by Phillips, Marie
Originality can be hard to come by in modern fiction but Marie Phillips has achieved that and so much more with her debut novel Gods Behaving Badly. In this page turner, the weakening Gods of Olympus now inhabit a decrepit London townhouse and spend their days dreaming of their former glory and power. While pursuing his age old desires, Apollo tends to wreak havoc on mortals by turning resistant lovers into trees. However, when Apollo becomes the unwitting victim of Aphrodite?s revenge, he finds himself in love with the maid who incidentally is already somewhat taken by what could be a modern day hero. Hilarity and world ending escapades ensue with this wonderfully imaginative work.
- reviewed by Courtney, South County Regional, PLCMC