Review: The Struggle

The Struggle by Jennifer L. Armentrout
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

This is by far the best of the series in my opinion. I credit part of that to listening to it on audio, the narration brings so much to the book. The narrators did such an amazing job bringing the characters to life. The other part is the book itself, this had the perfect balance of action and development. The next book comes out soon and I can't wait to see where things go next.

This picks up pretty much where the last book ended, after Seth takes out Atlas and is running away from Josie. Seth thinks he's protecting her by leaving her, but man is he wrong. Seth heads home and finds that his childhood home has been transformed into a sort of shrine to him. There is a temple with priests and priestesses there in his honor. Seth also learns that he is more than just the Apollyon. Seth learns quite a bit about his addiction to ether, and in time learns to control his hunger and his new powers. Meanwhile back and the ranch, well Gable's house, Josie is defending Seth to the Army of Awesome and she is determined to go after him. It turns out killing a Titan is a bad idea and it has consequences that no one thought to disclose prior to the AOA going to find the other demi-gods. Josie is still determined to find Seth and prove that he's not the bad guy everyone thinks he is, because with her he's a different person than the one they all know and remember. Alex and Josie come to a friendly agreement regarding Seth when Josie is snapped up by the Titans. Seth has no idea Josie has been taken, and when he finally comes to his senses to go back to her it is way to late. Josie has been with the Titans for days. Eventually they get her back, and Josie isn't healing from her time with them. Seth is of course irate and eventually calls to Apollo for help. There is a ton more action in this book that I was missing in the previous book, that action has consequences though. Seth being Seth, is willing to face those consequences if it means Josie is safe from the Titans.

There is a ton of interaction between Seth and Aiden. They aren't best buddies, but I think they've come to a mutual respect of one another. Seth doesn't really like anyone but himself and Josie. Josie and Alex finally begin to develop a friendship. Alex really steps up and is there for Josie as she is recovering from her ordeal with the Titans. Seth really grows up quite a bit, but he's still got a long way to go. He doesn't lose his arrogant charm, and he has some pretty funny lines in the book. Josie and Seth's relationship is fairly sweet, but there are still some things they need to work out. I won't post any spoilers, go read the book.

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