Loved this so much. Not your normal leads.

Now I must go and purchase the rest of the series before it goes out of print. ( )

Everybody, please, meet Hades, a God, a good man and a gentle soul, who is heartbroken over his wife serving him divorce papers, and who picks up unfortunate abused strays whether they are dogs or boys.



Great comfort read.

3.5 stars, rounding up for the love of puppies :D ( )

Loved this so much. Not your normal leads.

Now I must go and purchase the rest of the series before it goes out of print. ( )

Very nice read but would have appreciated some warning for past sexual abuse. Huge trigger for me so stars are deducted because of that. ( )

The idea behind this series is a look at what the old Greek gods would do if they were real, still around today, and forced to evolve with the times. At one point early on Hestia says to Hades that “Modern gods don’t simply sit about and eat ambrosia. That would be disgraceful.” – and that pretty much sums up the premise of the series as well as the tone. I loved the idea of gods having to do what humans have been struggling with ever since we stepped down from the trees. Finding your own way in life is not easy, and if this first book is any indication, this series will not just be very cleverly designed but highly entertaining. Hades’s story fascinated me since I wanted to find out what he would decide, how he would deal with modern life, but it also made me laugh because much of what he goes through is so true and so “human” – and that makes it really funny.

Hades has a tough lesson to learn in this first installment, and from the moment he begins his journey into thinking for himself rather than accepting the role he was given, he discovers a side to himself he was never aware of. For a Lord of the Dead, finding out he may have feelings is a revelation. Figuring out a job is easy for him, and seeing him becoming a badass PI is pretty funny. He has a way to “speak to the dead” that gives him an advantage, and his problem-solving skills are excellent, so he’s pretty good at solving cases. It’s the more human side of things he struggles with, but Ti is there to guide him, even though neither of them realize that it’s happening. I did though, and I loved watching them.

Ti, short for Tiberius, has fallen on hard times, pretty much due to making some stupid decisions and a few idiotic mistakes. He ends up an alcoholic and homeless, and that’s when his life becomes endangered without him even realizing it. Hades figures it out and rescues him, and Ti cannot believe his luck. But then Hades tells him the truth of who he is, and Ti thinks he’s crazy – at least until Hades shows him a few things. That’s when Ti begins a journey to a different world view and becoming more mature. His emotional involvement may sneak up on him, but when he gets the message, he will do anything to protect Hades.

If you like stories with a great supernatural component, if you want to see not just an old Greek god deal with modern life, but watch him fall in love, and if you’re looking for a story that is as fantastical as it is funny and romantic, then you will probably like this novel as much as I did. I loved the characters, the way they deal with their relationship (once they notice they have one!), and the whole setup. I am so glad this is a series and I have more books to read!


NOTE: This book was provided by Amber Allure for the purpose of a review on Rainbow Book Reviews. ( )