3.63 AVERAGE

adventurous medium-paced
adventurous challenging emotional funny mysterious sad 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
dark emotional reflective medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No

I think I’m starting to hate read these books. Persephone is a dumb bitch. I go back and forth on if I care to keep reading.
adventurous dark emotional funny medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

This book had really rough reviews, so I was surprised that I actually enjoyed it as much as I did. Yes, it's frustrating to feel like we're going backwards in Hades & Persephone's relationship. The first novel ended in a way that felt settled. It felt like they were on solid ground. Then suddenly in this book it seems like they're fighting their way back to that place for most of the novel. No, I didn't love that aspect of this book. I sincerely hope they are more unified throughout Book 3 because that storyline is only satisfying for a limited amount of time. That said, I enjoyed getting more storyline from other characters. I actually cared about Lexa and her journey in this novel. I found myself lighting up every time Hermes was in a scene...I kind of want to be friends with him! And I really liked learning more about Apollo. But at the end of the day, this is a romance novel and there are lot of very steamy sex scenes. If that's not your cup of tea, you should avoid this one. But if you read the first book you are prepared for that aspect of this one!
challenging dark emotional 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

It’s like watching a bad CW show. Like, you could be watching shows like The Bear or The White Lotus, but instead you’re watching the 2021 run of Gossip Girl. Every character is insufferable, but you refuse to stop watching it. 
That is currently me with this series 
adventurous dark emotional mysterious medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

Too much drama in this one for my tastes - one crisis of confidence/failure in communication is pretty standard for a romance but this was incessant and emphasized how young and immature Persephone is.
dark emotional funny fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes