When shy, awkward Helen Hamilton meets Lucas Delos for the first time, she thinks two things: the first, that he is the most ridiculously beautiful boy she has seen in her life; the second, that she wants to kill him with her bare hands.
An ancient curse means Lucas and Helen are destined to loathe one another. But sometimes love is stronger than hate, and not even the gods themselves can prevent what will happen next...
Pro's/Con's:
I have read some very negative reviews about this book before I even touched it but after reading this I just can't stop asking the ones who wrote those: what do you mean?!
Because I absolutely loved this book, it is just amazing!
The concept is awesome. I love the Greek mythology and this book uses it in a very interesting way. It not only uses gods and demigods but also the Trojan war and Atlantis. It has so many interesting points and every page that I turned I found out something new and interesting and that just made me totally fall in love with this book.
The plot is also a very nice and interesting point in this book. The whole idea of Helen wanting to kill Lucas from the moment she saw him is really interesting and I think that it is a very original start for their relationship and the relationship between all the other characters (especially the one between the rest of the Delos family and Helen). A truly amazing plot that sometimes was a bit obvious (but without it being annoying) but also with a lot of surprises. I just totally loved the plot!
And the characters, I loved the characters. They were funny, strong, smart, angry, scared, hurt and so much more and I believed in all of them! Angelini just has a way of writing it all down that makes you believe it instantly. It made me so happy to see such characters and I loved so many of them. The whole Delos family, Helen and her dad and of course Matt and Gig/Claire. They felt real to me and I can't wait to meet them all in book 2.
Recommend it?
Yes, I recommend this book to you! It's amazing! Angelini has written it down so great that you just want to read more and more and more and more and then suddenly you have finished the book! The plot, myth and characters are all worked out in such an amazing way you will love it.
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