~**~ Release Blitz for Sacrifice (Sinister Fairy Tales Collection/Ryze 3.5) by N. Isabelle Blanco w/ Review & Giveaway ~**~

Release Blitz for Sacrifice (Sinister Fairy Tales Collection/Ryze 3.5) by N. Isabelle Blanco w/ Review & Giveaway

Title: Sacrifice

Series: Sinister Fairy Tales Collection

Author: N. Isabelle Blanco

Genre: Dark Romance

Release Date: November 12, 2019

Releasing as part of the 2019 Sinister Fairy Tales Collection and part of the Dark Paranormal Ryze Series, but can be read as a Standalone!

Megara

We all know the story.

How it ended.

He survived and conquered each task.

Became the hero of all heroes.

And in the end he became a legend.

What no one told you is that I was there. I was helping him . . . and when he ascended, I was left behind to rot.

Herakles never knew I sold my soul for his success—he didn’t need to. Had I been enough on my own, he would’ve chosen to stay.

Instead, he rose to full glory.

I was dragged straight to Hades.

Beaten.

Violated.

Broken.

Eventually, mutated.

I lost track of him for nearly three millennia, but I’ve found him.

I will kill him.

He chose to become a god; I was forced to become a nightmare.

Now it’s time for us to meet again.

Herakles

I abandoned my family mere moments before the Greek pantheon fell.

‘Till this day the whispers accuse me.

Had I been there, perhaps they could’ve been saved.

But I no longer gave a fuck.

Funny how vanity can blind a male to what really matters.

It took less than a year on Olympus before I began searching for her again.

I never found her.

Now, two-in-a-half-thousand years later, here I am.

Alone.

Empty.

An immortal ghost, simply getting by.

I should’ve never left her.

The only thing I had was hoping the last of her mortal days, wherever she ended up, were happy . . .

Joke’s on me.

A darkened, twisted version of my female returns, demanding my head for every one of my sins.

And she shall have it.

But first, I’m saving her from her curse.

I’ll sacrifice every ounce of my sanity left to free her . . . right before I let her end me once and for all.

***4 Stars***

When I signed up to review Sacrifice I had no clue what the book would be about, I just said yes to all of the collection because there were two authors I #fangirl participating in it and I’m always down with finding new authors to stal---follow *cough* So, when the synopsis was finally released I was all kinds of excited because I am a huge Greek mythology junkie and couldn’t wait to experience the darker side to the Herakles aka Hercules myth (especially since I had the chant of “Hercules! Hercules!” from the cartoon running through my head) and I have to say, I enjoyed this twisted side of the Hercules myth. It kept up the theme of the Gods always messing with the lives of, well, everyone and showed just how thin that line between love and hate really are.

Meg and Kles (Herakles/Hercules). I felt for both of them. Meg a little more than Kles, for obvious reasons, but they were both put through the wringer by a bunch of egomaniacs and have paid for it many times over. I loved Meg’s strength and Kles’ determination to right the wrong he committed. Their second chance journey is all kinds of bloody, smexy and frustrating as all get out, but it was also fun because despite the all the pain and heartache, they were perfect for each other.

This is my first read by the author and I really enjoyed it. There were spots that were a bit slow for me, but overall it was a great read. I loved how she blended the ancient world with the new world seamlessly and made it feel possible that the Gods could be walking the earth to this day. This is a dark romance, so there are triggers GALORE. As for the supporting cast of characters, Hades definitely tops the list of fav’s ~ not that it comes as a surprise, he is the ruler of the Underworld after all ~ but Kles’ crew were a lot of fun and I’d love to spend more time with all of them. So, if you have a thing for Greek/Roman mythology and the dark and twisted side of romance, then this is a must click for you!

~ Copy provided by Enticing Journey Book Promotions & voluntarily reviewed ~

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N. Isabelle Blanco is the Amazon Bestselling Author of the Allure Series, the Need Series with K.I.Lynn, and many others. At the age of three, due to an odd fascination with studying her mother’s handwriting, she began to read and write. By the time she’d reached kindergarten, she had an extensive vocabulary and her obsession with words began to bleed into every aspect of her life.

That is, until coffee came a long and took over everything else.

Nowadays, N. spends most of her days surviving the crazy New York rush and arguing with her characters every ten minutes or so, all in the hopes of one day getting them under control.