Title: Bonds of Hercules

Series: Villains of Lore

Author: Jasmine Mas

Genre: Romantasy

Year of publication: 2025

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Blood of Hercules – review

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BLURB

Every hero has their monsters.

And Alexis is bound to hers: tied eternally, irrevocably to the Underworld’s dark heirs in a marriage that has shaken the foundations of Olympus – and everything Alexis once believed. Reeling, she enlists in the Assembly of Death with her mentors, set on wrecking vengeance on her husbands and uncovering the truth behind her deadly powers.

She will soon teach them all that a god can’t be manacled. And a monster can’t be caged…

It really hurts me to say this because I LOVED Blood of Hercules, but I didn’t enjoy this much.

It felt like the book needed a really good edit. The plot was all over the place, and I found it difficult to follow what was happening in the beginning. The story lacked flow and just jumped from one thing to another. The characters were so immature and, Alexis in particular, was frustrating to read, she was so irritating!

I’m so disappointed because I wanted to love this. And I really didn’t.

⭐ Rating: 2 out of 5

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