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Persephone in Bloom by Kate Healey

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bethoftheburgh's review

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emotional funny hopeful lighthearted 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

3.75

khardan's review

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challenging emotional inspiring medium-paced

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

5.0

jennp28's review

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3.75

A much less incestuous and kidnappy modern retelling of the myth of Persephone and Hades. But the instalove and the age gap remain (in a good way!)

I appreciated the gender-diversity rep as well.

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ladyhorrors's review

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emotional funny hopeful lighthearted relaxing

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

Can't express how fun and joyful (also saucy) this is. Devoured it like a bag of chips. Pure pleasure.

lyssabee123's review

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I stopped caring about the characters

laceyslibrary's review

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emotional medium-paced

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

3.5

violetbonsai's review

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emotional funny relaxing fast-paced

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

4.0

Persephone in Bloom

Modern Greek Romance
Grumpy x Sunshine
Plus size FMC
Non Toxic Persephone X Hades

Pros: Despite using recognisable names and characters in the setting of a modern office workplace it all fits together seamlessly. Plenty of subtle mythology references as easter eggs such as nicknames, tattoos, pets. While Hades X Persephones relationship is definitely a strong point of the book, exploring Demeters and Persephones relationship was just as interesting. Also a nice set up for future books while being a strong standalone :)

Cons: Some character reactions can come across, for lack of a better word, cartoonish(?) Looking at you Ares and Zeus...

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keeley_95's review against another edition

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Can’t deal with the narcissistic mother any longer. Persephone wants “independence” but complains about it. Wants to be self made but only for other people’s opinion. What happened to cause hades aversion to heights? It was alluded to but honestly at this point, without an explanation it’s just annoying. And there’s no explanation for his depth of feeling at this point. You’re not in love. You don’t even know her. It’s bland. And the sec was shit. Like not that the smut was bad, but no foreplay, a single wallet condom, and having to work your own clit on the first time together is not good chemistry.

reese_brunette's review against another edition

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emotional inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

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

3.5

aepompu's review

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funny lighthearted fast-paced

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

3.0

I will read anything that is Hades x Persephone!

This was a cute read. It definitely was very low stakes, but I enjoyed it nonetheless. I’m looking forward to reading the other books in the series as well.

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