Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

Neon Gods by Katee Robert

290 reviews

michelle_harris's review

adventurous dark emotional funny lighthearted tense medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Cursing, Death, Gun violence, Misogyny, Sexual content, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, and Classism

malu_moon's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional fast-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Eating disorder, Sexual content, Violence, and Death of parent

Minor: Gun violence

ekcd_'s review

dark 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? Yes

1.0

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Content Warnings

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

ckyoung's review

dark emotional tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Violence, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Death of parent

neonblaze's review

adventurous dark funny 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

milliewh's review

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Violence, and Death of parent

Moderate: Murder and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Gun violence

green_book_gobl1n's review

dark medium-paced

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

2.5

I did enjoy this book, but I feel it could have been written better, it felt as if the sex was the main plot point, and it had an anti-climactic ending.  I didn’t really gain anything from reading it. If you are a lover of Hades and Persophone retellings, you will probably like this. Sure, it's not the worst book, but I probably won't be suggesting this to someone, unless they like smutty books. For a book that has reviews for being very sexy, and kinky, it's pretty tame.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual harassment, and Classism

Moderate: Gun violence, Rape, Stalking, and War

khymihr's review against another edition

fast-paced

• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Minor: Death of parent and Murder

lauren_shilling's review

adventurous dark 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

4.25

I read this book with some of my friends, and we all enjoyed it a lot! I loved this book, and I had a lot of fun with it. It wasn't as spicy as I expected it to be, which I was disappointed by at first since that was what drew me to the book in the first place, but to be honest, it didn't bother me at all by the end. I enjoyed the story for what it was, even if it wasn't what I expected. I loved both Persephone and Hades, but I will say that I was much more into Persephone. Hades was great, just not my usual type, but I loved him regardless. My biggest complaint is

that we didn't dive into Hades trauma as much as I wanted to. While we know what happened in his past, we never get details, and I wish there had been a scene where we explore that through Persephone learning more about him. I think it would have done wonders for my understanding of his character.

That being said, that really is my only complaint about this book. Everything else was great. The side characters were wonderful, and all very well developed, which I was happy to see. I love when the side characters in romance novels feel just as real as the two main characters, because that doesn't always happen in the genre. Hades was so sweet, and I really loved watching his romance with Persephone bloom throughout the story. I also loved the subtle references to winter and summer and how the book plays with that concept. It was very subtle, but it was there if you pay enough attention, and I thought it was clever. I am also very intrigued by the world created in this book. This city of Olympus is such an interesting concept to me, and I was not disappointed by how this book portrayed it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Sexual content, and Violence

Moderate: Death of parent and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: War

jencolumb0's review

adventurous medium-paced

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

4.5

A simple but modern, v. hot, engaging, and satisfying retelling of the Hades/Persephone myth with the help of the ever-effective fake dating trope. Even though this book skews toward indulgent and also violent at times, I really appreciated the sensitivity it brought to concepts of BDSM. It is worth noting that none of the violence is sexual in nature and, in one part where blurring that line becomes a possibility, the involved partners clearly communicate their enthusiastic consent to hurting so good, in an agreed-upon way. I look forward to exploring the rest of Olympus, as portrayed by Ms. Robert.

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Content Warnings

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

Minor: Gun violence and Kidnapping