Kioko Review
"Death's Dare" is an absolutely original story. Amazing writing. Was absolutely captivating and impressive. I loved it from the first chapter. I had never considered the relationships of the Oracle and pairing her with Nico was truly inspired. I especially loved the character development of Nico himself; it was an impressive and highly believable twist on the original, Nico going from pale and nervous 12 year old to older, wiser, and much more sexy and dangerous. The other characters that were less involved in the plot, Annabeth and Percy for instance, were very much like Riordan's and that's not easily done.
The title was inspired. Thought that was cute and perfect for the plot. Congrats to Kioko--it was an amazing idea, it was fantastically written with true author's potential, something I very rarely see.
Kioko is a Warrior of Writing because they have true writing talent and show real depth and perception to their characters. I loved this story and even though the themes and ideas are older and more mature for some younger audience members it showed real ideas for people (half-bloods or Oracles in this case) going through a romance like this. Can look and touch within reason, but, hey, don't make her un-pure or Apollo will have your head.
~~E. M. Zeray