Reviews tagging 'Murder'

Neon Gods by Katee Robert

242 reviews

tiffanne11's review

fast-paced

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

3.0

With a title like "Neon Gods" and a Hades and Persephone pairing, there are certain things I expect.
A world where the Greek gods are out publicly and with their powers is the base expectation. But instead, this is a city where the different areas are controlled by people who hold titles that tie to the gods. No one has the magical powers of gods, just the titles. And because of that, this is just a run of the mill romance with reused names. I picked this up hoping for so much more than it is. 

Warnings for Dom/Sub Kink, Public Sex, Falling to Death, Fire, Death of Parents, Assault on Women, Talk of War, Spousal Homicide 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Sexual content, and Murder

Moderate: Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, and War

melliel21's review against another edition

adventurous dark hopeful 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? It's complicated

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Death of parent and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Confinement, Cursing, Drug use, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Stalking, Murder, War, and Classism

psychnp's review against another edition

adventurous dark fast-paced

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

4.0

🔥🔥🔥🔥

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Bullying, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, and Toxic friendship

lilyofthewest's review

adventurous medium-paced

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

4.25

“Oh no, we have to pretend we’re dating!”
“But how will we convince people it’s real?”
“Public sex. It’s the only possible solution.”
Maximum spicy, plenty of fun

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content and Murder

casdelvo's review

dark emotional 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

Graphic: Cursing, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Death, Gun violence, Infidelity, Death of parent, Murder, and Fire/Fire injury

mcshnick's review against another edition

dark emotional medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: War

bertrandlm's review against another edition

adventurous dark lighthearted fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content and Murder

fantasybookworm01's review

4.5

This is a retelling of the Hades and Perspephone story, but is based in modern times. Persephone is forced to leave Olympus under the cover of darkness and is forced to cross the River Styx and finds herself in the arms of Hades, who was thought to be dead and nothing more than a myth.

What a great story, Emily has an excellent writing style, its a brilliant plot and a nice bit of spice! I cannot wait to read the rest of the series. I can't recommend this highly enough. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Minor: Death, Death of parent, and Murder

acingit13's review

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

2.75

The writing improves as the book progresses but never reaches anything really great. I was recommended this book because I wanted a fantastic Hades/Persephone retelling but I'll keep looking. There was a lot of telling followed up by minimal showing throughout the book which resulted in not really feeling the chemistry between the characters which I felt could be there. The smut also wasn't that smutty, it felt like Roberts was building up to something but then backed off each scene which had me skimming parts. It's an easy read as a breather between more complex books, but I probably won't be back for the sequels. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Murder and Alcohol

Minor: Self harm, Suicide, and Sexual harassment

nikbeth's review

adventurous 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? Yes

4.5

Needs more fantasy content.
Overall a good read. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual content and Murder