"Myths and family bonds collide in this YA title"
The Woken Gods
By: Gwenda Bond
Genres: Young Adult Science Fiction
Posted: September 2, 2013
As a fan of Greek myths, I was excited to read this. The mythology in THE WOKEN GODS is very nice, but it wasn't incorporated in a way I expected. Though the concept of the gods plays a crucial role in this novel, it doesn't focus that much on the gods themselves. There are one or two who are shown frequently, but still as more minor characters. The big focus on this story is Kyra and her family, people she may or may not actually know. While I enjoyed that surprising focus, there is a small part of me that still wishes there had been more interaction with the gods.
The mystery in the plot is well executed. Gwenda Bond does a wonderful job of keeping the reader guessing. Often, there are times when you think the story will go one way, and instead, it changes to a whole new, but still very logical, direction. I was impressed by that sort of plot though the fast pacing of the story. Kyra herself is a strong main character to follow that plot. She is intelligent and noble, making her a very lovable character.
If you enjoy a little fantasy, myth, family ties, and a hint of romance, I would recommend you try this engaging YA title.
Book Summary
The more things change…
Ten years ago, the gods of ancient mythology awoke all around the world.
The more things stay the same…
This morning, seventeen-year-old Kyra Locke was late for school. But that’s not out of the ordinary in a transformed Washington, D.C., dominated by the embassies of divine pantheons and watched over by the mysterious Society of the Sun that governs mankind’s relations with the gods. What is unusual is Kyra’s encounter with two trickster gods on her way home, one offering a threat, and the other a warning.
Kyra escapes with the aid of young operatives from the Society, who inform her that her scholarly father has disappeared from its headquarters at the Library of Congress and taken a dangerous Egyptian relic with him. The Society needs the item back, and they aren’t interested in Kyra’s protests that she knows nothing about it. Now Kyra must depend on her wits and the help of everyone from a paranoid ex-boyfriend to scary Sumerian gods to operatives whose allegiance is first and always to the Society. She has no choice if she’s going to clear her father’s name and recover the missing relic before the impending summer solstice.
What’s at stake? Just the end of the world as Kyra knows it.
by: Gwenda Bond
Osprey Publishing
September 1, 2013
On Sale: September 3, 2013
Featuring: Kyra Locke
384 pages
ISBN: 1908844264
EAN: 9781908844262
Kindle: B00B3GLQSU
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