Bridget O. (sixteendays) - reviewed on 3/26/2014 + 130 more book reviews

I enjoyed this book far more than I ever expected to. I place full blame on the character of Lina who is wonderfully fleshed-out, incredibly relate-able, and totally charming. I also enjoyed end-of-the-book Persephone and her sass. I loved that this book was full of interesting, strong female characters. Of the three men in the store one was an unfortunate gay stereotype (worth the loss of a star on the rating alone), one was super annoying, and one was basically there for the plot. I didn't find any of them particularly interesting. That being said, Hades didn't HAVE to be interesting, because as much as this a romance story, it is clear that Hades isn't the only reason that Lina belongs in the Underworld. She creates friendship and community and those things are just as important to her as her relationship.

I haven't read a lot of romance novels in my life, but this is a great example of doing it right.

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