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3.74 AVERAGE
3.74 AVERAGE
I don’t think I can find the right words to describe this book. It was so beautiful. The writing was incredible and had a strong emotional grip on me from start to finish. And of course, as all my favourite books do, it’s ending made me cry. It was a similar feel to the end of the song of achilles, without the pain of death; a peaceful release of emotion with some joy that the Lore and Castor were reunited.
*small spoiler, I guess* but am I the only one wondering about what happened to Castor’s dog Chiron? Like he fled Castor’s bedroom and was never mentioned again... like why? Why even put a dog in the story if he wasn’t going to be there at the end of the book happy and safe? I don’t know, I guess it’s the animal lover part of me that’s just a little annoyed by that.
adventurous
dark
tense
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
adventurous
dark
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gore, Violence
Moderate: Cancer, Blood, Death of parent
I loved this book! It was Greek mythology meets Hunger Games. The characters drew me in. I loved how the houses and the new and old gods intertwined. I felt the end was lacking a bit but was happy enough with it to still give it 5 stars. I had a few 8th graders who read it and loved it as well. I would give it to anyone younger than that. Definitely worth the read.
adventurous
emotional
inspiring
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
I was really looking forward to this book, but in the end, I was too annoyed by the structure that I just did a speed read to get through the last half. One thing I can’t stand is when an author creates a complicated world and instead of letting it unfold slowly, the author does a periodic “data dump” of a few paragraphs very early on explaining it. It reads more like a pitch to an editor than part of a novel. Successful series like Harry Potter, Percy Jackson, Hunger Games, Divergent, and Infernal Devices often let the reader settle in and slowly figure out how each world works, who’s in charge, who has power (and why), and the limitations and reach of those with power. Often, one character is new to the world, and his/her discoveries about how things work are the readers’ discoveries as well. The data dump just dumps a lot of complicated rules and histories on you before you care about any of the characters.
Imagine if JK Rowling had just explained how the wizard world worked, how Hogwarts worked, and explained the rules about the houses and the sorting hat in a few paragraphs at the very beginning, instead of connecting with Harry at the beginning and then seeing the wizard world for the first time from Harry’s point of view? There was an opportunity here for a good story, but I didn’t enjoy this book.
Lore also jumps around in time, which I found to be annoying; either go back in time to put current events in perspective or do the data dump. Doing both was tedious. Would have been better to go in chronological order and let the reader figure out how things work from the perspective of a young Lore.
Imagine if JK Rowling had just explained how the wizard world worked, how Hogwarts worked, and explained the rules about the houses and the sorting hat in a few paragraphs at the very beginning, instead of connecting with Harry at the beginning and then seeing the wizard world for the first time from Harry’s point of view? There was an opportunity here for a good story, but I didn’t enjoy this book.
Lore also jumps around in time, which I found to be annoying; either go back in time to put current events in perspective or do the data dump. Doing both was tedious. Would have been better to go in chronological order and let the reader figure out how things work from the perspective of a young Lore.
adventurous
challenging
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Le genre urban fantasy m'a toujours passionné et ceci ne fait pas exception. Je l'ai adoré.
Lore est un personnage très courageuse, empathique et par dessus tout, elle aime ses amis même si elle ne l'exprime pas autant ses ressentis.
Ses complicités avec Athena ont été mes moments favoris tout au long du récit. Athéna a été le mentor dont Lore a eu besoin pour vaincre sa rage.
Castor, le personnage masculin principal n'était pas vraiment développé et j'en suis bien contente, sinon ça aurait tourné en romance.
L'univers tourne autour de la mythologie grecque, ses dieux contre ses héros, un cycle de chasse tous les sept ans pendant sept jours durant. Alliance, trahison, entraides et solidarité sont au rendez-vous. Cet univers m'a toujours intéressé mais malheureusement, il n'était pas vraiment développé dans le livre.
J'ai apprécié les moments que j'ai passé avec Lore, même s'il y a des parties qui m'ont laissées sur ma faim et quelques larmes à certaines passages.
Lore est un personnage très courageuse, empathique et par dessus tout, elle aime ses amis même si elle ne l'exprime pas autant ses ressentis.
Ses complicités avec Athena ont été mes moments favoris tout au long du récit. Athéna a été le mentor dont Lore a eu besoin pour vaincre sa rage.
Castor, le personnage masculin principal n'était pas vraiment développé et j'en suis bien contente, sinon ça aurait tourné en romance.
L'univers tourne autour de la mythologie grecque, ses dieux contre ses héros, un cycle de chasse tous les sept ans pendant sept jours durant. Alliance, trahison, entraides et solidarité sont au rendez-vous. Cet univers m'a toujours intéressé mais malheureusement, il n'était pas vraiment développé dans le livre.
J'ai apprécié les moments que j'ai passé avec Lore, même s'il y a des parties qui m'ont laissées sur ma faim et quelques larmes à certaines passages.
I am so pleasantly surprised by how much I enjoyed this book! I didn’t really know what to expect but it was just SO GOOD! Alexandra Bracken did an incredible job with weaving a fantastic story into a standalone novel. The characters were great, I loved the whole main cast so much. The story was interesting and really pulled me in, I didn’t want to put it down. Definitely kind of brutal/gruesome at times and deals with some heavy topics, but it fits very well into those scenes and has a purpose to the story. Highly recommend!