She has been taught that Hades is dangerous. Her fascination with the New York Public Library…I love it. She has reached the point where she wants to escape. Persephone has been sheltered by her mother her entire life. (So much so, that my bestie and I named a kitten we rescued Persephone due to a shared custody situation.) I have always been fascinated by the Hades & Persephone mythology. King of Shadows receives five stars.Modern take on Hades and Persephone with all the heat…and dark… Whatever happens next, I'm definitely going to be waiting anxiously to see how it all plays out in book two. Now, the myth has its own ending, and I'm curious to see if Wilde will have her main characters' story play out the same way or if she'll employ her own artistic license and knock the original myth on its head. Persephone and Luther are are very much a study in contrasts, but they do fill each other's gaps. Now, do you need to know the actual myth? Not really, although I do think having some knowledge of it gives you a better appreciation for Wilde's take on it. I love mythology, particularly Greek mythology, so this book was totally up my alley, and Wilde did a superb job, not only bringing it into the twenty-first century but also by giving it her own spin while maintaining the integrity of the core myth of Persephone and Hades.

I love 'meeting' new authors, and while I've read Amelia Wilde when she and Skye Warren penned a previous book, getting to experience her writing on its own has been a rewarding experience.

This book was exceedingly more than I could have hoped for. He's cold and cruel, but maybe all he's needed is the love and warmth that Persephone can bring him. Luther Hades is the very kind of man her mother told her about.

She desperately wants her freedom, but even as she begins to break free of her mother's dictatorial ways, she's captured by her family's sworn enemy. Here, Persephone is a young woman who has been sheltered from the world, raised to believe that evil will befall her in the company of men. King of Shadows is the first novel in Wilde's new series inspired by the Greek myth of Persephone and Hades. Well, my curiosity was absolutely piqued, so when the opportunity to read and review her upcoming release came along, I knew this was my chance to discover her writing as a solo author. My introduction to Amelia Wilde's writing was by way of Audition, co-written with Skye Warren, who happens to be one of my favorite go-to authors.

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