A Veil of Gods and Kings (Apollo Ascending Book 1) by Nicole Bailey – Review by Francis O’Sullivan

A Veil of Gods and Kings by Nicole Bailey
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

A Veil of Gods and Kings is the first book in the Apollo Ascending series. It’s a mythology-inspired romance with plenty going on story-wise!
Apollo has been living amongst humans, including his mortal sister Temi. He’s not keen on ascending to his position as sun god, which would mean he could no longer spend as much time with humans. Growing impatient, Zeus sends him to live with Prince Hyacinth, whose obedience to his father makes him a great role model. Unfortunately, Apollo and Hyacinth have an established dislike of each other which makes it very, very difficult for them to work together. Or for Apollo to be even vaguely polite.
I particularly like the friendship between Temi and Epiphany, Hyacinth’s sister. As well as chapters from Apollo and Hyacinth’s POV, we get chapters from Epiphany’s perspective. Like Apollo, she is reluctant to follow the path that is expected of her – in Epiphany’s case, to get married and leave the place she calls home.
The author includes content warnings at the start of the book. I think this would be included in the preview, so I won’t repeat them here as they are a bit spoilery.
This book gets five stars from me! An enjoyable queer romance with a fun Ancient Greek setting.

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