"I worry I would make her into a despondent wife down here." When Thanatos talks to his father Hades about making Therese his wife: Why couldn't grownups ever just do what kids asked of them without asking a million questions?
The mourning and grief Therese experiences is NOT realistic - but at least it's there, which is more than I can say for some books. I mean, she kind of does - but she makes sure to let the reader know that Therese is mourning, she cries, she sometimes sleeps in her parents bed for comfort and to enjoy what's left of their scents, she has trouble sleeping, and she prays for death. She doesn't slut-shame.Ģ.) Greek mythology is always nice to read about.ģ.) Pohler doesn't just have Therese's parents die and then just sweep the whole issue under the rug to focus on romance. She loves her friends and tries to help them - unlike some self-centered YA heroines. It's like a romance novel with training wheels on.ġ.) I like that Therese loves animals, and is a compassionate, merciful person (I always love people who show mercy). Even though I really didn't enjoy this novel - I thought it was juvenile and extremely silly - I think 12 and 13-year-old girls would eat it up with a spoon. But in this book's case, I will concede he has a point. I read (almost) anything and everything, target audience be damned. Joe Valdez has said before that one shouldn't read books for which one is not the intended audience. Still, I can't help associating YA with Special Snowflake Girls, love triangles, and poor character development. "YA is not a genre! You can't hate YA because it's not a genre!" one of my favorite librarians grumpily chastises me all the time. This book basically encapsulates all the reasons I avoid YA. He hopes to win her heart and get her to agree to be his queen and live with him in the Underworld. (Stop laughing!) Thanatos petitions his father and wins 40 days to woo Therese. When, after her parents' tragic deaths, she has a dream about the Underworld, she meets Thanatos and Hypnos - the gods of Death and Sleep.īoth are very attracted to her and want to kiss her. Therese is a special snowflake! She loves animals and has a special connection with them. One night her parents are shot to death while driving home with Therese in the car. "You can't really mean me?"īOOK #8 in Carmen-Downloads-20-Free-Ebooks-Onto-Her-Kindle-Day. There's only one girl I'm interested in." "My brother told me I should come to Earth and have my way with as many girls as I wanted, to sow my wild oats, he said but that's not my style. Continued abuse of our services will cause your IP address to be blocked indefinitely.Than reached across the bed and wiped the tears from her face and then lay back on his side.
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