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Lore Olympus: Volume One by Rachel Smythe

42 reviews

fableharted's review

adventurous dark emotional funny lighthearted mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Bullying, Rape, Sexual harassment, Gaslighting, Misogyny, and Emotional abuse

varaht's review

adventurous challenging emotional funny inspiring lighthearted reflective relaxing sad 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Body shaming, Child abuse, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Violence, Grief, Physical abuse, Alcoholism, Bullying, Classism, Police brutality, Rape, Stalking, Gaslighting, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, and Confinement

celery's review against another edition

dark fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Blood, Classism, Cursing, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Drug use, Murder, Sexual assault, Death, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual violence, Stalking, Bullying, Emotional abuse, Grief, Kidnapping, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Toxic friendship, Rape, and Toxic relationship

valpuri's review

emotional reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

1.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Confinement, Toxic relationship, Rape, Injury/Injury detail, Alcohol, Kidnapping, Misogyny, Sexual harassment, Physical abuse, Infidelity, and Sexual content

Minor: Blood

kyrstin_p1989's review against another edition

dark funny hopeful mysterious relaxing 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

4.0

Always obsessed with a Hades & Persephone retelling and this one has such beautiful art to go along with the story. I thought the pictures were breath-taking and the story was interesting so far.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Violence, Kidnapping, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Alcohol, Trafficking, and Sexual violence

vr_alyssa's review

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted mysterious reflective sad tense 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? No

4.0

I was a bit doubtful about Lore Olympus as a retelling of the Hades and Persephone myth - mainly because I have been reading a lot of retellings, but most of those were 'serious'. I was worried about the vibe of this series, as it seemed quite child-like. But it is honestly so much fun (!!) - and definitely not child-like in terms of target audience. The deities are the perfect amount of childish and dramatic, the personalities and drawings fit very well. On to volume 2! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape

Moderate: Bullying, Misogyny, Toxic friendship, Confinement, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Stalking, Gaslighting, Grief, Infidelity, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, and Violence

Minor: Sexual content

cassiecraycray's review against another edition

emotional funny fast-paced

• Loveable characters? It's complicated

5.0

This story is beautiful. The artwork is amazing.
I absolutely love Persephone and Hades, they are so adorable and their interactions so sweet. 
I think its amazing how she's portraying the different gods and goddess. She's flipped the script on how some are portrayed, Hera isn't some cruel goddess in this story. It's refreshing and wonderful.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Misogyny, Rape, Sexual harassment, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Death, Toxic friendship, Blood, Bullying, and Toxic relationship

rubybastille's review

emotional mysterious slow-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

4.0

Even though I’m the worst about keeping up with webcomics, and I’m very glad Lore Olympus now exists on paper, I think it might ultimately have been more successful as a webcomic. The pacing and POV jumps feel different in book format. Plus the printing process made some of the art harder to see/interpret than I’m guessing it was online. That said, I enjoyed the art and the unique character concepts, and transforming the Greek pantheon into the plot of a messy royal-family reality show is working well for me. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny and Rape

Moderate: Sexual assault

Minor: Child death

jenny_librarian's review against another edition

funny inspiring sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

Well that’s just the cutest thing ever! It did go from light to very very dark in a snap, but it’s generally quite fluffy and cute. It’s also very much a feminist retelling, which I love. Can’t wait to read the next book!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Gaslighting, Emotional abuse, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Sexism, Confinement, Misogyny, and Domestic abuse

monarchgirl's review

adventurous challenging dark fast-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? Yes

3.0

This was a beautifully illustrated graphic novel that is sort of a retelling of hades and persephone from greek mythology. Basically all the gods are within this world. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cursing, Misogyny, Emotional abuse, and Sexual assault

Minor: Rape