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lindseyhall44's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
3.5
“Lore” Follows Melora (aka Lore) through the events of the Argon, a seven day trial every seven years where gods are forced to walk the earth as mortals. Hunters try and kill the Gods durring these seven days, because their immorality and powers are passed down to whoever wields the killing blade.
I think what brought this book down for me was the info dump at the beginning. Throughout the novel there were many plot points that left me confused, or plot holes which I felt needed more development. Stand alone fantasy novels can be difficult in that aspect, so I appreciated the fact that it was fast paced with lovable characters.
There is a great found family dynamic as well as romance (subplot) which contrasted well with some of the darker themes.
In case anyone is interested solely on the cover, Lore is NOT a Medusa retelling, but mentions her as well as other mythical women.
Graphic: Violence, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Pedophilia, Murder, Death of parent, Death, Child death, Chronic illness, Torture, Terminal illness, and War
Moderate: Cursing, Ableism, and Abandonment
amelianotthepilot's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- 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
Graphic: Chronic illness, Death of parent, Death, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, and Terminal illness
mlatt's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Torture, Death, Child death, and Violence
Moderate: Chronic illness, Death of parent, and Rape
abb00's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Death, Murder, and War
Moderate: Sexual assault, Gore, Child death, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, and Blood
Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Genocide, Torture, and Chronic illness
anitra2319's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Abandonment, Adult/minor relationship, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Gore, Murder, and Violence
Moderate: Bullying, Cancer, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Genocide, and Medical trauma
Minor: Pedophilia and Sexual harassment
aelinfeyrebryce's review against another edition
- 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
5.0
I can’t get over how much I love this book. I wasn’t expecting to love it this much because I thought parts of the plot were going to be predictable. It wasn’t until Athena’s betrayal that I realised how much I was enthralled!
I didn’t predict any of the plots regarding the Aegis throughout the book, only the Apollo storyline and what I thought would be the Wrath storyline. However, this book just subverted my every expectation and had me kicking myself for not realising things sooner. 10/10 would recommend this book to anyone!
Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Grief, Murder, Misogyny, War, and Blood
Moderate: Cancer, Chronic illness, Emotional abuse, Gore, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, and Torture
katiegisondi's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Moderate: Sexual assault, Chronic illness, and Sexual harassment
Minor: Child abuse
reader_in_the_meadow's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
I loved it soooooi much. The story was perfectly laid out and captivated me from the beginning to the end.
I also liked the writing and stirytelling wgich weren't to complicated, so it was easy to completely focus on the story itself.
You also don't have to be that much of a greek mythology nerd, as I am, to understand the things mentioned in this book, but some knowledge before reading is good.
I still need to warn everyone about the trigger warnings, because there are some hard ones.
Graphic: Blood, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Gore, Medical content, Murder, Rape, and Sexism
Moderate: Alcohol, Cancer, Chronic illness, Cursing, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, and Sexual violence
frog777's review against another edition
- 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
5.0
Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Sexual assault, Rape, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, Death of parent, and Chronic illness
sweyra's review against another edition
- 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
4.5
Graphic: Blood
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Violence, Torture, Terminal illness, Sexual harassment, Sexism, Religious bigotry, Physical abuse, Pedophilia, Murder, Misogyny, Medical trauma, Medical content, Kidnapping, Gore, Emotional abuse, Death of parent, Death, Chronic illness, Child death, Child abuse, Cancer, Bullying, and Blood
Minor: Vomit