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3.72 AVERAGE
3.72 AVERAGE
Love the story but had a hard time getting into it.
adventurous
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
As a big fan of the Hundredth Queen Series, I had to pick up and read Emily R. King's newest series Wings Of Fury. Especially since it's set in the Greek Golden Age era and explores the women place and treatments during this mystical period when while men enjoyed peace, progress and fortune, women were not more than breeding slaves owned by men. And I don't regret it, because I really loved it. I must admit that I got worried by the many similarities with the Hundredth Queen, but by the end of the book I was over it and completely hooked. The book is filled with twists and turns, and you won't see coming the ending. Can't wait to read book #2, The Crown Of Cinder, which should be out on October 2021.
I love a good retelling of greek mythology, especially when this is depicting Cronus still power before being overthrown by Zeus. However, this takes a lot of liberties, has plot twists that are too obvious, and honestly some of the prose just pulled me out of the book.
I'm a big fan of YA Mythic Fiction. That is how I would classify this book. It was not *perfect* but I did enjoy it.
The story was quite good. A Greek Mythology retelling from a time before most of the retellings start. Starting a series before Cronus had been defeated is a different and fun take. If you are very serious about the myths being accurately portrayed, maybe this one is not for you. If you are instead all in for as many new twists as possible, you'll enjoy it.
There will be some overly dramatic love tangles in this series. There just has to be. You cannot have Greek Mythology without the drama. I don't consider that a negative. There were some twists that I did not see coming, which in retrospect, I should have. They weren't shocking, I just wasn't expecting it. I think that made it better. It is not every day something in a YA book catches me off guard anymore.
On to the negatives. I think Emily King has some room to grow as an author. The dialogue gets a little clunky in places. The rest of the writing is not quite strong enough to support the more lyrical passages she seemed to desperately try to fit in. I understand the urge to attempt the sometimes hyperbolic, often poetic style of the classics or more serious mythological fiction. Those sentences or passages just felt out of place in this more YA book. I think these, what I would call, rough edges will smooth themselves out as Ms. King writes more.
On the whole, I enjoyed this book. A lot. I will absolutely read the rest of the series, and I've already sent a copy to my Best Friend so she can read it too. If you're looking for a good quarantine escape, he's a good one for you.
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The story was quite good. A Greek Mythology retelling from a time before most of the retellings start. Starting a series before Cronus had been defeated is a different and fun take. If you are very serious about the myths being accurately portrayed, maybe this one is not for you. If you are instead all in for as many new twists as possible, you'll enjoy it.
There will be some overly dramatic love tangles in this series. There just has to be. You cannot have Greek Mythology without the drama. I don't consider that a negative. There were some twists that I did not see coming, which in retrospect, I should have. They weren't shocking, I just wasn't expecting it. I think that made it better. It is not every day something in a YA book catches me off guard anymore.
On to the negatives. I think Emily King has some room to grow as an author. The dialogue gets a little clunky in places. The rest of the writing is not quite strong enough to support the more lyrical passages she seemed to desperately try to fit in. I understand the urge to attempt the sometimes hyperbolic, often poetic style of the classics or more serious mythological fiction. Those sentences or passages just felt out of place in this more YA book. I think these, what I would call, rough edges will smooth themselves out as Ms. King writes more.
On the whole, I enjoyed this book. A lot. I will absolutely read the rest of the series, and I've already sent a copy to my Best Friend so she can read it too. If you're looking for a good quarantine escape, he's a good one for you.
https://ssshwearereading.wordpress.com/
⚱️Get me to the greek... historical fiction! As an archaeology grad and a student of classics I have always been fascinated with anything related to ancient Greece so I was thrilled when I was asked to review Wings of Fury, which is a unique take on the Golden Age and the primordial beings of the second order, the Titans.
♀️A tale of female defiance, Wings of Fury follows a determined band of sisters who dare the challenge the injustices and persecutions suffered by the woman living in a male dominated world at the dawn of Greek civilization. Wings of Fury continues to bear the torch lit by its forebears, the likes of The Silence of the Girls and A Thousand Ships, giving a voice to the forgotten women of Greek mythology.
