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Mythverse #4
Amazon Princess
I am beauty. I am grace. I will punch you in the face.
I'm Brandee Jean, just your average Midwestern teenage beauty queen trying to survive the end of the world. I'm hanging in there, thanks to the super strength I got after being struck by lightning.
Turns out I wasn't the only one to get zapped. Some fancy god guy kicked the bucket, and his powers got shuffled and dealt out to ten different teenagers.
Now all ten of us are gonna attend Amazon Academy, where we'll take classes and compete in different tasks. At the end of it - winner takes all. The losers give up their powers, while the winner becomes a god and an official Amazon Princess.
Now that's a crown worth competing for.
Amazon Princess is book 1 in the Amazon Academy duology. The events in these books take place immediately after Wither & Wound: Mount Olympus Academy Book 3. However, this duology can also be read as a standalone series.
This young adult magic academy fantasy novel features: non-stop action, lots of cute boys, favorite characters from Mount Olympus Academy, a hero who's a total Darcy, and lots of plot twists to keep the pages turning.
Drop Dead Gorgeous meets The Hunger Games in this fun spin-off series!
I'm Brandee Jean, just your average Midwestern teenage beauty queen trying to survive the end of the world. I'm hanging in there, thanks to the super strength I got after being struck by lightning.
Turns out I wasn't the only one to get zapped. Some fancy god guy kicked the bucket, and his powers got shuffled and dealt out to ten different teenagers.
Now all ten of us are gonna attend Amazon Academy, where we'll take classes and compete in different tasks. At the end of it - winner takes all. The losers give up their powers, while the winner becomes a god and an official Amazon Princess.
Now that's a crown worth competing for.
Amazon Princess is book 1 in the Amazon Academy duology. The events in these books take place immediately after Wither & Wound: Mount Olympus Academy Book 3. However, this duology can also be read as a standalone series.
This young adult magic academy fantasy novel features: non-stop action, lots of cute boys, favorite characters from Mount Olympus Academy, a hero who's a total Darcy, and lots of plot twists to keep the pages turning.
Drop Dead Gorgeous meets The Hunger Games in this fun spin-off series!
- GenresFantasyYoung Adult
318 pages, Paperback
First published December 6, 2019
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Kate Karyus Quinn
47 books579 followersKate Karyus Quinn is an avid reader and menthol chapstick addict. She has a BFA in theater and an MFA in film and television production. She lives in Buffalo, NY with her husband, three children, and one giant dog.
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December 3, 2019
Honestly, I'm really disappointed. The MC is annoying at best. Although the storyline was absolutely amazing, I had a very hard time staying on track with reading this book. All of the other characters were great, or as a they should be in a story such as this one. But I can't get over the MC, it was very distracting. The ending was great and the MC managed to redeem herself somewhat in my eyes, it's just I'm not sure if I could read the next book happily
December 30, 2019
This is a great start to this series that will have you on the edge of your seat! Well written this academy read is full of adventure , humour, a little romance and twists and turn! An intriguing read with powers and some fab characters And that cliffhanger! Bring on the next book!
February 5, 2020
Oh My Gosh, What An Ending!
The fight for Zues' powers is on!
During the Apocalypse Brandee Jean's life isn't easy. It gets continuously more difficult as she's thrust into another new way of living at the Amazon Academy.
If you get through all the pageant references you'll be rewarded with an explosive ending.
I'm really interested to see how things turn out in the next book
The fight for Zues' powers is on!
During the Apocalypse Brandee Jean's life isn't easy. It gets continuously more difficult as she's thrust into another new way of living at the Amazon Academy.
If you get through all the pageant references you'll be rewarded with an explosive ending.
I'm really interested to see how things turn out in the next book
January 16, 2022
I accidentally stumbled onto this book on Radish & was intrigued to say the least, considering my love of Greek Mythology. Only just learned it's the 4th book in the series. I will say that it was an enjoyable read with a different take on the God's. Given the main characters are pretty much teenagers, it was quite funny in parts, and the tests were quite interesting.
Difficult to give a rating as haven't read previous books in the series.
Difficult to give a rating as haven't read previous books in the series.
February 26, 2020
Post Apocalyptic saga with a twist of Greek mythology
Who could have thought that the death of Zeus would bring an apocalypse to modern day Earth, or that the Amazons still existed or even that Zeus's powers would split and enter into many individuals?
All this along with much more happens in this surprising series. Can't wait for more.
Who could have thought that the death of Zeus would bring an apocalypse to modern day Earth, or that the Amazons still existed or even that Zeus's powers would split and enter into many individuals?
All this along with much more happens in this surprising series. Can't wait for more.
April 21, 2020
*All of my reviews are voluntarily written*
This was a book set in the Mythverse world, the same world as the Mount Olympus Academy series. In it, Brandee Jean has to deal with a new, unexpected power. What ensues is a fun adventure of who is going to win the chance to become a god!
I enjoyed this book and look forward to the next one!
This was a book set in the Mythverse world, the same world as the Mount Olympus Academy series. In it, Brandee Jean has to deal with a new, unexpected power. What ensues is a fun adventure of who is going to win the chance to become a god!
