3.5 Stars 
 I will admit my expectations of this novel were pretty huge. You've got the writer of 'Anna, Dressed in Blood', a book I really loved, and greek mythology which I doubly love, so you could say I was surprised when this didn't exactly wow me....at first. 
 The overall story here is actually great. Kendare Blake has created a world in which the old greek gods are no longer the deities they once were. Long forgotten, and even longer since they were last truly worshipped, the gods have continued to live their immortal lives living amongst us humans, as their powers and abilities slowly dissipate. Then one day, the gods start to feel themselves physically dying, and they have to act now and do something, if they want to continue to have an immortal life. 
 The book can easily be split into two sections. The first part feels pretty weak, with too many characters who fail to make an impression, and not enough action to avoid falling into 'boring' territory. Yet, somewhere around the two hundred page mark things start to get AWESOME. 
 The story here is told from two perspectives, one is of the mortal girl Cassandra who unbeknownst to her was the prophetess Cassandra of Troy in a previous life, and the second is Athena, the Goddess of wisdom and war. In the beginning of the story Athena is seeking out Cassandra....and Cassandra is basically, doing nothing. This led to me just wanting to get to Athena's chapters so I would know the plot was moving along. 
 I will say though, when the worlds of Athena and Cassandra eventually collide, everything in this novel gets so much better. I began to care about the secondary characters, the action came quick and fast, the exploration of mythology became interesting. To explain this I will say that it took me about a four days to read the first 150 pages, yet I read the rest in one sitting, it had gotten THAT good. 
 Due to the questionable first half though, I really can't give this novel more than 3 and a half stars, but after the second half and the ending, I can say that I am stoked to read the sequel!