Curse
of the Sphinx
By
Raye Wagner
Published
August 11th 2015
Fantasy,
Mythology, Young Adult, Paranormal, Romance
BLURB:
How long can a monster stay hidden in plain sight?
Seventeen year-old Hope Nicholas has spent her entire
life on the run. But no one is chasing her. In fact, no one even knows she
exists. With her mom, she’s traveled from town to town, barely staying long
enough to meet anyone, let alone make friends. And she’ll have to keep it that
way.
It’s safer.
When her mother is brutally ripped away from her, Hope’s
life shatters. Is this the fulfillment of Apollo’s curse? Is Hope, too, being
hunted? Orphaned and alone, Hope flees again, but this time there’s no one to
teach her who to trust—or how to love.
In a universe still ruled by the Greek Gods, mythology is
more than just a course in high school. Demigods, monsters, and shadow-demons
from the Underworld are urban realities that threaten Hope's very existence.
When the handsome Athan Michael comes to her aid, she
must decide if safety is worth the sacrifice of love? Can Hope find a way, or
will Apollo's curse rob her of everything she's every wanted?
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My
Review-
I received a free copy of the book from the author for my
honest opinion.
Hope and her mom are always on the run. Moving from place
to place they may stay in one place for a couple of months or so and then they
are packing up and off again down the road to a new place. Her mom is always
picking small towns for them to hide out in. Hope knows a little bit behind the
reason they are always moving. But her mom has never told her much. She knows
that they are running from some very bad people, demons that what them dead and
will stop at the nothing to see that they are dead.
Hope and her family was cursed many, many, many years ago
by a God. Her mom has always tried to do her best by Hope and that is why she
has never explained very much to her about them always running from one place
to another. She is only trying to keep her as safe as possible. She is doing
the only things she knows to do and the best. She figures the less Hope knows
the better she will be and or may be happier?
When she finds out that her mom is dead and she starts
learning more about all the secrets her mom kept from her. When she is found by
a demon she has to move once again. Hope is on her own now and no one to turn
to. She doesn’t know or has no one she can trust. What in the world is ever
going to do? How is she going to stay alive? What or who killed her mom? Hope
is determined to find out everything she can about the secrets her mom kept
from her and who killed her mom and make them pay. Well that is if she can stay
alive long enough.
Hope moves to a new town and a new school to start a new
life. Being the new kid in town doesn’t give her much favor with the other kids
but Hope is not real bothered by this she has always been a loner. Besides she
doesn’t know if and who she can trust so it is better that she doesn’t have
friends. But she meets this one guy whom she can’t seem to get rid of but deep
down inside she is not sure she really wants to either. Every human needs at
least one person in their life that they can talk to or just some to be with.
As humans we need that emotional contact in some form or fashion. So with her
realizing it she lets this new guy gradually make his way into her life. It all
kind of slips up on her before she knows it.
I enjoyed reading Curse of the Sphinx and can’t wait for
the next book, Demons and Monsters expect it April 2016. I can’t wait to find
out more about Hope and her new life. Will she have to move again? Where will
she go? Will she find someone she can trust again? Will she find out who killed
her mother? Will she find who is trying to kill her? Will her and Athan still
be together? Can they be more than friends? Can they even be friends?
Questions, questions and more questions, what is a person to do but read the
next book right? Well of course. Oh have you read Curse of the Sphinx? If not
then I suggest that you do if you like reading about Greek Gods and mythology.
AUTHOR BIO:
Raye Wagner grew up in an urban fantasy just
outside of Seattle, Washington. As the second of eight children, she was
surrounded by monsters, demons, and her sometimes mortal parents. She read
heaps of fantasy while locked away in the upstairs room of the family cottage.
Raye studied the art of medicine long before
she had an interest in the Gods on Mount Olympus.
One sunny afternoon, the history of Apollo’s
ancient curse and the myth of the Sphinx dropped into Raye’s consciousness. She
writes young adult fiction for teens and adults.
Curse of the Sphinx, a YA urban mythology, is her first novel. Demigods and Monsters, the second book in the Sphinx series, will be released April 2016.
Curse of the Sphinx, a YA urban mythology, is her first novel. Demigods and Monsters, the second book in the Sphinx series, will be released April 2016.
Giveaway:
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A signed copy of Curse of the Sphinx (US)
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An e-copy of Curse of the Sphinx (International)
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