BBNYA2023 Blog Tour ~ 6th Place Finalist ~ Wrath of Olympus

The Roman Empire never fell. The Gods are real. Ships are alive.

In the Province of Britannia, ruled by descendants of King Arthur and on the brink of an industrial revolution, young Maia Abella is on the run.

Something unseen has murdered her cruel mistress and she’s being blamed. The streets and factories of Portus are no place for a friendless girl, trapped in events beyond her control.

The city authorities and the Royal Navy are both desperate to find her - one investigating a killer, the other to recruit her, while the deadly legacy of a tragic past stalks her every step.

Aided by Raven, an ancient, blind Mage with a terrible secret and Milo, Crown Agent and spy, Maia must discover and overcome the fatal consequences of her birth.

Meanwhile, the Gods are making their moves. And not all of them are friendly.

I received this book to read and review as part of the 2023 BBNYA competition and the BBNYA finalists tours organised by the TWR Tour team. All opinions are my own, unbiased, and honest.

BBNYA is a yearly competition where Book Bloggers from all over the world read and score books written by indie authors. If you are an author and wish to learn more about the BBNYA competition, you can visit the official website or Twitter. 

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Storygraph

E.M. Kkoulla

8 December 2020

Fantasy

245 Pages

My Rating ~ 4 bites and a nibble

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In a time when the Gods are real, Maia Abella is saved from a cruel mistress by one of them. But who? And why? Maia isn’t sticking around to find out. She goes on the run, but not too far. She’s never been anywhere except Portus. When she’s found, things take a turn she did not see coming.

What an interesting concept! I haven’t read too many books where mythology is a way of life. The Gods are out there, and while they don’t much interfere with the day-to-day human happenings, they do love their tributes. Temples are common and people try not to get on the wrong side of a God or Goddess. Maia’s case is an interesting one. And I have to say, the idea of a woman becoming a ship, an actual sailing vessel, while still maintaining a life force is the coolest thing yet. Living ships. Fascinating!

Mystery abounds as the characters try to save Maia from what hunts her and figure out what her ancestry is. Because there’s definitely something weird going on and it centers around her. This is a story with a partial ending. Questions are answered, but even more have popped up. The ending is a good springboard to dive into the next book. Something I’m very much looking forward to.

I'm of mixed British/Greek-Cypriot heritage and live with my husband and two feline overlords, Zeus and Hades, in County Durham, UK. After many years of teaching very small children, I decided to put my degree in Classical Studies and long involvement with 17thC re-enactment to good use by combining them in my fantasy adventure series. I love history, reading, gardening and anything with gods and monsters trashing the landscape.

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