Electric Idol

, #2

Trade Paperback, 374 pages

English language

Published Jan. 17, 2022 by Sourcebooks Casablanca.

ISBN:
978-1-7282-3176-1
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3 stars (1 review)

In the ultra-modern city of Olympus, there's always a price to pay. Psyche Dimitriou knew she'd have to face Aphrodite's jealous rage eventually, but she never expected her literal heart to be at stake...or for Aphrodite's gorgeous son to be the one ordered to strike the killing blow.

Eros has no problem shedding blood. Raised to be his mother's knife in the dark, he's been conditioned to accept that he's more monster than man. But when it comes time to take out his latest target…he can't do it. Confused by his reaction to Psyche's unexpected kindness, he does the only thing he can think of to keep her safe: he binds her to him, body and soul.

Psyche didn't expect to find herself married to the glittering city's most dangerous killer, but something about Eros wakens a fire inside her she's never felt before. As lines blur and loyalties shift, …

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reviewed Electric Idol by Katee Robert (Dark Olympus, #2)

Better than the first in the series.

3 stars

Still not great by any means, but it held my attention more than Neon Gods did. The plot was more active in this one, but it took a back burner too many times for the convenience of stretching the book out so you got more interaction from the MCs. It went with the political intrigue a little too heavy when it didn't really help move the story along. I also didn't care much for the influencer stuff.

The connection to the first is barely there, the biggest connection being Zeus becoming a likeable character (due to the events in the 1st book) and Persephone living in the Underworld with Hades. Because Roberts gives a quick rundown of what happened, this can fully be treated as a stand-alone.

I found it enjoyable enough that I'm going to give the 3rd book a shot. But that one is going to make or …