The old gods of Olympus are slumming it in modern London—bickering, broke, and dangerously bored. When a mortal stumbles into their orbit, divine squabbles take a hilarious and perilous turn. Gods Behaving Badly is a cheeky, fast-paced romp where immortals meet mortal messiness with laugh-out-loud consequences.
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If you laughed at Artemis walking London’s dogs, Apollo moonlighting as a TV psychic, and Aphrodite running a phone-sex racket, you’ll adore Holt’s cheeky take on ancient deities colliding with modern life. Like Gods Behaving Badly, it mines comedy from divinity-in-decline, with petty Olympian squabbles and absurd miracles popping up in everyday places.
You enjoyed how the Olympians lose their mojo when nobody worships them—and how their clout surges when mortals pay attention. Pratchett turns that same idea into razor-sharp comedy: a great god reduced to a feeble presence must rebuild power through one stubborn believer, much like the fading immortals squabbling in that shabby London flat.
If the sight of gods crammed into a North London house tickled you—the sacred bumping into the mundane—you’ll love following PC Peter Grant as he navigates London’s hidden supernatural underbelly. Expect the same wry tone and city-specific magic you felt when Artemis, Apollo, and company kept tripping over commuters and kebab shops.
If Alice and Neil’s underworld rescue—complete with bargains in Hades and a love that kindles under impossible odds—was your sweet spot, this jazz-age romp pairs a young woman with a Mayan death god on a cross-Mexico journey into the realm of the dead. It blends romance, mythic stakes, and that intimate, heart-forward adventure you enjoyed.
If you loved the bickering divine housemates and the mortals (like Alice and Neil) dragged into their mess, Good Omens offers an angel, a demon, a misplaced Antichrist, witchfinders, and more, all squabbling and collaborating to stop the end of the world—with the same zingy banter and ensemble chaos you relished.
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