Summary: Athena and Hermes' search for the cause of their unexpected, life-threatening illnesses leads them to Cassandra, a former prophetess, who may be key to a war started by Hera and other Olympians who have become corrupt anti-gods determined to destroy their rivals.
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"We are more monsters than gods now, but some are worse than others," Demeter whispers, describing the chaos in the contemporary world as god after god begins dying horrifically. Athena's body is being overwhelmed by white and brown feathers invading her organs; Hermes is becoming weaker and gaunter. Both know another war is coming, this time with the two of them aligned against Poseidon and Hera, and other gods choosing sides in a battle to their deaths. But Demeter has told Athena that 18-year-old Cassandra (who lives in Kincaid, New York, and was once the prophetess Cassandra of Troy) will "change everything." In alternating chapters, Blake gradually weaves the gods' painful journey to garner allies and understand their diseases with Cassandra's typical teenage life of good friends, supportive family, and a handsome, loving boyfriend. The gods' world, while contemporary, is violent and laced with bizarre circumstances and powers, but Cassandra's is a normal adolescence in spite of her clairvoyance. It is Cassandra's visions that align their two worlds, creating the series debut's ultimate drama and tension, which promises to play out in subsequent Goddess War adventures. Copyright 2013 Booklist Reviews.
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