Who Let the Gods Out?

This is a cute story with fun characters. It has a sense of humor kids will enjoy.

This series is truly excellent. Maz Evans is a formidable talent and extremely funny to boot. My nine year old son has read this series several times, and laughs pretty much continuously as he reads. A pleasure to read aloud as well. Strongly recommend!

it was an experience in which I entered another world. Elliott's world of the gods of olympus andhis story of strength. I loved this book and recommend it for anyone who liked the myth o mania series.

If there's one genre of books I always use more of, it's books featuring clever young heroes/heroines, paired together with the modern equivalent of Greek gods. In Who Let the Gods Out? Evans mixes some Lemony Snicket-esque sensibilities, with the fun of Rick Riordan, in new modern take on many familiar faces. There is a human boy, an immortal girl and a Big Bad (a la Buffy), and it's up to the pair to do their best and figure out how to make sure that the Big Bad doesn't interfere with the Greeks, who have been living amongst the mortals for some time. While the comparisons to Rick Riordan's Percy Jackson series are inevitable, Who Let the Gods Out? is so delightful, it absolutely stands on its own. Evans has a winner of a hero in Elliot, and you can't help but admire his tenacity, even when he's struggling between wanting to focus on survival - something he's been doing a lot of, since his mother hasn't exactly been right. Evans is also a deft hand at modernizing the gods; she makes them fit in exceedingly well in modern Britain, and readers will appreciate the distinctive (and humorous!) personalities that she draws for them, especially when contrasting with books like Riordan's. The story also presents a good look at the Greek landscape, and readers will appreciate the depth both for Evans's writing, and for the sheer information that it can bring to those who are looking to study up on the Greeks for the first time. Bottom line: highly recommend, and looking forward to a sequel.

My daughter loved this book. We also read the sequel, Simply the Quest. We need to find out what happens next! Hope another book comes soon.

This book is an easy, humorous introduction to a pantheon of Greek gods. In order to make it palatable for children, Mr. Evans has left out some of their more unsavory habits and aspects. There’s no mention of Hera, Zeus’s wife and sister. Zeus’s continual infidelities and/or rapes are here reimagined as a serial marrying man (who occasionally double-books his weddings). Athena’s harshness towards bragging mortals and impatience with domestic women is toned down so that she comes off as being a somewhat stern librarian type. Aphrodite is a giggling flirt and the ever-treacherous, sly, multi-tasking yet charming Hermes is a messenger with a rather trendy style and quirky dialogue. Apollo, with his long string of bitterly tragic affairs, is also conspicuous by his absence. They all get mixed up in mortal affairs when the foolish but eager Virgo runs into the mortal boy Elliot Hooper. Elliot is so desperate to save his mother and his farm that he makes a really bad mistake. I’m talking world-ending, apocalyptic mistake, one involving the personification of death Thanatos (here named as a daemon rather than a god). Yikes. The book mixes its re-vamped Greek deities with chic dialogue, modern-day England, a meddling grasping neighbor, vicious history teacher with an inexplicable hatred towards Elliot and a queen who barely raises an eyebrow when confronted with a constellation and human boy atop of flying horse. You gotta hand it to the English—they are unflappable. They do not flap. The story is moderately amusing but subtle it’s not. Elliot’s obvious love for his ailing mother lessens any annoyance you might feel as he falls for Thanatos’s blandishments and offers. After all, he’s just a small boy dealing with a terrible situation—well, two terrible situations. While adults may find it only tolerable, young readers may get a kick out of its rambunctious antics and hip flair.

I was all up for the next gods book after everybody has read Riordan. She's funny, she's clever, she knows her Greek mythology and translates it well to a modern ear. Will never read it again and will hesitate to recommend it for the unnecessary and cruel fat shaming. By page 3, for crying out loud. The bad, stupid character has "fat eyes" and the MC is counting the character's chins. Too bad. The book had promise.

