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allygrove's review
4.0
This story follows Hades and Persephone as they meet and begin a life together. I enjoy mythology so this story was fun read. I enjoyed Hades character and their children but Persephone annoyed me a bit. This was a quick read without a great deal of character development but since it is part of a bigger series I am okay with that. I will definitely pick up the next in the series to see what Pohler has in mind for these gods.
starlitbooknerd's review
5.0
Awesome
I really liked this prequel! I love it when author's portray Hades differently because when you look at the myths he is actually more of a good guy than his brothers.
I really liked this prequel! I love it when author's portray Hades differently because when you look at the myths he is actually more of a good guy than his brothers.
momof5kiddos's review
5.0
Intriguing
Although this doesn’t follow the exact timeline of the more traditional Greek mythologies, this is definitely a good read! I had the HARDEST time putting the book down and was even reading instead of working at times. By far one of my favorite younger targeted books that I’ve read in a long time. Easy read, detailed, and exciting to the very last page! Well done!!!
Although this doesn’t follow the exact timeline of the more traditional Greek mythologies, this is definitely a good read! I had the HARDEST time putting the book down and was even reading instead of working at times. By far one of my favorite younger targeted books that I’ve read in a long time. Easy read, detailed, and exciting to the very last page! Well done!!!
jennywren_7's review
1.0
Good grief I never thought that I would hate a Hades and Persephone retelling. It was as if it was written by a child. The writing style was so boring!
k_hanvey's review
3.0
I love Greek mythology and retellings of the myths always draw my attention. This book was alright, and despite its flaws I am still interested in reading the continuation of the author's Gatekeeper series. My biggest issues with this book are the writing, which is largely childish, and the excessive history and add-ins about myths. It almost seemed like the author was trying to pack in as much information about Greek mythology as possible, whether it fit with the story or not. If I didn't know any better, I would guess that this story was a highschooler's short story project for a class about Greek myths.
The thing that saves the story slightly is the characterization of Hades and Persephone. I could have done without the faux feminine outrage that cropped up occasionally and seemed to be underdeveloped at best, but the ideas were solid. This read like a sort of intro to Greek myths book, which I think is slightly pandering considering the target audience is 13-year-olds. I would say the writing is maybe 1.5 stars and the story is about 2, but the fact that it's a Greek myth retelling and the premise kept me intrigued enough to finish gave it an additional star. 3/5, definitely not the worst book I've read, but very unrefined and in need of some serious editing.
The thing that saves the story slightly is the characterization of Hades and Persephone. I could have done without the faux feminine outrage that cropped up occasionally and seemed to be underdeveloped at best, but the ideas were solid. This read like a sort of intro to Greek myths book, which I think is slightly pandering considering the target audience is 13-year-olds. I would say the writing is maybe 1.5 stars and the story is about 2, but the fact that it's a Greek myth retelling and the premise kept me intrigued enough to finish gave it an additional star. 3/5, definitely not the worst book I've read, but very unrefined and in need of some serious editing.
king_lyd's review
1.0
Only managed a few pages. Like badly written fan fiction with massive infodumps.
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