A Flavour of the Book: “Alice screamed. She screamed and screamed and screamed and screamed and screamed. She screamed and screamed and screamed, and as she screamed she became aware that the scream wasn’t exhausting her or relieving her or even making her throat sore…”
The Authortrek View: This is a fabulous novel about what could happen if the ancient gods were alive today. It starts off a bit slowly, as the gods themselves are a little worse for wear and don’t use their powers much, apart from Apollo, who has a habit of turning mortal women into trees if they reject his sexual advances. Most of the gods are living in a rather dilapidated house in London. Time passes by so slowly for most of them, as they don’t have much to do, apart from Hermes, and the ever-busy god of war, Ares. It’s beneath their dignity to do the cleaning themselves, but they can’t very well get mortals in to do it… Apollo is so bored that he deliberately offends Aphrodite, who is still as gorgeous as ever, although even she has been reduced to playing the role of a bored housewife on the phone in order to make some dough… She’s so offended at Apollo’s slight that she plans to make a fool out of him at the recording of the first episode of his new TV show, Apollo’s Oracle. Unfortunately, ordinary mortals and would-be lovers Alice and Neil get caught up in Aphrodite’s machinations, and it’s not long before their lives are changed – not for the best, and almost certainly forever…
Gods Behaving Badly does begin a bit slowly, but it does have a killer of a middle and an ending… You can’t really go wrong with having a family of gods in your cast, as they can make mortals do what they want without realising that they are being affected by some higher power. However, despite the fact that Apollo is gorgeous, not even he can make a mortal fall in love with him… Marie Phillips really brings the classical gods alive, and her placing of them in modern day London is really quite ingenious. She’s also got an excellent plot, imbued with all the facets of ancient mythology, although you don’t need to be a lover of Greek legend to enjoy this book, as this is done quite subtly in places. The ending of the novel is also truly hilarious. Gods Behaving Badly is a highly entertaining read.
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