings a delightful touch of humour to the tale and made Syn much more human. Ms. Whiteside introduces a character that's a mimic and that's not something this reader has encountered in books before and I really look forward to seeing just where the author will take this.To quote the author when I read this it 'became a journey of so much more' and I ended up loving these characters and will be reading the next book in this series 'Blood Born' when it comes out.It's a little shorter than I would like so I award this 4 and a half