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3.75 AVERAGE
3.75 AVERAGE
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
As a long time lover of Greek mythology, I picked up this book on a whim. I have little time to read simply for enjoyment lately, and I had a hard time putting this down. The mix of mythology and modern enthralled me from the beginning. It pulled me back into the gods and goddesses I so loved reading about as a child. Yet, the story brought Olympia to earth. Intrigue, a hint of romance, and enough action to keep you on your toes, the storyline tells the tale of a young woman, the last of her family line, brought back into a terrible, god-devised 'game' of life, death, and immortality.
I don't want to spoil anything by saying more, so I'll leave this as.... thoroughly enjoyed this and will be looking for more works by Bracken.
I don't want to spoil anything by saying more, so I'll leave this as.... thoroughly enjoyed this and will be looking for more works by Bracken.
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Someone called this book Greek mythology meets The Hunger Games. This book is more than that simplistic outlook.
It’s centuries of history and wars and battles. It’s loss and friendship and young love. It’s punishment years and years after the offence occurred.
It’s Lore’s battle to keep her friends safe with shifting alliances and plot twists.
The only reason this book is four stars is because sometimes the plot got lost in the weeds.
It’s centuries of history and wars and battles. It’s loss and friendship and young love. It’s punishment years and years after the offence occurred.
It’s Lore’s battle to keep her friends safe with shifting alliances and plot twists.
The only reason this book is four stars is because sometimes the plot got lost in the weeds.
adventurous
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:
Yes
Content Warnings
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Death, Sexual assault
Minor: Cursing
I so deeply wanted to love this, but when the book cover art is better than the book itself you know there are issues. The premise (Percy Jackson meets Hunger Games) has so much promise and the fusion of Ancient Greek mythology and modern day NYC works really well.
Unfortunately let down by flat, pedestrian characters, overwritten clichés, excessive info-dumping, and a rushed, unsatisfying ending. The definition of missed potential. Not to mention where was Hera???
Unfortunately let down by flat, pedestrian characters, overwritten clichés, excessive info-dumping, and a rushed, unsatisfying ending. The definition of missed potential. Not to mention where was Hera???
This is more like a 3.5. I like the idea of the book, but parts of it bothered me. I don't like multiple names for the same person. Trying to figure out which one it is referring to. At the beginning it got bogged down with the different houses of the God's.
adventurous
emotional
funny
inspiring
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:
Yes
Overall good read but there are a lot of plot twists that can be hard to keep up with and the beginning of the book can feel slow & boring but still a good read !
adventurous
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes