New Releases ~ week of 01/29/2018

A Devil in Scotland by Suzanne Enoch (#3 No Ordinary Hero)

Act of Revenge by Dale Brown, Jim DeFelice (#2 Puppet Master)
Alaric by Julia Mills (#5 Vampires Thirst)
Anubis by Kris Michaels (#1 Guardian Security Shadow World)
Baby, I'm Howling for You by Christine Warren (#1 Alphaville)
Bahama Mama by Tricia Leedom (#2 Key West Escape)
Beyond Danger by Kat Martin (#2 Texas Trilogy)
Beyond Scandal and Desire by Lorraine Heath (#1 Sins for All Seasons)
Biscuits and Slashed Browns by Maddie Day (#4 Country Store Mystery)
Breaking Point by Allison Brennan (#14 Lucy Kincaid)
Class Reunions Are Murder by Libby Klein (#1 A Poppy McAllister Mystery)

Curses, Boiled Again! by Shari Randall (#1 A Lobster Shack Mystery)
Dangerous Witness by Katie Reus (#3 Redemption Harbor)
Dark in Death by J. D. Robb (#46 In Death)
Death by Chocolate Cherry Cheesecake by Sarah Graves (#1 Death by Chocolate)
Dragon Overnight by Lauren Myracle, Sarah Mlynowski, Emily Jenkins (#4 Upside-Down Magic)
Escape by Jay Crownover (#3 The Getaway Series)
Final Siege by Scarlett Cole (#2 Love Over Duty)
Freeing His Mate by Nancy Corrigan (#1 Shifter World: Shifter Affairs)
Gone Rogue by Marissa Meyer (#2 Wires and Nerve)

Hellbent by Gregg Hurwitz (#3 Evan Smoak)
Hermes by George O'Connor (#10 Olympians)
His Sinful Touch by Candace Camp (#5 Mad Morelands)
Hold On Tight by J. Kenner (#2 Man of the Month)
Indecent Exposure by Tessa Bailey (#2 The Academy)
Into the Black Nowhere by Meg Gardiner (#2 Unsub)
Keeper of Spirits by Jennifer Malone Wright (#4 Graveyard Guardians)
Lethal Tide by Beth Prentice (#10 Aloha Lagoon Mysteries)
Lies That Comfort and Betray by Rosemary Simpson (#2 Gilded Age Mystery)
Moonlight Sins by Jennifer L Armentrout (#1 de Vincent)
More to Love by Alison Bliss (#3 The Perfect Fit)

Murder Borrowed, Murder Blue by Stephanie Blackmoore (#3 A Wedding Planner Mystery)
New Years SEAL Dream by Sharon Hamilton (#1 Bone Frog Brotherhood)
Perish by Lisa Black (#3 Gardiner and Renner)
Reign the Earth by A. C. Gaughen (#1 The Elementae)
Saved by Her Wolves by Cynthia Knoble (#3 The Willow Creek Pack)
Still Me by Jojo Moyes (#3 Me Before You)
Stormspeaker by Christina Diaz Gonzalez (#7 Spirit Animals: Fall of the Beasts)
Surrender to the Highlander by Lynsay Sands (#5 Highlander)
Survival of the Fritters by Ginger Bolton (#1 A Deputy Donut Mystery)
The Hazel Wood by Melissa Albert (#1 The Hazel Wood)
The Luckiest Cowboy of All by Carolyn Brown (#3 Happy, Texas)
The Midnight Front by David Mack (#1 Dark Arts)
The Most Eligible Highlander in Scotland by Michele Sinclair (#7 McTiernay Brothers)
The Phantom of Oz by Cindy Brown (#5 Ivy Meadows)
The Trouble with True Love by Laura Lee Guhrke (#2 Dear Lady Truelove)
Unearthing Truth by Danielle Stewart (#7 Piper Anderson)
Unraveled by Lauren Dane (#1 Whiskey Sharp)
Zero Hour by Megan Erickson (#1 Wired and Dangerous)

Review ~ Athena Grey-Eyed Goddess

Athena: Grey-Eyed Goddess (Olympians #2)

by George O'Connor
published by First Second
genre: Graphic Novel, Mythology

Summary (Goodreads): Boom! Pow! Crash!

Greek Gods as you’ve never seen them before!

The strong, larger-than-life heroes of the Olympians can summon lightning, control the sea, turn invisible, or transform themselves into any animal they choose. Superheroes? No! Greek gods. The ancient pantheon comes to explosive life in this new series where myth meets comic books. Epic battles, daring quests, and terrible monsters await readers within the pages of these books.

Volume 2, Athena: Grey-Eyed Goddess, is the tale of the goddess of wisdom and war, recounting her many adventures.

My Thoughts: I liked how the story together told how Athena's aegis came to be, in all it's different parts.
While Athena is not my favorite, there are plenty of stories to pull from. Some stories are well known other maybe not as much. I've heard the stories or her battles, etc but was not familiar with the stories telling how she got the name Pallas.
Again, I like the Greek notes and glimpses into future volumes. The next is about Hera, who I have never liked in stories, so it should be an interesting read.

Rating: 4

Review ~ Zeus: King of the Gods

Zeus: King of the Gods (Olympians #1)

by George O'Connor
published by First Second
genre: Mythology, Graphic Novel

Summary (Goodreads): George O'Connor is a Greek mythology buff and a classic superhero comics fan, and he's out to remind us how much our pantheon of superheroes (Superman, Batman, the X-Men, etc) owes to mankind's ORIGINAL superheroes: the Greek pantheon.

In OLYMPIANS, O'Connor draws from primary documents to reconstruct and retell classic Greek myths. But these stories aren't sedate, scholarly works. They're action-packed, fast-paced, high-drama adventures, with monsters, romance, and not a few huge explosions. O'Connor's vibrant, kinetic art brings ancient tales to undeniable life, in a perfect fusion of super-hero aesthetics and ancient Greek mythology.

Volume 1 of OLYMPIANS, ZEUS: King OF THE GODS, introduces readers to the ruler of the Olympian Pantheon, telling his story from his boyhood to his ascendance to supreme power.

My Thoughts: One of my favorite things to read is mythology mixed in with paranormal. These are a nice refresher on the basics of Greek mythology.
It starts with Gaea and goes through Zeus defeating his father Kronos to become the King of the new generation of Gods. It shows (briefly) his journey from the cave he grew up in to Tartarus to gain his birthright (and his brothers).
As well as having great graphics I also enjoyed the author notes and the geek/greek notes. Looking forward to reading more in this series.

Rating: 4