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Wicked Beauty

Sourcebooks Casablanca. (Dark Olympus, Bk. 3). Jun. 2022. 400p. ISBN 9781728231792. pap. $15.99. SF ROMANCE
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Once her brother Zeus names her prize bride to the next winner of the Ares competition, Helen Kasios decides to enter the competition herself to become Ares and part of the Thirteen, a group ruling Olympus. Soldiers of Athena and lovers, Achilles Kallis and Patroclus Fotos also enter the competition as a team. Patroclus, the brains behind the duo, enters solely to help Achilles become the new Ares, while Achilles wants the power and prestige of the position. During the competition, Achilles, Patroclus, and Helen room next to one another, and insults as well as sparks fly among them. Helen has a soft spot for Patroclus, as they were childhood friends, and she loves to hate the arrogant Achilles. But when Helen’s life is threatened, Achilles and Patroclus agree to protect her. However, only one can become Ares, and if that happens, will their threesome fall apart?
VERDICT Robert (Neon Gods) keeps readers’ attention by ramping up the tension among Helen, Achilles, and Patroclus as the competition’s trials take place, interspersed with lots of erotic scenes. Although the worldbuilding is vague and Achilles’s overconfidence can be off-putting, many readers will enjoy this continuation of the “Dark Olympus” series.
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