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Lore by Alexandra Bracken

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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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rebeccamgwck's review against another edition

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adventurous dark 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

3.5

A dark, grim re-imagining of Greek mythology which explored the brutal side of both the godly, immortal figures and the plain old humans with their burning ambition. The plot was intriguing; watching the characters unravel thread after thread and often ending up with more questions than answers. The full cast of characters were well-developed, though frustratingly bad decision makers (someone had to advance the plot, l suppose). The ending felt slightly rushed,

and a bit jarringly sunshine-and-rainbows compared to the previous fifty-odd chapters

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nixonice's review against another edition

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adventurous 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

3.75

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misplacedselchie's review against another edition

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adventurous dark hopeful inspiring 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

4.0

I'm not sure what took me so long to read this book but it was SO GOOD. Zeus has punished the gods with the Agon; nine gods forced to be mortal on earth for a week. The catch? They're being hunted by descendants of ancient bloodlines and whoever strikes a killing blow gains that gods power and immortality.

The stakes, however, are at an all time high this cycle as the New Ares is working to bring about an end to the Agon by ensuring the death of all the other gods (if they're killed by another god their power is lost). Our main girl, Lore, teams up with Athena to end him and get revenge for his brutal murder of her family.

Things, however take a turn as she reunites with her childhood friend Castor and finds out just how much he has changed since she last saw him just over seven years ago.

And of course, nothing is ever quite as it seems.

The side characters are also just as great. Van especially is my favorite.

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