Releasing The Gods (The Titan’s Saga #1)

This seems like it was written as a joke. I quit about 1/2 way into the book. Just couldn’t finish. There is no character depth, the main feels like she’s a card board cut out of a person developed by a high school writer. This is no where near the caliber of her other book series like Matefinder, Fallen Academy, Dragons and Druids, etc… If you’re looking for that kind of writing, this isn’t it.

Leia Stone and Jaymin Eve have teamed up again and created the Titan’s Saga! Saga suggests more than two books (Amazon has the second book listed as book 2 of 2) and if you haven’t read Releasing The Gods yet then you won’t understand my shallow breathing, heart palpitations, or my overall malaise at the thought of this story ending after two books… No way… I mean, Cronus (aka The Baddest MFing Titan footloose and fancy-free) and Maisey (I can’t really say much here as it would spoil A LOT, suffice it to say, the girl needs a definite pay raise) are #LifeGoals.

It is with difficulty that I try to explain why Releasing The Gods, out of all the other fantasy-laden series out there, is worth your time. I’ll give the old Pros and Cons List a try:

1. There are Titans – Titans are more powerful than gods.
2. Titans are pulchritudinous – just my low-key way of saying they’re beautiful (someone bring me sunglasses and a drool napkin).
3. Maisey’s inner dialogue along with her escaped, hashtag laden verbiage will have you LOLing.
4. A Family Tree that requires a Ph.D. in Physics to unravel.
5. Cronus
6. A scene where Cronus loans Maisey his sweatshirt (has anyone heard the song Sweater by phem… yeah, he’s not getting that back).
7. Promiscuous ex-wives
8. Storyline – Titan’s Saga is not all fun and rock climbing… the authors are giving their readers a contemporary fantasy with gods, Titans, and humans that keeps you nail-biting, sighing, and scratching your head.
9. Super-Hot Grandpas
10. And for dog lovers… a bestie hellhound named… Hound.

Dang, the list doesn’t have that jazz hands feel I was hoping to spark… I guess this is where the rubber meets the road – you’ll have to trust me when I tell you that Stone and Eve have created a story that you will not rest until you know the ending, with characters heavily weighted with fascinating backstories (Each new character presented is so well formulated they could easily handle their own series – under the Titan’s Saga banner of course…), and just enough sad, heart-string pulling scenes to make you feel ALIVE! (I am aware that this is a hugging emoji, but come on, it totally looks like jazz hands).

*Note – Okay, so I love a good hashtag and I believe Releasing The Gods has perhaps, the best of the best. Without further ado, the hashtag winner isssssss… #DickGold Loc 354. Thank you authors – I am now at peace.

Kris
Whiskey & Wit Book Reviews

I admit, the cover captivated me. Its unique, gorgeous, and mysterious. Ive read several books from each author and was thoroughly psyched for this collaboration. From the beginning, the book read like it was designed for younger generations, and mind you, Im in my 30s, so I dont even consider myself that old, so thats saying something. The hashtags are overwhelming, and even when theyre not, you see parts where you start second guessing why there isnt one in there and if they toned it down at times. Or perhaps it was just one writer of the two that used the majority of them; I dont know.

Writing about Greek Gods in modern times is always difficult, and this was no different. The main character has almost no redeeming qualities from the beginning so its very hard to relate to her. Shes vain, self-centered, ditsy, (the list goes on really). Shes almost like an entitled brat, which conflicts with her upbringing since her mother died and father started drinking himself to death shortly thereafter. All of the gods present themselves as young adults, and are about as immature personality wise as well. I kept hoping that more of the Greek mythology would be explained and tie the story together, but it seemed like every opportunity was missed because of the aforementioned main character who kept wishing she had time to google the history but wouldnt ask the Titan shes been bonded to. It just felt like the main points of Greek mythology were skimmed over without any depth. This makes for an easy read since the plot is so shallow. There was so much more potential for just MORE but the execution was lacking. Not to mention the scenes keep hopscotching across the world so fast that your head spins.

Through its pitfalls, its like candy. Its certainly not meant to be good for you, and it might not be the best youve (read), but youre strangely addicted. And theres this slight hope that maybe the next book will be a bit more substantial rather than superficial.

Jaymin and Leia are one of my favorite writing duos. The sass they put into their stories is just what I need after a stressful week, so this book came out just in time. This is a little more mature than the series they’ve previously written together, so keep that in mind if you’re a fan of their YA books. Releasing the Gods is a unique take on the Greek Gods, Titans, and the nine deadly sins. Maisey, the hashtag Queen mortal, gets caught up in helping the titans capture the sins while battling the gods, and laugh-out-loud shenanigans ensue. Thank the Gods for the bonus chapter…a glimpse of book two to hold us over after that ending!

I have to say that this book took me a bit to get into. I just didnt like the characters right at the beginning. But am I ever glad I stuck it out those first few chapters!! All of the characters ended up being fun and lovable (or fun to hate!). The story, once I got past my original dislike of the characters, was fast paced and wouldnt let me go. I read the book in one afternoon and now Im dying to know what happens next. It was also a really fun new take on titans and Greek gods. Most of the book is so enjoyable that Id give it more stars if I could, the dislike of the characters at the beginning was so short lived that I cant take a star off for that.

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