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Lore by Alexandra Bracken

45 reviews

librarianlayla's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad 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

5.0

4.5 stars.

Dark, fast paced and action packed!

Greek mythology set in the modern world with fantastic storytelling and truly moving Greek tragedy interwoven.

Easy to read and hard to put down this book grips you from start to finish, could easily see this being made into a movie.

Fans of mythology retelling's, strong female characters, dark twists and romantic tension will love this book.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence, War, Sexual assault, Blood, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Sexual harassment, Bullying, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Murder, Physical abuse, and Terminal illness

mrt17's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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? It's complicated

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Child death, Fire/Fire injury, Blood, Violence, Death of parent, Grief, Cancer, Death, Misogyny, Sexism, and Murder

Minor: Sexual harassment, Rape, Sexual violence, and Sexual assault

kyeruhh's review against another edition

adventurous tense medium-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

4.75

The only thing I would’ve preferred is if the characters had been aged up slightly (putting the MC at 20 or 21 instead of 17). Loved it otherwise.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Blood, Child death, and Death

Moderate: Chronic illness, Suicide attempt, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Misogyny

bloodmarked's review against another edition

the premise sounded very cool but i was not a fan of the execution, the characters’ personalities felt very inconsistent & there was so much going on all the time that what was supposed to be the actual climax didn’t feel that exciting

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Torture, Child death, Death of parent, Chronic illness, and Violence

Minor: Pedophilia and Sexual harassment

lindseyhall44's review against another edition

adventurous fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

3.5

This book was different than anything I had read before, definitely a unique take on Greek Mythology!
“Lore” Follows Melora (aka Lore) through the events of the  Argon, a seven day trial every seven years where gods are forced to walk the earth as mortals. Hunters try and kill the Gods durring these seven days, because their immorality and powers are passed down to whoever wields the killing blade. 
I think what brought this book down for me was the info dump at the beginning. Throughout the novel there were many plot points that left me confused, or plot holes which I felt needed more development. Stand alone fantasy novels can be difficult in that aspect, so I appreciated the fact that it was fast paced with lovable characters.
There is a great found family dynamic as well as romance (subplot) which contrasted well with some of the darker themes.
In case anyone is interested solely on the cover, Lore is NOT a Medusa retelling, but mentions her as well as other mythical women.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Pedophilia, Murder, Death of parent, Death, Child death, Chronic illness, Torture, Terminal illness, and War

Moderate: Cursing, Ableism, and Abandonment

jupiterlee's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

3.0

This book will definitely not be everyone's cup of tea.
I loved the premises of the book but I unfortunately found myself not excited to continue reading or wanting to pick it up again (so much so that it's taken me a few months to finish).

I understand that Greek names can be confusing and back story is needed to have an understanding, but for me one of the downfalls in this novel with the numerous people mentioned. I also found it slightly pointless to mention houses that were extinct and no longer added to the plot other than to make the reader learn another house. So I do think that anyone that reads it will have to prepare themselves to use the diagrams at the front and he character info at the back to keep themselves right.

I did love the fact that Greek gods and mythology were brought into he modern age and it was interesting to read about how they were keeping up traditions or preparations for the Agon. However again I felt at times it was an imbalance were there was too much of a Greek dump or I felt some aspects just did not blend well.

For me it was an interesting take on two very different concepts, but unfortunately it was just a book that I could not get into and have it hold my interest.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder and Violence

Moderate: Sexual violence, Pedophilia, Sexual harassment, Rape, Cancer, Child abuse, and Death of parent

amelianotthepilot's review against another edition

adventurous fast-paced

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

4.0

an interesting concept with a fun plot and characters. full of greek mythology. but the ending was expected and boring

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Death of parent, Death, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, and Terminal illness

nora_knight's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

I really like the world-building in this book. You definitely need an understanding of greek myths to get all the references but I loved it. The romance moments were great and the best friends to lovers with angst was 👌. I found the fight scenes very difficult to understand, and a lot of pivotal moments of the book happened very quickly and were pretty confusing. I definitely got invested in the book, but the beginning was a bit slow and confusing.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Murder, and Violence

Moderate: Grief, Sexual assault, and Sexual harassment

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.

deideo's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Body horror, Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Genocide, Gore, Grief, Misogyny, Murder, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual harassment, Terminal illness, and Violence