Author: Kamery Solomon
Publisher: Starlight Run Productions
Publication Date: February 2013
Genre: Contemporary Romance / New Adult / Urban Fantasy
Buy The Book: Amazon | BN
Description: Sometimes, even the gods can't change their fate...
Vegas is not where Karly had imagined herself to be at this point in her life. She was supposed to be living in California, soaking up the sun and enjoying the life of an artist. Instead, she's just moving out of her parent's house and going to a school that could loosely be called her second choice. When she meets Zeus Drakos, owner of the new hit casino and resort in town, he seems just like every other jerk guy out there. How was she supposed to know who he really was?
My Thoughts: Decent story that took me ages to finally get around to, but I’m glad I did. As a fan of Greek mythology, I enjoyed this alternate take on the lives and activities of Zeus and his fellow gods and goddesses. This is the first book of the series and focuses on Zeus and his punishment for divorcing Hera. He’s stripped of his powers by the Fates and sent to live on Earth for nine years, to Las Vegas of all places. There he will remain until a mortal woman falls in love with him and he falls in love with her. Should be a piece of cake, right? I mean, he is Zeus, after all, and his prowess with the mortal ladies and his legions of offspring are well known to those who have read any Greek mythology.
It's not going to be as easy as Zeus assumes. Firstly, the woman he has his sights on thinks he’s a grade A pig and makes no bones about it when she meets him the first time at his Vegas resort, Tartarus (insert eye roll here, I know, but it really works). Secondly, his father Kronos manages to break out of his prison and is determined to destroy Mount Olympus this time and keep Zeus stuck on Earth. You remember Kronos right? He swallowed his children to include Zeus, Poseidon and Hades and if he hadn’t been stopped the first time would have likely destroyed all of humanity. Excellent villain casting here as he is a truly despicable character.
Though this book is quite predictable from the true identities of certain characters that Karly meets to her discovering the truth of who Zeus really is to the epic battle back on Olympus, it does prove to be entertaining. The author takes a few liberties with which I was OK.
My Final Verdict: Overall, this book is a good start to a series that consists of five books. I am unable to determine if this is a series that should be read in order, but if you are like me, you will want to read them in order to ensure any past references are not confusing. I recommend this book to fans of contemporary romance and fantasy genres.
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