Midnight Ruin (Dark Olympus 6) by Katee Robert-review

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date January 16, 2024

Eurydice Dimitriou has always been the innocent sister, but she’s finally ready to step out of the long shadow cast by her powerful family…and the ex who shattered her heart. Perhaps rough hands on soft skin are exactly what she needs to forget her heartbreak once and for all?

Charon Ariti has been Hades’s right-hand man for years. He’s given everything to the lower city, but now he’s ready to take something for himself. He’s only too happy to give Eurydice a special kind of education…but is her heart really free enough to be claimed?

Orpheus Makos will do whatever it takes to make things right. Once the golden boy of the upper city, he’s now a shadow of his former self. He’ll do anything to get Eurydice back…even if it means she’s not coming into his arms alone. Three hearts. Three futures. Countless ways to get it wrong.

But with enemies slipping through Olympus’s faltering barrier to lay siege on the lower city, a trio of broken hearts will be the least of these would-be lovers’ worries

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REVIEW:MIDNIGHT RUIN is the sixth instalment in Katee Robert’s contemporary, adult DARK OLYMPUS dark, erotic romance series-a modern day retelling about the gods and goddesses of Olympus. This is Eurydice Dimitriou, Charon Ariti, and Orpheus Makos’ polyamorous story line. MDNIGHT RUIN should not be read as a stand alone as there is an ongoing premise throughout the series.

NOTE: MIDNIGHT RUIN is a story line focusing on a polyamorous relationship including same $ex situations, multiple partners, domination and submission.

SOME BACKGROUND: Not all is well in Olympus. The barrier between Olympus and the rest of the world is collapsing, and the attacks in the upper city have become dangerous and deadly. The fight for power and control within the ruling circle of Thirteen has resulted in a number of deaths-someone is determined to destroy that which is no longer theirs to control.

Told from three first person perspectives (Eurydice, Charon, Orpheus) MIDNIGHT RUIN follows in the aftermath of the attack on Eurydice, and the fallout of her relationship with Orpheus, the man she once loved. As her best friend, Charon has declared himself Eurydice’s protector but Charon wants something more, something more that will come with an added bonus. The attacks against the Thirteen owned businesses is increasing, and as the man in charge of Olympus, Hades struggles with the possible threats to the woman he loves. What ensues is the building but contemptuous relationship between Eurydice, Charon and Orpheus, and the potential fall-out as the truth reveals the person(s) behind the attacks.

The world building continues to focus on the fight for power and control of Olympus, and the betrayal and vengeance against their own. As each new member of the ruling Thirteen takes over in the wake of another’s death or murder, someone else is waiting in the wings, to take manipulate and dominate into position.

The relationship between Eurydice, Charon and Orpheus begins acrimoniously. Orpheus has never stopped loving the woman he betrayed, and Charon is determined to make Orpheus beg (like a dog) for forgiveness, anyway he demands, and in this I was not a fan of the humiliation inflicted upon Orpheus Makos. Charon struggles with Eurydice’s need for the man who broke her heart but Orpheus is willing to submit for a future with both. The $ex scenes are intimate, provocative and intense.

There is a large ensemble cast of powerful, questionable, and charismatic secondary and supporting characters including Hades and Persephone, Zeus, Perseus, Poseidon, Demeter, Callisto aka Hera, Psyche, and more. The requisite evil has many faces.

MIDNIGHT RUIN is a story of power and control, betrayal and vengeance, murder and mayhem, family and friendships, forgiveness and love. The premise is dramatic and dark; the romance is seductive and erotic; the character are desperate and determined. MIDNIGHT RUIN ends on a bit of a cliff hanger-you have been warned.

Reading Order and Previous Reviews

Neon Gods
Electric Idol
Wicked Beauty
Radiant Sin
Cruel Seduction

Please Note: The author has release several novellas and short stories that are not included in my reading order

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Reviewed by Sandy