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Lore by Alexandra Bracken

34 reviews

ursa_arlo's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

Positives. The concept for "Lore" is fantastic; the continued ever repeating cycle of rulers dethroned by subjects and houses that hold onto cruel traditions to have a shot at killing a god... But in practice, it was a bit of a mess. I liked some of the twists, such as spoiler 

Gill being revealed to be the original Hermes (even if his motivation for taking Lore and Miles in was very unclear and he should have been reinstated as a god for his actions).

Unfortunately, this novel was too ambitious, leaving a lot of plotholes to be filled. 

Negatives. In spite of the intriguing worldbuilding, New York feels empty. If you're going to set your story in New York, write about New York! If your character has fallen in love with this city, make us fall in love with it too! 

Rather than telling a cohesive story, it felt like the characters went from side quest to side quest which made this (500+ pages!!) book loose its tension. Relevant information was also only brought up as soon as it was relevant for the plot which took away all the fun of trying to guess where the story would go next.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Death, Child death, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Misogyny, Blood, Pedophilia, Sexual harassment, Child abuse, Sexual violence, Violence, and Sexism

Moderate: Chronic illness and Rape

Minor: Adult/minor relationship and Animal death

ree87's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.0

I think I might have enjoyed this book if I had read it when I originally received it in an OwlCrate box, but reading it now? I had to force myself to get through it, which took forever. There was more violence and gore than I was expecting, and at times it felt like there were just too many characters. It was just ok, I wouldn't recommend or ever read it again, and I'm not sure that I'd go out of my way to read anything else by this author.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Violence, and Death of parent

Minor: Sexual assault and Adult/minor relationship

val_theburrowofstories's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Sexual assault, Blood, Sexual harassment, Sexism, Violence, Death, and Child death

Moderate: Cancer, Adult/minor relationship, and Grief

Minor: Genocide

ettegoom's review against another edition

adventurous dark medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot

3.0

It started strongly, and I read the first half in one sitting.  But I found the second half less engaging, it became very complicated and I found the ability of various characters to survive death through being gods to be a frustrating plot point.  A fun introduction to greek mythology though.  

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Physical abuse, Violence, Death, and Death of parent

Minor: Adult/minor relationship and Pedophilia

darquedreamer's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

This one was captivating enough to keep me reading until the end, but it definitely had its problems. I feel like it lacked more back story and explanation for the agon and the history of the gods and why the hunters were hunting them. I wanted more about hunters killing the gods and ascending with their power and more explanation about the bloodlines. There were several moments of confusion to be had during the story.

For the most part, I enjoyed the characters, but there were also a lot of moments of "ugh, really?" Lore seemed strong and capable through most of the story, but also had her fair share of unlikable attributes. And, there was just no chemistry between the "romantiship" (yes, I'm making it a word) characters. The feelings felt forced, like, "oh, this is a fantasy ya, we need a little romance."

I also wish there had been more to the plot and the hunt itself. This story could have been a duology so we could have gotten the back story we needed, along with the plot we were promised. Though, I enjoyed the gore and the shocking moments, I felt like there wasn't enough story flow, and there were too many predictable and eye rolling moments.

The ending was pretty lack luster as well. It felt like someone said, "oh no, if we don't wrap this up now, we'll need another book," and then decided to be done with it. We had almost 500 pages in this thing, and had like one chapter for "resolution" which left a few issues unresolved and unexplained. 

I just wanted, and expected, more. In the moment, Lore kept my interest, but now that I finished it, I feel disappointed. The excitement and hype while reading was fleeting and I'm left with missing what drew me in. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death of parent, Gore, Violence, and Death

Moderate: Grief and Blood

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Sexual assault, Misogyny, and Cancer

sophie1_xox's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Child death, Blood, Sexism, Rape, Misogyny, Emotional abuse, Violence, Gore, and Terminal illness

Moderate: Sexual assault, Adult/minor relationship, Fire/Fire injury, Ableism, Murder, and Sexual violence

blissofalife's review against another edition

adventurous dark medium-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

4.0

Bracken does a wonderful job weaving a new story out of Greek mythology and explaining background while not treating the reader like someone completely unfamiliar with the tales. No loose ends.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, Classism, Misogyny, and Violence

Moderate: Murder, Sexual assault, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Fire/Fire injury, Genocide, Rape, Child death, Blood, Death of parent, Grief, and War

Minor: Vomit, Bullying, Adult/minor relationship, Chronic illness, Cursing, Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Cancer

aeori's review against another edition

slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Child abuse, Sexism, Death, Cancer, Misogyny, Death of parent, Murder, Rape, Violence, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Bullying

Minor: Adult/minor relationship

sunflower_tea's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad 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? It's complicated

5.0

It’s written in a personal she narrator.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Child death, Emotional abuse, Medical trauma, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Murder, Medical content, Body horror, Slavery, Violence, Fire/Fire injury, Cursing, Misogyny, Rape, Religious bigotry, Deadnaming, Suicide, Incest, Sexism, Chronic illness, Death, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Sexual violence, Bullying, Cancer, Hate crime, Sexual content, Torture, Toxic friendship, and War

Moderate: Body shaming, Car accident, Colonisation, and Adult/minor relationship

tays_books's review against another edition

adventurous fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Sexism, Violence, Murder, and Misogyny

Moderate: Sexual assault, Death of parent, Cursing, Terminal illness, Cancer, Child death, and Sexual violence

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Fire/Fire injury, and Grief