This book is amazing really so meeting with gods demons and stuff all was very cool . keep.writing more books

A mi hija le encantó , tiene 9 años

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Recently our class just finished WLTGO as our class novel and we absolutely loved it. We have already taken a vote and the children overwhelming voted for Simply the Quest as our next novel. The children wanted Maz Evans to know how much they enjoyed the novel, which she will hopefully read. As a teacher, thank you Maz for writing a wonderful story filled with joy, sadness, humour and so much more. You helped to bring our closer together through your storytelling, hopefully further sparking that love of reading that will last a lifetime. Keep up the great work! Take it away class: This book is amazing! It is full of funny chapters and characters. This book is about a boy named Elliot and his mother who is unwell. He meets the constellation Virgo and accidentally lets out a death daemon. He gets help from the Gods and Virgo and they go on an adventure to put him back. It is full of ridiculous and crazy things and trust me, right after you read the first one you will love the second and to me it's even better than the first. I really recommend this book to Primary 5, 6 and 7 children who love adventure and fun but I really think anyone could enjoy it. Aqeelah I really enjoyed WLTGO and think others will too. Very funny and I believe it deserves more than 5 stars. I loved all of the characters and thought over all it was amazing. and really moved me. I loved reading it in class. Anna I really life this book because it is very hard for me to find a book that I really like. Mao's book is very funny and I love the names of all the characters and how creative Mao's writing is. I think everyone in my class likes this book. When my teacher reads it, he puts on voices for each character so that it comes to life. My favourite character has to be Hermes because he says BOSH and MEGABOSH. This book is MEGABOSH! Shravya I really loved this book and my favourite character was Hermes. The book was mega bosh! It was one of my favourite books. My teacher read it to my class making funny voices. I can't wait to read Simply the Quest and Beyond the Odyssey. Jack I loved this book. My teacher read it and I quickly fell in love with the characters. My favourite characters have to be Hermes and Virgo. My favourite chapter was in Buckingham Palace. I'm currently reading Simply the Quest! Seanan I absolutely love this book. It's so funny and fascinating. My favourite character is Hermes because he always says 'BOSH' and it's just so funny. This book is so good that I could read it a million times. I totally recommend you buy this book. Hannah I loved this book so much. I couldn't put it down! I highly recommend this book to 8-14 year olds. It has a great message because Elliot's mum has dementia so there is a message to help children who have a relative who has/had dementia. Overall this book was amazing. My favourite character was the Queen and Hermes. This is a Mega Bosh book! Sean I loved your book and it was so funny. I loved when the intensity got so high. I loved Thanatos but my favourite character was Hermes. I loved when Hermes said BOSH. I thought it was so funny. I can't wait to start reading STQ and I am going to try and finish it by the time the new book comes out. Thanks for reading my review of WLTGO. James I really enjoyed this book. My teacher's voices were so funny. My favourite character was Hermes and this book is Mega Bosh! Padraic My favourite person was Hermes. He was always funny. If you like action and funny books then WLTGO is just for you. It is for all ages! A special thank you to Maz Evans for crafting such an interesting book. If you read it then I'm sure you will feel the same way. Grace WLTGO is funny, heartfelt and packed with adventure and action. It has Greek Gods, weird Gods and Daemons. It's very exciting. My favourite characters are Elliot, The Queen and Virgo. My teacher makes it funnier with his impressions of the characters. I can't wait for him to read Simply the Quest. Owen I enjoyed this book because it told you a lot about Greek mythology and it was both funny and adventurous. My favourite character in the book by far is Hermes. He is so hilarious, especially when he will say Bosh. I definitely recommend this book for 8-11 year olds. Aedin I really enjoyed the book. It is a very interesting book for children who love adventures. I love the way the Queen turns into something I wasn't expecting. I won't spoil the surprise. I'm sad I finished the book but can't wait to read STQ. I love when Hermes says BOSH! I'm so excited