WARNING: SPOILER ALERT: IF YOU HAVE NOT GOTTEN THIS FAR IN THE GODDESS WAR TRILOGY, STOP NOW. DO NOT READ. THIS IS BOOK 2. CHECK OUT ANTIGODDESS FOR THE REVIEW OF BOOK 1!
Cassandra Weaver is a weapon of fate. The girl who kills gods. But all she wants is for the god she loved and lost to return to life. If she can't have that, then the other gods will burn, starting with his murderer, Aphrodite.
The alliance between Cassandra and Athena is fragile. Cassandra suspects Athena lacks the will to truly kill her own family. And Athena fears that Cassandra's hate will get them all killed.
The war takes them across the globe, searching for lost gods, old enemies, and Achilles, the greatest warrior the world has ever seen. As the struggle escalates, Athena and Cassandra must find a way to work together. Because if they can't, fates far worse than death await."
Review:
Another gut-wrenching ending! I didn't cry this time, though thank goodness. So we had our worlds rocked at the end of the last book, with Cassandra killing Hera (not really), and Aphrodite killing Aidan (really really, he big dead). And with all that, now Athena has a war to wage. Along the way, we also get some new allies and some new enemies.
Firstly, I have a love/hate relationship with Cassie. With Aidan, the love of her life dead, she's lost a bit of her humanity and the power within her has become harder and harder to control. A part of me really enjoys her hunger for god's blood, and her hunger for the fight, but she has lost any joy she had previously. I get it, your dealing with grief, BUT SO IS EVERYONE ELSE. Maybe the power is part of the problem, but she has absolutely no empathy and it makes it that much harder to identify with her as a character. But I liked that about her? I don't know. I digress…
And then dear old Odysseus. My guy is pining for a goddess who loves him but won't give in to her feelings. And just when she's about to maybe give in to him, his ex, Calypso shows up. And the whole goddamn book he says to Athena, to be present in the moment, especially with war on the horizon. But she never does. This made the ending not all that surprising but no less devastating.
Finally my biggest frustration, Athena. GODDESS OF WAR. AND BATTLE. STRATEGY. Athena goes into a battle with NO STRATEGY???? She went into the final battle being like, "A plan? nah we don't need one, we'll definitely win." WHAT??? ARE YOU INSANE??? The minute it was said out loud I knew it was going to backfire so hard on them. I could not be more angry at her about it, it is literally in your job description to come up with a battle strategy. AND ODYSSEUS TRIED TO TELL YOU TOO!! Ugh.
Look, I went off and ranted a bit, but it all came from a place of caring, because I have really grown attached to all of them. Not so much the newer allies yet, but Hermes, Henry, Andie, Ody, Athena, and Cassie, I really want shit to work out for them. The book ended on a cliffhanger, with many unresolved points and I eagerly await the final installment of this trilogy.
Let me know your own thoughts and feels down below in the comments!!
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