Reviews tagging 'Blood'

Neon Gods by Katee Robert

64 reviews

bbygirl_read's review

adventurous dark emotional mysterious relaxing sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Murder, Death, Gore, and Violence

moodreadmoonchild's review

adventurous dark 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? It's complicated

4.5

this book never stops being good. a broody, cinnamon roll Hades, an empowered Persephone, and a really interesting take on greek myth retellings. Katee Robert is an insta-buy author for me for a reason. this was the book that started it all and it was one of the best decisions i ever made. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence

Moderate: Blood, Gun violence, Misogyny, and Death

Minor: Death of parent

notsobinaryart's review

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Death, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Cursing, Alcohol, Blood, Grief, and Violence

Minor: Death of parent, Gun violence, Infidelity, War, and Sexual harassment

booknerd_therapist's review

dark fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Classism, Death of parent, Death, Fire/Fire injury, and Sexual content

Moderate: Alcohol, Cursing, Addiction, and War

Minor: Blood

wrensreadingroom's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark tense fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Eating disorder, Death, Sexual content, Misogyny, Medical content, Grief, Drug abuse, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Injury/Injury detail, Gaslighting, Addiction, Murder, Gun violence, Vomit, Blood, Violence, Death of parent, Cursing, and Alcohol

icy_queen's review

dark emotional hopeful mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Gun violence, Blood, Sexual content, Violence, Kidnapping, and Murder

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, and Stalking

Minor: Death of parent, Mental illness, and Eating disorder

mattiedancer's review against another edition

fast-paced

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

2.75

Writing: 3.25⭐️/5 

I think the writing – while lacking some qualities I look for – was consistent throughout. While it didn’t add to the depth of either the characters or the story, it also didn’t pull me out of the story. 

Characters: 2.75⭐️/5

I wanted so much more from the characters. I feel like they fall flat as both regular people and “gods,” with their powers vaguely (if at all) explored. The characters also felt secondary to situations. It felt like the most important fact was to position characters in certain spots for pivotal scenes, but beyond that, they lacked depth. 

Plot: 2.75⭐️/5 

While I’m a sucker for a Hades-Persephone story, this one fell short. The premise sets up a Mafia-romance read, which in and of itself is fine, but is replaced by Greek gods. The gods live in Olympus, which is a normal city but also not, for reasons we’re never clearly given. The fantasy elements fall short because it’s never really explained how they work. The overarching plot, while somewhat following the myth of Persephone and Hades, isn’t clearly told. If you’re looking for an easy read without too much attention to plot (and more on the spice factor) then it might work, but it didn’t stand out for me.

Who Should Read This Book? 

• Someone looking for spicy sex scenes
• Those who like fantasy erotica
• Readers looking for a preference for spice over plot

Content Warnings? 

• Sexual content, sexual harassment, sexism, injury, death, misogyny

Post-Reading Rating:  2⭐️/5

Meh. I feel more confused why I kept reading.

Final Rating: 2.75⭐️/5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, Violence, Murder, Toxic relationship, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Cursing, and Sexual content

Moderate: Blood, Gun violence, Mass/school shootings, Death, and Misogyny

bi_n_large's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious 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? It's complicated

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Murder, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, Gun violence, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Sexual assault, Physical abuse, Domestic abuse, and Toxic relationship

tiana_king's review against another edition

dark fast-paced

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

4.25

Typically I don’t like instalove but between the BDSM and my innate love for Hades and Persephone I actually enjoyed this book. Don’t expect too much out of the plot of course. A nice light read when you want to scratch the spicy itch 😏

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail and Sexual content

Moderate: Stalking, Blood, and Murder

Minor: Death of parent, Death, and Animal cruelty

uranaishi's review

adventurous dark emotional tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Eating disorder, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Stalking, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Classism, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Grief, War, Alcohol, Blood, Dementia, Medical content, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, and Sexual harassment