I usually love books like these - fantasy tales set in an ancient Greek/Roman setting, but this one missed the mark a little for me. That being said, anyone who liked her other books will no doubt find something to like in this one as well. I just thought it didn't go deep enough, and there was too much telling rather than showing.

I received a free advanced ebook copy from NetGalley in exchange for an unbiased review.

The second entry in the Wings of Fury series leaps off the page in the continuing battle against Cronus. Althea, now Hera, is committed to fulfilling the prophecy from book one and making it possible for her brother, Zeus, to win. What she doesn't fully appreciate is how vital she is to the entire enterprise. It isn't long before Zeus exhibits his jealous nature as Hera becomes a more important factor in the continuing battle.

What I do wish King had done is provide a chapter summary of book one. I've read lots of versions of Greek mythology focusing on different gods/goddesses so I needed a little reminder of how King focused her plot.

The relationship between Hera and Theo, the demigod son of Prometheus, is beautifully done. Theo's steadfast devotion to Hera and her destiny never weakens him as a soldier or as a man.

Greek mythology, but make it feminist.

I loved this duology! The relationship between Althea and Theo was amazing. And I loved getting to see Poseidon and Hades in this installment.

Emily R. King writes her books beautifully, and this was no exception. I love her prose and the way she weaves her words together to tell such action packed and intense stories.

If you like stories inspired by Greek mythology, do not miss Wings of Fury & Crown of Cinders.

Content: some language and sexual scenes.

A brilliant, feminist take on Greek mythology.

Wings of Fury simmers with passion and the rage of all the women throughout history and mythology whose stories have been misrepresented, underappreciated, and erased. In this pulse-pounding, action-packed novel, author Emily R. King is sending a message loud and clear that women's stories matter, and that we will no longer stand for being silenced or relegated to supporting roles.

As Publisher's Weekly said in their starred review of the first book in the series, "This is a winner."

The Story starts where it left off.
This may contain spoilers.
Don't read this if didn't read the first book, Wings of Fury (Wings of Fury #1).

Many thanks to 47North and NetGalley for giving me the chance to read Wings of Fury by Emily R. King in exchange for an honest review.

“You mean I control my own fate?”
“Yes and no. Quite often, in running from fate, we end up right where we were always meant to be.”

Crown of Cinder (Wings of Fury #2) by Emily R. King, as I mentioned before, is a different, surprising story of Cronus's reign and his fall.

Three sisters come into their own as Hera, Demeter, and Hestia looking for their two abandoned brothers, Hades and Poseidon (why I forgot Zeus? :)). Hera's journey continues to find her brothers, to Premutous, and underworld. The good news is Zeus slowly grows up and is less gets on my nerve. :)
They should fight with four Gigantes against their father and his allies, General Atlas, Pallas, god of battle and warcraft, With his brother, Perses, god of destruction, and their cousins, Menoetius, god of violent anger and rash actions, and Lelantos, god of the unseen.

“Your value is not in how others treat you but in how you treat yourself. We must believe in ourselves first or there is nothing anyone can say, Titan or mortal, that we will believe.”

I really enjoyed King's books. I can honestly say this is the best retelling story of six Olympus siblings. I start to know Hades and Hestia who are less known in the other books. They are all so nice, not evil or selfish, support each other.
The story moves very well, the plots are imaginable, Very and well-drawn characters. I loved Selene and miss Rhea.
I'm looking forward to being continued into another book, love to know what will happen. Highly recommended (read book one, first).

”Achieving happiness here has taught me that peace isn’t found outside of us. Peace is internal. We carry it, we emulate it, we offer it. Those who recognize that can find contentment anywhere.”

The Wings of Fury duology tells the story of how the Greek Gods came to power by defeating the Titans. I loved how different the characters were initially to how they became in mythology, and enjoyed seeing the development for some and how the stories were twisted for others.

However, there were a lot of names and characters to keep track of during the book, and I felt almost like I should be taking notes. A fast read, there was nothing complicated about the plot though. Everything seemed to happen a little too fast and there was a lack of emotional connection.

I received a copy from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.

I received an ARC of this book from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you!

Quite frankly, I'm torn about what I think of this book. It's a retelling of Greek mythology when the gods overthrew the Titans. The main character is Althea, who turns out to be the goddess Hera (a twist at the end of the first book). I thought I must have misread when I saw this part originally because Althea was nothing like Hera is in Greek mythology and she continues not to be like her in the sequel. I can't tell if this book is supposed to be a feminist retelling or not, but for a book to be feminist, the main female character doesn't have to be nice and sweet! I think it would have been more interesting if Hera was actually portrayed to be more like she is in mythology, just eliminate or reshape the misogyny. I prefer to think of the main character as Althea instead of Hera even though they're the same person.

As for the plot, I liked the pacing and how it happened. Like other readers have mentioned, it was too convenient at times and felt manufactured rather than natural. I have enjoyed King's books so I thought I would pick this up but it feels different from her other books. I can't exactly place my finger on why but there's something about the writing style that is just different. Overall, though, I did like it. My main complaints are with the protagnist.

When I saw that the ARC for Crown of Cinders was on NetGalley, I just KNEW I had to snag it. I devoured Wings of Fury earlier this year, and couldn't imagine waiting for October to read the sequel.

This was such a good follow-up to Wings of Fury. The majority of the book follows Althea as she goes to locate her two missing siblings—Poseidon and Hades—and prepares to battle Kronos.

