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A review by labunnywtf
Hades by Candice Fox
3.0
The name of this book grabbed me first. I am a bit of a mythology junkie, Hades and Persephone are two of my favorites. Then the cover had my attention. The girl looked young, plus barbed wire and a tiny butterfly. What's going on here?
The plot summary was only mildly interesting, but I like a good cop thriller, so I decided to give it a go. I was pleasantly surprised at how engaging the book is.
Not so much the Frank parts. He's a perfectly acceptable character, of course, but I was far more gripped by Eden. It's all about Eden. I've since seen that she has another book, Eden, and I am crazy interested to read that one.
We didn't really get much on his motivation and back story, though. Yes, little snippets of flashback, and the poor little bird and mouse. But then it became, "Oh, he went to Uganda, and now he's crazy." Like, what?
Also, I have a very good friend named Jason Beck, and was terribly amused that he shares the name of a serial killer.
Frank is not really likable. He's not a terrible character, but he's just not that interesting to me. He gets this weird redemption arc, heart grows three sizes/gets unfrozen/he becomes a real boy, and it all feels very odd and out of place.
I'm hoping the Eden book gives more information about the relationship between her and Eric. I really wanted to see more of that. I loved what we saw of their relationship with Hades. Man, I liked Hades. I want to build junkyard horses and animals. Amazing.
This really is a good book, very engaging. But some of it just isn't as interesting as the rest.
The plot summary was only mildly interesting, but I like a good cop thriller, so I decided to give it a go. I was pleasantly surprised at how engaging the book is.
Not so much the Frank parts. He's a perfectly acceptable character, of course, but I was far more gripped by Eden. It's all about Eden. I've since seen that she has another book, Eden, and I am crazy interested to read that one.
Spoiler
Organ theft is making a real come back in the books and television shows I've been seeing lately. It's weird, really, because the urban legend has been around for so long. But this book handles it really quite brilliantly, a guy who is essentially blackmailing potential clients, but if they say no, it's all good. It's a very nifty twist.We didn't really get much on his motivation and back story, though. Yes, little snippets of flashback, and the poor little bird and mouse. But then it became, "Oh, he went to Uganda, and now he's crazy." Like, what?
Also, I have a very good friend named Jason Beck, and was terribly amused that he shares the name of a serial killer.
Frank is not really likable. He's not a terrible character, but he's just not that interesting to me. He gets this weird redemption arc, heart grows three sizes/gets unfrozen/he becomes a real boy, and it all feels very odd and out of place.
I'm hoping the Eden book gives more information about the relationship between her and Eric. I really wanted to see more of that. I loved what we saw of their relationship with Hades. Man, I liked Hades. I want to build junkyard horses and animals. Amazing.
This really is a good book, very engaging. But some of it just isn't as interesting as the rest.