Sweet Obsession
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4.2 • 5 Ratings
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Publisher Description
He was mine to protect. Mine to adore. Mine to lose forever.
*A scorchingly hot modern retelling of Poseidon and Icarus.*
Icarus may not have flown particularly close to the sun, but he has fallen…right into the rough hands of Olympus’s own Poseidon. Being held captive by the gentle giant wouldn’t be so bad if Olympus wasn’t on the eve of destruction…or if Poseidon stopped looking at him with those irresistibly stormy eyes.
Poseidon doesn't have time to babysit his increasingly bratty prisoner, but he has no choice: Olympus is officially at war, and someone has to keep their best bargaining chip out of harm's way. The thing is, the longer Poseidon is with Icarus, the more he starts to care for his sworn enemy...and the more he realizes that Icarus isn’t the villain he's been made out to be. There's a warmth to him, a vulnerability, that Poseidon finds difficult to ignore or deny.
Now with Circe and the Aeaens at the gate and Olympus a hair's breadth away from falling, Poseidon will have to make a difficult choice: about himself, about his allegiances, and about the man who woke his heart from its long slumber only to threaten to break it for good...
Dark Olympus:
Neon Gods: Hades & Persephone
Electric Idol: Eros & Psyche
Wicked Beauty: Helen & Achilles & Patroclus
Radiant Sin: Apollo & Cassandra
Cruel Seduction: Aphrodite & Hephaestus & Pandora & Adonis
Midnight Ruin: Charon & Orpheus & Eurydice
Dark Restraint: Ariadne & the Minotaur
Sweet Obsession: Icarus & Poseidon
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
The sizzling eighth installment of bestseller Robert's blockbuster Dark Olympus series (after Dark Restraint) expands on her dark and sexy take on Greek mythology. The wall separating the dystopian city-state of Olympus, which is ruled by a council of 13 corrupt politicians, from the rest of the world has fallen, leaving the city vulnerable to attack from the Aeaeans. Aeaea-born Icarus is trapped in Olympus after having helped his sister, Ariadne, and her lover, the Minotaur, flee. He's captured by Poseidon, one of the three legacy members of the council, who sees the Aeaeans as mortal enemies. Despite this inauspicious start, the men quickly uncover their explosive chemistry in the face of extreme danger from those who want one or both of them dead. The sex scenes are steamy as ever, and Robert uses a clever conceit to get new or forgetful readers up to speed on her ever-widening worldbuilding: the events of past books are summarized in pithy tabloid headlines. This series is still going strong.
Customer Reviews
Dramatic, intriguing, entertaining
SWEET OBSESSION is the eighth instalment in Katee Robert’s contemporary, adult DARK OLYMPUS erotic, urban fantasy series, a modern retelling of the gods and goddesses of Olympus. This is Poseidon, and Icarus Vitalis’ story line. SWEET OBSESSION can be read as a stand alone but I recommend reading the series in order for back story and cohesion as there is an ongoing premise throughout.
NOTE: Due to the nature of the story line premise including same $ex scenarios and BDSM situation, there may be triggers for more sensitive readers.
SOME BACKGROUND: Not all is well in Olympus. The barrier between Olympus and the rest of the world is collapsing, and the attacks in the upper city have become dangerous and deadly. The fight for power and control within the ruling circle of Thirteen has resulted in a number of deaths-someone is determined to destroy that which is no longer theirs to control.
Told from dual first person perspectives (Poseidon and Icarus) SWEET OBSESSION follows the building romance and relationship between Icarus and Poseidon as the gods and goddesses of Olympus prepare for war. Icarus is Poseidon’s prisoner, a prisoner who is determined to ease the darkness that is choking the man with whom Icarus will fall in love but war has come to Olympus, and Icarus may have the ammunition to keep the enemy at bay.
The world building follows preparations for war as the gods and goddesses take sides in a fight for power. Family will target family, friends must take control before everything and everyone is sacrificed.
The relationship between begins when Icarus becomes Poseidon’s prisoner but Icarus suspects Poseidon is struggling with his place in Olympus, and his need to give up control to someone else. As Icarus begins a slow seduction of Poseidon, others see a potential for betrayal by someone who has already been judged. The $ex scenes are provocative and intense including same $ex scenarios and BDSM situations.
There is a large ensemble cast of colorful and powerful secondary and supporting characters including the return of Hera, Zeus, Hermes, Hades and Circe.
SWEET OBSESSION is a story of power and control, obsession and acceptance, forgiveness and love. The premise is dramatic , intriguing and entertaining; the romance is passionate; the characters are captivating and desperate.