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3.75 AVERAGE
3.75 AVERAGE
4’5 ⭐️
Por fin consigo acabar esta maravilla tras un par de bloqueos lectores o más. Me ha dejado sin palabras y me ha encantado, sin duda en el futuro cuando olvide un poco la trama volveré a leerlo, pero esta vez con más ganas.
Si os gusta la mitología, ni lo dudéis.
Por fin consigo acabar esta maravilla tras un par de bloqueos lectores o más. Me ha dejado sin palabras y me ha encantado, sin duda en el futuro cuando olvide un poco la trama volveré a leerlo, pero esta vez con más ganas.
Si os gusta la mitología, ni lo dudéis.
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
tense
fast-paced
adventurous
emotional
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:
Yes
I liked how fast paced this book was. I have never read a Greek Mythology like this it. It was actually SO good!
adventurous
dark
emotional
tense
slow-paced
Lore’s story is a serious but action packed story as she must face her past when fighting for her life as she did years ago, and she’s not alone. It’s certainly not a Percy Jackson clone, but does have some of the same Greek mythology lore that I liked while feeling a bit like “The Hunger Games” at times. Thrilling, and does leave a few leftovers for a follow-up. A- (91%/Excellent)
really not great, I was going to say that the concept was good but executed poorly but honestly I think even that’s a little generous. the world building felt totally incomplete AND the characters all felt so flat (usually I can excuse one not being as strong if the other is excellent). I did really like the dynamic between lore and athena and I wish that more time could have been spent with them. I feel like we were told a lot about their dynamic and their motives, rather than shown them (lore does an insane amount of “suddenly realizing” complex motives and parts of the story that clearly just needed to be revealed to the audience. it was also so weird that she was lying to the readers about not having the shield. I think that sort of unreliable narrator thing could have been really interesting but there was NO sense that she would have any reason to lie about it in her internal thoughts? and the reveal felt so sudden but not in a shocking way, more of a oh ok??? way EVEN WORSE was the reveal of castor figuring out why he had apollo’s powers. that’s one of the central mysteries and it’s revealed on basically the last page because he dreamed it. seriously?? like he couldn’t have dreamed that a week ago? whatever
I tried so hard to finish this book I really couldn’t. I’m not sure if it’s because I don’t usually read fantasy but I couldn’t really get into it. I finished about 50% of the book which is end of chapter 27 but still found myself not wanting to give this book another try. I will be putting this in DNF pile, and will update if I ever finish it but for now I’m giving it 2 stars because I love the general idea of the book (greek mythology).
adventurous
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Irgendwie hat es ganz schön lange gedauert, in das Buch reinzufinden. Ich habe auch ein bisschen etwas anderes erwartet, einfach mehr griechische Mythologie.
Mord, Totschlag, Folter etc. stehen auf der Tagesordnung.
Alles war sehr impulsiv und einfach krass.
Die letzten 150 Seiten waren echt gut, aber das reißt leider nicht alles raus. Schwieriges Buch.
Mord, Totschlag, Folter etc. stehen auf der Tagesordnung.
Alles war sehr impulsiv und einfach krass.
Die letzten 150 Seiten waren echt gut, aber das reißt leider nicht alles raus. Schwieriges Buch.
I received this book for free from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.
Lore Perseous attempts to flee her past only for it to come full circle in this sorta young adult romance.
Lore was rage personified. While she had moments of clarity and insight, the majority of the novel focuses on her inability to look beyond her own volatile emotions and her misguided impulsive actions. She goes down a rabbit hole of her own making, but eventually pulls herself out of her own self-destructive cycle. I didn’t particularly like her most of the time, but I did respect Lore’s journey into the darkest part of herself and eventual redemption.
The world-building was utterly confusing. Someone with a knowledge of Greek mythology will probably not be nearly as confused by all of the houses, gods, and mythos packed into it. Violence, gore, and sexual assault all make an appearance – I’m amazed this is not being marketed as New Adult rather than Young Adult. While several romances develop over the course of the novel, the true romance is the setting. New York is written about in loving detail, whether it be the trash on the street or the indomitable spirit of the people.
It does have two positives – it’s a standalone and that book cover is on point!
tl;dr While I may not have loved the story, I did respect Lore’s journey into the darkest part of herself and eventual redemption.
Lore Perseous attempts to flee her past only for it to come full circle in this sorta young adult romance.
Lore was rage personified. While she had moments of clarity and insight, the majority of the novel focuses on her inability to look beyond her own volatile emotions and her misguided impulsive actions. She goes down a rabbit hole of her own making, but eventually pulls herself out of her own self-destructive cycle. I didn’t particularly like her most of the time, but I did respect Lore’s journey into the darkest part of herself and eventual redemption.
