RADIANT SIN (Dark Olympus 4) by Katee Robert-a review

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date February 7, 2023

There’s nowhere more dangerous than Olympus…and no one more captivating than its golden god: Apollo. Keeper of secrets, master of his shining realm…and the only man I am powerless to deny.

*A scorchingly hot modern retelling of Apollo and Cassandra that’s as sinful as it is sweet.*

As a disgraced member of a fallen house, Cassandra Gataki has seen firsthand what comes from trusting the venomous Thirteen. But when the maddeningly gorgeous and kind Apollo asks her to go undercover as his plus-one at a week-long party hosted by a dangerous new power player…Cassandra reluctantly agrees to have his back.

On one condition: when it’s all over, and Apollo has the ammunition he needs to protect Olympus, she and her sister will be allowed to leave. For good.

Apollo may be the city’s official spymaster, but it’s his ability to inspire others that keeps him at the top. Despite what the rest of Olympus says, there’s no one he trusts more than Cassandra. Yet even as their fake relationship takes a wicked turn for the scaldingly hot, a very real danger surfaces… threatening not only Cassandra and Apollo, but the very heart of Olympus itself.

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REVIEW: RADIANT SIN is the fourth instalment in Katee Robert’s contemporary, adult DARK OLYMPUS erotic, romance series-a modern retelling of the gods and goddesses of Olympus. This is Apollo, and Cassandra Gataki’s story line. RADIANT SIN can be read as a stand alone without any difficulty. Any important information from the previous story lines is revealed where necessary.

Told from dual first person perspectives (Apollo and Cassandra) RADIANT SIN follows Apollo and his PA Cassandra as they are tasked by Zeus with ferreting out a potential betrayer in Olympus. Minos, an enemy of Olympus, is trying to ‘buy’ his way onto the ruling Thirteen. An invite-only party, with several members of the Thirteen in attendance, is the perfect opportunity to investigate the potential for disruption but Cassandra Gataki’s family history is dark; twelve years earlier, her parent’s attempts to infiltrate the Thirteen, and their subsequent murders has marked our heroine as guilty by association. Knowing her presence may be the distraction to uncover the truth, Cassandra quickly discovers there are darker plans in motion, plans that result in a murder, an attempted murder, and several missing plus-ones of whom nobody seems to care. As Apollo and Cassandra’s fake relationship slowly turns into something more, Cassandra uncovers a possible betrayal by someone with whom she was once involved. What ensues is the fake but building romance and relationship between Apollo and Cassandra, and the potential fall-out as a murderer is rewarded by Olympus law.

The relationship between Apollo and Cassandra is one of unrequited love; a fake romance that reveals a five-year simmering attraction in which neither one knew about the other’s infatuation. Cassandra has worked for Apollo for close to five years, a position she suspects comes in the face of her parent’s own betrayal.Cassandra is persona non grata in Olympus; rebuked and ostracized at every turn, Cassandra is biding her time until she is able to move on without looking back. The $ex scenes are intimate and passionate including some scenes of bondage and rope play, without the use of over the top, sexually graphic language and text.

There is a large ensemble cast of colorful and dangerous secondary and supporting characters,some of whom we have me in previous story lines.

RADIANT SIN is a story of betrayal and vengeance, power and control, secrets and lies, love and acceptance. The premise is dramatic, intriguing and riveting; the romance is seductive and provocative; the characters are charismatic, dynamic and determined. RADIANT SIN ends on a happily ever after -for now.The conflict has yet to be resolved.

Reading Order and Previous Reviews

Neon Gods
Electric Idol
Wicked Beauty

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