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katerina_l's review against another edition
dark
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Alcohol, Confinement, Death, Sexual harassment, Forced institutionalization, and Sexual content
empire_of_sun_and_nightmares's review against another edition
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
3.0
It dives into the romance fast, no messing around.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
Minor: Sexual harassment
emilywemily6's review
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
This was a very easy adult read that I got through extremely quickly. Many (many many) spicy scenes and lusty comments/thoughts. There wasn’t a lot of plot or backstory in this book, and Persephone annoyed me with how deliberately she distrusted Hades even when he answered her questions. And her jealousy towards Minthe was ridiculous and very contrived. This book was a fun time, but not a well-written time (though it wasn’t poorly written, it was just average). Bumped up to a 4 because I couldn’t wait to read the next book and absolutely devoured this one. I did really enjoy the world of this book- a modern day Greece with gods/goddesses being the famous people of the world.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content and Cursing
Moderate: Alcohol, Death, Sexual violence, Toxic friendship, Misogyny, Addiction, Gaslighting, Emotional abuse, Abandonment, and Toxic relationship
Minor: Medical content, Violence, and Torture
thelibraryskeeper's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
medium-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
3.5
I wanted to like this more than I did. It's spicy and definitely a cool take with the modern myth retelling. I think what I didn't care for was after the spice started the plot kinda faded away. If it wasn't for the bonus content I'm not sure the book would have turned around for me.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
Minor: Sexual harassment
annoflore's review
dark
funny
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
abbythebookfairy's review against another edition
Quite honestly? The book is well written and doing what it’s supposed to, but I found that I’m just not the target audience. Persephone gets on my nerves a lot.
I like the plot, I think the author has a fun story to tell, but at the end of the day it’s just not my cup of tea.
I like the plot, I think the author has a fun story to tell, but at the end of the day it’s just not my cup of tea.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content and Emotional abuse
Minor: Sexual assault
cscharfway's review against another edition
dark
hopeful
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Plot concept and love story? So good!
Writing, style, form? Needed a lot of work.
Overall, this is a retelling of the Hades and Persephone myth that I’ve always wanted since I was 10 years old and did a speech to my class on Greek mythology. I love how Hades is a misunderstood character who has so many layers of goodness under the darkness, and I love how his love for Persephone brings it out in him. At the same time, Persephone is normally considered this pure, naive girl but in the book, she discovers herself fully, including the dark power within her. She is such a stronger character than the myth portrays her as, which is empowering.
This is however more of a “guilty pleasure” type of read for those interested in fantasy smut, rather than a remarkable work on literature. But, it’s different to the Maas universe in that the world building is very rushed and takes a back seat to some very unrealistic sex scenes that sometimes aren’t needed. It’s cute, but more of a knockoff ACOTAR. Also, was this book self-published? The choice of the font is very amateurish, and there were sections that were grammatically a little awkward.
The love story is SO addictive, and it’s a story that’s hard to put down so it’s worth it to read, for sure if you like losing yourself in a cute roman-tasy book. Just don’t expect to be mindblown.
Writing, style, form? Needed a lot of work.
Overall, this is a retelling of the Hades and Persephone myth that I’ve always wanted since I was 10 years old and did a speech to my class on Greek mythology. I love how Hades is a misunderstood character who has so many layers of goodness under the darkness, and I love how his love for Persephone brings it out in him. At the same time, Persephone is normally considered this pure, naive girl but in the book, she discovers herself fully, including the dark power within her. She is such a stronger character than the myth portrays her as, which is empowering.
This is however more of a “guilty pleasure” type of read for those interested in fantasy smut, rather than a remarkable work on literature. But, it’s different to the Maas universe in that the world building is very rushed and takes a back seat to some very unrealistic sex scenes that sometimes aren’t needed. It’s cute, but more of a knockoff ACOTAR. Also, was this book self-published? The choice of the font is very amateurish, and there were sections that were grammatically a little awkward.
The love story is SO addictive, and it’s a story that’s hard to put down so it’s worth it to read, for sure if you like losing yourself in a cute roman-tasy book. Just don’t expect to be mindblown.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Sexual assault
Minor: Death
ninahuynh's review
emotional
funny
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Another Greek mythology modernization for my bucket list! I like the inclusion of other characters in Greek Mythology and not just sticking with the (main) Gods. I like the exploration of identity and self we have through Persephone. Everything is technically new to her since she was sheltered all her life. Romantic relationship, standing up for herself, understanding her powers and what it means to be a Goddess. It was done well. I like that she stands her ground on her boundaries with Hades too.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content, Torture, Sexual assault, Emotional abuse, Alcohol, Cursing, and Confinement
livist's review against another edition
emotional
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.75
I’m being a bit generous, would say this is like a 2.75 or so.
I was close to just not finishing this one, but I have a hard time not completing books. I was hoping it would get better and it was just okay.
The book feels, especially at first, like a fan fiction of Lore Olympus. Some of the setting is similar: Persephone in college, Hades owns a night club. Granted the source material is the same so they’re bound to have parallels. It diverges from it, but it was hard not to compare the two.
Any semblance of plot gets thrown out the window the moment they start having sex. Persephone is worried that her mom will find out what happened and trap her but Dimeter instead waits a beat before she confronts her. She doesn’t really think about any consequences of her actions and she most often doesn’t get any. Like how are you claiming to be a journalist without acknowledging you don’t have impartial bias bc you’re sleeping with the subject??
The sex scenes were kind of repetitive and gratuitous. They were getting it on during moments where I’m like really? Right now? It kept escalating to sex randomly to the point where I was no longer convinced Persephone and Hades don’t know the difference between lust and love.
Persephone is also insufferable at the beginning. I was so annoyed by her. I guess she got better or my tolerance for her just increased after the prolonged exposure.
Some of the other part of the world I liked, I liked the whimsical descriptions of the underworld, and also the narrator did an amazing job. I enjoyed the minor characters. Overall like the setting but it just wasn’t my journey ultimately. If you really just want to read smut with the backdrop of Greek gods in a modern setting, go for it.
I was close to just not finishing this one, but I have a hard time not completing books. I was hoping it would get better and it was just okay.
The book feels, especially at first, like a fan fiction of Lore Olympus. Some of the setting is similar: Persephone in college, Hades owns a night club. Granted the source material is the same so they’re bound to have parallels. It diverges from it, but it was hard not to compare the two.
The sex scenes were kind of repetitive and gratuitous. They were getting it on during moments where I’m like really? Right now? It kept escalating to sex randomly to the point where I was no longer convinced Persephone and Hades don’t know the difference between lust and love.
Persephone is also insufferable at the beginning. I was so annoyed by her. I guess she got better or my tolerance for her just increased after the prolonged exposure.
Some of the other part of the world I liked, I liked the whimsical descriptions of the underworld, and also the narrator did an amazing job. I enjoyed the minor characters. Overall like the setting but it just wasn’t my journey ultimately. If you really just want to read smut with the backdrop of Greek gods in a modern setting, go for it.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Sexual assault
phangirl's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
C - 7
A - 10
W - 10
P - 7
I - 9
L - 8
E - 9
60/70
A - 10
W - 10
P - 7
I - 9
L - 8
E - 9
60/70
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual harassment, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, and Violence
Minor: Addiction, Religious bigotry, and Infidelity
Sexual harassment, emotional abuse, and the violence do not occur between the main characters. Minor tags are for brief mentions or depictions that occur throughout.