Title: The Deep End of the Sea
Author: Heather Lyons
Series: Standalone
Release Date: February 5th 2014
Synopsis
What if all the legends you’ve learned were wrong?
Brutally
attacked by one god and unfairly cursed by another she faithfully
served, Medusa has spent the last two thousand years living out her
punishment on an enchanted isle in the Aegean Sea. A far cry from the
monster legends depict, she’s spent her time educating herself,
gardening, and desperately trying to frighten away adventure seekers who
occasionally end up, much to her dismay, as statues when they manage to
catch her off guard. As time marches on without her, Medusa wishes for
nothing more than to be given a second chance at a life stolen away at
far too young an age.
But then comes a day when Hermes, one of
the few friends she still has and the only deity she trusts, petitions
the rest of the gods and goddesses to reverse the curse. Thus begins a
journey toward healing and redemption, of reclaiming a life after
tragedy, and of just how powerful friendship and love can be—because
sometimes, you have to sink in the deep end of the sea before you can
rise back up again.
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Author Bio
Heather Lyons writes epic,
heartfelt love stories and has always had a thing for words. In addition
to writing, she’s also been an archaeologist and a teacher. She and her
husband and children live in sunny Southern California and are
currently working their way through every cupcakery she can find.
Review
1. I am a sucker for books with mythological elements in it! I love
myths and legends, my favorites being the Greeks and Norse. That being
said, if an author successfully manages to bring these millennia-old
tales told by the Ancients, into the 21st century and it does the old
poets justice, that is a win, in my book!
2. I love the twists and
turns on Medusa's tale, how she got the justice that she deserved. This
brings to mind Gena Showalter's twist on Pandora's myth and that's one
of my favorite series. I also love how Hermes, a god I honestly never
thought twice about, became pretty damn important - not to mention,
swoon-worthy and BBF material - and the hero of the book.
So,
these two seemingly unimportant mythological characters have another
chance and they get it together, they get a HEA I would have never
thought of.
I loved how Hades and Persephone weren't mean, like
in other books I've encountered them. Just because they're the King and
Queen of the Underworld doesn't mean they're effectively evil. That's
discrimination, if you ask me. *waving pompoms* Rah-rah, Hades!
Poseidon was the bad guy and, in the end, I felt a smidgen of pity for him.
I
recommend this book to any Greek mythology & legends aficionado.
Seeing the ancient gods fully integrated in the 21st century is great
and I'm sure the ancients never thought that would ever happen.
4 1/2 stars and I do hope this won't be the only one!
