Name: Ashton Reed's review of Orion's Kiss by Claire Luana
Item: Orion's Kiss
Rating: 4
Author: Ashton Reed

Claire Luana

They are ancient enemies. They are each other’s only hope. Merope is forced to watch as her sisters die lifetime after lifetime. In his anger at their ancient rebuke, Zeus cursed the seven Pleiades sisters—six to die, and Merope, the youngest, to give witness. Through many centuries and lives, Merope has tried everything to avert disaster, but she has always failed. For his crimes against the gods, Orion is cursed to commit the unspeakable acts Merope tries so hard to prevent. Orion has little hope against the power of the gods—he is resigned that this cruel sentence will be his eternity. Until an unexpected twist of fate shows them both that this lifetime could be different. And that together, they may harness a force powerful enough to break the chains of destiny that bind them once and for all. Orion's Kiss is a stand-alone YA paranormal romance perfect for fans of Cassandra Clare, Richelle Mead, and Lauren Kate. Scroll up and one-click today to snag this swoon-worthy, action-packed, enemies-to-lover tale today!

A Young Adult Paranormal Romance

Orion's Kiss

Ashton Reed

Micol Scalabrino

Ebook provided by the author in exchange of an honest review.
I am a sucker for Greek and Roman myths retellings, and this one is definitely on my top list. This book has everything I usually look for in a book. It’s also the first book about Orion’s Myth that I read, so I wouldn’t compare it to other books.

First of all character’s development, and in this book there’s plenty. Since the first chapters the main character goes through an inside war about whether do or don’t do a few things, I can’t get into particulars unless I give everyone a spoiler. The male protagonist is simply one of the best, he is kind and fierce and you can’t not love him from the beginning. 

Forget about ancient Greece, the book is set in our days, which initially put me a bit off since I expected a completely different set. It was the right choice, because it’s a retelling, a “What if”, and let me tell you WHAT a retelling. I have never been into Orion’s Myth and I was a bit scared that the author wouldn’t be able to pull it off, but man, she did. The world building isn’t complex, you don’t have to remember places’ names and also it was greatly written. 

The writing is simple, nothing too complex but not childish nor banal, it made it easy to dive into the story. 
I completely fall for the side character, which is a good thing in books, in my opinion. I enjoyed the book, not sure about the ending though!

3.75/5 stars

I don’t know what I expected going into this, since I received it free for signing up for Claire Luana’s newsletter... but I was pleasantly surprised!! 

Actually the reason I started it was because I finished The Summer I Turned Pretty in the waiting room while my mom was in a doctor’s appointment, it was on my phone ready for me, and it had purple on the cover for Reading Rush. So I went for it… and was immediately hooked. It’s not like the writing is prose at its finest or anything, but Luana set up the backstory and all that pretty well and at a good pace.

I also liked the twist of mythology this novel (or novella?) offered. It takes the story of Orion and the seven sisters, and changes it… quite a bit, now that I’m doing my research. There are a ton of different versions, like pretty much every myth out there. Still, I enjoyed it, and now that I’ve looked up some things, there are a few little details Luana used to build her story. For example, in the constellation of the Pleiades, one of the stars of the seven (for the seven sisters) is missing, and the ancient Greeks decided the sister Merope (the main character of Orion’s Kiss) left the other sisters. In this book, she was the only one not cursed, and she sets out to break the curse. Needless to say, I love mythology, and this book satisfied that little piece of my heart :)

Of course, the action and romance were so cute as well! Just the right amount of drama and build-up and cuteness and crazy action scenes and everything!! I finished it in a day, meaning after I got home from the doctor’s with my mom, I immediately started reading until I finished it. It was addictive and cute, and I really enjoyed it. And it’s pretty short, so if you need something fun and quick, this may be something to look into!

Before I go, though, I want to address something I'm seeing from other reviewers. I'm not trying to argue with them, I'm just going to bring another point to the table. Some reviews mention conflicting tones in the book, since teen-aged individuals are planning murder. Firstly, have you ever read YA? Because YA novels tend to have killing... 

Secondly, these aren't your normal teenagers. They are reincarnated Greek myths, meaning they've had new lives every generation since 500 B.C. That's a lot of lives, lives the characters remember. They have to grow up just like anyone else, but their previous memories fuel their decisions in their present lives. If you had seen all six of your sisters killed a gazillion times, would you be willing to kill their murderer to end the cycle?? Just saying...

Ok, I'm done, lol. 

Au revoir!




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