What if you lived in a world where seeing gods of mythology
were normal? For Kyra Locke, that is her world. She doesn't
see the gods in person that often at all, but they frequent
the news. Most of the politics revolve around them and the
Society of the Sun. When she finds out her father may be
more involved in them than she thought, she will have to
unravel the mysteries or else.
As a fan of Greek myths, I was excited to read this. The
mythology in THE WOKEN GODS is very nice, but it wasn't
incorporated in a way I expected. Though the concept of the
gods plays a crucial role in this novel, it doesn't focus
that much on the gods themselves. There are one or two who
are shown frequently, but still as more minor characters.
The big focus on this story is Kyra and her family, people
she may or may not actually know. While I enjoyed that
surprising focus, there is a small part of me that still
wishes there had been more interaction with the gods.
The mystery in the plot is well executed. Gwenda Bond does a
wonderful job of keeping the reader guessing. Often, there
are times when you think the story will go one way, and
instead, it changes to a whole new, but still very logical,
direction. I was impressed by that sort of plot though the
fast pacing of the story. Kyra herself is a strong main
character to follow that plot. She is intelligent and noble,
making her a very lovable character.
If you enjoy a little fantasy, myth, family ties, and a hint
of romance, I would recommend you try this engaging YA
title.
The more things change…
Ten years ago, the gods of ancient mythology awoke all
around the world.
The more things stay the same…
This morning, seventeen-year-old Kyra Locke was late for
school.
But that’s not out of the ordinary in a transformed
Washington, D.C., dominated by the embassies of divine
pantheons and watched over by the mysterious Society of the
Sun that governs mankind’s relations with the gods. What is
unusual is Kyra’s encounter with two trickster gods on her
way home, one offering a threat, and the other a warning.
Kyra escapes with the aid of young operatives from the
Society, who inform her that her scholarly father has
disappeared from its headquarters at the Library of Congress
and taken a dangerous Egyptian relic with him. The Society
needs the item back, and they aren’t interested in Kyra’s
protests that she knows nothing about it.
Now Kyra must depend on her wits and the help of everyone
from a paranoid ex-boyfriend to scary Sumerian gods to
operatives whose allegiance is first and always to the
Society. She has no choice if she’s going to clear her
father’s name and recover the missing relic before the
impending summer solstice.
What’s at stake? Just the end of the world as Kyra knows
it.
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