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Antigoddess is a great book and beginning of a series. I love Greek Mythology and the different stories and this is an amazing take on it. All the Gods and Goddesses have been around for hundreds of years but they are now starting to waste away and die in their own ways. Athena was the Goddess of Wisdom and War and her sacred animal was the Owl. Her body has started pushing owl feathers out from her insides. She believes she's going to one day suffocate from all the feathers. Her brother Hermes was the Messenger of Zeus, a thief, and at times he guided the dead to the underworld. He's always been strong and had a great physique but now his body has started to become very thin, gaunt, and he's wasting away. There are several humans that have reincarnated like Odysseus and Cassandra. There's a battle beginning pitting Gods and Goddesses against one another.

Cassandra has been reincarnated into a high school student that can still see the future. She's been in a relationship with Aiden for years and just loves him dearly. But Aiden is really Apollo and he just really love Cassandra and wants to be with her. She is unaware that she's the same Cassandra from Troy. Her brother Henry is the reincarnation of Hector and her best friend Andie is the reincarnation of Andromache therefore Hector's wife.

Odysseus has been reincarnated as well but somehow he remembers his past lives and finds Athena. He's strong and there is something there between him and Athena. She tries to act otherwise but she feels something for him.

This book is definitely worth reading and I'm looking forward to reading the next book.


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Antigoddess The Goddess War Kendare Blake Books Reviews

It only seems fitting that the Greek gods are dying in today's world, and Kendare Blake takes that idea and runs with it in Antigoddess. Hermes' body is consuming itself, Athena is growing feathers internally, and the other gods are in equal decline. Even the Greek heroes of old have been reborn, but they have no memories of their past lives or knowledge of their identities. As a mythology nerd and a huge fan of Anna Dressed in Blood, I was immediately drawn to the novel.

The concept of Antigoddess was intriguing, but it was the execution of it is what made it shine. Every time Athena pulled a feather through the skin in her mouth or Hermes was even described, I would cringe. Blake was able to open my imagination, and I could almost feel the feathers and emaciation. The pacing did drag some through the middle, but the ending was glorious. Blake does not hesitate in killing her characters off most gruesomely, and that is exciting in itself. There was also the mirroring of the events regarding the Trojan War that rocked my socks.

Antigoddess' characters were just as interesting as the concept. Athena, the Greek goddess of wisdom and warfare, had not been worshipped in years and looked very like the typical teenage girl, right down to the purple streaks in her hair. She knew that she was dying, but was not willing to die - or even allow her brothers to, for that matter - without a fight. Watching her step minisculely away from her hardened virginal stance to open her heart was sweet to watch. Hermes was a good balance to his sister Athena's hardened nature and was much more human. Cassandra and Aiden were an abnormally well adjusted couple who were happily in love on the other side of the country. He was fully aware of her psychic abilities and supportive of them, though he was a bit boring. When these characters were brought together, it did not seem forced, and the story-lines melted together nicely.

However, despite all of these great things about Antigoddess, I never really got into it. I did not realize this until the end. The scenes at the end were well-written and exciting, but I found myself not caring about the outcome overmuch. I have been crying at the drop of a hat while reading lately, and I did not get emotional at all during the last battle in the book. This was surprising to me because I was one hundred percent into Anna Dressed in Blood.

Even though I was not caught up in the events and characters of Antigoddess, it was still an enjoyable read. I think fans of Blake's previous work and Greek mythology in general will eat up this novel. As for me, I am still interested in seeing what comes next in the Goddess War series.

- 3.5/5 Stars -
As a newly formed Kendare Blake "groupie", I couldn't wait to get my hands on Antigoddess. And I was even more excited when the hardcover version came to my door as I've developed a renewed love in reading paper vs digital. The cover is not only beautiful, but it does an excellent job of capturing the story.

I devoured Antigoddess in just a few days. For a good portion of the book there are two stories being told, one of Cassandra, a high school girl who has premonitions into the future; and the other of Athena and Hermes, two dying gods trying to figure out a way to live. I loved the paranormal aspect that accompanied the gods, like a woman stretched out across the desert so they were standing near her eye, a god who could get owls to do her bidding suddenly choking to death on their feathers, and Nereids (Poseidon's minions) who are able to clone humans. I also loved the relationship between Cassandra (the telepath) and her boyfriend Aidan, although it didn't go the way I was hoping.

But I found myself more drawn to the story of the high school girl as at times I got lost when the gods were referencing so many different names. If you're up on Greek mythology, you probably won't have as hard of a time. I was vaguely able to keep up because of my love for Percy Jackson. Regardless, Kendare's prose was just as spot on as it was in the Anna series, and did not disappoint. While I didn't like this one as much as Anna Dressed in Blood, I still enjoyed it immensely, and look forward to the sequel. Honestly, I would like to give it 4.5 stars if would let me.
Antigoddess is a great book and beginning of a series. I love Greek Mythology and the different stories and this is an amazing take on it. All the Gods and Goddesses have been around for hundreds of years but they are now starting to waste away and die in their own ways. Athena was the Goddess of Wisdom and War and her sacred animal was the Owl. Her body has started pushing owl feathers out from her insides. She believes she's going to one day suffocate from all the feathers. Her brother Hermes was the Messenger of Zeus, a thief, and at times he guided the dead to the underworld. He's always been strong and had a great physique but now his body has started to become very thin, gaunt, and he's wasting away. There are several humans that have reincarnated like Odysseus and Cassandra. There's a battle beginning pitting Gods and Goddesses against one another.

Cassandra has been reincarnated into a high school student that can still see the future. She's been in a relationship with Aiden for years and just loves him dearly. But Aiden is really Apollo and he just really love Cassandra and wants to be with her. She is unaware that she's the same Cassandra from Troy. Her brother Henry is the reincarnation of Hector and her best friend Andie is the reincarnation of Andromache therefore Hector's wife.

Odysseus has been reincarnated as well but somehow he remembers his past lives and finds Athena. He's strong and there is something there between him and Athena. She tries to act otherwise but she feels something for him.

This book is definitely worth reading and I'm looking forward to reading the next book.