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Hekate - The Witch (Goddesses of the Underworld #1) by Nikita Gill

Genre:
Greek Mythology, Poetry, Mythology, Fiction, Young Adult, Fantasy, Verse, Historical Fiction, Historical

Publication Date:
September 16, 2025

Page Numbers:
384

Read/Finished Date:
February 24th, 2026 - February 25th, 2026

Rating:
DNF'ed @ 50%

Premise:

A propulsive, electrifying and enraging retelling of the life of Greek goddess Hekate, child of war turned all-powerful goddess of witchcraft and necromancy, by internationally bestselling poet Nikita Gill.

Born into a world on fire, Godling Hekate has never known safety. After her parents are on the losing side of the war between the ruling Titans and new Olympian Gods, Hekate is taken by her mother Asteria to the Underworld, where Styx and Hades agree to raise her. Meanwhile, Asteria is pursued across the world by Zeus and Poseidon and, to escape their clutches, transforms herself into an island in a stormy sea.

Orphaned and alone, Hekate grows up amongst the horrors and beauties of the Underworld, desperate to find her divine purpose and a sense of belonging in the land of the dead.

When Hekate finally uncovers her powers and ascends to Goddess status, she realises that even the most powerful Olympians are terrified of her. But when immortal war breaks out again, threatening to destroy everything from Mount Olympus to the Underworld itself, the Goddess of witchcraft and necromancy is the only one who can bring the deadly conflict to an end. . .

Review:

The day I was born
The universe was on fire.

I love Greek mythology and have come to any and all mythology I can consume from it. It started with Edith Hamilton's Mythology and woke up with Rick Riordan's Percy Jackson. While at the library yesterday, I caught sight of it, and while it was in verse form, I wanted to give it a try.

Unfortunately, I found that it
read more like a novel, than
the poetry it was meant to be.

I am so sorry, Hekate. This book had so much potential, but the need to make it poetry-like wasn't necessary.