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I loved Rachel Alexander's first book, Receiver of Many, so freaking much she could've charged $40 for this sequel. I would have paid it. Happily.

Yes, her first book is that damn good.

And I'm happy to report I loved the sequel just as much.

Plot remains a strong point of these novels. There were a few things I saw coming - a bad guy who needs to be stopped, the seeds of a certain fruit which are pretty damn crucial to the myth. But overall, this book kept me up way too late (again!) because I cared so much about her characters and, while I may have known roughly where they were going to end up, I had no idea how they were going to get there.

Rachel Alexander also continues to delightfully ignore the romance genre's conventions. I recently read that Diana Gabaldon, author of the Outlander series, claims all romance novels are courtship stories. When there's a marriage, she apparently said, the romance ends.

I'm guessing Diana Gabaldon hasn't read Rachel Alexander, because these are romantic, erotic love stories about what comes after the marriage.

If Receiver of Many was about Hades and Persephone learning to live with each other as equal, loving partners, then perhaps Destroyer of Light is about the King and Queen of the Underworld learning to live with the rest of the world.

Hades and Persephone become a bit less human in this book, but their struggles - to trust one another, to work things out with the in-laws, to deal with temptations - remain relatable and deeply moving. Even the secondary characters, like Thanatos and Demeter, grow, deepen, and change during the course of the novel.

There was even one scene that had me crying tears on the Kindle. Yes, actual tears.

And apparently there's a third book in the works. Which I will be ordering the second it comes out.


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Destroyer of Light Rachel Alexander 9780996644723 Books Reviews

This is the 2nd volume of this Hades and Persephone myth retelling - the first volume (Receiver of Many) needs to be read before this one (see also my review of it). In the first book we followed the first part of the myth, until a point where the protagonists have a strong relationship, they resolved a few serious conflicts ands trengthened their bond, and Persephone has discovered her own role as Underworld goddess. The second part of the myth comes in this volume - Persephone needs to find a way to rediscover her role in the world of humans and Olympians and balance her dual roles and destinies. The Sisyphos myth is interwoven with the main story, in this part Sisyphos develops into a main adversary and causes a lot of damage until he isd efeated and punished according to the original myth. The other Olympian deities are mostly depicted derisively, Persephone and Hades are given a much greater role and significance. Demeter is another adversary. I admit I found the relationship between Persephone and Demeter, and their conflicts somewhat repetitive, and although Persephone stands up to her, the repeated forgiveness and declarations of "I love you, mother" were somewhat unrealistic. I understand the intent of not creating a permanent divide between daughter and mother, but the realization fell a little flat. Hades himself is pushed somewhat into the background since he is removed from a lot of the action. New potential conflicts are also introduced between Hades and Persephone the question of how they can bear the half-year separation, the issue of whether or not they can have children together, and the manipulative plotting of Demeter.
The decision where Persephone and Hades decide to separate (and Hades is tempted by his monstrous father's intentions but resists in the end) are beautifully written and poignant. In Volume I, the Titan Kronos, Hades's father was introduced as a major adversary, so I hoped he would be present in Book 2 - but although he is clearly the origin of Hades's temptation to turn to the evil side in order to keep Persephone with him, Kronos and the threat of his escape fades into the background.
Throughout the book, Persephone and Hades's relationship continues to strengthen and go deeper and deeper, until their most complete union which gives them an even greater archetypal significance. The scene of the ritual wedding and ritual consummation between the protagonists, and its unexpected results was another excellent part, a worthy ending, and I was intrigued to read that there is a planned Book 3, apparently featuring the Orpheus myth. I look forward to reading it!
This is an example of well researched and exceptionally well written story telling at its finest, one could almost touch the surroundings and felt like I was peeking in and their lives. I plan on restarting these two books immediately, they have so much detail and vivid descriptions it's impossible to capture all at once. I picked these out for my love of Greek mythology and stories of the Underworld, and fell in love with all the characters. I loved how the stories we all know and love were so well intertwined with the characters' development throughout the series. Hecate has always been a favorite and she is even more now. I hope to one day soon have these books in my bookshelf. Can't wait for the next one, this author has a new fan for life!
I loved Rachel Alexander's first book, Receiver of Many, so freaking much she could've charged $40 for this sequel. I would have paid it. Happily.

Yes, her first book is that damn good.

And I'm happy to report I loved the sequel just as much.

Plot remains a strong point of these novels. There were a few things I saw coming - a bad guy who needs to be stopped, the seeds of a certain fruit which are pretty damn crucial to the myth. But overall, this book kept me up way too late (again!) because I cared so much about her characters and, while I may have known roughly where they were going to end up, I had no idea how they were going to get there.

Rachel Alexander also continues to delightfully ignore the romance genre's conventions. I recently read that Diana Gabaldon, author of the Outlander series, claims all romance novels are courtship stories. When there's a marriage, she apparently said, the romance ends.

I'm guessing Diana Gabaldon hasn't read Rachel Alexander, because these are romantic, erotic love stories about what comes after the marriage.

If Receiver of Many was about Hades and Persephone learning to live with each other as equal, loving partners, then perhaps Destroyer of Light is about the King and Queen of the Underworld learning to live with the rest of the world.

Hades and Persephone become a bit less human in this book, but their struggles - to trust one another, to work things out with the in-laws, to deal with temptations - remain relatable and deeply moving. Even the secondary characters, like Thanatos and Demeter, grow, deepen, and change during the course of the novel.

There was even one scene that had me crying tears on the . Yes, actual tears.

And apparently there's a third book in the works. Which I will be ordering the second it comes out.