The world-building was utterly confusing. Someone with a knowledge of Greek mythology will probably not be nearly as confused by all of the houses, gods, and mythos packed into it. Violence, gore, and sexual assault all make an appearance – I’m amazed this is not being marketed as New Adult rather than Young Adult. While several romances develop over the course of the novel, the true romance is the setting. New York is written about in loving detail, whether it be the trash on the street or the indomitable spirit of the people.
It does have two positives – it’s a standalone and that book cover is on point!
tl;dr While I may not have loved the story, I did respect Lore’s journey into the darkest part of herself and eventual redemption.
I have no clue what to rate this book. Like. I really have no clue.
"It’s not always the truth that survives, but the stories we wish to believe."
Parts of it were absolutely amazing. Parts of it were an absolutely damn disaster. And just typing all of that out into a review makes me really sad because I was excited as all hell about this book for the longest time, and FairyLoot made the prettiest exclusive edition of it that deserved better than the finished story contained within.
To start with the positives: The background mythology is fascinating. The idea behind the Agon, from it's creation as a way for Zeus to punish the other gods, to it's modern adaptation as a very Hunger Games-esque hunt for the remaining gods and their current incarnations, is where this book seems to shine.
The gods themselves are interpreted in such an interesting and fun way. As someone with a minor in folklore and mythology, I found Bracken's interpretations to be creative while still paying tribute to the original Greek stories; her depiction of Artemis in particular was a winner.
The flashbacks. Bracken's way of revealing what happened in the previous Agon through slow drips of information and flashbacks are artfully done to give us bits and pieces of Lore and Castor's back story until we have the full picture.
Lore and Castor themselves are fascinating characters, and their romance is tolerable. It doesn't particularly add to the story, but it's not detracting from it, either.
The negatives? I literally got zero impression that Lore actually gave a single damn about anyone else in this story, aside from Castor. We're told over and over again, especially toward the end, how she viewed these characters as her family and her future and... we never actually see any proof of that. One of them literally tried to kill her a few chapters before and that's just dropped because, eh, no big deal.
On a related note, those secondary characters? Barely developed. If Lore barely seems to care about them, I certainly don't, either. One gets kidnapped two-thirds of the way into the story and I just didn't care. A romance between two of them? Shoehorned in.
And then there's the story itself. For a story that was billed as Greek mythology meets The Hunger Games it's all very... Dull. We spend a lot of our time sitting around and talking things out, or planning, and very little time actually doing anything remotely Hunger Games-like.
I wanted to love this book. I went in expecting to love it. I was super bummed when the end result was more of a resounding 'meh.'
"It’s not always the truth that survives, but the stories we wish to believe."
Parts of it were absolutely amazing. Parts of it were an absolutely damn disaster. And just typing all of that out into a review makes me really sad because I was excited as all hell about this book for the longest time, and FairyLoot made the prettiest exclusive edition of it that deserved better than the finished story contained within.
To start with the positives: The background mythology is fascinating. The idea behind the Agon, from it's creation as a way for Zeus to punish the other gods, to it's modern adaptation as a very Hunger Games-esque hunt for the remaining gods and their current incarnations, is where this book seems to shine.
The gods themselves are interpreted in such an interesting and fun way. As someone with a minor in folklore and mythology, I found Bracken's interpretations to be creative while still paying tribute to the original Greek stories; her depiction of Artemis in particular was a winner.
The flashbacks. Bracken's way of revealing what happened in the previous Agon through slow drips of information and flashbacks are artfully done to give us bits and pieces of Lore and Castor's back story until we have the full picture.
Lore and Castor themselves are fascinating characters, and their romance is tolerable. It doesn't particularly add to the story, but it's not detracting from it, either.
The negatives? I literally got zero impression that Lore actually gave a single damn about anyone else in this story, aside from Castor. We're told over and over again, especially toward the end, how she viewed these characters as her family and her future and... we never actually see any proof of that. One of them literally tried to kill her a few chapters before and that's just dropped because, eh, no big deal.
On a related note, those secondary characters? Barely developed. If Lore barely seems to care about them, I certainly don't, either. One gets kidnapped two-thirds of the way into the story and I just didn't care. A romance between two of them? Shoehorned in.
And then there's the story itself. For a story that was billed as Greek mythology meets The Hunger Games it's all very... Dull. We spend a lot of our time sitting around and talking things out, or planning, and very little time actually doing anything remotely Hunger Games-like.
I wanted to love this book. I went in expecting to love it. I was super bummed when the end result was more of a resounding 'meh.'
4,5 ⭐
Ce livre est addictif. Il se lit très rapidement, les évènements s'enchaînent, l'intrigue et les plot twist sont bien équilibrés, j'adore ! Mais par contre cette fin... Je veux en savoir plus !
Ce livre est addictif. Il se lit très rapidement, les évènements s'enchaînent, l'intrigue et les plot twist sont bien équilibrés, j'adore ! Mais par contre cette fin... Je veux en savoir plus !