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《Blade》My Mate is a Greek God

REVIEW- MY MATE IS A GREEK GOD (lyndieluv)
REVIEWER- DeathBlade__
The first 15 chapters were reviewed
Title: 5/5
The title gives such a great overview of the book. Reading the title I could tell it was a satire and that it would be about mates who just happen to be super hot alphas. The title also has a comedic value to it which was very nice. It is the perfect title for your book.
Cover: 4/5
Can I just say how much in love I was with the cover? It looked so funny so I was in laughter even before I got to the story. I love everything about it, the wolf head, the greek god body, and the cigarette. It just perfectly paints a picture of the mate. My only complaint would be that we don’t get to see the very *imperfect* Lydia. I would have liked to see what you would have done to her on the cover, adding to the humour. But other than that, it’s so good.
Blurb: 4/5
It’s pretty short, but that’s okay if the point is put across. However, the blurb made it seem as if Lydia was thrown into the paranormal world and she knew nothing about it until her mate came into the picture. However, once I read the book it was clear that she was already aware. I think changing that part up would make the blurb clearer and more accurate.
Writing Style: 9/10
It’s pretty accurate to all the werewolf stories ever, which was like an extra layer to the satire which I enjoyed. The description was also perfect, not too descriptive but then again, not too little. All the chapters are written in the present tense except for spooky nights (1st, 2nd, and 3rd part) which are written in the past tense. The tense is maintained for most parts but a few words were in the present tense. A change in tense may be hard to keep track of so I would suggest going through those three chapters in particular and fixing the minor errors. Other than that, I really enjoyed the writing. 
Grammar: 9/10
The grammar was really good, I couldn’t find many errors. They were minimal but still present so I have mentioned which areas to improve on below:
Spellings: There weren’t many spelling errors but I found a few which could have just been because of typos. However, something that stuck out to me was the word eavesdrop in one of the chapters. You have written ease drop. Many of the stories on Wattpad make errors like this which is why I wondered if it was also part of the comedic aspect but since you had kept the grammar errors at a minimum, it just seemed out of place.
Capitals: I noticed this a lot in the first few chapters but you had capitalized words in between the sentence for no reason.
A quick re-read of the initial chapter should fix the issues but other than that, the grammar wasn’t an issue.
Plot: 10/10
The story is so cliche which in this case happens to be a good thing. Everything was so exaggerated and it made it a lot more enjoyable. It’s as if I can’t say anything bad about the plot since all of that is because it’s taken from the typical werewolf novels. That being said, you managed to make the irritating tropes into something enjoyable. What would have usually been annoying was funny with the way you overemphasized the scenes.
The first sentence of the book was so good! I could see it being the first line to other werewolf books. The accuracy was just perfect and that became more obvious as the story progressed. The characters were on a whole other level of cliche which I will get to but they really contributed in the plot being as enjoyable as it was.
Characters: 9/10
I love/hate the characters so much! Like I mentioned in the plot, most of the things were something I would hate but it’s the way you wrote them that changed my view on things. The characters are infuriating (well not all) and that makes it all the better.
Lydia: She’s the typical, self-centered girl who thinks the world revolves around her and I love it. Of course, being the main character she just needs an insecurity about the way she looks even though half the boys in the school flock around her. Her irrational hate for Skylar is perfect and her jealousy is illogical but again, it makes her better. She needs to be slapped back into reality but then again, I enjoy her unreasonable self in an ironic way.
Brett: The hottest, most popular guy and school and how can I forget, the Alpha King God Beast. Lydia is annoying but enjoyable at the same time and Brett is better than her when it comes to being irritating. He’s possessive, hot and of course, an alpha. My only complaint was that he wasn’t cliche enough. The alphas are usually really cold-hearted and only think about their ego but Brett was more than that. Sometimes he’d be the possessive alpha and for others, he’d cry over not being useful. It did make it funny but it added another layer to his 2-dimensional personality and werewolf novels (the bad ones) don’t usually do that.
Brenda: She’s the quirky BFF and honestly, how can I complain about her? She’s funny and quirky and too cool for Lydia if I’m being completely honest.
Chad: He is my absolute favorite character. He is hands down the funniest. When he said that almost biting was him roleplaying, I lost my brain cells. I love reading his scenes and as usual, the side character was better than the main one.
Overall Enjoyment: 5/5
I read all the 15 chapters ate one go because that’s how invested I was in the story. This book is one that I can see myself continuing in the future for my personal enjoyment (when the chapters are published of course). I love reading satires about cliches because I can indirectly make fun of them, you know? This book was exactly that for me and I loved it so much. Keep up the good work, I can see this book going places!
Total: 55/60