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Eros Kindle Edition

by Helen Harper (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.0 out of 5 stars 314 ratings
William Shakespeare once wrote that, “Cupid is a knavish lad, thus to make poor females mad.” The trouble is that Cupid himself would probably agree…

As probably the last person in the world who’d appreciate hearts, flowers and romance, Coop is convinced that true love doesn’t exist – which is rather unfortunate considering he’s also known as Cupid, the God of Love. He’d rather spend his days drinking, womanising and generally having as much fun as he possible can. As far as he’s concerned, shooting people with bolts of pure love is a waste of his time…but then his path crosses with that of shy and retiring Skye Sawyer and nothing will ever be quite the same again.

A romance fantasy novel by the author of Blood Destiny, Eros is a seductive re-telling of the classic Greek myth, Cupid and Psyche.
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Shot through with humor and literary references, this novel provides a visit with mythical Greek gods in a contemporary setting. Coop even uses a golden gun instead of his customary arrow! A fun and creative romp.Publishers Weekly

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Helen Harper is the author of the Blood Destiny series and the Olympiana series. As a long time reader of urban fantasy, she finally bit the bullet and began to develop her own series of novels. The growth of urban fantasy fascinated her--the mix of reality and fantasy along with strong heroic female characters appealed from the very beginning, and inspired her to write her own. Helen lives in Malaysia.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00IF5K1P6
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  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ February 12, 2014
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 1.6 MB
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  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 276 pages
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  • Book 1 of 2 ‏ : ‎ Eros
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After teaching English literature in the UK, Japan and Malaysia, Helen Harper left behind the world of education following the worldwide success of her Blood Destiny series of books. She is a professional member of the Alliance of Independent Authors and writes full time, thanking her lucky stars every day that's she lucky enough to do so!

Helen has always been a book lover, devouring science fiction and fantasy tales when she was a child growing up in Scotland.

She currently lives in Edinburgh with far too many cats – not to mention the dragons, fairies, demons, wizards and vampires that seem to keep appearing from nowhere.

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Customers love this book, particularly appreciating its modern re-telling of the Cupid and Psyche myth. Moreover, the character development receives positive feedback, with one customer noting the main character's love for poetry. Additionally, customers find the book humorous, with one review highlighting its playful and mischievous elements.

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Customers find the book highly readable.

"Great read, it was one of those you can't put down. Only complaint is that it was over too fast." Read more

"...I still really enjoyed the book rated it five stars, will keep it in my kindle library to read again and again; can recommend it and will..." Read more

"...But other than that, I think that Eros is a great read for anyone who loves story re-tellings and/or the Greek myths." Read more

"So..I've always loved mythological stories and this was pretty good. It's 3am and I don't recall what time I started it...." Read more

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Customers appreciate the storytelling in the book, particularly its modern re-telling of the Cupid and Psyche myth, with one customer noting its depth and another highlighting its engaging narrative.

"Eros is a modern re-telling of the Cupid and Psyche myth...." Read more

"...Now I honestly love Greek mythology the old stories and the new takes on it so I couldn’t resist buying this book or reading it either...." Read more

"Told beautifully, wish it were longer . Cupid and Psyche are told with depth and sweetness. Yumm! Can't wait for Lyre." Read more

"...I absolutely loved the way so Mich was tied in. How the ancient story was retold and how I anxious to read more from this Parthenon of tales." Read more

4 customers mention "Character development"4 positive0 negative

Customers appreciate the character development in the book, with one mentioning the main character's love for poetry and another noting how her wit makes her seem real.

"...Skye is a wonderful heroine despite her timidity and her reservations her intelligence, humor, belief in herself and wit make her seem so real...." Read more

"...The only outstanding element is that the main character likes poetry, so there are several quotations, which is nice, but that's nowhere near enough..." Read more

"Very engaging story. Excellent character development! If mythology is your thing, you won't want to miss the spin on these Greek Gods." Read more

"...books are well-told, great dialog, with witty banter and characters you really want to meet...." Read more

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Customers enjoy the book's humor, with one mentioning its playful and mischievous elements.

