Publisher: Andrew Rylands
An exiled immortal.
A stolen lover.
A mystical world on the brink of war.
Apollo was once a powerful deity. Now, he lives among the ruins of Delphi, trapped in a feline body with his memories magically repressed.
When his lover Olympia is kidnapped, Apollo is forced to break his life of blissful seclusion and take a perilous journey to Athens, where cat life is cheap and enemies with old grudges conspire to destroy him and his kind.
Plunged into the brewing conflict between the city’s feline tribes, he finds himself on a collision course with two immortal-led gangs and another deity seeking a mysterious artefact that could restore the gods’ ancient power. Or destroy it completely.
Can Apollo reclaim his almighty glory and save Olympia? Or will he ignite a conflict that risks bringing down the whole of Olympus?
Firstly thank you to Love Books Tours and Andrew Rylands for having me on this tour and sending me the book.
When I first read the blurb for this book I wasn't sure about the Greek gods being cats( being more of a dog person probably didn't help) and how that would really work but I very quickly got rid of that unease about it once I started reading it.
It's actually a really clever concept, I've enjoyed reading all the little quirks that cats have played out by gods, it was fun to see the gods not always knowing who they were/not remembering that they are in fact, gods. I do enjoy reading Greek mythology (I've had a fair few retellings on my reading pile over the last few years) so I loved all the wider mythology than just the gods that were thrown in and the gang rivalry between the gods and titans was a fun addition. The descriptions of the setting are really well done, Despite not having been to Greece I can clearly picture the scenes he's describing which is always good when the setting plays a major role in the book.
I haven't quite finished the book(I'm very close to the end) but I am enjoying reading and I'm very glad I stepped into the world Andrew created after being unsure of the whole concept, to begin with, in fact, I've actually already got book two lined up for when I do finish.
If you like your mythology retellings with that added hint of weirdness, you'll enjoy this.
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