Electric Idol (Dark Olympus #2) Review

Electric Idol (Dark Olympus #2)

Author: Katee Robert

Genre: Adult Fantasy

Rating: 4 / 5 stars

Electric Idol is the second instalment in the Dark Olympus series by Katee Robert where we follow the story of Psyche, daughter of Demeter – goddess of the harvest, grain, and fertility; and Eros, son of Aphrodite – goddess of love, pleasure, passion and procreation. It is a modern day retelling set in dark Olympus where Psyche is forced to go into an arranged marriage with the new Zeus and become the next Hera. Eager to escape the set-up made by her ambitious mother, Psyche bumps into the most vicious and notorious man – Eros. The two are seen leaving the restrooms together and in just a couple of hours thousands of paparazzi photos are blasted all over the internet. It is no secret that Demeter and Aphrodite are blood-sworn enemies, so once the later sees the photos, she is quick to come up with a revenge plan and put those rumours to rest once and for all.

Aphrodite’s solution to fix this ‘disastrous’ situation is of course to send her ‘errand’ son to kill the innocent lovely girl. However, little does she expect for her son to finally grow a conscious and set in motion events which will turn the whole Olympus upside-down. Upon meeting with Psyche, Eros cannot but feel entranced by her character and beauty. He comes up with a ‘temporary’ solution until they both can escape unscathed – a fake marriage, present a front so convincing that the whole Olympus will be head over heels with their romance and protect them form his mother’s malicious desires. Though reluctant Psyche agrees to the marriage. And sooner than later they both start to develop feelings towards each other.

Both characters were so easy to love. Psyche is strong, independent, cunning and desperately desires for normality in her crazy life – for a person to love and cherish. Little did she expect to find her ‘person’ in the face of the most notorious killer in all Olympus. Eros, on the other hand, presents a cold and distant facade but is such a softie on the inside. His simple desire in life is to have a family, something which he finds in the eyes of the woman he loves. Ughhh they were so precious!!!

It is a sexy, thrilling and fun story which I am so grateful to have the chance to read before release date. For this, I want to say thank you to NetGalley for gifting me an arc in exchange for an honest review.