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3.38 AVERAGE
3.38 AVERAGE
First off, trigger warnings:There is rape in the book and parental abuse. Please know that before reading it. That being said, omg it's so good. Hades is so irresistibly written. I loved that their relationship blossomed from a hate, and how Persephone and her feelings gradually developed. Very sexy and delightful
challenging
emotional
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual assault
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:
Yes
dark
hopeful
lighthearted
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
emotional
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Such a great dark sapphic retelling of Hades the and Persephone story
dark
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
emotional
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
ETA: audiobook listen june 2023:
i was lucky enough to get a spotify code for this book from the author, and it was my first experience with spotify audiobooks. (you can download if you don't have premium with the code, but from what i can tell, only on mobile, which sucks bc i like to download and have backups of all the ones i own/save them on an external hard drive, but is still very lovely!). greek myths have been my fav since i discovered them when i was like... 10-11ish? idk, late elementary/middle school me was iNTO greek ladies. i always actually hated this tale, lol. bc it was very... het/rape/etc in many of its forms, and i was much more of the persephone/demeter side of it and hated hades. it's only in retellings that flip the switch a bit on the narrative, some gender flips, i've come to enjoy it more as i've grown up. this was also one of my first forrays into "dark romance" and initally i wasn't sure it was for me, but i've read more since and do enjoy them from time to time. i think this interpretation of demeter is not my fav (i love her) but i appreciate the change up/interpretation of the narrative. maybe it's the performance (it was lovely! a new to me narrator as far as i'm aware, and she did a fantastic job) but i just... never quite got on board with hades much on this go around. this is... (i think?) my third time reading this story and it's interesting to see what different things i pick up on and hone in on more each time. overall, this isn't for everyone, but if you like greek myths, retellings, complex/toxic/dark romance, sapphic stories, and a great narrator, this is a great one to try!!
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Liked it just as much the second time around. It’s certainly not going to be everyone’s cup of tea, and honestly iirc, upon first read, it took me a bit to get into it. This was one of the first sort of, “purposefully kinda fucked up dynamic” romances that I’d read, and initially, I wasn’t sure I’d like it, powering on through my childhood (and still into adulthood) love of Greek mythology. This tale in particular always held my interest and to see it flipped into a sapphic dynamic was just *chefs kiss*.
i was lucky enough to get a spotify code for this book from the author, and it was my first experience with spotify audiobooks. (you can download if you don't have premium with the code, but from what i can tell, only on mobile, which sucks bc i like to download and have backups of all the ones i own/save them on an external hard drive, but is still very lovely!). greek myths have been my fav since i discovered them when i was like... 10-11ish? idk, late elementary/middle school me was iNTO greek ladies. i always actually hated this tale, lol. bc it was very... het/rape/etc in many of its forms, and i was much more of the persephone/demeter side of it and hated hades. it's only in retellings that flip the switch a bit on the narrative, some gender flips, i've come to enjoy it more as i've grown up. this was also one of my first forrays into "dark romance" and initally i wasn't sure it was for me, but i've read more since and do enjoy them from time to time. i think this interpretation of demeter is not my fav (i love her) but i appreciate the change up/interpretation of the narrative. maybe it's the performance (it was lovely! a new to me narrator as far as i'm aware, and she did a fantastic job) but i just... never quite got on board with hades much on this go around. this is... (i think?) my third time reading this story and it's interesting to see what different things i pick up on and hone in on more each time. overall, this isn't for everyone, but if you like greek myths, retellings, complex/toxic/dark romance, sapphic stories, and a great narrator, this is a great one to try!!
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Liked it just as much the second time around. It’s certainly not going to be everyone’s cup of tea, and honestly iirc, upon first read, it took me a bit to get into it. This was one of the first sort of, “purposefully kinda fucked up dynamic” romances that I’d read, and initially, I wasn’t sure I’d like it, powering on through my childhood (and still into adulthood) love of Greek mythology. This tale in particular always held my interest and to see it flipped into a sapphic dynamic was just *chefs kiss*.
really quick, delicious read. not much mythos here, but a nice wlw smut retelling of Hades x Persephone. major content warning, but a good quick steam-read none the less.
I was excited to read this as it's my first dark lesbian romance and a Hades and Persephone retelling. However for me to enjoy an dark romance there need to be a clear show of both partners wanting, needing and loving each other. While I can accept a lot of " morally grayness" I do not like rape or can excuse such behavior.. Not only where Persephone abused by her mother, Hades where no better. Not only did they not have any chemistry but one: Persephone said no, multiple times yet Hades took what see wants because number two: Hades always get what she wants, and she wants Persephone. To me this wasn't a case of "darker themes" nor "morally grey personally traits". This was straight up abuse and rape.