Aphrodite

I Am Zeus #1

by Dan Masters, Apocosmos Multiverse

I am the king of gods. The one who sits on the throne of Mt. Olympus.
The God of the sky, lightning, and justice.
But I fought tooth and nail to get here.

When my father, Cronus, tried to devour my siblings and me, I escaped in search of new allies and a way to avenge them.
I found them in the faces of two goddesses who swore me allegiance by joining my guild.

This is the story of how I built my guild hall on top of Mt. Olympus. How we grew powerful and what we had to do to achieve it.
This is my story.

502 pages, Kindle Edition

First published July 23, 2021

Reviews

[Steve Naylor · Rating 3 out of 5]

Rating 3.0 stars

This went from pretty good for the first half to insanely boring for the next 1/4 of the book. Image the greek gods through the lense of a litrpg book. They have levels and upgrades. Think of the pantheon as a guild. Followers give divine points. That sounds kind of awesome. The first half is a retelling of how Zeus gets away from his father Cronus before he could be eaten. While he is escaping he meets up with Aphrodite the goddess of love who agrees to help him. The look for a place to be safe and they go to Mount Olympus to claim it as his place of power. All that was great. Then comes the settlement building Once they claim the mountain, the next 1/3 of the book is the most boring thing I have read in a long time. Settlement building. He had to build tents first and then could turn those tents into houses and then on to the next thing. Farms, blacksmiths, foragers, etc. It wasn't even the interesting part of settlement building. I skipped through so much of this it really turned me off from this story. Then add to that the inconsistencies with Greek mythology. Zeus met up with artemis and had a three way with her and Aphrodite. I thought she was supposed to be an eternal virgin? Ares was mentioned to be Aphrodite's brother in this one. In legend her and Ares would hookup all time behind hephaestus's back. I don't mind some deviation from the legends but that was a little too much for me. Probably not going to continue the series.

[Roberto Flores · Rating 1 out of 5]

Boring.

Far too much emphasis on skills and items, with little care about characters. Simple enough idea for the characters, but no creativity given to it. The whole thing comes off as full and obvious. This was a flashy idea lacking any substance.

[Kevin Sinclair · Rating 5 out of 5]

Cracking concept. A really great story with perfectly crafted peaks and troughs to take you on an emotional roller-coaster of awesomeness.
Can't nt wait to see how this one develops!

[Jack Dacus · Rating 5 out of 5]

For Aphrodite!

I really like the point of view in this book from a "God's" perspective. Also like the use of the Greek mythology gods. Looking forward to "Artemis". Good job.