It's always been just Kate and her mom--and her mother is dying. Her last wish? To move back to her childhood home. So Kate's going to start at a new school with no friends, no other family and the fear her mother won't live past the fall.Then she meets Henry. Dark. Tortured. And mesmerizing. He claims to be Hades, god of the Underworld--and if she accepts his bargain, he'll keep her mother alive while Kate tries to pass seven tests.
Kate is sure he's crazy--until she sees him bring a girl back from the dead. Now saving her mother seems crazily possible. If she succeeds, she'll become Henry's future bride, and a goddess.
When starting this book you have to put all knowledge of Greek mythology out of head. Even the story of Hades and Persephone. Just through it out the window... See there is goes... The tricks to reading this book is not to skip to the back and see the 'Guide of Gods' because those contain spoilers and stuff like that. The other is to not skip through the book randomly reading parts that you shouldn't be reading until you get to that part (I know I promised not to do that, but you know). This book is, for some reason, so hooking from the first chapter (I'm not kidding, my friend started randomly reading it in Chem, I told her that our other friend had dibs before her and almost attacked her when she found out). When you first read it you don't realize that it's an adaptation of a myth. It's not until you get to Eden Manor and everyone starts mentioning Persephone that the mythology starts to kick in. Me being a HUGE fan of Greece culture and ESPECIALLY their mythology this was immediately a must-read. I always set the bar high when the book is about something of interest. If it almost reaches then it most likely gets 5 stars, if it exceeds that expectation, like this, it WILL get 5 stars. This was worth every star and as many recommendations as are being sent. If you are on Goodreads... ignore all of the negative reviews cuz they are WRONG!
