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A review by rogue_lurker
Fury's Bridge by Brey Willows
4.0
What a great concept - all the gods and goddesses throughout the ages are still around, working out of an office building in LA, and dealing with how to remain relevant as humanity moves away from religion and belief towards science and reason. Each of these entities is dependent on belief and some are starting to fade as they fall from memory and worship. Enter Alec - one of the Furies, not a goddess but a universal concept of justice/retribution that transcends religion so she's relatively safe - who is given the task of watching over Selene, a philosophy professor who happens to be at the centre of a prophecy and the focal point of some not so nice gods' plans. Willows does a fantastic job of setting up the premise and it's obvious she's done her research - I've always been fascinated with mythology and religion and I kept getting distracted googling to find out more about the god characters (not all of them are familiar/standard gods and goddesses and in some cases they are archetypes or global concepts like Justice or Death), which made my inner geek very happy. Between the plot and the premise, I found this to be an extremely intriguing book.
On top of an fascinating concept, Willows layers on the budding relationship between Alec and Selene and develops both the characters nicely while introducing a pretty large cast of supporting characters (loved Alec's sister and Zeus). The romance works, as does the intrigue/mystery portion as Alec and Selene dodge attacks from the bad guys and work together to thwart the larger nefarious plan as well as figure out how Selene fits into the prophecy.. This is the first in a series, so not everything is settled but the some of the main plot points do wrap up so you won't necessarily be throwing the book across the room in frustration - but you will definitely be on the look out for the next one.
On top of an fascinating concept, Willows layers on the budding relationship between Alec and Selene and develops both the characters nicely while introducing a pretty large cast of supporting characters (loved Alec's sister and Zeus). The romance works, as does the intrigue/mystery portion as Alec and Selene dodge attacks from the bad guys and work together to thwart the larger nefarious plan as well as figure out how Selene fits into the prophecy.. This is the first in a series, so not everything is settled but the some of the main plot points do wrap up so you won't necessarily be throwing the book across the room in frustration - but you will definitely be on the look out for the next one.