She must stop Achilles from advancing the war. Achilles hard, sexyyy, sweet, innocent, wonderful man İ think İ'm in love :D Mar 19, Megan rated it did not like it Shelves: historical-fiction , mythology , classical-greek-roman , research , skimmed , re-imagined , trojan-war , garbage-fire. Oh my god, I was so angry while writing this and it shows!
I promise I am a fair and level-headed person, but I can confidently say that Warrior Rising is absolutely the worst book I have ever read in my entire life, so I had to go off.
In this book, P. Cast has decided to brave the wilds of antiquity and provide the masses with a fresh adaptation of The Iliad from a feminist perspective. The only problem is, P.
C Cast has no understanding of what feminism is. Her version of feminism is depicting every woman, except for Kat and Jacky the modern-day patron saints of female autonomy who like sex as one-dimensional shadows lacking both the brains and guts of our valiant heroes. Here is just a tiny sample of the ignorance interwoven in almost every element of this story: "modern mortal women are different from ancient women [ The Trojan war happened, and wars emulating it continue to occur; this book does not exist in a bubble, and to imply that the victims of such blood-sports deserved what happened to them because they did not think the same way as 21st century American women is beyond ignorant.
And the crazy racism is just That these armies came from all over the ancient Near East? That they had trade routes stretching from Egypt to the Euphrates and possibly even China? You would think that an author who is trying so hard to show the Iliad from a more well-rounded perspective would at least attempt to quickly google whether or not POC were involved. I want to know who is the editor that looked P. This is perfect. What the fuck.
Add in the fact that it was a completely unnecessary move disregarding historical fact, and it is utterly racist. Does Kat get a choice? Only if she ever wants to return home. C Cast has any idea what she is implying by packaging a woman up in a pretty bow so she can take on the job of making a man a better person through sex, but good God was it hard to read and realize - oh, she really thinks that feminism can solely be shaved down to women being really loud and liking sex.
At one point, one of the girls is even excited by the idea of being a slave because oh, wow! Great sex?
Sign me up. This definitely does not perpetuate the same values exhorted by colonizers throughout the centuries who infantilized the indigenous peoples in order to excuse their claims to superiority C Cast, you have to be kidding me. Achilles is illustrated as the sympathetic figure who just wants to be loved, but nobody understands him.
Apparently the poor man has been celibate for 10 years! Oh dear! Maybe true love will teach him to be more understanding, and less likely to murder people. Very sage, groundbreaking advice That could be a worthy thought to explore.
Further, you can write a fun, sexy adaptation of The Iliad while still acknowledging the implications of war. If anything, Warrior Rising is an excellent example of why education and critical thinking are vital skills, so you never end up writing something like this. View 2 comments. May 01, Antigone G. Actual rating: 2. The premise of the book is really simple; two modern women, Kat and Jackie have their souls hijacked and swept into the bodies of Polyxena, Princess of Troy and Melia, her servant.
Kat and Jackie are modern women, living in the modern world… our world; the Trojan War has ended thousands of years ago and they both know everything about Achilles and the Trojan horse and blah blah blah. Why on earth do the Goddesses want to end something that has already ended?
Of course this is the 6th book in the series… maybe P. Another thing that I really disliked was the cursing! The two main girls cursed so much that it became annoying and utterly disturbing. Come on! I know it was supposed to be funny and hilarious, but in reality it was just annoying and unbelievable. They kept talking as if they were still in the modern world with zero efforts to blend it. The characters were ok I guess. Entertaining, but without depth.
Jackie got on my nerves some times to be honest. I think my poor baby Patroclus deserved someone better. She was just too loud — in a bad way — and the way she got appalled by the fact she turned white made me dislike her even more. I mean, I get it, she was shocked and all, but being white is not the end of the world!