"...heroine despite her timidity and her reservations her intelligence, humor, belief in herself and wit make her seem so real...." Read more

"...I liked how Coop had this kind of mischievous, playful side to him - that was a different characteristic from other re-tellings I've read...." Read more

"What a fun story! Everything Helen Harper is fun and adorable and awesome and this was no different." Read more

"All Helen Harper books are well-told, great dialog, with witty banter and characters you really want to meet...." Read more

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  • Roslynn
    5.0 out of 5 stars review of Eros
    Reviewed in the United States on September 26, 2015
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    I think I needed a break from what I usually read that in looking for a different paranormal in my kindle library I found this book. Now I honestly love Greek mythology the old stories and the new takes on it so I couldn’t resist buying this book or reading it either. Plus this is the first book of Ms. Helen Harper that I have read and I love discovering new to me authors and Ms. Harper has such a fresh take on this story which is a modern tale of the story of Cupid and Psyche. Now I have always liked the personification and humanization of one of my favorite Greek gods Cupid.
    Cupid known as Coop is sick of forcing people to fall in love and instead makes a mistake in so doing this Zeus the father of the gods punishes him rendering him invisible but Coop has a plan and enjoys being invisible. Coop decides to get back at everyone including Zeus’s son Apollo that is until he meets Skye.
    I just loved Skye from the get go, yes she is shy most of the time but is not scared to stand up for her beliefs or for herself especially when she has doubts but then her strong resolve to face whatever scares her is totally admirable well at least to me. I was actually cheering her on when she told off Apollo and told him what she thought of his behavior and to go screw himself. All I could think was way to go Skye Apollo deserves it even though he is a god this doesn’t give him the right to act superior or the way he did. I know in real life Skye and I would probably be the best of friends. Skye is a wonderful heroine despite her timidity and her reservations her intelligence, humor, belief in herself and wit make her seem so real. I did wonder what her nightmare was that frightened her and if it was recurring since it seemed it was a onetime occurrence. Cupid or rather Coop at first annoyed me but as I read into his character I really felt sorry for him. His bitter, cynical outlook on love got on my nerves but then again I couldn’t help falling for him in the end. I think for me it was really difficult to imagine what he actually looked like at first then he became invisible which was even harder to imagine him physically. Yes, he’s arrogant, bull headed and a little bit of a mama’s boy but he has a lot of passion and doesn’t do things half way so I think that all of this played a part well plus it’s got to be hard to be Aphrodite’s son sometimes you really have a lot to live up too . The one character that I loved throughout the whole book had to be Hermes wow what a guy! I do hope he eventually gets a great girl because I was pretty upset with how everyone treated him and felt that he deserves to at least be a little mean to everyone well at times. I still really enjoyed the book rated it five stars, will keep it in my kindle library to read again and again; can recommend it and will definitely get more books from Ms. Harper!
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  • Helora
    3.0 out of 5 stars Cute story
    Reviewed in the United States on March 26, 2014
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    I liked this twist on the story of Cupid. Short, but not too short, afternoon read. The writer put a modern twist on it, which I thought was interesting. The romance in the book is pretty minimal, so if you're looking for something with a lot of romance, keep looking. But, if you're looking on a cute and modern take on the Cupid story that is not terribly long, read this. Nothing unexpected in regards to the characters.
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  • stinamadsreads
    4.0 out of 5 stars Eros is a modern re-telling of the Cupid and Psyche myth.
    Reviewed in the United States on April 11, 2015
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    Eros is a modern re-telling of the Cupid and Psyche myth. Cupid, or Coop as he prefers to be called, has become disillusioned with love and believes that true love doesn't exist if he has to make it happen. Skye unknowingly ends up in the middle of a fight between Coop and Apollo, and suddenly she's thrown into a world of epic proportions and finds true love in the most unexpected way. But Aphrodite won't let just anyone have her son's heart. Only someone she deems worthy will Aphrodite allow to be with Coop, so she puts Skye to the test.

    I love reading re-tellings of my favorite tales and the Greek myths are among some of my most favorites. So when I started reading Eros I was really looking forward to seeing how Helen Harper would tell her version of the Cupid and Psyche tale. While I think that there are a few things that could be tweaked here and there, such as the pacing of the story and making sure it's edited a little better, the story at it's heart really drew me in. I thought that it would take me a while to read the book considering it's over 300 pages, but I really flew through it. My favorite part of the story has to be when Skye is given the 4 tasks by Aphrodite to prove that she's worthy of being with Coop. That is the point when the story really felt real - it was the all or nothing point.

    Skye was a character that I could really relate to personality wise. She's shy and has trouble reaching out to new people, but once she's comfortable with someone Skye is an outspoken and assertive person. Coop, the god of Love, is apathetic to love and just doesn't believe in it anymore, much to his mother's chagrin. I liked how Coop had this kind of mischievous, playful side to him - that was a different characteristic from other re-tellings I've read. One character, besides the two main characters, that I really liked was Coop's best friend Hermes. That poor dude was caught in the middle of all the drama. It's amazing that he remains sane.

