Entwined by A.J. Rosen
Sometimes love gets a bit twisted.Avery Montgomery doesn’t even know if she wants a soul mate.As a member of the Hellenicus—a race founded in antiquity and descended directly from the Greek gods—Avery’s attending her first Gathering where she’ll gain the ability to entwine her thoughts with her destined soul mate and be tied to them forever.But all is not as it seems at the Royal Court. There are severe and strange looks from the elders, whisperings from the ancient Dodona tree, and encounters with spirits who seem to know Avery better than she knows herself.Throughout these whirlwind events at Court, Avery finds herself torn between her feelings for the wise and protective Vladimir and the passionate, fun-loving Adrian. Unwilling to surrender her independence or to betray her heart, Avery must decide once and for all if she’ll give in to her desires and risk the wrath of the Gods.Because who are you if your destiny lies with another person?
I received a digital ARC copy in exchange for an honest review.
Mythology and soul mates? Give me please!
I liked the fact that from the beginning it is explained that soulmates can be consisted in a female pair, a male pair or a mixed-gender pair of soul mates. But even though that possibility is explained, at no time is a pair of soul mate of the same genre mentioned. I would have liked it even more if, instead of explaining it, it showed it.
The contextualization of the Hellenicus world is very well planned and, without a doubt, it is what I liked most of the whole story. The fact that the protagonist is against everything related to finding her soul mate gives the feeling that this is going to be the center of the conflict in the story, but the conflict goes further (and is too predictable).
The author drops clues from the beginning about what is going to be the center of the conflict (which will subsequently put the protagonist in danger, of course) and which also explains some of the unknowns that arise in the story (from why her parents don’t care about her to the dreams or why she got sick the first night of the Gathering), although more than clues they are huge (and predictable) arrows.
And the main characters? Well, any of the characters is well developed. Although they are psychologically defined, they are still quite flat characters; even the female main character, Avery, is not developed even when the narrative is from her point of view (so many arrows and she lets them pass without second thoughts…).
As for the love triangle (because spoiler alert, there is a love triangle), it is also seen coming from afar. The only thing that I liked about the relationship between the three main characters is the final unknown of why this love triangle was formed, which is not resolved; I suppose it will be left for the second book.
The end is very abrupt and leaves several unknowns without solving, which makes you want to read the next book, which until now is only available on Wattpad.
The only thing not at all predictable in all of history has been everything related to the Faction. At least, I was personally surprised.
What I liked most, without a doubt, is the whole contextualization of the Hellenicus world, it is a really original concept. For the rest, it is an entertaining and enjoyable story that is worth it if you like stories with a mythological contextualization.
I recommend it? Yes.
Am I going to read the next book? Obvs yes!
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