Tender Cruelty by Katee Robert
This was far from my favorite of the series but also not at the bottom. Still, the series has run out of steam and it’s time to wrap this up so it’s good that this one is second to last. To be honest, when I look back at the series, I am not sure any of the ones that have come after the third book (Helen, Achilles and Patroclus) have had me nearly as invested in the romantic leads as the early novels. This one […]
Tender Cruelty by Katee Robert
When Shattered Gods comes out next year, I’m going to reread the series uninterrupted. Some of the books have been frustrating because the individual romances have been overshadowed by the series long plot, and I think it will all work together better with less time to forget details. Which is to say, I both enjoyed and was frustrated by Tender Cruelty. Zeus and Hera’s enemies to lovers romance has been teased for a few years now. Tender Cruelty feels a little bit short to take Calliope […]
Sweet Obsession by Katee Robert
I have been reading this series since it started, having stumbled on Katee Robert after Sarah MacLean recommended the first novella from her A Touch of Taboo series. As someone that enjoys Greek mythology, I am very much here for the reimagining of Olympus into a modern day city run by the 12. As a result, even when I am less excited about any given pairing or grouping of love interests, the broader world politics and implications are still interesting. Still, the last few novels […]
Sweet Obsession by Katee Robert
Sweet Obsession is fantastic, but can’t be read as a standalone. The romance between Icarus and Poseidon is one of the best of the Dark Olympus series. Sweet Obsession also does two things that needed to happen at this point in the series. One it brings us firmly back into Olympus’s politics in the upper city. Two, by giving us more Hera and Zeus, and finally letting us meet Circe, it sets the hook for the final two books in the series. At the end of Dark […]
Cruel Seduction by Katee Robert
CBR 15 Bingo- Getaway: Not that I mind thinking about South America, but I simply don’t have any book coming up that’s related to it, and I want to black out my bingo board! I supposed Katee Robert’s work is pretty escapist too. Eris must wed Theseus, who made his way into the Thirteen through murder, to keep a closer eye on him. To irk him she takes up with his best friend Pandora; to irk her he takes up with her ex-boyfriend Adonis. But […]
Stone Heart by Katee Robert
Radiant Sin by Katee Robert
Stone Heart – 3 stars Medusa, an assassin working for Athena, is sent to kill Calypso, the inconvenient mistress of a high-profile politician. But Calypso, beautiful and cunning, will do anything to save her life – including seducing Medusa. This book serves as a prequel of sorts to the series, introducing the reader to the world of Olympus and the machinations of the Thirteen. I enjoyed the new perspective that we got on living in the city – unlike in the main books of the […]
