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Piper Goodeve
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Written by:
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Abigail Owen
About this listen
THE GODS LOVE TO PLAY WITH US MERE MORTALS. AND EVERY HUNDRED YEARS, WE LET THEM …
I have never been favored by the gods. Far from it, thanks to Zeus.
Living as a cursed office clerk for the Order of Thieves, I just keep my head down and hope the capricious beings who rule from Olympus won’t notice me. Not an easy feat, given San Francisco is Zeus’ patron city, but I make do. I survive. Until the night I tangle with a different god.
The worst god. Hades.
For the first time ever, the ruthless, mercurial King of the Underworld has entered the Crucible—the deadly contest the gods hold to determine a new ruler to sit on the throne of Olympus. But instead of fighting their own battles, the gods name mortals to compete in their stead.
So why in the Underworld did Hades choose me—a sarcastic nobody with a curse on her shoulders—as his champion? And why does my heart trip every time he says I’m his?
I don’t know if I’m a pawn, bait, or something else entirely to this dangerously tempting god. How can I, when he has more secrets than stars in the sky?
Because Hades is playing by his own rules … and Death will win at any cost.
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- Trikucian
- 2024-12-26
Interesting story
I enjoyed this book and how it got the vibes of the gods down well. However, the chapter organization is very strange. A chapter will end in the middle of a scene, like a TV show episode limited to ten minutes. If this book had its chapters reorganized to the different days, locations, or events, it would make a lot more sense.
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- Bamz
- 2024-10-30
Interesting story with enguaging trials
Overall happy with this read. The story was fun and kept me wanting to keep listening. Nothing out of this world original but great overall. If you are looking for smut you will be fairly disappointed. There is one good scene but that's it.
The ending has a great hook. Looking forward to the next book!
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