Lastly, I have a slight problem with the ending. It was way too quick and happy of a wrap up. It felt really abrupt and the chapter before the epilogue seemed way more fulfilling. I wished to know more about what happened at the end of the War. Why did Achilles have to change his name? It was unnecessary in my eyes. And the name Kat gave him? Oct 31, Denise rated it it was amazing Shelves: fiction , my-fav-authors.
A funny and totally "girls best friend" kind of book. I laughed out loud at many of Kat and Jacky's comments to each other. Both ladies were very much "modern mortals" in their opinions and attitudes and I think the ancient world will never be the same with them in it! And even though some of the plot was a bit far-fetched the ending for one , it was still a tale that caught me and wouldn't let me go until the last page. My favorite line of the story: "Gentle reader, please understand that by ' A funny and totally "girls best friend" kind of book.
My favorite line of the story: "Gentle reader, please understand that by 'historical notes' I mean history as translated through my eyes. More specifically, I decided how I wanted the story to end for each character and then I made it up. Accept the passion for what it is--the pleasure that two individuals can find in the arms of one another.
Pleasure that is enhanced by the love they are exhibiting in opening their hearts and bodies to another person. Feb 28, Sainabou rated it it was amazing. May 03, Andy rated it really liked it Shelves: read. I really enjoyed this retelling of the Trojan War. I liked how modern mythology was twisted and mainly rumors. It was quite interesting to see that Achilles was possessed by a Beserker rage rather than being invulnerable from the River Styx.
The plan the three goddesses came up with was kind of crazy, but I admire their ingenuity. I also absolutely loved Kat and Jackie. I love seeing strong, independent, modern woman going back into ancient times and kicking some ass. One of my favorite aspects I really enjoyed this retelling of the Trojan War. One of my favorite aspects of this book was Jackie and Kat's friendship. I love how they support each other, care for each and are completely hilarious together.
These two ladies made me laugh my butt off. Jun 09, Brittany rated it it was amazing Shelves: gods-goddesses , paranormal , time-travel-romance. This book is the 6th in the Goddess Summoning series by P.
Cast and also my favorite. The trojan war is one of my all time favorite myths. I love how P. Cast breathes new life and love into this tale. This is my second time through this series but I can still say that this book is my favorite. The third time through and I still love it! A very enjoyable humorous romantic fantasy set in Greek Mythology and involving time travel.
The heroine and her friends banter was so funny. I like how the hero was portrayed as more reasonable than chauvinistic and who wouldn't want to sooth Achilles. Goddesses bring modern woman Kat into Trojan war times to try to moderate Achilles rage. Jul 10, Kristen Harvey rated it it was amazing Shelves: paranormal-fantasy , romance-y.
A comical romance involving the spirits of two cheeky women from the modern world being transferred into the bodies of a princess and her maid in the mythological world - thanks to three Goddesses - Athena, Venus, and Hera - who want to end the Trojan war. Venus decides that Kat can help overcome the beserker in Achilles and make him able to have a longer life than prophesized.
It's very funny, full of cheeky woman dialogue, some interesting sexual encounters and a good amount of violence. Overa A comical romance involving the spirits of two cheeky women from the modern world being transferred into the bodies of a princess and her maid in the mythological world - thanks to three Goddesses - Athena, Venus, and Hera - who want to end the Trojan war.
Overall, an interesting read. Aug 04, Shanna Dodd rated it it was amazing. This book is light and funny. A fun read. I enjoyed it enormously and intend to read more from this author. I don't usually read romances.
If you've read a few, you've read them all. There are exceptions and I'm happy to say this is one of them. It's well crafted. Original and imaginative. Cast knows mythology because only a knowledgeable person could so thoroughly turn a well known legend on its' ear so completely without losing the equally educated reader.
Highly recommended! C Cast could do no wrong in my eyes. C can capture the humor of the black women in her books without it being stereotypical of even borderline racist, because i'm a black woman and i know that if i woke up tomorrow and my palm and the back of my hand were the same shade i would react in the same way. Jan 07, Kakina rated it it was amazing. Wow, I really enjoyed the authors spin on this story, in the beginning I wasn't to sure because I've seen the film of troy and have read different versions of it but never liked the endings, well, the author has definitely given me another view to this story and loved it, thanks.
