Only Everything

March 24, 2014
Blending ancient mythology with contemporary romance, Scott (the He’s So/She’s So trilogy) offers a clever story about the difficulty of finding true love. After spending 3,000 years pining for her “soul mate” Orion, who had been turned into a constellation, Eros, Aphrodite’s daughter (yes, daughter), manages to pull him from the sky. Their blissful reunion is short-lived. A displeased Zeus imprisons Orion and banishes Eros to present-day New Jersey; she can’t return to Mount Olympus until she has matched three human couples without using her powers. Plenty of comedy follows as Eros and her mother adjust to the discomforts of Earth, including the unpleasant reality that human bodies require more upkeep than godly ones. Eros finds it difficult to play matchmaker as two human teens, Charlie and Katrina, get tangled in ill-fated relationships. Readers, especially those familiar with the underlying Greek myths, will relish the intermingling of classic figures and modern-day teens. The messy relationships will strike a familiar chord, and a cliffhanger twist will whet appetites for the next book in the True Love series. Ages 12–up. Agent: Sarah Burnes, the Gernert Company.