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A review by ambert
The Six Olympians by Maria Alarcon
adventurous
lighthearted
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
1.5
This book is frustrating in many ways. The concept is really interesting: Humans who discover that they are gods and must defeat the titans to gain their rightful place. The execution is sloppy, with grammar mistakes, little to no descriptions of the characters or surroundings. I didn't realize they were orphans until chapter 8. Didn't realize they were in London until chapter 9.
There is also a weird phenomenon where the characters seem to have knowledge of mythological beasts and figures but have no clue about the gods. They know about chimeras, hydras, Circe, etc. but they don't know which gods are children of Kronos? They didn't know that Aphrodite was created from Uranus?
The names of the characters are also frustrating. Every character has a name (first or last) beginning with an H. Every. Single. One. Hailey, Hallie, Harry, Hail, Huxley, Hayes, Henley.
The book changes perspectives every chapter, but maintains 1st person POV, making it difficult to remember who is narrating. if the book didn't have the character narrating the chapter at the top of the page, I would lose track.
I really wanted to like this book. I saw it in a TikTok and it sounded so interesting. the cover art is beautiful and looks professional. The concept, while not groundbreaking, sounded interesting and fun.
I think there could be something here, but it needs some edits and rewrites. Increased descriptions on people and places, improved dialogue that doesn't use 'say' and 'said' as much, and a more developed story and characters.
The names of the characters are also frustrating. Every character has a name (first or last) beginning with an H. Every. Single. One. Hailey, Hallie, Harry, Hail, Huxley, Hayes, Henley.
The book changes perspectives every chapter, but maintains 1st person POV, making it difficult to remember who is narrating. if the book didn't have the character narrating the chapter at the top of the page, I would lose track.
I really wanted to like this book. I saw it in a TikTok and it sounded so interesting. the cover art is beautiful and looks professional. The concept, while not groundbreaking, sounded interesting and fun.
I think there could be something here, but it needs some edits and rewrites. Increased descriptions on people and places, improved dialogue that doesn't use 'say' and 'said' as much, and a more developed story and characters.