I was given the opportunity to read Daughter of Darkness as an ARC and it was actually one of the first ebooks I was approved for when I joined NetGalley. The novel is sold as a 'thrilling fantasy inspired by Greek myth'.
I have seen this book more and more over the last few months and it is clearly a highly anticipated read for August 2022.
Blurb:
Enter the Underworld in an epic new fantasy, where the Gods of ancient Greece rule everything but fate.
Deina is trapped. As one of the Soul Severers serving the god Hades on earth, her future is tied to the task of shepherding the dying on from the mortal world - unless she can earn or steal enough to buy her way out.
Then the tyrant ruler Orpheus offers both fortune and freedom to whoever can retrieve his dead wife, Eurydice, from the Underworld. Deina jumps at the chance. But to win, she must enter an uneasy alliance with a group of fellow Severers she neither likes nor trusts.
So begins their perilous journey into the realm of Hades. . . The prize of freedom is before her - but what will it take to reach it?
From the authors of A THRONE OF SWANS and A CROWN OF TALONS comes a stunning new YA duology set in a world inspired by the mythology of ancient Greece.
The first 20% was full of potential but it soon fell flat for me. At the beginning, I was really invested in the book's premise - Greek gods but never as I had seen before and the main characters were life Severers, desperate for freedom. Although Deina hated most of the side characters, there was always an element of found family. Especially between Deina and Chryse, but also Theron who, although she hated him at the beginning, became an important side character.
I enjoyed the plot idea - returning the Kings deceased wife because she was the love of his life - but this was not the case.
After the 30% mark I became slightly lost. There were a lot of terms, characters and dull points that I struggled to keep up with. This felt typical of a Book 2 filler I've read from other series rather than a debut to a story. The journey through the underworld felt drawn out and slightly pointless. I think the entire plot of the duology could have been told in one book.
The plot twists were slightly unexpected but came out of left field during dull points.
Overall, I enjoyed the first quarter, and felt its potential but after that it felt drawn out and confusing.
Thank you for the ARC, I really appreciate the opportunity
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