Interesting world and concepts and I liked the main character decently well. While nothing made me super excited or invested, I can see why others would love this.

Many thanks to Netgalley and the publisher/author for providing me with an ALC in exchange for my honest review.

OMG!!! This book was exactly what I wanted it to be! I loved it. I will make sure to check out other books by this author. When I requested this I was just intrigued by the concept of it and I loved how it turned out. This story had a great plot and if you have read this and enjoyed it, This was so much. It was such a great story. I would say give this one a try. I will continue to follow this author. Way to go to this author for not letting me down.

I highly enjoyed the narrator of the audiobook. Kept me listening.

This was such a good read. I did not want to put it down. I love reading fantasy books about the Greek Gods. Anya has no idea that she is the daughter of the God of Keys, Portus. When her father goes missing, Anya has eight days to save the world. The story was so interesting. I loved our side characters. I cannot wait to read the next one. Thank you to NetGalley and BooksGoSocial Audio for the arc in exchange for my honest review.

Thanks to @netgalley for the chance to review Keymaker's Daughter by Anya Stassiy. I really enjoyed this fresh take on Greek mythology. I loved Aurora Port, the FMC, who led a relatively stable life until she sought out to find her missing father. She has just over one week to prevent Hades from releasing the Titans.

The narration was wonderful, but the story and romance fell just a little flat for me.

Beautifully narrated. The Keymaker's Daughter is a fantasy-action, fish-out-of-water story that's full of adventure and keeps you gripped from beginning to end. I was pleasantly surprised and thoroughly enjoyed listening to the narrator, who gave each character a distinctive voice, making it super easy to conjure them in my mind. It's brilliantly plotted and I liked the structure of telling the story from different characters' perspectives.

this audio was such a delight to listen to the narrator was just great. i really enjoyed the story but the ending had me cry just a little because i know how the story ended and so did the main character

I really enjoyed this book and the dynamics of the characters. It felt fresh and fun to read. I liked the name links to Greek mythology I do not read many in this genre.

Keymaker's Daughter by Anya Stassiy By: Anya Stassiy, was not my usual audio book but I was surprised I really enjoyed it. This book is an Urban Fantasy with Greek Mythology Elements and very enjoyable. and had me hooked from the beginning till the end.

The narrator Natalie Bamford was very good.

Big thank you to #NetGalley, Anya Stassiy and High point Publishing for sharing this digital copy for my honest thoughts on Key makers Daughter

I loved this fantasy book, which is about the Gods of ancient Greece helping humanity. Aurora's father disappears, and she has to help in his company in his absence. Many people swarm around her, some protecting her, and some trying to harm her. We are taken on a marvellous adventure, which is really amazing. Aurora has 8 days to work out the messages from her father, to stop mankind being destroyed.

I loved the narrator of the story, who really did a great job in bringing the magic alive, and helping the story to stay fast paced and interesting throughout.

This is one of my favourite books of the year. I thoroughly enjoyed it, and highly recommend it!

Many thanks to the author, publisher and NetGalley for a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

Aurora has always thought her dad didn't care about her after dismissing her when her mother died. However with her father missing she has to return home to take care of their company and can't help wondering if there is something more. When her father secretly reaches out to her she gets there in time for his death where he passes a strange ball of light to her, searing something into her hand. Upon waking she discovers everything she has known has been a lie, her father was a god called the keymaker, and as his daughter she is a goddess and all those that surround her are the ancient gods of legend. She doesn't have long to adjust before.being dragged into a power struggle where Hades is believed to be planning to release the Titans from Tartarus. Will she figure out who to trust and gain control of her powers in time to stop the old gods' release or will the world end as she knows it?

I really enjoyed this book. It was filled with action and lots of twists and turns. It included lots of mythology of the ancient Greek gods but added some bits here and there to include Aurora and fit the characters and situation to the plot a little better. It was interesting to see the author's modern take on the gods of old.

My one dislike was the slow start but the pace definitely builds. Additionally I kinda feel like the main character misses the signs and figures out the obvious just a little too late. A0f course this is a personal preference others may feel differently. I guess readers will have to make their own judgments on this one.

Natalie Bamford does an excellent job at narration. A bit slow at times but her pace is fairly consistent. I find her choice of accents and tones for the various character to be interesting and entertaining. You definitely won't get confused not knowing which character is talking. Overall she has done an excellent job bringing the story to life through spoken word.

