Review: Love this take on Hades and Persephone!
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 06 14, 2013
This is another series where I am incredibly thankful for the day I decided to join the blogging community. I never ever would have picked this series up were it not for blogging. It is such a hidden gem and I just want to make every mythology loving person pick up this series and start reading it as soon as possible. Kaitlin Bevis has taken mythology and thrown it on its head and created a world you cannot help but get lost in.Persephone has really grown into an incredible heroine and a force to be reckoned with. I love her strength and determination and that she will always do what needs to be done. I also love that she is stronger than she knows. She isn't egotistical and power hungry, but she has power and will use it when she has to. I always love and appreciate a character like Persephone.Then there is Hades, who I am absolutely in love with. I have said it in previous reviews for this series, but I never though I would love Hades the way I do. Kaitlin took a character that was always the villain and always feared and turned him into one of my favorite heroes. I love his devotion to Persephone and I love that he is willing to do anything for her. I also love that Kaitlin took Zeus, who is traditionally the good guy, and made him a truly evil and sadistic villain.Another character who I began to love in this one was Aphrodite. We get to see from her perspective and I liked getting inside her head. She is very interesting and provides the reader with what it is like to be inside the head of a more typical goddess.What I really liked about The Iron Queen is that it took me by surprise. There was a twist that I just didn't figure out. Looking back on it I can see all the signs, but it really just smacked me in the face and I absolutely loved it.This is a series that has really taken me by surprise. It is the perfect read for fans of mythology. Persephone and Hades will work their way under your skin and their story will keep you addicted from beginning to end.