♀️A tale of female defiance, Wings of Fury follows a determined band of sisters who dare the challenge the injustices and persecutions suffered by the woman living in a male dominated world at the dawn of Greek civilization. Wings of Fury continues to bear the torch lit by its forebears, the likes of The Silence of the Girls and A Thousand Ships, giving a voice to the forgotten women of Greek mythology.
Althea and her sisters were left alone when Cronos, titan king of the gods, takes their mother to serve him. Althea promised to protect and care for her sisters, no matter what. But Althea has been marked by one of Cronos' generals as his- and he means to have her now. She escapes with her sisters, but now, Cronos is going to take her sister Cleora to the same fate as their mother. When Althea learns that there is a Boy God, a son of Cronos, who still lives in hiding, she sets out to find him and convince him to join her in overthrowing the titan king once and for all.
This is an interesting take on the usual Greek mythology story. Most of the time, the stories begin after Zeus has overthrown Cronos and taken over Mount Olympus. This YA story uses the mythology before Zeus' reign as its basis, and it makes this retelling of some of the Greek legends different.
It's not a bad book. It's not a great one, either, but it is readable and enjoyable. The world is a blend of the lands of the gods and men, and the boundaries here are less defined than in most of the mythology you read. Gods walk among men openly, and women are treated, in most part, as property and things to be used for service. Althea is tough and resourceful, and although she has her moments of doubt and fear, her love and desire to protect (and ultimately rescue Cleora) is unwavering. Her character is woven and played out fairly well. Unfortunately, that means many of the other characters suffer from being backgrounded and less developed, even some of the more main players. The plot is fairly simple- find the One (in this case, the Boy God) who is destined to be the one to free the world from the domination of the Bad Guy and convince him of his destiny. It plays out somewhat predictably, but there are a few little twists that make it better. The story doesn't follow Greek mythology slavishly, so those who don't appreciate a bit of artistic license in this sort of thing might not be happy.
In the end, it was not the best retelling of Greek myths I have read, but it was a decently entertaining story.
This is an interesting take on the usual Greek mythology story. Most of the time, the stories begin after Zeus has overthrown Cronos and taken over Mount Olympus. This YA story uses the mythology before Zeus' reign as its basis, and it makes this retelling of some of the Greek legends different.
It's not a bad book. It's not a great one, either, but it is readable and enjoyable. The world is a blend of the lands of the gods and men, and the boundaries here are less defined than in most of the mythology you read. Gods walk among men openly, and women are treated, in most part, as property and things to be used for service. Althea is tough and resourceful, and although she has her moments of doubt and fear, her love and desire to protect (and ultimately rescue Cleora) is unwavering. Her character is woven and played out fairly well. Unfortunately, that means many of the other characters suffer from being backgrounded and less developed, even some of the more main players. The plot is fairly simple- find the One (in this case, the Boy God) who is destined to be the one to free the world from the domination of the Bad Guy and convince him of his destiny. It plays out somewhat predictably, but there are a few little twists that make it better. The story doesn't follow Greek mythology slavishly, so those who don't appreciate a bit of artistic license in this sort of thing might not be happy.
In the end, it was not the best retelling of Greek myths I have read, but it was a decently entertaining story.
I can’t figure out how I feel about this book… the beginning was great, I was hooked right away. And the girl power featured in this book was great! But it’s missing something.. def going to read the next one
I can see why others have mentioned this one for being a good one to read if you love Mythology/Greek Mythology and retellings, which I do. I enjoyed this one quite a bit and was trying to figure out what was going on for the first part of the book with who the characters were and then when I saw how she wrote the story and you find out who is who at the end of the book, I was like Wow that's so cool. I loved how she turned things around and had things come out to reveal who was who and what was going on throughout the book. It was an awesome retelling and different perspective.
I really enjoyed reading this book with the creative interweaving of Greek mythology for the story.