I would rate this book 4 out of 5 stars. Overall it's an excellent story. However given the slow start and the issues I had with the main character denial

I would recommend this book for lovers of fantasy that enjoy action and a little romance. For those that enjoy stories that include gods and goddesses then this will be a perfect read.

I liked the tie in with Greek Mythology characters. The tie in was handled naturally and the story was well done.

Greek Mythology meet urban fantasy.
About the Gods and Titans in the modern world.
Aurora is the daughter of the keymaker who knows nothing about the Gods or Titans who needs to find the key to keep the the Titans locked away to save the world.
Lots of drama,mystery suspense .
Voluntarily reviewed.
Narrative was good.

The events in “Keymaker’s Daughter” take place during a rare alignment of five planets (Jupiter, Saturn, Mars, Venus and Mercury). For the casual observer, this is just a once-in-a-lifetime event that will take place in nine days, but for the Greek Gods, this means that Hades will have the possibility to release the Titans and wreak havoc on Earth and Olympus. In order to avoid this tragedy, the Keymaker needs to be convinced to avoid this tragedy, but when he goes missing, the Gods turn to his daughter, Aurora.

Having listened to the story in audio format, I can say that it was well narrated and the constant changing of voices between the characters was a real advantage. Unfortunately, I cannot say the same for the story, which seems pieced together from multiple tropes / memorable moments from other book series.

If you’re a fan of Greek mythology and fantastic stories, it’s worth putting it on your TBR list, but if you’re looking for an original story, there might be some hope in the next volume of the series.

Special thanks to NetGalley, RB Media, Recorded Books, and the editorial team for giving me the opportunity to review the ARC in audiobook format and to you, my reader, for taking the time to read this honest personal book review.

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Greek mythology set in modern days - fantastic idea.

First half of the book is vary entertaining. You want to read/listen because you have to know where the story will go. The intrigue is well thought out, characters are unique and the plot is interesting.

In my opinion, romans is the main thing that destroyed this story for me. I couldn't stop rolling my eyes. For a long time you have nothing and suddenly you go from 0 to 1000 on a romance scale. There was no build up and it sucks.

Nevertheless I will continue with the series. I am kind of interested in what happens next and that is a good sign!

A fun urban fantasy with Greek Mythology and a great audiobook narrator. I loved seeing all the Greek Gods & Goddesses in modern times with modern names to disguise themselves. The story was good, but did have some pacing issues. One character died halfway through the book and I didn't feel anything about the death. It felt like the death just happened to make the main character's journey feel more dangerous and emotional.

The romance was very insta-love for me and I didn't buy it. There was no build up to the romance and it happened in the blink of an eye. I wish the romance was built up and more of a slow-burn since this isn't a standalone and Aurora and Iraklis do work well together.

Aurora as a main character was okay. I wish we got to know more about her. Hopefully her character will receive more development in the next book. This series has a lot of potential with great writing. I look forward to seeing where the second novel goes.

Thank you to NetGalley and BooksGoSocial Audio for an audiobook version in exchange for an honest review.

What would the Greek gods be like in the modern world? What would happen if the titans were released from their prison?

What I liked:
The Greek gods in modern society. How they’ve matured, how some haven’t, and how they use their powers.
The main character’s growth throughout the novel.
The power struggle and plot.

What I didn’t love:
The main character’s love interest. There was potential but it felt a little forced and conflict was thrown in that was immediately overcome.
The narrator-while very emotive, they spoke very slowly and I had to speed it up to keep my attention.

Overall: I’m looking forward to the sequel. I think there are a lot of great things to build upon. I love the way the Greek mythology is updated for a modern era. I want to see what happens next to Aurora.

Aurora Port is (she thinks) a regular girl, trying to figure her life out. She became estranged from her wealthy father after her mother's death and no longer is sure what her future holds. As the book enfolds, we discover that not only is Aurora not a regular girl, but she's a demi-god and not all is well on Olympus. The gods are no longer worshipped, trying to figure out their way in the world - and at least one god isn't sure they want things to stay that way.

I really enjoyed the twists and the turns of this book - we got adventure, we got jet-setting, we got Greek mythology, we got a (slightly predicated and somewhat forced) romance. I liked that as a reader I felt like the author did a good job of keeping me wondering what would happen next and who was really behind it all. The relationship between Aurora and her father felt really genuine and was one of my favorite threads throughout the book.

