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Neon Gods by Katee Robert

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pastelwriter's review against another edition

fast-paced

3.0

This was…fine. I consider it the definition of mid. It wasn’t terrible. It wasn’t great. It was a decent enough way to kill time 🤷🏻‍♀️

The truth of the matter is that this very much has erotica vibes, but no erotica should be 380 pages long. Sure, this tried to have some plot in there…but it felt flimsy at best. Robert didn’t seem able to decide if she wanted this to straight up be erotica or develop it fully as a romance. It left it in a terrible middle space that just had me 🤨

I also must admit that I’m getting sick and tired of Hades and Persephone retellings. It’s getting old and boring. This didn’t really bring to the table anything that made that dynamic new or different.

At the end of the day, I didn’t hate reading this. It just didn’t leave a memorable impact.

anacsargento's review against another edition

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dark emotional funny inspiring tense fast-paced

4.0

g_knowlsie's review against another edition

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funny fast-paced

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

3.75

emma_using1207's review against another edition

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3.5

This was my first Fantasy book so I prob should have started with a better one but overall it was fine. I didn’t really have a lot of motivation to read this because I think it was so different. I’ll be open to more fantasy in the future though.

ahc001's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense medium-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

2.5

This really didn't do it for me. I can see why others might like it, but I was definitely not the ideal reader for this book. This was a weird mash up of 50 Shades of Grey and sparse worldbuilding that made many of the plot elements completely unbelievable. Won't be continuing the series.