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A review by riniya
Blood of Hercules by Jasmine Mas
adventurous
dark
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
I ABSOLUTELY DEVOURED THIS BOOK IN A DAY.
IT HOOKED ME FROM THE VERY FIRST LINE AND DIDN'T LET ME GO TILL THE CLIFFHANGER. EVEN AFTER FINISHING THE BOOK, I AM STILL THINKING ABOUT IT AND I AM DESPERATE FOR BOOK TWO TO BE RELEASED SO I CAN RETURN TO THIS WORLD.
THE BOOK PROBABLY DOESN'T DESERVE A 5 STAR RATING JUST BECAUSE THE PLOT COULD HAVE USED SOME EXTRA TIME AND DEVELOPMENT, BUT THE CHARACTERS, THE HUMOR, AND THE WORLD WAS TOP TIER. THE ENDING AND THE CLIFFHANGER ITSELF WOULD HAVE SAVED THE BOOK, EVEN IF IT DIDN'T HAVE EVERYTHING ELSE GOING FOR IT.
I FELL IN LOVE WITH THE CHARACTERS FIRST AND FOREMOST. I LOVE ALEXIS AND HER DRIVE TO PROTECT THOSE THAT SHE CARES ABOUT.
AFTER BEING RIPPED AWAY FROM ONE OF THE ONLY PEOPLE IN HER LIFE TO TAKE PART IN A SADISTIC WAR ACADEMY, SHE STRIVES TO DO HER BEST SO SHE CAN GET BACK TO HER BROTHER, CHARLIE. HER TIME ISN'T WITHOUT STRUGGLES AS SHE IS BULLIED AND HARRASSED FOR JUST EXISTING, BUT SHE ALWAYS SEEMS TO COME OUT ON TOP.
SHE HAS ATTRACTED THE ATTENTION OF FOUR OF THE MOST DEALY MEN IN THE WORLD, AND SHE WANTS THEM TO LEAVE HER ALONE. I LOVE THAT SHE IS PROTRAYED AS ASEXUAL, THOUGH I THINK THE COMING BOOKS WILL BE HAVING THAT SLOWLY CHANGE AS HER RELATIONSHIP WITH THE MEN DEVELOPS. ALEXIS GIVES OFF NEURODIVERGENT VIBES AS WELL, WHICH WAS NICE TO SEE PROTRAYED, EVEN IF ITS NOT CONFIRMED.
THE BROODY AND VILLAINOUS MEN WERE MY FAVORITE PART OF THE BOOK, EVEN AS THEY BULLIED AND HARASSED ALEXIS. THEY HAVE THEIR OWN PLOTS WORKING IN THE BACKGROUND AND WATCHING EVERYTHING COME TO FRUITION HAD ME ON THE EDGE OF MY SEAT!
BOOK TWO IS PREPARED TO HAVE THINGS GO OFF THE DEEP END AS WE ENTER DEADLY TRIALS AND COMBAT.
IT HOOKED ME FROM THE VERY FIRST LINE AND DIDN'T LET ME GO TILL THE CLIFFHANGER. EVEN AFTER FINISHING THE BOOK, I AM STILL THINKING ABOUT IT AND I AM DESPERATE FOR BOOK TWO TO BE RELEASED SO I CAN RETURN TO THIS WORLD.
THE BOOK PROBABLY DOESN'T DESERVE A 5 STAR RATING JUST BECAUSE THE PLOT COULD HAVE USED SOME EXTRA TIME AND DEVELOPMENT, BUT THE CHARACTERS, THE HUMOR, AND THE WORLD WAS TOP TIER. THE ENDING AND THE CLIFFHANGER ITSELF WOULD HAVE SAVED THE BOOK, EVEN IF IT DIDN'T HAVE EVERYTHING ELSE GOING FOR IT.
I FELL IN LOVE WITH THE CHARACTERS FIRST AND FOREMOST. I LOVE ALEXIS AND HER DRIVE TO PROTECT THOSE THAT SHE CARES ABOUT.
AFTER BEING RIPPED AWAY FROM ONE OF THE ONLY PEOPLE IN HER LIFE TO TAKE PART IN A SADISTIC WAR ACADEMY, SHE STRIVES TO DO HER BEST SO SHE CAN GET BACK TO HER BROTHER, CHARLIE. HER TIME ISN'T WITHOUT STRUGGLES AS SHE IS BULLIED AND HARRASSED FOR JUST EXISTING, BUT SHE ALWAYS SEEMS TO COME OUT ON TOP.
SHE HAS ATTRACTED THE ATTENTION OF FOUR OF THE MOST DEALY MEN IN THE WORLD, AND SHE WANTS THEM TO LEAVE HER ALONE. I LOVE THAT SHE IS PROTRAYED AS ASEXUAL, THOUGH I THINK THE COMING BOOKS WILL BE HAVING THAT SLOWLY CHANGE AS HER RELATIONSHIP WITH THE MEN DEVELOPS. ALEXIS GIVES OFF NEURODIVERGENT VIBES AS WELL, WHICH WAS NICE TO SEE PROTRAYED, EVEN IF ITS NOT CONFIRMED.
THE BROODY AND VILLAINOUS MEN WERE MY FAVORITE PART OF THE BOOK, EVEN AS THEY BULLIED AND HARASSED ALEXIS. THEY HAVE THEIR OWN PLOTS WORKING IN THE BACKGROUND AND WATCHING EVERYTHING COME TO FRUITION HAD ME ON THE EDGE OF MY SEAT!
BOOK TWO IS PREPARED TO HAVE THINGS GO OFF THE DEEP END AS WE ENTER DEADLY TRIALS AND COMBAT.