Every god falls victim of the "dark and brooding" trope

Hey, at least he's with the woman he loved. If you think that's the minimum, it isn't

"Twelve keys will release Zeus from Icarus and those keys are each a mate to the chosen ones."

"Finding out his mate is a griffin and blind as well does not stop Hephaestus from pursuing the man."

I refuse to read the sample

The other books from this series aren't better

Ok

Looks like his fall from Olympus happened at a older age. Since he's already walking and it's later mentioned to be holding his hammer

Things are a little rushed, but should be expected since this book only has 25 pages

Why Aphrodite would spy against him? In fact why they're still married?

"And he worked—actually toiled!—something alien to the rest of them, even those whose bellicose temperaments had taken them into the very heart of battle over the millennia. The difference was that his work was dirty, and worse, that he actually perspired doing it."

Apollo and Hermes each have like half a dozen domains

Hephaestus created something that will change humanity in secret from Zeus for... curiosity basically

"In all the greek stories Hephaestus never got a happy ending."

HUH?! Did you even read the Odyssey?? It's very clear there Hephaestus got divorced from Aphrodite and in the Iliad it's said he's married to Charis/Aglaia

Aglaia: “Hello”

Euphrosyne: “OMG HI!!”

Thalia: “I brought cookies.”

I found the synopsis interesting, but then

"I haven't slept with nearly as many men as I've been accused, but I remain Olympus's whore."

"Gaia, the earth goddess, exhausted by her husband lascivious husband, Uranus, begged her son for aid."

"I began my life as a joke between men."

Ok this will be bad

You're telling me Aphrodite, a immortal, couldn't even try to become a scholar, healer or inventor?

You know things are bad when it's impressive to see a retelling mention that the Graces are friends of Aphrodite

"Women make life. Men make war."

"To survive in this world as a woman, you must make yourself amenable to the strongest men."

We won't be breaking new ground with this 🙄

Oh! So the goddesses suffer period pains, great... 🫩

I'm starting to get worried on how this writer will treat Nerites

Might sound like a reach, but Aglaia calling Nerites a sardine when he's a ocean deity feels racist

"And Nerites told me how Nereus bartered the pick of his lovely virgin daughters to whichever side prevailed. Zeus's brother Poseidon particularly admired the nymph Amphitrite."

I don't have the will to explain how dumb this is

She's angry at seals having harems 😑

So the curse on Nerites isn't her fault anymore because she was such a good person (don't look the myth of Halia) 🙄

What's the issue with judging a woman for her actions? Honest question