Published November 25, 2013 by Entangled Edge
5 MYSTICAL STARS!!!!!!!!!
"Sometimes the only person you truly need to have faith in is yourself."
Summary -
It was bad enough that gods gambled with human souls, but Catherine Sharp's soul just had to be won by the Greek goddess of Discord, Eris. As if working a dead-end tech support job didn't suck the life out of her as it was. Now, Cat finds herself performing random tasks for the goddess in her free time. But when Coyote, the Native American trickster himself, claims to have won her own soul in Mayhem's weekly poker game, Cat wants in on the action. With five sneaky gods upping the ante, Cat needs to find a way to collect the winning chips that could save her soul. Marius, a handsome yet irritating satyr with his own debt to Eris, might finally come in handy for something. If they play their cards right and work together, Cat and Marius may just get their freedom back. If they don't kill each other—or fall in love—first. (Netgalley)
Review -
Truly one of the best non-vampire books ever!!! There's nothing like a good poker game to get the blood flowing, especially when what's at stake is your very own soul.
Catherine "Cat" Sharp is just your average run of the mill tech geek, or so it seems even to herself. What she never knew was that she is actually a technomage, able to communicate and control all electronics and machinery, a very powerful one. But, since her powers have been bound unbeknownst to her she never had the chance to find out. Add on to that the fact that she accidentally gave away her soul to a person who lost it in a poker game to the Goddess of Discord, who in turn now has her soul up on the gambling block, again. Did I mention she was an atheist before this all even began? Well, imagine learning that there are indeed gods by having one snatch your soul out of your body. And now, after eight years of servitude Cat finally has her freedom dangled in front of her, all she has to do is gather four poker chips. Simple, right? Well, if you can define getting said chips from four of the greatest trickster gods, Maui, Puck, Coyote and none other than Loki of Asgard simple, sure! Oh yea, and your greatest ally being a satyr under the employ of the very goddess you are trying to be rid of...
Right from the very beginning this book will grab readers and pull them in, giving the feel of watching a movie rather than reading from a book. Not one dull moment, and not a page will readers want to skip. Every emotion that this heroine feels; despair, fear, betrayal, readers will feel it right alongside with Cat. Oh, and also want to reach inside and slap Eris' scraggly face.
This book is a true must read. And don't worry, even readers unfamiliar with the pantheons will be able to follow along, not skipping a beat. Warning though, you may lose sleep reading this, because you will NOT want to put this book down until the very end!
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