Challenge Corner discussion

How do you defy DESTINY?

Helen Hamilton has spent her entire sixteen years trying to hide how different she is - no easy task on an island as small and sheltered as Nantucket. And it's getting harder. Nightmares of a desperate desert journey have Helen waking parched, only to find her sheets damaged by dirt and dust. At school she's haunted by hallucinations of three women weeping tears of blood... and when Helen first crosses paths with Lucas Delos, she has no way of knowing they're destined to play the leading roles in a tragedy the Fates insist on repeating throughout history.

As Helen unlocks the secrets of her ancestry, she realizes that some myths are more than just legend. But even demigod powers might not be enough to defy the forces that are both drawing her and Lucas together - and trying to tear them apart.

Ch 6 (26%) - (view spoiler)[ so is this going to be like a female version of Percy Jackson without Camp Halfblood? Because, I wouldn't mind that too much. (hide spoiler)]
Ch 10 (50%) - (view spoiler)[ OK, really? It's not bad enough that the fates have to recycle stories, but faces too? That's just creepy. And we know Helen is somehow related to Helen of Troy's story, but is Lucas going to be the husband she left behind or the lover she runs off with??? (hide spoiler)]
Ch 14 (76%) (view spoiler)[ OH!!! Yeah, I think they should just run for it and let the world burn. Seriously though, there has to be a way to break the cycle, there always is. (hide spoiler)]
Finished - Wow, so that didn't end the way I thought it would. (view spoiler)[ Poor Hector, now an Outcast because of the Furies. And I really didn't think Creon would be killed off already. That's a shocker. I still think Lucas and Helen should disappear together. Daphne is certainly hiding something and can't be trusted. I think Hector is really Ajax's son by Daphne and Helen is the progeny of one of the other lines (Hades perhaps?) - the Oracle said there were 3 Heirs left representing the 4 bloodlines. Ugh, I guess I will have to keep reading to figure it out. (hide spoiler)]

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Ch 1-5: (view spoiler)[Runnnnnnn girl, run. (hide spoiler)]

Ch 6-10: (view spoiler)[Was wondering when she was going to find out. Definitely not the right way but at least she knows... (hide spoiler)]

Ch 11-15: (view spoiler)[The necklace is so cool if I'm being honest. Also, the whole they can't be together seems dumb. Just saying. (hide spoiler)]

Ch 16-Finish: (view spoiler)[Wow. Wasn't expecting all of that to be revealed. Like at all. Okay, now I really need to jump into the next book! (hide spoiler)]

I need to start this one soon. I just keep putting it off.

Ashlyn wrote: "I need to start this one soon. I just keep putting it off."

It's okay! I'm still playing catch up to books I've read but completely forgot to add comments for lol. I'm a hot mess right now. Hoping this weekend will help me.

Alaina wrote: "Ashlyn wrote: "I need to start this one soon. I just keep putting it off."

It's okay! I'm still playing catch up to books I've read but completely forgot to add comments for lol. I'm a hot mess ri..."

Yeah, I know what you mean. I was sick the other week, and just got so far behind with everything. Then I just got back from a camping trip, so now I'm playing catch up too. Hopefully you get everything you need done.

Prologue: (view spoiler)[Ooo okay. Who is it and what happened? I hope they are okay. (hide spoiler)]

19%: (view spoiler)[Well, shit. Suffering for all? Dark shit. (hide spoiler)]

35%: (view spoiler)[I still can't get over him jumping out of the window. (hide spoiler)]

65%: (view spoiler)[I mean.. if she's happy with him then be with him. I guess? (hide spoiler)]

71%: (view spoiler)[I was totally going to mention something about wine when that person was talking about the pinot grigio. Blegh. If I go for a white, it's a Chardonnay. I'm a red wine kind of girl. (hide spoiler)]

100%: (view spoiler)[okay okay, where's the next book? (hide spoiler)]

Chapters 1-4 (view spoiler)[Not sure how I like the way this is written so far. It seems a little youngish. Hopefully it picks up more as Helen and Lucas spend more time together. (hide spoiler)]

Chapters 5-6 (view spoiler)[Wonder what her mom's name was if it wasn't Beth Smith. (hide spoiler)]

Chapters 7-10 (view spoiler)[Was it just me or was chapter 10 extremely long??? Also, this is kind of boring me and hard to get through. It seems more middle-grade than YA for some reason, but maybe it's just me. (hide spoiler)]

Chapters 11-14 (view spoiler)[Lucas is so jealous. Hopefully Helen can control her lightning. And every time I read Cassandra, I just picture my dog. (view spoiler)[ (hide spoiler)] (hide spoiler)]

Chapter 15 (view spoiler)[How old are these two that Lucas is already talking about Helen becoming his wife?? (hide spoiler)]

Finished (view spoiler)[I'm not really sure what I think of this, but I don't trust Helen's mom 100%. Hopefully the next book will get better, but I don't know. (hide spoiler)]

I was going to start book 2 this week, but I'm going to push it off to the end of the month because I have two ARCs to read in the next two weeks.

Started this morning.

Prologue (view spoiler)[Yes Zach, you are right. (hide spoiler)]

Chapter 5 (view spoiler)[I think either Orion isn't trustworthy or they will develop feeling for each other. (hide spoiler)]

Chapter 9 (view spoiler)[This is picking up! I cannot believe she stabbed him! (hide spoiler)]

Finished (view spoiler)[Blood brothers and now a war. Sad that Zach died. (hide spoiler)]

Book three is still on hold at my library, so I'll have to wait to start that one until I get it.

Finally starting today!

Chapters 1-3 (view spoiler)[I'm interested to see what happens with Andy now. (hide spoiler)]

Chapters 4-5 (view spoiler)[I need Helen to be withLucas. And I'm wondering why she is the only one with extra powers. (hide spoiler)]

Chapters 6 (view spoiler)[Orion does deserve to be someones first choice for love! (hide spoiler)]

Chapters 7-10 (view spoiler)[Pretty sure Helen made him immoral (hide spoiler)]

Finished (view spoiler)[Wow that ending!! I really liked this one. That was amazing that Helen was able to get Lucas out of the vow he made and how she trapped Zeus on Everyland. (hide spoiler)]