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meg_harkness's review against another edition
5.0
If I could rate it 6 ⭐️ I would! I am a sucker for Hades and Persephone retellings, and this one might just be the best! The book absolutely stole my heart, and I’m looking forward to the rest of the series!
mallorykidd's review
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
A strong, unique modern re-telling of Greek mythology. You’re sucked in from page 3 and I loved how strong Persephone was from the get. She didn’t need to grow into being a strong character, just had to adapt in different ways. The author had such beautiful descriptive scenes of the locations and how people looked and what they wore it was so easy to visualize! Also, the trials Persephone were put through were not light and were sometimes gruesome, which one would expect in the Underworld. Again, very unique and obviously well-researched and thought out.
ashriel80's review
adventurous
challenging
emotional
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? No
3.5
emiller15's review
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.0
im0nlyhereforthefood's review
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
mysterious
sad
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? It's complicated
5.0
These books were soooo good! I was eager to keep reading to find out how it ended. I love this version of hades and persephone love story.
elee2013's review
2.0
1.5/5
I regret not DNFing this one. Not particularly fun, flat prose, didn’t even enjoy it when they got together. Not for me.
I regret not DNFing this one. Not particularly fun, flat prose, didn’t even enjoy it when they got together. Not for me.
cookiemuncher3000's review
4.0
RATING: 3.5 Stars
Well...
Firstly, I didn't know what I was getting into when I started this book. At first I thought it was suupppeerrr rushed. You are just thrown into this world right away with not a whole lot of buildup. I wanted to be brought into it slowly, but the second chapter I felt you were expected to know what was happening. I felt the interactions with some characters were strange in the beginning, like they were old friend just continuing an old conversation, with the same banter (I guess they were). I just wished the beginning was better written.
Next, The middle part of the story wasn't bad. It felt different than what I have read in the past, the story interesting. Eventually though, I found the story to kind of maintain for a bit, not much anticipation or buildup even though what was happening could be intense. I just wanted more. I felt something with this story but just felt like we didn't get as much of the world as I would have hoped for (just rocks, rocks and more rocks).
The ending... I found to be rushed and predictable. I felt like there was all this buildup to find out the real reason for everything that was happening but it was just anticlimactic in the end. Memories are a powerful thing but I felt like once we learned the truth it felt like, "Cool. That was it? That's what all this was about?" I imagined as you are expecting this huge explosion but all that came of it was a small puff of smoke. After that I just didn't really cared what happened after and there wasn't much since it just went by so fast after that and then POOF the story was done.
Where's the rest of it? Where is the damage or the retribution? I wanted something more than just something happened, people were angry, a lot of BLAH words were said and then LOVE EVERYWHERE!
Well...
Firstly, I didn't know what I was getting into when I started this book. At first I thought it was suupppeerrr rushed. You are just thrown into this world right away with not a whole lot of buildup. I wanted to be brought into it slowly, but the second chapter I felt you were expected to know what was happening. I felt the interactions with some characters were strange in the beginning, like they were old friend just continuing an old conversation, with the same banter (I guess they were). I just wished the beginning was better written.
Next, The middle part of the story wasn't bad. It felt different than what I have read in the past, the story interesting. Eventually though, I found the story to kind of maintain for a bit, not much anticipation or buildup even though what was happening could be intense. I just wanted more. I felt something with this story but just felt like we didn't get as much of the world as I would have hoped for (just rocks, rocks and more rocks).
The ending... I found to be rushed and predictable. I felt like there was all this buildup to find out the real reason for everything that was happening but it was just anticlimactic in the end. Memories are a powerful thing but I felt like once we learned the truth it felt like, "Cool. That was it? That's what all this was about?" I imagined as you are expecting this huge explosion but all that came of it was a small puff of smoke. After that I just didn't really cared what happened after and there wasn't much since it just went by so fast after that and then POOF the story was done.
Spoiler
I hated that we learned about Persy's past as some naive stupid girl that didn't think practically, just wanted to do whatever she wanted because she was the Queen. Stupidity shouldn't have a crown.Where's the rest of it? Where is the damage or the retribution? I wanted something more than just something happened, people were angry, a lot of BLAH words were said and then LOVE EVERYWHERE!
tiffanytuyet's review
2.0
I am aware that this is three books in one. But this was about 300 pages too long.