I loved following Althea as she went from fighting her true identity as the daughter of Kronos, to fully embracing her role as Hera. 
She is such a headstrong, determined personality, which is completely in line with someone destined to be the Queen of the Gods. Even when she came into her own as Hera, she still retained her unique perspective that she grew up with as Althea, making her an incredibly well-rounded character.

One of my favorite parts of this book was meeting Hades. I am an absolute sucker for Hades, and his characterization of someone who nurtures and cares for those who are forgotten was beautifully done. Poseidon was also incredibly enjoyable to meet. By the time battle rolled around, all six of the siblings' personalities really came out in full force, for better or for worse (cough cough ZEUS). And the ending PERFECTLY set up another book to come after, diving further into the Olympian gods.

For me, my only complaint was that parts of the book felt somewhat like just a detailing of the Olympian family tree. However, that might be unique to me—Greek mythology has always been an interest of mine, so this was information I already knew. For people newer to the topic, this will no doubt be beneficial.

I really loved this book, and I cannot wait to see how this series grows even more.

I would most definitely suggest reading this series in order. We follow the mythology of the rise of the Olympians from the viewpoint of Hera. Overall, I love the idea. The plot dragged some for me, but overall an interesting retelling.

Althea is back trying to find her brothers in order to harness all their strengths to defeat their father Cornus. The journey takes them to the Underworld where they encounter cyclopes and other monsters. Or at least that is how the mortal world views them.
Theo is by her side but is injured. Will he make it out of the Underworld alive? Hades says no one breach the walls. We can only wait.
The sisters have been given their godly names and what they are in charge of.
There is great battle in this story and hope of reuniting with the sisters' mother. it will leave you breathless.

This was a great follow to Wings of Fury. I would highly suggest you read that first. Definitely will be recommending this to readers.

"Who in the deep sea is that?" Poseidon asked....I love that line.

I am a fan on Emily R. King. I especially loved her Evermore series. So, I was excited to hear that she had a new series out. The fact that her new series covered Greek mythology intrigued me. I loved the Percy Jackson books, so a dive into mythology sounded fun.

Overall, I did enjoy this book and I was curious to see it through until the end. This is the second book in the series. I highly recommend reading the first book before this one, or else you would really be lost. The first book definitely includes a twist that you need to know to understand this book.

This book continues Althea's journey (along with that of her sisters). King does a nice job developing her characters and the world in which she sets the book. My biggest complaint, however, was that about 2/3rds of the way through the book the author does something to move the story along that seemed a little too convenient. It seemed like too easy of a way to move the characters into who she needed them to be. Despite this, I still enjoyed the story and definitely want to read more of it.

I will also note that, as this book deals with Greek mythology, it isn't quite as "clean" as King's other books.

Thank you netgalley and publishers for the free e-arc.

Initial Thoughts
I literally could not stop thinking about this series after I finished Wings of Fury in April. I was SO excited to see that it was a Read Now title in NetGalley this month. I literally pushed aside all of my other current reads to dive in.

Some Things I Liked
More greek mythology. The first book was filled with nods to myths I knew and I loved that but we didn't really dive in as deeply as I'd have liked until the end of the story when Althea realizes her true parentage. I loved that in this sequel, we really got to see the inner workings of the hierarchy of the gods as well as more nods to the classic stories.
The romance. Theo was just perfect. I literally cried so much when Althea finally was able to admit her feelings. On the flip side, I also really liked that Zeus and his "relationships" wasn't sugar coated. He was a total weasel and Emily R. King didn't shy away from making that known.
Hades. Please, please, please, can I get a spin off all about Hades? This version of Hades is quite literally my favorite version of him ever. He was broody and a bit shy but he wasn't evil at all. Hades is often characterized as being selfish or evil and I was so glad to see that wasn't the case here. I loved Hades.

Series Value
I'd read a billion more books in this series or set in this world. I adored every page. I can also proudly say I have now read all of Emily R. King's books and this was my favorite one yet.

Final Thoughts
I loved this book. I cried a ton at the ending, so you were warned.

I've always been interested in Greek mythology but I don't read a lot about it. There's just usually too many characters to keep straight.

I enjoyed Crown Of Cinders. It was nice to have the gods and goddesses portrayed as "real" people and not just myths like you mostly hear about

This book is a great sequel to the first. The tempo and characters a=e very consistent and show a lot of thought in their development. The story moves well though at times seems a little slow. Very enjoyable read.

I absolutely adore Greek Mythology and so when I found this duology I had to read it. It is set during the age of the Titans which is different from a lot of other Greek Mythology books and I loved the change in pace. The story continues so seamlessly into this second book and I think that the energy and adventure of the first book are exceeded in this sequel. As I said, I love Greek Mythology and I love how all the Gods and Goddesses are portrayed in this book. I really started to love Selene and Helios who don’t appear as often in Mythology books because they are considered more a part of the Titan era than the Olympian era. Something else that I found really cool is the background storyline of Zeus and Hera’s relationship and how their relationship is portrayed. You see throughout the book how much love they have for each other, in a familial way, and you see how Zeus becomes more and more obsessed with the idea of owning Hera. In most mythology, she is such a strong and confident woman who does not see any reason to marry anyone let alone her brother and this book captures that sentiment perfectly. I absolutely love this book and will add it to my list of recommendations!! The one critique I do have is that I think that the last few chapters should be almost separated from the rest of the book by a subheading that says that the following chapters occur “blank” months after the final battle so that the reader has more context of what they are reading. All in all 5/5 Stars. I loved this book!!