'Being a single mom and trying to save the world was exhausting...' - Grace Murphy, heroine
Author Nicole Hamlett takes a different approach on Greek Mythology in this story. As she introduces Grace in the beginning, she's a freshly divorced single mom and she seems to be flying by the seat of her pants, taking things as they come... until she's faced with accepting that her birth mom is really the Goddess Diana and guess what, she's destined to save the world! Oh, and she's not really human either, suddenly all those 'oddball' things that happened when she was a child make sense!! But, Grace is forced to face the truth even more quickly when her son is endangered and her own life is in jeopardy... enter Adonis (cough), AKA, Drew.
Drew (is actually Adonis, but doesn't care for the name) is sent by Diana, to train Grace and get her into shape, but also to help her out with her son. It is important to note here that while the 'sparks' seemed to fly between Grace & Drew, the friendship that grew between the two throughout the book was amazing, it was easy to see the bonds growing as the time passed. Throw in a few more assorted characters to spice things up, like Zachary (which is Zeus), Grace's ex-husband, Athena, and Grace's biological father and you have the makings of an amazing urban fantasy!
Finally!! An author that introduces a 'flawed' heroine that I can understand & even say, 'Oh, I totally get ya!!' And to me, that's what Grace (the main character) is, she's flawed... whether it is how she sees herself or how she is trying to fit in the other areas of her life... as a single mom, romance writer, daughter to a Goddess, pretending to be human, etc. In 'Huntress', Grace's character kind of goes through a transformation, (similar to what some people do following a divorce)... with Drew's help & training, she loses the excess weight she was carrying around, and looks like a different person. (So much that her best friend staged an intervention!) Through the transformation, it's not just physical changes we see, it's also mental and emotional... she's stronger and appears more self-confident too. However, I think there's still a lot of trust issues there...some that may grow as the series expands maybe.
I don't have a 'rating' system. I stumbled upon this book by sheer luck and I was absolutely thrilled when I did, especially since I was searching for new authors to read. This book was a breath of fresh air for me and I'll be looking forward to more writing from Nicole Hamlett. I enjoyed it immensely!
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