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Lore by Alexandra Bracken

96 reviews

lexb's review against another edition

adventurous medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

There was a point around the middle where I just wanted to put this book down but I kept going and the ending half was actually pretty good.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore and Violence

Moderate: Sexual assault and Rape

Minor: Sexism

olivinebranch's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Violence

Moderate: Child death, Death of parent, Sexual assault, Terminal illness, and Sexism

gertrudethemoonstone's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny lighthearted relaxing 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Murder, Sexism, Death, and Death of parent

Moderate: Terminal illness, Sexual violence, Gore, Blood, and Cancer

Minor: Adult/minor relationship and Bullying

cyan_altaria's review against another edition

adventurous dark fast-paced

• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

This is a super-fast paced book.  Maybe even a little too fast paced for my taste.  I also didn't care for the sections set in the past.  However, the characters are real and flawed.  They are honestly my favorite part of the book.  There are some crazy plot twists, and the book is never predicable.  The way the mythology influences the book is well thought out, and it makes the evens of Greek myths seem real. 

Will I read more by Alexandra Bracken?: Honestly, this was too quick for my taste, but it wasn't bad.  I won't seek her out, but I won't avoid her, either.

Who do I recommend this too?: People who like fast-paced books, lots of plot twists, violent books, urban fantasy, or fans of Greek mythology.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Sexism

Moderate: Blood, Child death, Gore, Sexual assault, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: War and Torture

fremzz's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Death of parent, and Violence

Moderate: Sexual harassment, Sexism, Cancer, and Blood

Minor: Alcohol

Alcohol: Very brief mentions of underage drinking in the past but none during the current events.

alia_deberry's review against another edition

adventurous challenging inspiring slow-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

3.0

CONTAINS SPOILERS Lore was an amazing character. She was strong and a powerful female lead. The plot and characters left me feeling confused, so I would typically have to go back and reread parts, but even then some of my questions were left unanswered.  Athena went from bad to good, back to bad then to good?? I loved the nickname that was used “golden” and Miles and Van were so cute! Sexual assault and sexism representation was very much apart of this book. It was very well portrayed. The escapism and bisual part of the book was very good. However, the ending felt sort of random and rushed.  In summary, I enjoyed the book, but probably wouldn’t reread. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence

Moderate: Rape, Sexism, and Sexual violence

avidales's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

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

1.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Pedophilia, Violence, Torture, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Sexism, Murder, and Gore

ehmannky's review against another edition

adventurous 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? Yes

4.0

I had fun reading this! It's fast-paced and well-constructed, with really engaging characters and fun twists. I have nothing deep to say about this book other than I had fun. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, Blood, Murder, Violence, Death, Death of parent, and Child death

Minor: Sexual assault, Pedophilia, and Child abuse

ngm's review against another edition

adventurous tense 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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, War, Torture, Gore, Sexual assault, Terminal illness, Sexism, Rape, Physical abuse, Misogyny, Injury/Injury detail, and Death of parent

Minor: Cancer

islandgirlw21's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious tense medium-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

4.25

I really enjoyed this book. I will say the writing style was not my favorite and I would get lost in the middle of some scenes - but maybe I had been reading to fast. The twists kept coming and I didn’t see them from a mile away (and I like to think I’m pretty good at seeing plot twists in other books). Overall, the story was great and I loved seeing the depiction of the Greek gods through this book. It felt more accurate to the true myths of the gods and the story of Lore and her friends was captivating and something great to root for.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Child death, Death of parent, Murder, War, Violence, Terminal illness, Suicide attempt, Sexual assault, Sexism, Misogyny, Gore, and Grief