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3.75 AVERAGE
3.75 AVERAGE
adventurous
dark
emotional
hopeful
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
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
Was I really supposed to feel any sort of tension during battles when it was well established that Castor literally had a god level ability to heal anybody and everybody, no matter how severe the wound? Ohhh, she got hit in the head - healed. Oh dislocated shoulder - healed. Literally dead - healed.
Was I supposed to feel any sort of compassion for Athena who literally tortured a baby and little girl to get information from the parents????? She did NOT deserve to figure out Zeus’ riddle and “ascend”. Boooooooooooooooo.
Castor and Lore’s relationship was lackluster. Any kind of fun chemistry died after the flashbacks. When they are older we are just “told” that they care for each other, and depend on each other. Blah blah blah. I saw NONE of it. In fact, they seem to deeply mistrust each other. Lore has severe anger issues and Castor has severe “I don’t belong here” issues, and they don’t seem to help balance each other out at all, despite their very opposite problems. Booooooooo.
They should have just focused on Lore, and taken Castor completely out of the equation. Athena was funny, until it was revealed she tortures babies. At that point, my love for her plummeted…
The concept was cool tho. Every 7 years u get an opportunity to kill a god, and get their powers. Kinda epic
Was I supposed to feel any sort of compassion for Athena who literally tortured a baby and little girl to get information from the parents????? She did NOT deserve to figure out Zeus’ riddle and “ascend”. Boooooooooooooooo.
Castor and Lore’s relationship was lackluster. Any kind of fun chemistry died after the flashbacks. When they are older we are just “told” that they care for each other, and depend on each other. Blah blah blah. I saw NONE of it. In fact, they seem to deeply mistrust each other. Lore has severe anger issues and Castor has severe “I don’t belong here” issues, and they don’t seem to help balance each other out at all, despite their very opposite problems. Booooooooo.
They should have just focused on Lore, and taken Castor completely out of the equation. Athena was funny, until it was revealed she tortures babies. At that point, my love for her plummeted…
The concept was cool tho. Every 7 years u get an opportunity to kill a god, and get their powers. Kinda epic
Such a cinematic story that was way more than I expected.
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
this book definitely assumes its readers have an acute knowledge of Greek mythology. fortunately, i am clearly the intended audience as i enjoyed being treated as if i was apart of this world. i came for the understanding that it was percy jackson meets the hunger games and stayed throughout all the crazy plot twists and turns (wasn’t expecting the agon to be so bloody and ruthless, highly enjoyed navigating the sociopolitical landscape and high stakes). the novel was thus quite fast paced which was great to binge but maybe some of the twists could have been explained a bit more… nonetheless braken deserves her laurels for her world building, craftsmanship and character development - Athena was a standout! such a raw portrayal of the goddess’ light and dark sides i love me a complicated female character! anyway, for a ya novel this was pretty banger
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
slow-paced
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Content Warnings
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Gore, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Cursing, Pedophilia, Medical content, Medical trauma, War
adventurous
fast-paced
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I looooooved Lore--both the book and the character! I think my favorite parts of the book were Lore's character development, her relationship with Castor, and all the plot twists. I also liked the secondary characters (Miles and Van, anyone?), the pacing, and the action scenes. And I also appreciated how Lore's character development led well into the finale.
I would definitely recommend this book, especially for Percy Jackson fans who are now 26 years old (me. that's me).AND CAN WE TALK ABOUT THIS LINE: "I was born knowing how to do three things. How to breathe, how to dream, and how to love you." WHEN I TELL YOU I WAS UNWELL
I would definitely recommend this book, especially for Percy Jackson fans who are now 26 years old (me. that's me).
3 ⭐️
Characters: 5
Atmosphere: 6
Writing: 6
Plot: 4
Intrigue: 5
Logic: 3
Enjoyment: 4
Characters: 5
Atmosphere: 6
Writing: 6
Plot: 4
Intrigue: 5
Logic: 3
Enjoyment: 4
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated