Greek Gods, the modern world, and a seemingly ordinary girl turned kick-ass heroine? Yes please! Stassiy did such an amazing job of bringing the characters in this book to life, and Aurora is someone I'd love to meet irl. I love the way the gods fit into the modern world, not hidden in the shadows but just strolling among humans pretending to be one of them. There are enough twists thrown in to keep you turning pages, wondering what's going to happen next. Highly recommend if you enjoy myth retellings brought to the modern world!

If you enjoy a modern retelling with Greek Mythology, you may enjoy this book. Aurora is a normal human living her life....or so she believes. Aurora finds out that she is a Demigod and God's and Goddesses live among us with diminished powers when her estranged father goes missing. The plot to this story has great potential but I never really connected with the characters. The love story was a bit rushed, one minute they hated each other and next minute they are deeply in love. Overall I did enjoy the book but felt with a little more details and time to know the characters it would have been a "nonstop read".
Thank you Netgalley for providing me with a copy of this book. All opinions are my own.

Keymaker’s Daughter by Anya Stassiy is a great pick for readers looking for for a modern take on Greek mythos based characters .

This book would be best classed as adult urban fantasy with medium pacing and light world building .

Definitely going to be seeking out a physical copy.

So the Greek gods and demi gods live amongst us, Pegasus owns planes, Poseidon owns ships and Cupid owns dating apps. Some are reality stars or social media influencers, but all have found a way to inhabit a modern world. Portunus has become a security consultand and someone who locks away deep secrets. And who also locked away the Tritons, which is the premise for this story.
I liked the plot but felt that, considering the rich myths that the author had to work with, the characters were rather thin, as were the descriptions and action sequences. It was a tad 'and with one leap they were free'. They used sending Aurora to sleep at crucial parts of the plot, far too often, even it meant that it enabled a quick leap to the next day or sequence.
This book had an opportunity it missed. So not 5 stars but 4 for the concept and ideas.

A greek mythology retelling in the modern day. Aurora Port thinks she's just an ordinary girl, but little does she know her life is just about to turn upside down. Hades, God of the Underwold, is brewing plans to crown himself the supreme God of Gods. At the same time Aurora's father, which she hasn't seen in years, goes missing. Are they connected to eachother? She only has 8 days to decipher her fathers messages, find a magical key and stop Hades from destroying humanity, but luckily she gets the help from Zeus, Hercules and Iris. Will they make it in time?

Right off the bat. The plot twists in this books were phenomenal. Even though I expected them to be there, I got still baffled by them. I'm glad I gave this book another chance. In the beginning I had a rough time getting into it, but after 4-5 chapters I was fully emerged into the story. The only off- putting point for me was the romance, since the story only plaid out over 8 days.

I received a complimentary copy of this book. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own. This book started a bit slow and I found myself having a hard time getting into it because of this. Once I was able to get passed that I found the book to be enjoyable.

A little slow to start but my interest picked up quickly. I love the Old Greek myths with some modern twists. This book may not be for all but give it a try. You might expand your horizon. Thanks #netgalley and #BooksGoSocial for the eARC in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are mine.

Anya Stassiy’s book, Keymaker’s Daughter, brings a tale of a less popular god to the forefront. The book is about the Greek God of Keys, Portus’ daughter Aurora, as she is involved in messy godly world affairs without knowing her role in it.

The Greek myths’ retellings have always shown the Gods to be uncaring towards humans and their lives beyond their worships and fear. Keymaker’s daughter shifts the world to the modern-day, where maximum gods are living amongst the humans, giving them free will.

The book was told from Aurora and Iraklis’ perspectives. The story was adventurous and had many plot points that were surprising for me and I have read quite a few mythological retellings. Everything has been so skillfully modernized that the visualization of the book is very easy.

There was also much misdirection for the readers, all done concerning the storytelling. This book focuses on the greed and deceptive nature of beings, Gods included. It also focused on the sacrifices made by some friends and the support they continued to give even after departing the physical world.

The book was a slow-burn romance in the modern world. The author made the relationship development a very natural flow of events. Aurora and Iraklis’ tale was a romance by chance book and it was beautiful.

They behaved like adults and were not suddenly taken in by situations of miscommunication. I loved it for this. The book is going to be part of a series bringing more Greek mythology-inspired modern tales and I’ll be on the lookout for them. Happy Reading!

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Overall this book was okay, I most likely won’t continue with the rest of the series. I had some issues with the way the characters are because I didn’t feel attached to any of them, it more of an annoyance when they were over dramatized. When Iris died I wasn’t sad it just kind of happened. I think things moved a bit too quickly for the way the story progresses/attraction between main characters. When Aurora and Iraklis finally got together at Poseidon’s it was very out of the blue and very rushed, it felt kind of strange because there wasn’t much emotion and attachment from my end. I would’ve liked more things to be up to interpretation, meaning everything was said and told. Essentially “less is more “ in this case could’ve been more beneficial. This is just getting picky on my part and I’m sure others don’t care as much but I didn’t understand why some of the words/sentence were fully written out while some of the words are contractions (couldn’t/wouldn’t/shouldn’t). Whenever I came across that I paused for a bit because it flip flops.

