Tome Thursday: The Helm of Darkness

Hello everyone!

It's back to Greek Gods again in this blog post, and I mean, is it surprising at all anymore?

I have a deep affinity to Greek mythology to begin with, so every once in a while I'll absolutely pick something up that's connected to it, literature-wise.

Some are good, some are bad, and some are definitely in the grey in-between, but all in all I'm usually entertained enough, if nothing else, that I want to either keep reading if it's a series, or I read the book again if it's a standalone.

Case in point with today's blog post, although I will admit I had this one sitting there for a short while after grabbing it from BookSirens as an ARC.

I'd read the companion novella before picking this up, and enjoyed it, and because Percy Jackson is one of my all-time favourite series (here's hoping Disney does it justice with the TV show!) I was definitely intrigued to read more about demigods and the mortals they run across.

Of course there are fundamental differences between the books, but bottom line: the Greeks just don't want to go quietly into the night!

Which they could if they used The Helm of Darkness.

Tome Thursday: The Shield of Nike

Hello everyone!

I'm coming to you live from a VERY snowy country, because our Alps decided they can't keep out everything that Austria's been getting in the recent days, ergo it's a very good thing I haven't taken my winter tires off to exchange them for regular ones.

At least now I'm generally safe!

The roads aren't snowed in, but they ARE slick and freezing, which means driving is a nuisance if you have to go somewhere (like the grocery story or a pharmacy).

Thankfully, I have more than enough books to keep me occupied during this time, and if I ever ran out, I know all I have to do is turn to BookSirens and they'll have something new waiting for me, fresh and interesting.

This is what happened when I randomly stumbled over tonight's blog post topic. I hadn't been looking for the book, but I certainly wasn't going to turn it down once I saw it.

A. P. Mobley isn't an author I'm familiar with, but the topic she covered in the novella I picked up from her certainly is. Greek mythology just so happens to be my absolute favourite, after all!

So let's take a look at The Shield of Nike, shall we?