Reviews tagging 'Grief'

Neon Gods by Katee Robert

35 reviews

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

thecatconstellation's review against another edition

emotional tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

I thought this was okay. I enjoyed reading it for the most part. I had some issues with some of the black and white morality around

murdering a wife killing abuser

, but overall I liked it well enough. The plot is thin at times, but there’s enough there to keep the story moving. One of my least favorite things about this is that they aren’t actually gods? Just people with the “roles” - I saw someone say this is more mafia than mythology and I feel like that is an accurate assessment. 

Also! If you are reading this book because StoryGraph has given it the “lgbtqia+“ tag, you will probably be disappointed. There is brief mention of past queer relationships, but nothing of any substance within the story. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Death of parent and Violence

Minor: Medical content, Misogyny, War, Blood, Domestic abuse, Kidnapping, Cursing, and Grief

taleofabibliophile's review

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Kidnapping, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Misogyny, Murder, and Sexual content

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury, Blood, and Gun violence

Minor: Drug use, Alcohol, Death of parent, Grief, and Vomit

kbairbooks's review

challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

This was a delightful book. I ate it up and it was another fun sexy time by Katee. Good ass time

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Murder, Violence, Grief, and Sexual content

midnacine's review

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

4.5

I much prefer this version of Hades and Persephone over the version in A Touch of Darkness. Unique world building, compelling plot, interesting characters, and excellent spice. I only wish there'd been a little more exposition to really establish the villain as scary and threatening. Looking forward to reading the second one!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Violence, Classism, Blood, Medical content, Cursing, Fire/Fire injury, Gun violence, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Sexism, Stalking, Murder, Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Grief, Death, Death of parent, Kidnapping, and Eating disorder

Minor: Vomit, Alcohol, Drug use, and War

lnaikennedi's review

dark emotional tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Death, and Sexual content

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Sexual harassment, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, Gun violence, Murder, and Violence

Minor: War

things100's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense 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

4.5

Amazing book, I love Katee Robert’s books. Can’t wait to read the rest of the series. I loved Persephone and Hades relationship and how we all hate Zeus. Such a cute relationship but full of spice dang 🥵. Have fun reading 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Cursing, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, Classism, Death, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Misogyny, Physical abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Blood, Bullying, Death of parent, Eating disorder, Gore, Grief, and Medical content

Minor: Domestic abuse and War

txikimandy's review

dark emotional 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

2.5

I read this for a “Rated-R” book club, and I have to say I’m pretty disappointed. The worldbuilding is awful and the writing is subpar at best. It’s full of grammatical errors and “I don’t think this word means what you think it means” errors. The characters are great and I liked the plot well enough, however everything was just not done well enough for me. Particularly in the beginning, the reasons for characters disliking one another were not explored/explained enough, nor was the governmental structure or the rest of the world. We are evidently in a universe where California and Ohio exist (and according to other reviews about this book, Disney villains), but we don’t get any information about how this seemingly magical world fits into our mundane one. If you’re reading for plot or a well-written, fleshed-out story, I do not recommend this book.

The one good thing I can say about Robert’s writing is the characterization. Some of it left more to be desired, like Hades’s perception of what his constituents think of him and why it doesn’t line up with how they actually feel. But overall, Hades and Persephone each had really big character arcs that I felt were well-developed.

Further, to Robert’s credit, she is a really good smut and romance writer. There were some sex scenes that I felt were described unrealistically (for example, a mere two paragraphs until Persephone finishes) or were not long enough, but the vast majority were descriptive, hot, and steamy. The fluffy romance scenes between Hades and Persephone were amazing. I melted every time there was anything romantic happening. I liked the development of both characters and their relationship. If you read purely for smut and romance, I would recommend this book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Murder, Sexual content, Gun violence, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Blood, Classism, War, Gun violence, Abandonment, and Grief

srm's review

adventurous mysterious 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

3.0

Fun enough and smutty, but not entirely my cup of tea,

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Cursing and Death

Minor: Alcohol, Death of parent, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, and Murder

bblanka's review against another edition

dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Gun violence, Blood, Cursing, and Death

Minor: Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Stalking, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, and War