I enjoyed this book and look forward to the next one!
May 4, 2022
First 3 books were better
Book was OK... But the mama said this and mama said that stuff was a bit much! I almost didn't finish reading the book. Also, I live in Wisconsin and we don't say the things the book said we did. Made people who live here, look like dumb hicks.
Book was OK... But the mama said this and mama said that stuff was a bit much! I almost didn't finish reading the book. Also, I live in Wisconsin and we don't say the things the book said we did. Made people who live here, look like dumb hicks.
January 21, 2020
One word for them Fascinating
Love these books, from the very beginning they have kept my interest and given me a new lobe for reading mythical books
Love these books, from the very beginning they have kept my interest and given me a new lobe for reading mythical books
January 30, 2020
The first book in a brand new series and what an excellent first book it is! Action, adventure, magic, humor, twists and turns and a side of romance hooked right from the start and kept me reading till the end! I need the next book now!
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
April 16, 2020
Super good! Though, if you want to read this series, I would recommend reading Mount Olympus Academy book series. They are both set in the same world.
November 15, 2020
Great story
Great story, surprising turns, funny and lighthearted. Who doesn’t love the underdog. I look forward to reading more from this world. Excellent character building
Great story, surprising turns, funny and lighthearted. Who doesn’t love the underdog. I look forward to reading more from this world. Excellent character building
February 14, 2021
3.5 Stars
March 10, 2021
This book reminded me of Beauty Queens by Libba Bray. It’s super snarky and has a spunky, genuine, unrestrained Wisconsin Dairy Princesses as it’s heroine. Much like Libba Bray’s main character, BJ is more layered than she first appears. Learning to love her is a wonderful journey.
January 7, 2020
Hard to Like But Hard to Hate
My first and biggest problem with this book is the dreaded cliffhanger. Don't like them. Can't stand them. I feel like I'm being played with. It doesn't make me want to read the next book to find out what happens, it just makes me mad.
That said, I liked the beginning of the book, and I liked Brandi Jean in the beginning a lot. She's a spunky fighter who's had a rough go in a post-appocalyptic world. It is only when we get further into the book that she begins to annoy me with the constant pageant lessons she's learned that don't seem to serve her well at all.
In these academy books, the heroine usually has one of two allies, but Brandi Jean is marginalized by pretty much everyone in one way or another. It was hard to Like most of the characters with the exception of a small few.
The poor horses, too. I felt bad for both Brandi and Whiskey in different ways as well as the other horses in the final trial. I kind of expected what happened in the end. Wasn't hard to figure out who the protagonists were at all. I realized there would be death in this story, but one particular character's death was somewhat gratuitous and, I believe, unnecessary to further the plotline. What happened could've been done without the killing, after all the removal of power was done once without a resulting death.
I like the story in general, it was the way in which certain parts were told that I didn't like. Maybe because I am beyond the YA/NA demographic, these things about some of the characters bother me more. I will say this, Brandi Jean is a strong, resilient young woman, and I hope, since I did pre-order the second book, we are going to see less pageant talk and a lot more badass, more mature Brandi in the next book. I also hope it is a duology with no more cliffhangers. I really want to give the next book at least one more star maybe more.
On the whole, good plotline, just wasn't crazy about the execution of the whole story in certain areas.
My first and biggest problem with this book is the dreaded cliffhanger. Don't like them. Can't stand them. I feel like I'm being played with. It doesn't make me want to read the next book to find out what happens, it just makes me mad.
That said, I liked the beginning of the book, and I liked Brandi Jean in the beginning a lot. She's a spunky fighter who's had a rough go in a post-appocalyptic world. It is only when we get further into the book that she begins to annoy me with the constant pageant lessons she's learned that don't seem to serve her well at all.
In these academy books, the heroine usually has one of two allies, but Brandi Jean is marginalized by pretty much everyone in one way or another. It was hard to Like most of the characters with the exception of a small few.
The poor horses, too. I felt bad for both Brandi and Whiskey in different ways as well as the other horses in the final trial. I kind of expected what happened in the end. Wasn't hard to figure out who the protagonists were at all. I realized there would be death in this story, but one particular character's death was somewhat gratuitous and, I believe, unnecessary to further the plotline. What happened could've been done without the killing, after all the removal of power was done once without a resulting death.
I like the story in general, it was the way in which certain parts were told that I didn't like. Maybe because I am beyond the YA/NA demographic, these things about some of the characters bother me more. I will say this, Brandi Jean is a strong, resilient young woman, and I hope, since I did pre-order the second book, we are going to see less pageant talk and a lot more badass, more mature Brandi in the next book. I also hope it is a duology with no more cliffhangers. I really want to give the next book at least one more star maybe more.
On the whole, good plotline, just wasn't crazy about the execution of the whole story in certain areas.
January 25, 2020
This was a wonderful book. It didn't seem rushed. This was sweet and steamy, full of romance and passion with great characters that were interesting enough to draw you in.
