Bonds of Hercules: the highly anticipated sequel to the dark romantasy Greek mythology TikTok sensation and SUNDAY TIMES bestseller BLOOD OF HERCULES (Villains of Lore Book 2)

By Jasmine Mas

*The INSTANT New York Times bestseller* The sequel to the viral hit Blood of Hercules is here! The deluxe limited hardcover edition of Bonds of Hercules features gold sprayed edges, stamped foil casing, and full-color character art endpapers. I'm Hercules, but my powers are not what they seem. I'm trapped in a marriage with my two enemies and I've accidentally joined a cult. To make matters worse, Augustus and Kharon are trying to seduce me. It doesn't help that my mentors, Achilles and Patro, are acting really strange. Now, a dangerous prisoner has escaped from the Underworld, and things are spiraling out of control. Men are fighting over me. Mysteries are unfolding left and right. And I've had enough. Everybody better beware because I'm fighting in the Gladiator Competition and seizing my power. Things are about to get very messy. For Sparta. A Dark Romantasy for readers who love: - "Who did this to you?" - Kickass heroine - Extreme Enemies to Lovers - Morally Gray Alpha Heroes - Greek Myths and Gladiator competitions - Zodiac Academy, Quicksilver and Shield of Sparrows Are you Team Professors or Team Mentors? Choose a side.

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Published Oct 28, 2025

526 pages

Average rating: 7.39

36 RATINGS

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Victizzle420
9/10 stars
Ok, so not quite Book 1 amazing, but still a solid read. Alexis finds herself battling again, first in the war against the titans and then again in the arena against 12 laborers. There are some big subplots— Medusa, Achilles and Patros, Zeus, Fluffy Jr… but the story is as funny as ever. I lol’d at Alexis’ inner thoughts and Nyx’s spoken ones. I am bummed that I have to wait… OMG A WHOLE ASS YEAR 😭😭😭 I just looked this up and I’m devastated, for book 3. I hope I don’t forget anything. But if I do, I bet the re-read will be even better. 4⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️’s
Suz L
6/10 stars
Overall, I would rate this a 7.5. I had fun while reading this book and am glad I went back and reread the first book, as there were parts in book two that were murky and clarified upon going back to book one. I enjoyed getting to learn more about the main and side characters and listening to the FMC’s comedic inner dialogue. I do feel like there wasn’t realistically a lot that happened, as crazy as that sounds. I also thought the main romance in the story progressed rather rapidly. The majority of men in this book are terrible but some of them are interesting enough on their own to keep one engaged. Honestly, the worst part of this book was the amount of times I had to hear the phrase “good girl”. Edit: After reading a few other books in this genre, I find that this one is pretty rudimentary in comparison.

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