Apr 23, Kris rated it it was amazing Shelves: romantic-mythology. Cast's Goddess Summoning series. This book really stands out as one of the best in the series so far.
It was really creative to have the Trojan War as the background to a time-travel romance. I thoroughly enjoyed reading it! Oct 13, Reedy rated it it was ok. Uh oh! Sep 10, Percontation Points rated it did not like it Shelves: silverware , done-for-p , read-the-others. I've been making my way through Cast's Goddess Summoning series. I have been making my way through them. And for the most part, I've been enjoying them. Yes, as mentioned, the writing is bad, the characters are awful, and the mythology makes me want to beat Cast with my own mythology teacher.
But the actual stories are honestly kind of cute. I can get into them But Warrior Rising It's just awful. Most of the story was bogged down with this completely and utterly idiotic dialogue between our MC du jour and her token BFF who got dragged into her misadventure.
And not in a good way. Never in a good way. Whenever Jacky and Kat would start having a conversation, my mind would just sort of go into that fuzzy TV static mode, and I would just kind of skim over the entire thing until somebody else would show up and mercifully end the scene or something would happen. Literally anything would happen. Because whenever just the two of them would start yapping, literally nothing of consequence would happen. The plot came to a complete and utter halt whenever they were in scenes alone together.
Which isn't exactly to say much for the actual plot. I thought about this a lot while reading Warrior Rising. Because at one point, there was literally nothing stopping Achilles from just But still, the story chugged on until another problem manifested itself. Which in itself just made me want to toss my tablet against the wall in frustration. But I didn't because shit's expensive. And on top of that, we got one of the worst characters to come from PC Cast since Kramisha.
A black lady who was put into the body of a white girl. A white girl who is the servant of the black character's white best friend. I hope that I really don't have to explain to people how problematic that this entire thing was.
Not to mention the fact that Cast wasted no time in reminding us at least once a page or so it felt like that at one point, Jacky was black. Except now she's white. Overall, Warrior Rising was a hot mess and I have literally no idea why 1 Cast thought that any of this would be a good idea 2 her publisher thought that this would be a good idea 3 her editor let any of this get to this point, let alone to actually PUBLISH it.
Not Cast's finer moments, that's for sure. Feb 15, twinfish2 rated it did not like it Shelves: stay-far-away-from. This is one of the worst books that I have ever read in 30 years. I was rolling my eyes within the first 30 pages. This follows the movie troy scene for scene. She just adds her characters into each scene. After 30 pages I just started skimming and then returned this the day after I checked it out of the library.
I am glad that I wasted no money on this. This was the first by this author I have ever read and usually I will give an author another try and read a second but this one was just so ba This is one of the worst books that I have ever read in 30 years. This was the first by this author I have ever read and usually I will give an author another try and read a second but this one was just so bad I believe I will skip this author.
My advice don't buy this, get from the library or better yet just skip it. Mar 18, Rita rated it it was amazing. Exceeded all my expectations. I'm pretty sure this is a reread for me, despite its status on Goodreads.
I did go with the narration as I've been doing all the rereads off Audible Escape. I think this might be my favorite of the whole series. A little reinvention of the Trojan Wars with all the stars and a team of goddesses trying to spin things around.
We get like a 3fer in this book with Venus spreading the love around, so we actually get to kind of track 3 couples in this. I mean hes married so boo on that.. Still Boo. I really enjoyed how the author kept to the events of the original story, and at the same time giving details and between scenes that really made the original story make even more sense even if it didn't happen that way originally.. Jackie of course is my favorite.. Kat and Achilles' story.. I'm not sure if I ever got past this book or even if the series continues after this one but if I see anymore I'll probably pick them up.
It was certainly an addictive story, but I never quite fell for it in the way I had hoped. There were some details in this one that I enjoyed, but it felt like it was trying too hard.
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