The Gatekeeper's Sons

Title: The Gatekeeper's Sons (Gatekeeper's Saga #1)
Author: Eva Pohler
Genre: Fantasy
Published: August 2012
Medium Read In: E-book
Pages: 357

Rating: 4

Why I Read It: I like Greek mythology so this was a no brainer for me.

Summary: Fifteen-year-old Therese watches her parents die. While in a coma, she meets the twin sons of Hades—Hypnos (the god of sleep) and Thanatos (the god of death). She thinks she's manipulating a dream, not kissing the god of death and totally rocking his world.

Than makes a deal with Hades and goes as a mortal to the Upperworld to try and win Therese's heart, but not all the gods are happy. Some give her gifts. Others try to kill her.

The deal requires Therese to avenge the death of her parents. With the help of Than’s fierce and exotic sisters, the Furies, she finds herself in an arena face to face with the murderer, and only one will survive.

Review: This book was good in the sense that this isn't your normal Greek myth meets real life book. The story is told in both Therese's and Thanatos's points of view. The reader is taken into the quest to find the person who murdered Therese's parents as well as the journey of Than as he tries to win Therese's heart. The deal Than made with Hades seems innocent enough, but knowing how the gods work it could very well be manipulated into something else entirely. I liked this book and can't wait to read the rest.

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