Reviews with content warning for Rape - Lore Olympus: Tome 2

I'm going to preface this with saying that I'm all caught up on the ongoing webtoon series so I knew exactly what I was going to get in this volume to an extent as I wasn't sure where this collected volume was to end, which was covering episodes 26-47.

I love this deconstruction and modern take on the Greek mythos of the different characters. Smythe from the start, has always had her own spin on the characters and it's noticeable the further along the story goes while she maintains a good portion of what we may already know while not exclusively relying on the reader to have that knowledge. She's done a great job, in my opinion, of keeping her voice and weaving in enough of what has been written and published by others to get her story going.

But I'm a real fan of the art style - from color choices to character design, Smythe had me from episode one so it's a real treat being able to own physical copies of the comic that I've spent hours reading on my phone. The panels are beautiful to look at, and the larger on screen panels are anywhere from a half-page to full pages in the printed book so seeing all the details up close is just as fun as laughing at the facial expressions that Smythe creates among them all ❤

Can't wait for my volume three copy!!

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adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

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adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

I have not read the paper copy of this story, so I do not know where Volume Two ends. Anyways, I DID just re-read most of the story & read the rest that hadn’t come out when I was originally reading it. Therefore, I’ve read it in its entirety as to what is out on Webtoon as of 8/3/22, which is Ep. 206 (with using one fastpass to complete Season 2), and I alum in complete and utter awe with Rachel Smythe as I always have been. This story has made me cackle, swoon, fume, and sob too many times to count within the past 24 hours of reading the entire thing. The way that the characters are developed is SO amazing, especially for what originally started out as a little Webtoon. The characters you love, you love wholeheartedly, and those you hate, it’s the same, but there are backstories and psychological reasons and details and so many amazing things that Rachel has done in order to make us see these characters and understand them more. My heart breaks for so many reasons because of this story, and Persephone is so extremely strong. Everything in this story is so well-balanced and well-done, between the romance and the heartache/slow burn and the complications of it all, all the trauma and having to work to move on after that, mental health problems and toxic relationships and therapy and healing to looking at all of Hades’ dogs and just going ‘aww’. I absolutely adore the relationship between Kore & Hades and the author and how she’s conveyed such a magnificent, touching, heartbreakingly beautiful story.

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emotional funny fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Loveable characters? Yes

4.75

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dark emotional funny sad fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? Yes

4.75

Very good book, love reading about the greek gods with a more modern twist it really brings history to life. I enjoyed the illustration style with characters breaking the 4th dimension bringing out funny jokes. only improvement I would say is it would be nice to have explanation on who the gods are because it does become a little confusing and it disrupts the flow having the Google who each god is.

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