After learning from Iraklis pov who the traitor is (Poseidon) I would’ve liked Aurora to be kept in the dark a little more. It was suspicious how fast she assumed Poseidon might be helping Enzo even though their was no signs previously for her to know. That part could’ve been drawn out a little more before getting the idea from others (Charon).
What I enjoyed:
I liked Zeus’s character, it’s a lot different than most versions are of him given in mythology he sleeps with everyone and has no disregard for humans/mortals lives. In this case it seems he’s put the sleeping around behind him and instead gave his powers to Iraklis because it’s time a new hero helps the mortals. Zeus mentions it’s the gods and goddesses that need humans, he recognizes his own faults as well as the higher beings in general. I also like the whole mythology aspect of the book. The author did a good job of explaining whose who with her own twist.
-I thought the scene when Iraklis was in the Underworld was nice, I liked how he got closure seeing his wife and two sons happy, it was a nice touch. I got more out of the relationship between these two than Iraklis and Aurora.
-it makes so much sense but I didn’t see Hades becoming one of the bad guys, good twist.

I’d say the last 80% of the book is when it got a lot better.

This book was very hard to get through. I found the characters to be very one-dimensional. Not to mention the lack of world building. Even through Aurora’s point of view where she is learning all of this stuff, it still left much to be desired. I received this book as an ARC and am leaving this review of my own accord.

My first read of a book by Anya and I was really entertained by this modern take on a Greek odyssey.

The only thing that was slightly off putting was the current iterations of the Greek gods going by modern names that don't really remind you of exactly who they are referring to at first but it was still really enjoyable anyway.

Loved reading the mesmerizing and spellbinding paranormal story. When Aurora's estranged dad, known as the Keymaker, goes missing, she has eight days to save the world with the help of Iris, Hercules, and Zeus, and fight the enemy forces of two other gods. Read the highly recommended, wonderfully written, and riveting story of one woman's struggle to save humanity. Can't wait to read the next story in the series!
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While the premise of this book is exciting, I found I couldn't finish it. The author drops the reader in the middle of the world assuming they know enough about Greek and Roman mythology. I love mythology but there are so many versions of it, I can never quite remember who had babies with whom, what special powers they had, etc. I think a little more world building would have been beneficial.

The dialog also fell flat for me. It's clear these characters and this story are packed with potential and I hope the author keeps writing!

Thanks for the opportunity for reading this . This was my first experience reading from this author. I have read modern retelling of greek/Roman gods before. From another author Rick Riordan. Unfortunately no matter how much I tried I didn't like it. I won't say I hated it but I just didn't enjoy the characters. The storyline was not bad. Which us why I am rating it 3 stars. It just came down to personal likes.

Aurora thought she was a normal human girl but she isn’t. She’s a demigod and she is about to be thrust into a war to save humanity from Hades’ clutches. Hades wants to rule over the humans, by killing them all and bringing them to the underworld. Aurora thinks the world is nothing special until she finds out that the gods are real and she is the one destined to save everyone. Aurora’s father has left her clues to a magical key that can stop Hades but she is running out of time. She teams up with Zeus, Hercules and Iris to save the world. As a childhood fan of Percy Jackson, I will always pick up books with Greek mythology entwined into the plot. The start was a little slow but once we got to the action it was a fun read. There’s a touch of romance and heartbreak and would be a great YA for high schoolers who liked Percy Jackson growing up.

Let me preface this by mentioning I have read many retellings of Hades and there are a lot of good ones out there. That being said, this book didn't disappoint. Like other reviewers mentioned, it was a bit slow. It took me a while to get into it and I found myself putting it down more than once. Aurora is interesting and well-rounded. Once I was more involved with the plotline I found myself able to stay awake while reading. Some of my favorite books, and shows for that matter, got off to a slow start. I would advise readers to give it a few chapters before deciding on it.

Keymaker's daughter by Anya Stassiy.
The Gods of ancient Greece are among us. Hades, the king of the underworld hatches a heinous plan to crown himself the Supreme God—The God of Gods—He will kill billions of humans, packing his kingdom with their souls.
Aurora Port is just an ordinary human, or so she thinks. Her life is flipped upside down when her estranged father, and owner of a large conglomerate disappears, feared kidnapped.
A stunning adventure awaits. She has eight days to decipher her father’s messages, find a mystical key and stop Hades from destroying mankind.
Aurora, with the help of Zeus, Hercules, and Iris must race against time to save the world and its inhabitants. Can she succeed? Is she ready for the secret her father kept from her?
You will not be able to put down this thrilling, modern day, fantasy story intertwined with Greek mythology, suspense, and fast paced action.
A very good read with good characters. I really liked the story. I'm looking forward to the next book. 4*.

The story is a bit all over the place. Aurora was thrown so much her way in such a short time it left me confused. So many characters being introduced at the same time it was crazy. The story has a great plot and I feel like it could have been a bit more developed, because the blame for who was the mastermind kept being passed around. It was a lot of lore thrown into the mix while trying to keep the plot going.

I did like aurora relationship with Hercules or Iraklis. It was sweet and I would have loved to see more. I enjoyed that the author gave them all little back stories and changed their names a little. My favorite was pia and doti. I’m still not sure on Iris background though.

Overall the story was ok, needed some work on the world building but it is an enjoyable read if big info dumps don’t bother you.

The book felt a bit slow at the beginning and the characters were quite dry. Once I got in the middle of the book, things seemed to pick up. Would recommend to those who like a bit of fantasy in their books.