Destined Published by Mae Day Publishing by Jessie Harrell
Series: Destined #1
on November 17, 2011
Genres: Fiction, Fantasy, Mythology, YA, Romance, Greek Mythology, Paranormal
Pages: 360
Source: Purchased
Format: eBook
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ISBN: 0615500951
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When Psyche receives a prophecy gone horribly wrong, she learns that even the most beautiful girl in Greece can have a hideous future. Her fate? Fall in love with the one creature even the gods fear.
As she feels herself slipping closer into the arms of the prophecy, Psyche must choose between the terrifyingly tender touch she feels almost powerless to resist and the one constant she's come to expect out of life: you cannot escape what is destined.
If you like Greek mythology, then I think you’ll love this book. So many of Greek mythology’s best characters are in DESTINED. And seriously, I can’t help but love how Ms. Harrell took all of my favorite Greek myths and incorporated them into this story to make them so stinkin’ faulous!
The main protagonists Psyche and Eros–you may know him as Cupid–are great together! Psyche wins me over with the beauty of a goddess, but the kindness of a saint. She’s definitely flawed, but not in a way that makes her unlikeable. Eros, on the other hand, can’t seem to let go of his past. It’s the standard, “she did me wrong, now all girls are evil”, stance. But, I can, safely, say both of these two have the absolute best of intentions throughout the entire story, but it just seems like everything keeps going wrong for them!
But, if I’m going to be honest, my favorite surprise of this book was Aphrodite. I think she may just be the most complex character in the entire book. And the way she gets used as a tool to form this story, is flawless. Absolutely amazing.
The reason I didn’t give DESTINED five stars is because I feel like if you are a stranger, in any way, to Greek mythology, you may miss out on this book. There are so many references to Greek myths in here that aren’t EXACTLY explained that someone, NOT up on their Greek, may be confused.
That being said, I still loved it! Thought it was a wonderful read! And, I will be sure to read anything Ms. Harrell puts out in the future!
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