Empty Altars

I’m so glad that I had a chance to read Empty Altars through GoodReads R2R. I enjoyed it so much, that I read for 2 ½ hours to from start to finish because I was so intrigued by the book.
Post does an excellent job of blending mythology with urban fantasy, even though the book doesn’t really involve the urban aspect very much. I’ve only read one other book similar to this & that combined all three aspects of mythology (Roman, Greek, and Norse ) into several gods all at once.
Diana, the protagonist is known as the Roman Goddess of witchcraft, Hecate the Greek Goddess of the moon, and Artemis the Greek Goddess of the Hunt.  She relies not only on her magical powers of witchcraft, which since she is basically the mother of all witchcraft are extremely powerful but also on her runes. When her runes transport her to Aasgard with Norse Gods and a Goddess, she adapts quickly and builds relationships, both with humans and the Gods.  Her 21st century slang is at first confusing to her friends, but they soon catch on. In the meantime, I got several chuckles out of people taking her slang quite literally. She becomes fast friends with the Goddess of Fertility and Love as well as the Queen of the Valkyries, Freya and Tyr the God of the Sky, but will these 3 deities paired with human warriors be enough to win the war?
Considering her various deities, she has no problem standing up for not only herself but everyone else as well. She has a temper, that when provoked is quite fierce. I enjoy this in the books that I read. I like smart-ass women, who can hold their own and she lives up to that!
She has to stay with the villagers and other deities, because a seer tells her that if she leaves the war with the evil black witch will be lost. So, she’s trapped initially by her own conscience, and then once she makes friends she is determined to make sure this war will be won by the good guys. However, there is no guarantee that they will win the war. Post does a great job of alternating between light-hearted banter and the seriousness of the upcoming war. She sucks the reader right into a fantasy world they won’t want to leave. The antagonist Heid, is an evil black witch that has spies in every corner, shape shifters at her disposal, and yes even dragons.
This book focused a lot on relationships, great dialogue, excellent character development, as well as witchcraft and deities. I thoroughly enjoyed it, and anyone else that likes paranormal or mythology type books is sure to like it as well.
I’m hoping it turns into a series and not just a stand alone novel. There is no cliff-hanger, but the ending alludes to an ancient seer predicting that Diana will be working with her Norse peers in other battles, so I’m keeping my fingers crossed!!