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3.74 AVERAGE
3.74 AVERAGE
DNF. This book will be great for fans of mythological fiction but not so much as an introductory piece to the genre.
adventurous
emotional
reflective
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
Tja, 2.5 sterren voor Lore. Ja dit was niet mijn boek. De achterkant sprak mij aan en ook de mooie uitvoering van Blossom Books. Helaas bleek de werkelijke inhoud tegen te vallen. Dit verhaal had potentie om een fantastisch verhaal te worden, maar het werd in mijn ogen te ingewikkeld gemaakt met alle bloedlijnen echt en neppe goden en echte goden die al dood waren en dan de nieuwe goden. De wereld was gewoon te lastig op sommige momenten en ook allerlei namen en bloedlijnen die maakten het niet heel duidelijk. Dat is zo jammer, want als het simpeler was geweest, was het echt een top verhaal geweest. Ook kon ik niet levelen met Melora. Ze is zo impulsief en laat het altijd uitkomen op vechten, dat werd wel voorspelbaar. Ook kabbelde het verhaal maar voort. De schrijfstijl is wel fijn en leest ook prima weg, maar met de bovenstaande punten kom ik toch wel uit op 2.5 sterren. Die zijn dan ook wel voor de cover en originaliteit van het thema….
emotional
reflective
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
As much as I wanted to like this book I just…. didn’t. Maybe thats wrong to say, it was a fine read, very creative story and keeping the Greek Gods alive in modern time, and a unique idea. I just never felt attached to the characters? There were some scenes that I just wished hurt more when I was reading, but because I never felt emotionally attached to the characters I just didn’t care as much when these traumatic events happened to them.
It’s not really fair to say that the story wasn’t good, because it was; it just never hit the mark with me and never pulled me in.
It’s not really fair to say that the story wasn’t good, because it was; it just never hit the mark with me and never pulled me in.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death, Death, Death of parent
Moderate: Bullying, Cancer, Death, Torture, Forced institutionalization, Grief, War
Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault
dark
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
i knew this book would be dark but holy moly i did not expect there to be such intense body horror like. every 3 pages
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror, Gore, Violence, Blood, Murder
Moderate: Cancer, Sexism
Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Sexual violence
adventurous
challenging
emotional
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I'm not going to lie. I could not get into this book
I kept feeling lost. Going back and re-reading parts to make them make sense. Feeling lost and confused.
I kept feeling lost. Going back and re-reading parts to make them make sense. Feeling lost and confused.
adventurous
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
So this is Percy Jackson/Greek mythology meets Hunger Games and I absolutely loved it. This book was so good. The plot twists were fantastic and the pacing was excellent. I’ve been reading a lot of Greek mythology lately and I was starting to get tired of it, but this book saved it for me. Even though this is a stand-alone, you still get to know the characters well, especially lore, and you grow to care about them in such a short amount of time.
***spoiler
Castor & Lore. That’s it. I love them. Best friends to lovers I’ve seen.
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Castor & Lore. That’s it. I love them. Best friends to lovers I’ve seen.
a lot of 'hmm's and 'ohh's and 'oh!'s and 'huh!'s. the idea of it was great. i felt the dialogue in general a little unnatural, i looked at it and thought, well, nobody would say it like this in real life. but then i thought the entire theme of the book would not exist in real life so i told myself baaghh and just sucked it up.
in the end it wasn't so bad, just maybe the last few pages where they broke the thousand-century (probably more) tradition in some way that i still haven't been able to comprehend, weeks after finishing the book. so zeus decided to just be nice?? he left them alone just like that?
in the end it wasn't so bad, just maybe the last few pages where they broke the thousand-century (probably more) tradition in some way that i still haven't been able to comprehend, weeks after finishing the book. so zeus decided to just be nice?? he left them alone just like that?