January 12, 2020
Amazon Princess by Kate Karyus Quinn is a wonderful story to read. This is book number one in this wonderful start to a brand new series writen by a brand new author for me to read. I highly recommend this story to everyone who loves reading about fantasy and paranormal romance.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
January 7, 2020
Great!
If you have read the MOA books this one is so much better! The authors put us more into the trenches with the main character and the book is much more in the moment. After the twist ending i am excited to read the next book!
I like this leading lady more than Edie, I also like the supporting cast better i feel like instead of hinting and implying intrigue they actually experience it. The twists and action make a better read.
If you have read the MOA books this one is so much better! The authors put us more into the trenches with the main character and the book is much more in the moment. After the twist ending i am excited to read the next book!
I like this leading lady more than Edie, I also like the supporting cast better i feel like instead of hinting and implying intrigue they actually experience it. The twists and action make a better read.
December 25, 2019
Loved it was amazed with the storyline great work on the plot cant wait for more
January 3, 2020
Fun, fast read.
I can't wait for the next installment. BJ is a strong, loyal, feisty, beauty queen who tends to look at the world with much different eyes. She was raised by her moms words, and still tries to live by them. I can't wait to see what happens next.
I can't wait for the next installment. BJ is a strong, loyal, feisty, beauty queen who tends to look at the world with much different eyes. She was raised by her moms words, and still tries to live by them. I can't wait to see what happens next.
December 14, 2019
What shade of nail polish works best for life in a post-apocalyptic hellscape?
I'm Brandee Jean, just your average Midwestern teenage beauty queen trying to survive the end of the world. If it wasn't for the super strength I picked up after getting struck by lightning, I'd be struggling worse than a pageant girl trying to win the swimsuit competition with a wedgie.
I'm not the only one who got zapped. Turns out some fancy god guy kicked the bucket, and his powers got shuffled and dealt out to ten different teenagers.
Flying. Teleportation. Virility. Wisdom. And more. We all got something.
Now all ten of us are gonna attend Amazon Academy, where we'll take classes and compete in different tasks. At the end of it - winner takes all. The losers give up their powers, while the winner becomes a god and an official Amazon Princess.
Now that's a crown worth competing for.
This was a really great YA read that kept me entertained throughout.
This has a very well written plot and story line that is very engaging from the start.
Well fleshed out characters that I found very believeable.
Love the world building that has gone into this
MAssive cliffhanger ending that makes me just want more.
I can't wait to read more of these from the authors.
Recommend reading.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
I'm Brandee Jean, just your average Midwestern teenage beauty queen trying to survive the end of the world. If it wasn't for the super strength I picked up after getting struck by lightning, I'd be struggling worse than a pageant girl trying to win the swimsuit competition with a wedgie.
I'm not the only one who got zapped. Turns out some fancy god guy kicked the bucket, and his powers got shuffled and dealt out to ten different teenagers.
Flying. Teleportation. Virility. Wisdom. And more. We all got something.
Now all ten of us are gonna attend Amazon Academy, where we'll take classes and compete in different tasks. At the end of it - winner takes all. The losers give up their powers, while the winner becomes a god and an official Amazon Princess.
Now that's a crown worth competing for.
This was a really great YA read that kept me entertained throughout.
This has a very well written plot and story line that is very engaging from the start.
Well fleshed out characters that I found very believeable.
Love the world building that has gone into this
MAssive cliffhanger ending that makes me just want more.
I can't wait to read more of these from the authors.
Recommend reading.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
December 4, 2019
I enjoyed reading this story. It is written well and I found it entertaining. Brandee Jean is from the pageant world and so that is what she knows. She is no stranger to competition and is ready to compete to become the new Zeus but she is being thrown into a world that she is just learning. She doesn't come across as the smartest person in the bunch but she isn't stupid either. She is determined and loyal and it serves her throughout. I liked her personality for the most part. I found her funny and it made the story enjoyable and entertaining for me to read. There are a few twists in the story. This book ends on a cliff hanger with a huge twist thrown in the end. I will be checking out the next book to figure out what happens next for sure.
I voluntarily reviewed an ARC of this book.
I voluntarily reviewed an ARC of this book.
November 25, 2019
So this was a different read for me. I love reading academy books but this one I am not sure. It has a great story line and funny moments. It did keep me intrigued enough to keep reading because in the end I needed to know how it would end. I did love some of the characters and somewhat love Brandie Jean. I do have to say that the ending was unexpected.
Overall this first book of the series slowly builds and has a great ending.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
Overall this first book of the series slowly builds and has a great ending.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
December 11, 2019
When the King of the Gods (Zeus) dies his power is split between 10 people, 9 of the 10 are at least nobility if not royalty and the 10th is Brandee Jean, a beauty pageant winner from Wisconsin.
Laughter ensues as Brandee Jean takes on the other 9 in a contest to determine who will inherit Zeus's full power and become the next ruler of the Gods.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
Laughter ensues as Brandee Jean takes on the other 9 in a contest to determine who will inherit Zeus's full power and become the next ruler of the Gods.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
December 10, 2019
I enjoyed reading Amazon Princess. It’s a good start to the series. The storyline and characters are well written. I would recommend reading.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
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