A captivating novel of first love, Egyptian mythology, and family, from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of And I DarkenIsadora’s family is seriously screwed up—which comes with the territory when you’re the human daughter of the Egyptian gods Isis and Osiris.Isadora is tired of her immortal relatives and their ancient mythological drama, so when she gets the chance to move to California … drama, so when she gets the chance to move to California with her brother, she jumps on it. But her new life comes with plenty of its own dramatic—and dangerous—complications . . .
Fans of Kiera Cass’s Selection series or Cynthia Hand’s Unearthly trilogy will fall in love with this enchanting, heartfelt YA romance.
more
This is one of my favorite books. I’m not a big RE-reader and I’ve read this book 3 times. THREE TIMES! I never do that. It strikes a chord in me every time. It strikes a thousand chords in me, apparently. I really love this story, the history in it, the world building, the gods & goddesses and of course, the soulmate aspect- which I so whole heartedly believe in. <3
Rating 4.5
This was the light-hearted, funny read I needed. And would you just look at that cover?? I actually added it to my list years ago because the cover is so gorgeous, and only bought it recently when I asked for Egyptian mythology-inspired fiction recommendations and someone mentioned it. I can’t believe I’ve been looking for a book like it for so long while this one was sitting unappreciated on my to-read list. That’ll teach me to fall in love with a pretty cover and not read the blurb.
ANYWAY
The main criticism I’ve seen for this book is that the main character Isadora is really whiny, but I think given that she’s a teenager who feels unloved by her parents, a little whining is fair. It also made her growth all the more satisfying. I was rooting for her to find and accept herself.
Really, there wasn’t anything I disliked about the book. Isadora is snarky and sarcastic and made me laugh many times. The bits of Egyptian mythology added background depth, always ended on a funny note, and could be a great introduction for someone new to it.
The only thing I wasn’t in love with was the representation of some of the gods. I know mythology will always be up for interpretation to a degree, but I just can’t get myself to see Anubis like he was portrayed here. There was also an inconsistency in the way Isis was strongly opposed to everything Greek yet went by her Greek name and called everyone in her family by theirs. I imagine this was done because most people are more familiar with the Greek names, but it still stood out to me. I’d have loved a brief note at the end, or maybe a guide to the Egyptian names and Greek names, but there wasn’t anything. This is me being picky though 🙂
This was my first book by Kiersten White, and while there isn’t a sequel to this one, I’ll have to check out her other books! It’s a great snarky YA read which also filled the Egyptian mythology hole in my life for the time being. If you have any others, please recommend away.
This was a fun book. Not high literature, but not trying to be either. It was a nice easy read, and I appreciate a good stand-alone in a world full of four-book “trilogies.” The characters were archetypal enough to quickly “know,” but not so much so that they felt stereotypical. Lastly, as someone who works at a museum, I usually can’t finish books where one of the characters does so because they’re so obviously written by someone who doesn’t know what they’re talking about, but that was not the case with this book.