In this episode, we dive into the romantasy book The Games Gods Play by Abigail Owen. This is the first book in The Crucible series. The second book in the series is The Things Gods Break, and the third book, The Wrath Gods Reap, is slated for publication in November 2026.

During this episode, we discuss how it didn’t take us long to fall for the quintessential bad boy called Hades, why we’re convinced Hades and Lyra are fated mates, how much we loved the blend of present day with the Olympic gods, why we would never want to compete in the Crucible, why we believe there is a significant connection between Hades and Lyra, why we hate Zeus, and how we hated seeing so many characters dies in the various challenges. Plus, we discuss all of our theories about what’s really going on in this world, the potential reasons why Persephone is trapped in Tartarus, the identity of the oracle, and so much more.

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