The romance, at least in the audiobook, felt a little forced to me. I think that it would have felt more natural perhaps if I were reading it as a book, but I felt like oh sure of course they're getting together and have a secret connection built on...being near each other I guess. Again, it made sense, but I don't know if I bought the actual relationship. There was a lot of the characters professing a deep interest in each other, but it felt a lot more tell than show. The characters throughout the book I thought were well drawn, they just needed more depth and reality in their relationships to each other.

It took me a little while to warm up to the audiobook narrator - at first I had some trouble keeping track of which POV we were in. I feel like her voices got more distinct as the book went on, and I also became more invested in the story which I think helped. Also, Aurora comes off fairly whiny - which is fair, she has a lot going on - but in audio form it definitely comes across more than I think it would have if I were reading. Reminded me so much of Bella from Twilight.

It sounds like this might be a series which I'm interested in - I thought the author did a good job of adapting Greek mythology to modern day and putting a fresh twist on stories we're super familiar with.

I really wanted to love this because mythology but I just couldn’t find myself getting into this.

I did enjoy the modern twist on mythology and the modern personas given to the gods. I also found a few twists quite surprising and didn’t see everything coming, however I found my attention wandering and was seriously debating DNFing at 50%. This was apparently 215 pages, but it felt so much longer than that.

At the same time, the book felt rushed and there was a definite case of insta-love going on with the 2 main characters. Honestly, I didn’t see the chemistry between them and had little to no interest in the romance. I also found it quite hard to connect with Aurora and ultimately found myself unable to be invested in what was going on for the most part.

The premise really was brilliant and I was so excited for it but I just think it wasn’t executed in the best way and it ultimately fell flat for me.

In audiobook terms, I found the audio quality to be not the best. There was a tinny quality to it compared to other audiobooks I’ve listened to recently, and I thought I heard some strange sound in the background at one point. The narrator was pretty good, I just wasn’t a fan of some of the accents.

Mysterious, intriguing, Greek mythology, close proximity romance.

This was a fun Greek mythology retelling. The story starts with Aurora finding out she’s infact a demigod and her father who’s now missing has hired non-other than Hercules to protect her from an unknown enemy wanting to free the Titans. I’m a super big fan of Greek Mythology, loved Xena as a child and I really enjoyed seeing how all the gods and creatures fit into modern society. Once the story got going it didn’t stop with interesting twists and turns. I also thought Aurora’s reactions and thought process was quite understandable as she tried to cope with all the things sent her way. I loved Hercules in this, though his story was heartbreaking his journey was just as interesting as Aurora’s.

Unfortunately with these types of high stakes short timeframe impending doom stories the romance aspect is condensed and forced to progress quickly. I think there needed to be a bit more groundwork laid between Aurora and Hercules at the beginning to bridge the gap in their affection. With that being said I still absolutely loved this book and I’m super excited for the next one.

Also, shout out to Natalie Bamford who did a fantastic job narrating a dual POV. She was able to create unique voices for the very large cast of characters. I wish there could have been 2 separate narrators because of the split POV but Bamford did a great job nonetheless.

Special thank you to #NetGalley, #AnyaStassiy and #HighpointPublishing for sharing this digital copy for my honest thoughts on #KeymakersDaughter
Also, a thank you to narrator #NatalieBamford

Well...
A few pages in we are literally told that Aurora isn't like other girls (yes, using those words), because she
a. doesn't wear makeup
b. is good at and likes math
and c. doesn't have a boyfriend.
Right off the bat you can tell that this book is full of casual, internalized misogyny. Not a great first impression. Another thing that apparently makes Aurora different from other women is that she actually eats when she's hungry. What a novel concept! I never thought of that one myself...
So yeah, her personality is that of a whiny, pick-me and not much else. The whole good at math thing is relevant for like one chapter, so, the only part of her character that had the potential to make her interesting was abandoned before being relevant.
Without Aurora and Iraklis (also very whiny which gets old very quickly), the plot was actually pretty interesting (or at least had the potential to be), though very predictable. You can easily guess what the key is before the 15% mark, so, there's a lot of filler. This book could easily have been reduced into a novella is all the pointless stuff was cut out.