anindistinctaccountant's review
emotional
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
hayley_cummings's review
4.0
Wow, can I just say, Pyg is iconic…
Anyway, I enjoyed this book a lot. Not as much as the first 5 but it was still an enjoyable re-read. Aphrodite isn’t my favorite pov, as I’ve said before, but I still appreciate her and her drama. The plot was fast-paced even though this is one of the longer books and I enjoyed that. Also, always love some Aphrodite and Ares Drama™. Overall, I’m enjoying rereading his series and this one was a fun one :)
Anyway, I enjoyed this book a lot. Not as much as the first 5 but it was still an enjoyable re-read. Aphrodite isn’t my favorite pov, as I’ve said before, but I still appreciate her and her drama. The plot was fast-paced even though this is one of the longer books and I enjoyed that. Also, always love some Aphrodite and Ares Drama™. Overall, I’m enjoying rereading his series and this one was a fun one :)
namjooningihope5's review
4.0
I really love these books! I'm reading them out of order due to loaning them from the library, but if you know basic Greek and Roman mythology you'll be fine doing that!
This book in particular was really cool because we had Greek goddesses and Egyptian goddess. I LOVE books that intertwine more than one region of gods and goddesses. Makes things more interesting, lol!
I do wish Aphrodite got more credit in books though. She always gets the ditsy and airhead title and she's WAY more than that. At least in this book the authors "redeemed" her at the end but I do wish it was not an issue to begin with. There's nothing wrong with liking "feminine" things. It doesn't make you automatically an airhead or whatever negative connotations society loves to place on anything girls and women like. Ex: pop music, boy bands, sweet drinks, bright colors, pleasant scents.
Again this is a watered down version of the myths so kids and tweens will adore and for that I can't get upset about there not being more hard hitting lessons that some find too political or socially aware, because the cartoon versions of myths got me started on my love for mythology as a kid. So any retelling is like an intro for you if you don't know much about that and because of that I hope this series continues to do that for other kids.
If you a 20 something like me, it's just fun to read! :)
This book in particular was really cool because we had Greek goddesses and Egyptian goddess. I LOVE books that intertwine more than one region of gods and goddesses. Makes things more interesting, lol!
I do wish Aphrodite got more credit in books though. She always gets the ditsy and airhead title and she's WAY more than that. At least in this book the authors "redeemed" her at the end but I do wish it was not an issue to begin with. There's nothing wrong with liking "feminine" things. It doesn't make you automatically an airhead or whatever negative connotations society loves to place on anything girls and women like. Ex: pop music, boy bands, sweet drinks, bright colors, pleasant scents.
Again this is a watered down version of the myths so kids and tweens will adore and for that I can't get upset about there not being more hard hitting lessons that some find too political or socially aware, because the cartoon versions of myths got me started on my love for mythology as a kid. So any retelling is like an intro for you if you don't know much about that and because of that I hope this series continues to do that for other kids.
If you a 20 something like me, it's just fun to read! :)
bitterseason's review
lighthearted
relaxing
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
natia_nfg's review
4.0
IT was pretty good actually. I like Aphrodite as a character. She is definitely a diva, even though she didn't think so. I also like her relationship with Isis. They may not have wanted to be friends, but they ended up being friends. i think that the guy, Pygmalion(Pyg for short)is really picky on what type of girl he wanted. My least favorite character is Hathor. At first, Aphrodite's friends, Athena, Artemis, and Persephone, thought that they could be friends with Isis' friends, Hathor, Bastet, and Ma'at. But, when they found out about Aphrodite's challenge and that Isis was her competition , Hathor gave them the letter way too late... ON PURPOSE!! This made me very angry. I can't believe that Ares likes Aphrodite!!! According to Aphrodite, he is the cutest guy in MOA( Mount Olympus Academy). I can't wait to read the rest of the series. I bet it will be good.
thebookishgoddess's review
5.0
This was so good because I so love Aphrodite's character in this series? ALSO, HERA IS WELL-PORTRAYED HERE THANK THE GODS YES. THIS SERIES IS THE SHIT GUYS.
ladyofways's review against another edition
2.0
Eh, I'm a glutton for punishment and read another one (this one had Isis on the cover!). I was actually a bit more impressed by how they interpreted the myths in this one? It was awfully long though for the concept and had word extraneous details that didn't matter, like everyone being suspicious of Hathor (in case she turned into Sekhmet?).