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A Contemporary Mythos Holiday Short Story Collection by Carly Spade
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
relaxing
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
Set during and after the events of the 'Contemporary Mythos' series, this collection of six short stories provides a further glimpse into the lives of the newly immortal Goddesses and their desire to honour the mortal part of themselves by celebrating various holidays as they always used to. Dragging their husbands along for the ride, as well as some of their fellow deities, they can all take a moment to step back from their divine duties and reflect on the changes they have experienced.
This is basically just a fluff piece to give the readers a little more of these characters in a more domestic setting, and to see the couples at their tooth-rotting sweetest. It doesn't really add much to the main narrative (and in some places it's actually quite hard to figure out where these stories fit in the timeline), but it doesn't really matter - just sit back and enjoy.
I have to say the image of Hades and Stephanie dressed up as Lucifer and Chloe Decker for Halloween made me laugh - such a perfect little vignette! Reminds me that I really must finish watching that series... and now I can only see Hades being played by Tom Ellis! There were also a few moments that made me feel like the author may be a fan of ACOTAR - Apollo and Laurel's cabin getaway gave me major Feysand vibes (all that was missing was a steam in the birchin!), and do I really need to mention Eros and Elani's NSFW flight? Also love the fact they touch on the fact that other mythologies are real - I think I need ro see this world's Zeus and Thor meet up!
The main thing that really frustrated me was, once again, the 'Poseidon' cliffhanger which, despite being referred to in here, is moved no further forward. Indeed, it feels like the whole thing is just repeated in a different setting. I am really hoping there is another book which is going to cover this!
There also appear to be far more typos and grammatical errors in this one (the main series isn't perfect for this, but it's within the 'acceptable' margins of error for me), which pulled me out of the story a bit. Needs another going over by a proof-reader IMO.
Even though this hasn't been my favourite series/book of reworked myths, I'm still a sucker for Greek Gods and Goddesses, and I'm intrigued by the other books this author has written about them, so overall she's done her job well enough.
This is basically just a fluff piece to give the readers a little more of these characters in a more domestic setting, and to see the couples at their tooth-rotting sweetest. It doesn't really add much to the main narrative (and in some places it's actually quite hard to figure out where these stories fit in the timeline), but it doesn't really matter - just sit back and enjoy.
I have to say the image of Hades and Stephanie dressed up as Lucifer and Chloe Decker for Halloween made me laugh - such a perfect little vignette! Reminds me that I really must finish watching that series... and now I can only see Hades being played by Tom Ellis! There were also a few moments that made me feel like the author may be a fan of ACOTAR - Apollo and Laurel's cabin getaway gave me major Feysand vibes (all that was missing was a steam in the birchin!), and do I really need to mention Eros and Elani's NSFW flight? Also love the fact they touch on the fact that other mythologies are real - I think I need ro see this world's Zeus and Thor meet up!
The main thing that really frustrated me was, once again, the 'Poseidon' cliffhanger which, despite being referred to in here, is moved no further forward. Indeed, it feels like the whole thing is just repeated in a different setting. I am really hoping there is another book which is going to cover this!
There also appear to be far more typos and grammatical errors in this one (the main series isn't perfect for this, but it's within the 'acceptable' margins of error for me), which pulled me out of the story a bit. Needs another going over by a proof-reader IMO.
Even though this hasn't been my favourite series/book of reworked myths, I'm still a sucker for Greek Gods and Goddesses, and I'm intrigued by the other books this author has written about them, so overall she's done her job well enough.
Moderate: Sexual content and Alcohol
Minor: Torture, Vomit, Car accident, Death of parent, and Pregnancy