{"id":3954,"date":"2015-05-13T13:16:14","date_gmt":"2015-05-13T17:16:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.monsterlibrarian.com\/TheCirculationDesk\/?p=3954"},"modified":"2015-05-13T13:16:14","modified_gmt":"2015-05-13T17:16:14","slug":"book-review-zeus-inc-by-robin-burks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.monsterlibrarian.com\/TheCirculationDesk\/book-review-zeus-inc-by-robin-burks\/","title":{"rendered":"Book Review: Zeus, Inc. by Robin Burks"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Zeus, Inc.<\/em> <\/a>by Robin Burks<\/p>\n

Biting Dog Publications, 2013<\/p>\n

ASIN:\u00a0 B00DONI6LA<\/p>\n

Available:\u00a0 eBook(Kindle)<\/p>\n

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Alex Grosjean is a private investigator.\u00a0 She spends most of her time investigating cheating spouses and insurance fraudsters.\u00a0 Lately though, the jobs just haven’t been coming her way. \u00a0As she wrestles with the panic caused by unpaid bills, she gets a call from her friend Aliesha. Aliesha’s father, Joseph Brentwood, who is also the CEO of of Zeus, Inc., has been missing for two days. \u00a0Alex takes the case, and as she digs in, she finds a lead; an email reference to a meeting Mr. Brentwood had just before his disappearance at Club Tartarus.\u00a0 Alex goes to the club, and before she knows it, she is investigating Greek gods.\u00a0 What could possibly happen?<\/p>\n

\u00a0Zeus, Inc.<\/em> combines the hard-boiled private eye story with Greek mythology in a science-fictional setting. \u00a0The author did a good job blending the elements of Greek mythology into the classic private eye investigation.\u00a0 Each of the characters had good voices, distinct from one another.\u00a0 The plot moved along at a steady pace, with tension\u00a0 building as the investigation runs into twists.\u00a0 The pacing was okay and generally worked well, and the descriptions gave enough details to keep the story moving forward.\u00a0 All this being said, I feel this story needed more work.\u00a0 It just was a little too out there for me to really suspend disbelief and get into it.\u00a0 There were repetitive and overly cutesy elements; it got old to hear Alex constantly referring to her car as, “the Phoebe”. \u00a0It felt like the author was trying a little too hard, and stretching just a little too far.\u00a0 In the end, it was an okay story, but not an exceptional one.\u00a0 I have not read any of this author’s work before.<\/p>\n

Contains:\u00a0 Swearing, Adult Situations, Sexual Situations<\/p>\n

Reviewed by Aaron Fletcher<\/p>\n

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