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Lore Olympus: Volume One by Rachel Smythe

33 reviews

pinkupengu's review

dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious reflective relaxing tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Classism, Cursing, Infidelity, and Sexism

Moderate: Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Sexual harassment, Mental illness, Sexual content, Sexual assault, and Rape

rin_kate_katie's review against another edition

dark funny mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Sexism

samflowerv6's review

dark emotional funny fast-paced

cute/silly. the humor wasn’t always my thing but the graphics are pretty. Plus I know it’s basic but the hades and persephone retelling always hit a certain amount. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism, Rape, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Gaslighting, Sexual assault, Sexism, Alcohol, and Emotional abuse

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

octavosaurus's review

dark emotional funny 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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, and Sexism

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

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

vixenreader's review against another edition

dark emotional funny lighthearted mysterious sad tense 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? Yes

4.25

A modernization of Greek Mythology, this volume creates an accessible, emotionally raw story that focuses on criticizing the amoral natures of the gods, and how close we can be in emulating them. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Sexual violence, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Blood, Medical content, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexism, Cursing, Child abuse, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Alcohol, Kidnapping, Violence, and Infidelity

Be aware that there are moments of disassociation, overbearing mothers, drugging alcoholic beverages, and stripping.

immovabletype's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny lighthearted fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Cursing, Rape, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Sexism, Child abuse, and Confinement

Minor: Injury/Injury detail

whatisjordyreading's review

adventurous dark emotional fast-paced

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

3.0

the art is gorgeous but the characters are flat/boring or unlikeable. i'm only rooting for & interested in Persephone & Psyche.
maybe it's greek mythology, maybe i don't know enough of it, or maybe it's maybelline but i'm not sure why Psyche and her family are so brown??? for context, i'm Black, and i love me some inclusion and diversity. but here, it feels like unnecessary inclusion of brown-skinned characters– unless all humans are brown in this retelling of greek mythology?? Rachel Smythe, maybe you can tell me why you chose (a lovely, rich shade of) brown for the humans, bc it feels tokenizing 😬 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Rape, Sexual content, Misogyny, and Sexism

Moderate: Confinement, Cursing, and Blood