Reviewed by Kimberley
TITLE: Koi
SERIES: Shivers #3
AUTHOR: Remmy Duchene
PUBLISHER: Pride Publishing
LENGTH: 152 pages
RELEASE DATE: April 19, 2016
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When a Shiver’s fed up, no one’s safe.
Koi Pyktis is the last of the Shivers and, lately, he’s been feeling as if the whole world is in love, leaving him the odd Shiver out. Though he has his eyes on Kofi’s friend, Christophe Sidler, he knows he must keep his hands off him. His father’s enemies are out there and they seem hell-bent on starting a war between the Shivers and anyone else they want.
Christophe Sidler has loved Koi Pyktis since the moment he laid eyes on the studly Greek. But he’s fresh from mourning his mother, getting his feet wet in the business world and trying desperately not to put his foot in his mouth around Koi.
However, what will Christophe feel and say when he finds out what Koi really is, and where will Christophe stand in the battle ahead?
REVIEW:
This is book three in an intriguing series about Greek warrior Demi-gods who happen to be the illegitimate children of Zeus. Now, those Demi-gods, or Shivers sort of toggle between the heavens and earth.
That’s what’s so fascinating about this book to me. I went in expecting it to be one type of story but ended up with another. It’s Greek mythology warrior meets the human mortal on earth. I really liked it.
I like the idea of picking up a book and expecting one thing and end up with something completely different.
In this story, we meet Christope who’s experiencing quite a bit of changes in his life and Koi whose in need of a change in his. Koi and Christope are attracted to each other but Koi’s life is in disarray at the moment with his father’s enemies making moved to start a war with the Shivers.
But needless to say that this particular Shiver is completely fed up. Fed up with his life as it it, the constant battles and such and wants what his fellow Shivers have: someone of his own to love.
This story is quite unique in the sense that the author incorporated mythological Greek gods and goddesses with mortal characters; fantasy meets contemporary. I like it. It threw me off initially and it took a little bit for me to get used to it but that was due to me I starting with this book without reading the others in the series. It was more like stepping into the middle of a conversation but I quickly picked up the storylines.
The characters, plot and storylines are engaging. As always, this author goes out of her way to inject diversity
into her stories. This book can be read as a standalone, however I recommend you read all of the other books just so you can familiarize yourself with the supporting characters.
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