The Perilous Prophecy of Guard and Goddess by Leanna Renee Hieber
Paperback, 320 Pages
2011, DP
ISBN: 1428511164
Series: Book 3 of Strangely Beautiful (prequel)
Synopsis
The goddess Persephone begins her quest to be reincarnated with her true love, and more secrets of The Guard are revealed.
Review
I generally dislike prequels, but decided to give The Perilous Prophecy of Guard and Goddess a shot because I enjoyed both of Leanna Renee Hieber's previous Strangely Beautiful books. I'm very glad I gave Perilous Prophecy a chance.
Perilous Prophecy focuses on the everything leading up to the London guard's meeting Percy Parker. We get to experience the early days of Alexi's guard, see exactly how Persephone became Percy Parker, and get to know the Egypt guard that was only briefly touched upon in Darkly Luminous. These people and events are essential to the tale of Percy Parker and nothing frivolously unnecessary was included. My dislike of prequels stems from the usual inclusion of random and unrelated tangents that do nothing to explain the world or the story in the books that come after. Perilous Prophecy stays on point and enriches the plot of the entire series in a way that makes it unthinkable to have not included this prequel to the story.
While I enjoyed Darkly Luminous, I wasn't a huge fan of all the time spent in the Whisper-World, nor the focus on Beatrice in that book. Perilous Prophecy shows the importance of each, providing the background information needed to appreciate and embrace both aspects of the story. After reading Perilous Prophecy, I find that I have a stronger understanding of what was going on in Darkly Luminous and now have a much larger appreciation of both previous books.
Hieber writing is beautiful as always. She has the ability to describe in a way that captivates, making the setting just as interesting as the action or dialogue. While I still maintain my aversion to prequels, I'm pleased to say that The Perilous Prophecy of Guard and Goddess is definitely the exception to the rule.
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