The Games Gods Play
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4.5 • 90 Ratings
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- $14.99
Publisher Description
THE INSTANT #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
“This story is my latest obsession.” —USA Today bestselling author, Devney Perry
The gods love to play with us mere mortals. And every hundred years, we let them…
I have never been favored by the gods. Far from it, thanks to Zeus.
Living as a cursed office clerk for the Order of Thieves, I just keep my head down and hope the capricious beings who rule from Olympus won't notice me. Not an easy feat, given San Francisco is Zeus' patron city, but I make do. I survive. Until the night I tangle with a different god.
The worst god. Hades.
For the first time ever, the ruthless, mercurial King of the Underworld has entered the Crucible—the deadly contest the gods hold to determine a new ruler to sit on the throne of Olympus. But instead of fighting their own battles, the gods name mortals to compete in their stead.
So why in the Underworld did Hades choose me—a sarcastic nobody with a curse on her shoulders—as his champion? And why does my heart trip every time he says I’m his?
I don’t know if I’m a pawn, bait, or something else entirely to this dangerously tempting god. How can I, when he has more secrets than stars in the sky?
Because Hades is playing by his own rules…and Death will win at any cost.
Customer Reviews
Read the entire book in 24 hrs
The kind of book where you didn’t realize it’s 2 am and you somehow got lost with the characters. Easy read. Good plot. Little bit early-teen in parts but great read. Definitely recommend.
Could not put it down!
Unexpectedly amazing!
FUN READ
I very much enjoyed this read. Obviously set up for a series (I hope)
It did feel a little young but I think that made most of this book fun to read. The sensual parts felt a little over done and out of place.
But there wasn't a lot so it didn't bother me much. I like the love and friendship and honor that this book was about. Good triumphing over evil is always a win in my book, but the ending, Oh no where will it go??