if you can say there are demigods, equality isn't that far of a stretch. I know the book took place in 1993 and it could be argued misogyny is realistic for that time, to which I say. I felt like I was being slapped in the face with the continuous not-like-other-girls misogynistic crap on every page. Next, this book reads like it was written in the early YA days and, in this instance, that is not a compliment. I hate the idea of how triggering this could be for some people, specifically young teenagers. There was absolutely no reason to not have a warning for this, especially in a YA novel. Beyond my own personal opinions on the book, like hating every single character, I had several major issues with it.įirst (and most importantly), put trigger warnings in your fucking book, especially if it includes parental incest/assault (as a recurring theme). With that being said, had I not been reading this as an ARC, I would have dnf'd fairly quickly - a decision that was reinforced the further I got into the book.

This review is going to be rather brief because I have nothing positive to say about this book and none of us need an essay of me ranting. TW: death of a loved one, gun violence, incest (from a parent), pedophilia, rape, sexual assault, sexual content, suicide/suicide attempt. With the Fates manipulating them both like pieces on a chessboard, Daphne and Ajax must find a way to break the cycle of destruction set in motion by their ancestors before the walls of Troy, or risk becoming yet another pair of star-crossed lovers doomed to repeat the same fatal mistakes.ĪRC provided via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. That’s because the artist is Ajax Delos, Son of Apollo, Scion of the House of Thebes, and Daphne’s mortal enemy. A series of murals painted all over town mysteriously pull at her in ways she can't understand. Fate has brought Daphne, daughter of Zeus, and Heir to the House of Atreus to where the descendants of the Greek gods can shed blood over her once again.īut New York holds a surprise for Daphne and her cursed face-the same one that once launched a thousand ships.

It wasn’t Daphne’s choice to move into the heart of a struggle that has been secretly waging for thirty-three hundred years, but not much in her life has been up to her. A prequel to the bestselling Starcrossed series.

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