Astarte's Wrath

by Trisha Wolfe

• Publish Date: 2013
• Publish Status: Unknown
• Format: eBook
• Pages: 215
• Language: English

Reviews

[Ashley]

Nose Graze — Young Adult book reviews

Astarte's Wrath is perfect for any huge Egyptian mythology buffs. Riddled with war, chaos, history, and mythology, this book is intense, full of action, and tragic. It takes place during the Battle of Actium (between Octavian of Rome and Cleopatara of Egypt) so it's safe to say that there is a lot of loss, betrayal, and devastation. Entire empires and kingdoms are at stake and with politics being what they are, there is plenty of blood.

What I really liked about Astarte's Wrath was how it mixed real history with magic and fantasy. There were historical events and plot points that I recognized, but they were entertained with a magical race and other fictitious elements. It definitely made this story unique!

The romance in Astarte's Wrath is DELICIOUS! This is considered a "New Adult" books so things are a little hotter and heavier than in a young adult book. There aren't too many sexy scenes, but the ones that are there are breathtaking; they're tender, sweet, romantic, passionate, and totally lusty. Seriously.. it was amazing how passionate these two characters were about each other. It made my heart glow (that's weird, but true!).

"Would you give up your friends? Would you trade a long, nearly immortal life of servitude in exchange for a short one... with me?"

I want him to touch every spot on my body, kiss every inch—own me, and not stop until I'm too exhausted to think of the consequences.

"My title be damned. I've loved you for ages. And I'm going to make you mine." He lowers his lips to mine, caressing them into a passionate kiss as he guides my body toward his bed.

The one thing I didn't really like about the romance was how Xarion and Astarte already had a history before the book began. They were lifelong friends, so their romance came easily. It wasn't insta-love, it was just so natural and easy to fall into since they already had a well established relationship. But I usually prefer books where the characters meet for the first time when the book begins, because that way I get to experience the entire relationship from the very beginning. If I'm there every step of the way then it's easier to get really emotionally invested. Although I did enjoy the romance in Astarte's Wrath, I think I would have connected with it a little more if Xarion and Astarte weren't already very close when the story began.

The end of this book... ALL THE FEELS! At first I was upset with the way the ending was going because I couldn't believe Xarion died! but once we got to the very end, I kind of liked the bittersweetness of it all. And at least Astarte and Xarion got to be together in the underworld! But the end really tugged at my heart and had me near tears... several times!

Astarte's Wrath definitely has "tragic" written all over it. It's like real war: people die, people betray each other.. and not everyone gets their happy ending. Despite all the magical elements, it's painfully real. If you like romance, historical fiction, and/or Egyptian mythology, this is your book!

[bookishzelda]

So I have read Destiny’s Fire and I had loved it so I was pretty excited to read this. I love these books because Trisha takes Egyptian history and mixes it in with a unique world. You see so many different books based off of Greek Mythology it’s refreshing to see a different approach taken. Plus there is just something so romantic about Egypt and Cleopatra you can’t help but be enthralled. Trisha does a wonderful job of transporting me into this romantic world of Eypgt as if I could feel the sand under my own feet. You do not need to read Destiny’s Fire in order to read this. I actually feel like I want to read Destiny’s Fire again now that I have this back story in my head.

I loved Astarte because she has sense of duty and loyalty that does not come from just being a slave. It’s because she loves the royal family like her own family. So for her as much as she would like to be free, she would never just pick and abandon them. She would still be a protector of the family because that is who she is. I was rooting for her through the entire book and just wanted to her kick some asses, which she does.

What a swoon worthy relationship between Astarte and Xarion. While I was reading I was thinking who cares about laws just get together. The chemistry between the two of them in phenomenal and it was easy to see that they needed to be together. I could feel myself sighing whenever they were in the vicinity of each other. If you are one that hates love triangles, never fear there are none here. Just a very sweet and endearing relationship between two people that is both beautiful and tragic.

Great characters, I loved how the villains were a mix of history and fantasy. There are some great side characters as well, like Astarte’s friends. Especially Phoenix, he is that funny lovable womanizing kind of guy that helps brings a little something extra to the book.
Okay there are twist in this book and not ones that I was really expecting. I would think okay this is totally going to happen and then what thought was going to happen didn’t but something that surprised me did. So that sentence might be a bit confusing but I definitely do not want to give anything away. I loved how things played out and the curve balls kept the story moving.

I consider this one of those bittersweet beautiful endings. There were so many heartbreaking moments in this book and the ending definitely had some of that. It also had a little bit of happiness sprinkled in too. I thought it was absolutely perfect for the story.