Title: Theseus
Series: Twelve Labors, #7
Author: Cree Storm
Genre: Paranormal / Fantasy / Gods
Length: Novel (164 pages)
Publisher: Siren Publishing, Inc. (May 23rd 2015)
Heat Level: Explicit
Heart Rating: ♥♥♥♥ 3 ½ Hearts
Blurb: Hera and Aries have taken over Olympus. The other Gods have one chance to free Zeus and take his rightful place. However, in order to do so the other Gods must be willing to sacrifice their freedom for his. Theseus’s labor is to capture the bull…but this is just crazy.
Taurus is thrown for a loop when he is told he is the mate to a Greek God. Theseus is amazing and keeping his hands off the man is next to impossible. However, finding out that there are rules to mating with a constellation comes as a shock to everyone.
They have three days to find Taurus’s replacement or he returns to the sky and Theseus will cease to exist. Can they do this while Phobos is hot on their tails, wreaking terror, to stop them from succeeding on their journey?
Or will he succeed where others have failed and Taurus and Theseus be doomed?
ISBN: 978-1-63259-407-5
Product Link: http://www.bookstrand.com/theseus
Reviewer: Leigh
Review: This book is part of a series and should be read in order.
Hera and Aries are up to no good once again, with help from Aries’ Phobos. The show once again how cruel and evil they can be in their goal to rule and control everything.
Taurus, the constellation at night, turns out to be a bull shifter during the day. But he is not like people think. He is good-natured and even-tempered, except for his stubbornness. He is a good man, but alone. He does not really interact much with people, except children. He loves helping them and teaching them.
Theseus, is maybe a demigod. Since the nature of his conception is at debate he had two fathers. Because of that is included, but not really part of Olympus. He suffered at the ends of some of the Gods. When he is chosen as part of the twelve he is actually happy about getting a mate and having someone all his own.
My issue with the story is that I was not really drawn into the romance of Theseus and Taurus. The sex was hot, but I was missing something to invest me in their happily ever after. I actually found the supporting characters more interesting than the main characters. They seemed to steal the show more for me.
The writing and pacing was good. But there were also some editing errors, like names in the wrong places and missing words that would throw me out of the story. There was also a scene in the beginning dealing with Aries that just make me feel icky.
All in all, it was a good read, but not my favorite from the series. Although I do look forward to reading more. I really like the concept and the different characters. I want to see what happens next.
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