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cherie_amor's review
4.0
Won as part of the 2013 Holiday Party in the Erotic Enchants Group
3.5 Stars
After an Ancient Power wipes out an entire civilization along with the woman he loves; Salicyar, God of Fertility, in his anguish demands that The Fates bring his love back. They agree but there is a price. He must provide a sacrifice. The soul of an innocent woman. If he fails to comply, The Fates will destroy the universe.....Fucked up, ain't it!? Yeah I thought so. Of course, the situation HAS to get more difficult. You pretty much guess what he ends up doing, falling in love with the intended sacrifice, Ismini.
I am a huge fan of mythology and ancient legends. If an author can mix those with a nice dose of eroticism and suspense, BOOM! I'm there! Blanco does a beautiful job of world building, very imaginative. The characters were all strong and spirited individuals. I don't think there was one that I didnt like. Although some did have some serious stupid moments that had me wanting to either shake em or stand at the Bay Bridge and do a lovely nose dive off it myself *Looking at y'all Ismini and Eve* There didn't seem to be a lot of difference between the humans and the gods except the gods had immortality and powers. They all struggled with their duties, obligations and their inner nature. It was refreshing to see that the gods had dilemmas with fate and destiny.
The minute I opened the book up to the glossary of terms and names, I was worried and apprehensive. There were A LOT!! And they looked difficult to pronounce. I thought I was going to spend thec entire book flipping back and forth for references. It wasn't too bad though, although I did get confused with a couple of the names. There were a couple of plot holes and left me with questions that'll hopefully be answered in the next book.
3.5 Stars
After an Ancient Power wipes out an entire civilization along with the woman he loves; Salicyar, God of Fertility, in his anguish demands that The Fates bring his love back. They agree but there is a price. He must provide a sacrifice. The soul of an innocent woman. If he fails to comply, The Fates will destroy the universe.....Fucked up, ain't it!? Yeah I thought so. Of course, the situation HAS to get more difficult. You pretty much guess what he ends up doing, falling in love with the intended sacrifice, Ismini.
I am a huge fan of mythology and ancient legends. If an author can mix those with a nice dose of eroticism and suspense, BOOM! I'm there! Blanco does a beautiful job of world building, very imaginative. The characters were all strong and spirited individuals. I don't think there was one that I didnt like. Although some did have some serious stupid moments that had me wanting to either shake em or stand at the Bay Bridge and do a lovely nose dive off it myself *Looking at y'all Ismini and Eve* There didn't seem to be a lot of difference between the humans and the gods except the gods had immortality and powers. They all struggled with their duties, obligations and their inner nature. It was refreshing to see that the gods had dilemmas with fate and destiny.
The minute I opened the book up to the glossary of terms and names, I was worried and apprehensive. There were A LOT!! And they looked difficult to pronounce. I thought I was going to spend thec entire book flipping back and forth for references. It wasn't too bad though, although I did get confused with a couple of the names. There were a couple of plot holes and left me with questions that'll hopefully be answered in the next book.
eloiseinparis's review
2.0
This is the first book in a new series that suffers from a classic case of way to much going on. For example our hero is both a alien and a God.
And while these God’s have ruled over humanity, they are from a pantheon invented by the author. In addition to the new pantheon, there are several invented terms, which means a lot of glossary checking for the reader. The heroine had been forewarned as a child that she is the reincarnation of this alien/god’s lost love so Ismini doesn’t completely freak out. That is fine, but why one of her best friends gets dragged along with her to the spaceship/alternative realm is beyond me.
So much information is thrown at us, but most of it doesn’t help with moving the story along or character development. Some nimor things dealing with this story are told in detail, while important things are glossed over. The brief telling of what happened to Dyletri’s lost love was silly, the man was way over 2 million years old when he met the woman. While it was clear how she could be so affected by him, why this woman left such an impression on him was left out. The sex scene’s were sort of hot. I wish Dyletri’s verbal seduction of Ismini had been more eloquent. His constant use of word’s like “babe” made him seem more like a frat boy instead of an ancient god of fertility.
I will not be continuing on with this series, and I doubt I will be reading anything else from this author.
And while these God’s have ruled over humanity, they are from a pantheon invented by the author. In addition to the new pantheon, there are several invented terms, which means a lot of glossary checking for the reader. The heroine had been forewarned as a child that she is the reincarnation of this alien/god’s lost love so Ismini doesn’t completely freak out. That is fine, but why one of her best friends gets dragged along with her to the spaceship/alternative realm is beyond me.
So much information is thrown at us, but most of it doesn’t help with moving the story along or character development. Some nimor things dealing with this story are told in detail, while important things are glossed over. The brief telling of what happened to Dyletri’s lost love was silly, the man was way over 2 million years old when he met the woman. While it was clear how she could be so affected by him, why this woman left such an impression on him was left out. The sex scene’s were sort of hot. I wish Dyletri’s verbal seduction of Ismini had been more eloquent. His constant use of word’s like “babe” made him seem more like a frat boy instead of an ancient god of fertility.
I will not be continuing on with this series, and I doubt I will be reading anything else from this author.