I love mythology books so this was so up my alley and I was very hooked in the beginning! The main character is interesting, dynamic and relatable even though she was naive at times it was never annoying - I was immediately interested in the story. The world building was fantastic and such a unique take on Greek Mythology. The ending was a bit rushed and not what I expected but still really enjoyed. I thought the audio was done very well and enjoyed the narration.

Thank you Harlequin Trade Publishing, NetGalley and The Hive for the ALC of Daughter of Chaos.

I find I almost always enjoy books inspired by Greek mythology, and Daughter of Chaos was no exception. I think I actually enjoyed the beginning of the book more than the rest, despite it being a little more slow moving. The characters were interesting, and I enjoyed the depiction of life in this small Greek village. Danae was likable and easy to sympathize with. I really enjoyed seeing the way she loved her sister as well as her interactions with other family members and villagers.

I did find the ending of the book to be a bit odd. It felt a bit disconnected from the rest of the book as a whole despite being the culmination of everything Danae had gone through up until that point. The jump in pace and even tone just ended up feeling a little abrupt, particularly some of the bits with Heracles. Overall though, I did really enjoy the book and will definitely be looking forward to the next one!

I switched back and forth between the eARC and the ALC for Daughter of Chaos, and I did want to say that while I found the narration overall to be good, some of the accent choices were odd. This is true for the male accents in particular. It kind of took me out of the story whenever I heard dialogue in a sort of Cockney accent (I’m not an accent expert so it’s possible it’s not exactly Cockney, but it sounded similar enough to throw me off). I wasn’t expecting heavy Greek accents or anything, but I definitely wasn’t expecting to be transported to London’s East End either. Nevertheless, I did enjoy the audiobook well enough.

Thank you Harlequin Trade Publishing, Mira, and The Hive for both the eARC and ALC of Daughter of Chaos. All opinions are my own!

Thank you Harlequin Audio and NetGalley for the advanced electronic audio review copy of this book. This is a Greek Mythology retelling and a start of a new Parthenon Series. In this book we are following Danae who is investigating the disappearance of her sister and in the process finds out her own destiny as well. The pacing felt uneven, rushed in some places and dragging in others. It was difficult for me to stay engaged from about the middle of the book, thus I most likely would not continue with this series.