Thanatos: A Greek Gods and Goddesses Paranormal Romance

THANATOS is the eighth instalment in Felicity Heaton’s adult GUARDIANS OF HADES erotic, paranormal/fantasy series focusing on the children of Hades. This is Thanatos, god of death, and Calindria, daughter of Hades’ story line.THANATOS can be read as a stand alone but for back story and cohesion, I recommend reading the series in order as there is a continuing premise throughout. NOTE: The Guardians of Hades series is Felicity Heaton’s interpretation of, and does not follow, the actual Greek mythological family tree or events. Told from dual third person perspective (Thanatos and Calindria) THANATOS follows the search and rescue of our story line heroine. Calindria, daughter of Hades, is missing and presumed dead for close to six hundred years but Thanatos has made it his mission to locate the missing goddess, one way or another, as she is presumed to be held captive in the realm of the death. Calindria’s brother ‘saw’ our heroine in an apparition, and the brothers are desperate to rescue the sister they hadn’t seen in hundreds of years. Before Thanatos is able to ‘free’ our story line heroine, Calindria discovers that she is not without some power of her own. What ensues is the quick building relationship between Thanatos and Calindria, and the potential fall-out as Thanatos offers himself up in return for Calindria’s freedom. The relationship between Thanatos and Calindria is one of immediate attraction but Thanatos believes he is unworthy of love; the darkness from his past refuses to let go. Meanwhile, Calindria’s newfound powers threaten any chance of a possible relationship, powers that she has yet to learn to control. As our couple journey towards freedom, Calindria discovers that Thanatos may be the male, especially for her. The $ex scenes are intimate and passionate without the use of over the top, sexually graphic language and text. All of the previous story line couples make cameo appearances, as well as Hades and Persephone, and the demi-goddess Harleena. THANATOS is a story of introspection and reflection as our couple meander the underworld searching for a portal home. Thanatos believes he is tainted by his past, shamed by the actions he was forced to perform. Calindria bears her own scars for the centuries trapped by an unknown force. The premise is entertaining and inviting; the romance is provocative; the characters are broken but struggling to heal.

10/10 for this book and the entire series 1-8. Thanatos and Calindria are perfect for eachother both having a connection to death and a history of being held captive and tortured, only because of those pasts they find it hard to trust one another and their growing feelings. Overall this was another epic story with characters I fell in love with and rooted for, a nail biting plot that I cant wait to find out more about and an ever expanding world that has me utterly fascinated. I finished this book way too fast and now will be anxiously awaiting the next book in the series, I absolutely need to know who is behind the rebellion that is hell bent on bringing down Hades family and overtaking the Underworld... and I'm starting to want vengeance for them, becoming as uneasy as the god-king himself.

I loved how the character of Calindria was forged. To be able to overcome everything that had been thrown at her is inspiring. She has a strength within her that pushes her forward. Thanatos had a few issues of his own to overcome, but I think that the character of Calindria is by far my favourite out of the entire series.