to read Beyond the Odyssey as these stories take me to the best world. Meadoe I would give it millions more stars but unfortunately there is only 5. It was very funny. Virgo was very funny. I loved the book so much. I liked the way Elliot called Patricia Porshley Plum, Mrs Horse's Bum! I recommend STQ and BTO. My favourite character was Aphrodite as she was funny too. We did a thing in class where we pretended to be the characters. I really loved this book. Thanks for reading. Lila I absolutely love WLTGO. It was a hilarious but heart warming story. My favourite characters were Hermes and Zeus. The reason I chose them is because they are both very funny. WLTGO is always an action packed adventurous story. Emily I loved everything about it this book. I liked the humour characters, adventure and the Greek Gods like Zeus, Hermes, Athena, Virgo, Thanatos and Elliot. I would (will) absolutely love the new books and hopefully they will be as good as WLTGO. I will love STQ, BTO and...? Joe I loved the book. It's funny but has a very truthful message. The characters were very good and they all had lots of humour. What I would like for all the books is to have more of Mrs Horses Bum. I am so glad there are another few books on the way. BOSH! Megan WLTGO is my favourite book. I love all the characters especially Mrs Horse's Bum, Virgo, Zeus and (bosh) Hermes. I loved when Elliot told Boyle to go easy on the mince pies. I loved Hermes at the end. I loved Thanatos, his brother and all the tricks that they played. The scene with Hypnos's guard was so funny. Amazon need 20 stars to rate this book! It is my favourite book for now but STQ will probably be my favourite soon! BOSH! James In WLTGO my favourite character is probably the Queen or Hermes. I give this book a megaBOSH! I would also give this book a million amazon stars! My favourite part was at Buckingham Palace with the Queen. I can't wait to read the 2nd, 3rd and hopefully a 4th! Sephora This book is brilliant and I would recommend it to any book or Greek mythology lovers. This book is MegaBOSH! My favourite character is Hermes as he is so funny and if you read this book then I am sure you will love him too. So for all those people who love Greek mythology, suspicion and having a laugh then this book is for you! Mae I love all the suspense, comedy and the part with the middle-aged monarch Queen Elizabeth II...Snordlesnot! Maz, please don't stop making hilarious books and make more than 4 for this series. The only reason why I am giving this book 4 1/2 stars is because there are only 3 books, even though this book is ULTRA UBER BOSH! Odhran A hilarious book with lots of twists and amazing description. I would recommend this book to 7-14 year olds. My favourite characters were Sisiphus and Hermes but the best by far was Peagasus. This is the best book I have read in years. If you are reading this review and you are still not convinced to order this book then you better! :) Maya I loved this book so much because Virgo and Hermes are so funny. I also like Mrs Horse's Bum. There is so much humour and excitement in this book. I can't wait to read STQ and BTO. MEGA BOSH! Conor Fl I really loved the book. I love all the characters. My favourite character is Hermes. I love that he will always say 'bosh'. It was really funny. It really taught me about the names of Greek Gods. My favourite made up word was Snortlesnot! Athirah I loved WLTGO. It's so funny especially the Buckingham Palace part. There is plenty of humour. I am always filled with shock when this and that happened. The comedy was perfect. In my opinion, Hermes is the best. Dara Maz Evans, I really liked WLTGO but there were definitely weird bits, like the part at Buckingham Palace! I did really like it though. I liked the part in Thanatos's cave. Emmet I really enjoyed the book because there are so many funny and action packed bits. This book is so hilarious. I burst out laughing on every page. My favourite chapter was when they went to see the Queen but I shall say no more! Last but not least, my favourite person in the book is Hermes because he always says Bosh! Thomas WLTGO is my favourite book I have ever read because it's hilarious, action packed and my favourite character is Hermes because he will always say Bosh! I recommend Simply the Quest. Conor Fr WLTGO is the funniest book I have ever read. It is action packed, funny and sometimes even sad. This book is wonderfully written and is the perfect book for children like me. It is perfect if you're looking for a good book. Cliona

Fantastic book! Great combination of modern fiction and Greek mythology. Students in my class found the story engaging, funny and couldn’t wait for more.