Keras by Felicity Heaton [Review]

Keras (Guardians of Hades #7) by Felicity Heaton
Format: ebook
Source: provided for review
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Date read: November 17, 2020

Guardians of Hades
0.5. Queen of the Underworld
1. Ares
2. Valen
3. Esher
4. Marek
5. Calistos
6. Daimon
7. Keras - Paperback | Kindle
8. Thanatos
9. Hades

Felicity Heaton
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Synopsis (Goodreads):

Keras is darkness. It sustains him. It strengthens him. It offers relief from the pain born of his feelings for a goddess of Olympus, a bewitching and beautiful female placed beyond his reach—one who stole his heart and broke it. Centuries of enduring that pain have left him tired, and the temptation to surrender control to that side of himself grows each day.

Even when he knows that darkness will destroy him.

Enyo has regrets. Hundreds of them. But the one that has plagued her for centuries, is the moment that shattered her friendship with the firstborn of Hades and her own heart with it—a moment that changed her and set her on a new path. With the battle between the sons of Hades and the daemons turning more dangerous for the man she loves, she can no longer stand on the side lines.

It’s time for this goddess of war risk everything to fight for what she wants.

As the battle to save the Underworld and the mortal realm rages to dangerous new heights, will Keras be consumed by the darkness or will Enyo be the light that saves him?

Thoughts on Keras: Things have reached a boiling point in the war to keep the Underworld and the mortal realm from colliding and it is CRAZY FUN. You know, if you're into battles that have the potential to tear two worlds apart and reshape them into a dark future. I mean, we get epic battles, gods and lesser gods, betrayal, heartache, and a whole lot of blood.

But before we reach that point, Keras has to overcome the addiction he's been using as a crutch to keep himself at heel. While it's certainly true he needed help keeping his powers under control in the mortal realm (because killing everyone when you have an off day is NOT a good look on him), he also used the pills to keep his broken heart in check. If you can't feel anything, you don't have to feel that particular pain, right?

Enyo sees what's going on with Keras quick enough. And she does what she needs to do to help him overcome it. It's messy. It pits them against one another physically. It finally allows them to see that they were both blinded by half-truths and fear and they really are meant for one another.

That's all well and good (because I really liked these two finding their happy place), but I REALLY liked seeing all the plotting and machinations come together. There are layers to the bad guys plots. Yessssss. We also got to see more of Olympus and a slice of what some of the other gods have to deal with (that's putting it oddly, but I'm curious about Nikos and his curse. I can also see how being considered lesser your entire [very long] life could make a person susceptible to certain outside influences).

As a completely random aside, Thanatos. I like the guy. I like that he battles shirtless. I like that his filter seems to be broken when it comes to saying things he probably shouldn't say. I like that Hades tasked him with something very important. Straight up, I'm ready for book 8.