Kikeru, the child of a priestess at the sacred temple of Knossos in ancient Crete, believes that the goddesses are laughing at him. They expect him to choose whether he is a man or a woman, when he’s both. They expect him to choose whether to be a husband to a wife, or a celibate priestess in the temple, when all he wants to do is invent things and be with the person he loves.
Unfortunately, that person is Rusa, the handsome ship owner who is most decidedly a man and therefore off-limits no matter what he chooses. And did he mention that the goddesses also expect him to avert war with the Greeks?
The Greeks have an army. Kikeru has his mother, Maja, who is pressuring him to give her grandchildren; Jadikira, Rusa’s pregnant daughter; and superstitious Rusa, who is terrified of what the goddesses will think of him being in love with one of their chosen ones.
It’s a tall order to save Crete from conquest, win his love, and keep both halves of himself. Luckily, at least the daemons are on his side.
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My Review: (Thanks to NetGalley)
This book was stupid and confusing.
- The descriptions of people and places were confusing and hard to follow. I couldn't picture anything in my head which really ruined the experience.
- God's were both real and not real, depending on the situation. Make up your mind on the cannon and world rules and stick to them!
- The whole man/woman business, WTF? Kikeru was born a man, he has man parts, however he can choose to be classed as a woman (which seems to be a reward of some sort?) because his mother supposedly got pregnant by a god.
- The end. Sub-par solutions where everyone is living a lie just so two men can have a regular sexual relationship. Would NOT class this as a HEA, all it would take is one snoopy neighbour, or one of the four main people saying the wrong thing, or Rusa leaving the house in women's garb for the whole ruse to be exposed and people to be punished. Stupid.
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