    One bigger thing that I didn't really like was the progression of Coop's love for Skye. I can understand Skye realizing her feelings for Coop after he saves her, but I didn't like how it seemed like Coop didn't come to love Skye until after they had sex. I know that the exact time he fell in love with her is explained later in the book, but the way it was written up to that point made it look like he didn't love her until after he had sex with her. So maybe that could have been changed a little, maybe with a bit more emotion added between the points of saving Skye and them having sex.

    But other than that, I think that Eros is a great read for anyone who loves story re-tellings and/or the Greek myths.
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  • Rafael Scaramouche
    5.0 out of 5 stars My favorite myth
    Reviewed in the United States on September 29, 2021
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    Told beautifully, wish it were longer . Cupid and Psyche are told with depth and sweetness. Yumm! Can't wait for Lyre.
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  • Kindle Customer
    5.0 out of 5 stars Psyche.... New story, who this?
    Reviewed in the United States on July 2, 2017
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    So..I've always loved mythological stories and this was pretty good. It's 3am and I don't recall what time I started it. I absolutely loved the way so Mich was tied in. How the ancient story was retold and how I anxious to read more from this Parthenon of tales.
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  • Noriko
    3.0 out of 5 stars Couldn't get through it
    Reviewed in the United States on September 22, 2017
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    I love all of Helen Harpers books thus far, however I'm not to fond of this one. It was completely transparent and it didn't hold my interest for long. Pretty soon it felt like I was trudging through broken glass in order to just finish the latest chapter. Needless to say I ended up having to quite reading this book.
    I recommend all of her books, just not this one.
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  • Chelsey Nixon
    4.0 out of 5 stars Four Stars
    Reviewed in the United States on May 8, 2018
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    What a fun story! Everything Helen Harper is fun and adorable and awesome and this was no different.
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  • Kindle Customer
    5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent
    Reviewed in the United States on October 2, 2018
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    I'm not much of a one for writing reviews but this book deserves one. Loved it! If I don't much care for a book I don't bother doing a review of any kind.
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  • possum
    5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
    Reviewed in Australia on August 22, 2017
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  • Vielleserin
    1.0 out of 5 stars Nope. Just nope.
    Reviewed in Germany on January 21, 2019
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    I really like Helen Harper's books because they have strong heroines and their male counterparts are a wonderful example that you do not need to show caveman qualities in order to be a strong man. This one, however, was a disappointment.
    Still a heroine that turns out to be strong, still an interesting male counterpart who is able to step back. But the story between Coop and Skye was somehow cut short in favor for listing the tests she had to undergo and a story we all already knew how it would end. Simply put, she just told the story of Amor and Psyche again, and we know that one.

    I really would have preferred if the author had spent more time on the developing realtionship between the two instead of tests that felt forced and bored me. I do not want so spoil anything, but the change from "I barely tolerate you" to "I love you" happened to fast for me.
    Helen Harper can do better.
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  • Isobel Rufus-Henry
    5.0 out of 5 stars A new twist on a very old story
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 23, 2018
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    This is a new twist on a very old story - Psyche and Cupid. While being thoroughly modern, it doesn't stray far from the original. Skye (Psyche) is a tremendous heroine who refuses to be cowed by the gods of Olympus. It is romantic, exciting and great fun. An excellent way to spend a snowy afternoon (or an afternoon by the pool).
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  • Clembuz
    3.0 out of 5 stars Cute
    Reviewed in France on July 11, 2017
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    I'm a bit disappointed in this sorry as I've read her other books and was expecting something else. Skye is alright, although lacking a bit of originality, she goes from being "extremely" shy to just speaking her mind back and forth, and I thought her character was lacking depths. She goes from thinking he's horrible to in love so fast it gave me whiplash. Eros is alright, even if he becomes a bit boring when in love, quite passive as well with everything that happens.
    I thought that the part when they fall in love was too rushed, and kind of rejoining the reason why Eros wanted to quit, a bit of an illusion and just too fast, it doesn't make it credible in my eyes. Again, lacking a bit of depth.

    It's great for a cute, quick read, but I would've liked reading it in at least 2 books, as it had a lot of potential.
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  • P.N.
    3.0 out of 5 stars Just ok
    Reviewed in Canada on June 7, 2022
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    It was hard to get behind the 'new' twist on an old tale theme. It was ok though. Mildly entertaining, although I hate 'quest themes' it wasn't bad. I love Helen's work, she has some really great stuff. This wasn't one of them, unfortunately.
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