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3.63 AVERAGE
3.63 AVERAGE
Firstly I’d like to say that I thoroughly enjoyed this book - so much so that I’ll be adding this series to my personal physical collection (I listened to it on audio).
That being said, I felt like a few of the plot devices were shoehorned in, especially in the last 20% of book. Things with Pyrathas were too quick - teased throughout the book with no satisfying buildup or reaction. I also felt the introduction of Elias was super jarring and didn’t give me the intended impact that was intended. Even prior to the last few items, a lot of the books B-plots felt clunky and resolved too easily.
My biggest complaint for the book is something a friend said to me while reading - Hades’s personality is a plot device, moulded to whatever whims the author has for him to drive the story along. The plot dictates his personality rather than his personality driving the plot. Frustrating as I really enjoyed the dark prince vibes from the first book.
The smut is still 10/10 and the overall vibes wonderful. We got to see more of New Athens as well as see the expanded world holding.
That being said, I felt like a few of the plot devices were shoehorned in, especially in the last 20% of book. Things with Pyrathas were too quick - teased throughout the book with no satisfying buildup or reaction. I also felt the introduction of Elias was super jarring and didn’t give me the intended impact that was intended. Even prior to the last few items, a lot of the books B-plots felt clunky and resolved too easily.
My biggest complaint for the book is something a friend said to me while reading - Hades’s personality is a plot device, moulded to whatever whims the author has for him to drive the story along. The plot dictates his personality rather than his personality driving the plot. Frustrating as I really enjoyed the dark prince vibes from the first book.
The smut is still 10/10 and the overall vibes wonderful. We got to see more of New Athens as well as see the expanded world holding.
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
dark
emotional
I loved this book. I really liked watching Persephone grow and mature and figure out who she is, who she wants to be, and what she stands for.
"She wanted control over everything – her magic, her life, her future."
The this is the ultimate age gap romance. Hades has been around forever, quite literally- but Persephone is only a couple of decades old. She lived for 18 of those years in a greenhouse, locked away from the world like Rapunzel, by her mother. She has little to no knowledge or experience about anything. Hades (and the other gods in her life) could force Persephone to listen and do (or not do) certain things. But they let her fuck up and make her own (often absurd) choices.
"He helped me understand that power comes from confidence, from belief in your own worth. I am a goddess."
She is young and some of these choices end badly. But that's part of life. We all make dumb choices. These choices shape Persephone and her goddess powers as well and help bring change to the other gods and people in her life.
"Your eyes are dark but there's something... alive behind them. Sometimes I think it's passion, sometimes I think it's violence. Sometimes I think it's all of your lifetimes."
I loved that Hades stayed behind the scenes, and that Persephone got to make her own decisions, but that Hades and other gods supported and loved her (and helped her fix things) afterwards. It all felt so real and relatable.
"Darling, I would burn this world for you."
This is definitely a book for mature readers. I'd say this was about
"She wanted control over everything – her magic, her life, her future."
The this is the ultimate age gap romance. Hades has been around forever, quite literally- but Persephone is only a couple of decades old. She lived for 18 of those years in a greenhouse, locked away from the world like Rapunzel, by her mother. She has little to no knowledge or experience about anything. Hades (and the other gods in her life) could force Persephone to listen and do (or not do) certain things. But they let her fuck up and make her own (often absurd) choices.
"He helped me understand that power comes from confidence, from belief in your own worth. I am a goddess."
She is young and some of these choices end badly. But that's part of life. We all make dumb choices. These choices shape Persephone and her goddess powers as well and help bring change to the other gods and people in her life.
"Your eyes are dark but there's something... alive behind them. Sometimes I think it's passion, sometimes I think it's violence. Sometimes I think it's all of your lifetimes."
I loved that Hades stayed behind the scenes, and that Persephone got to make her own decisions, but that Hades and other gods supported and loved her (and helped her fix things) afterwards. It all felt so real and relatable.
"Darling, I would burn this world for you."
This is definitely a book for mature readers. I'd say this was about
adventurous
dark
emotional
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
emotional
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
slow-paced
I basically stopped the series here. It’s becoming very redundant and slow.
adventurous
dark
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes