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Neon Gods by Katee Robert

51 reviews

allisonmspiers's review

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adventurous dark emotional mysterious fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.5


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mattiedancer's review against another edition

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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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dionaeau's review against another edition

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

3.0

Roberts definitely is a good writer. This was more or less entertaining to listen to, but the sex scenes are not what I am looking for. The kinks and concepts are decent, but I wasn’t very into them when they were executed. The voice acting kinda killed the sex scenes further. The voices are fine otherwise, but definitely not my thing for a sexy scene. The story was actually pretty decent. I found myself sitting through the sex scenes just so I can continue with the actual story. I’m not sure if I will continue with the sequel, but I definitely am considering it.

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tatianargc's review

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adventurous dark emotional funny medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • 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


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daniluvsbooks's review

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dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad 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? No

5.0

PLEASEEE IM IN LOVE omg greek mythology Injust adore and Hades goodness gracious what a guy. Absolutely love him hands down. Like Hades was definitely the star of the show, sorry Persephone. Persephone’s character was still great through. I love this book <3!!!.

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eve_lyn's review

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fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.75

It’s was alright. It read like published greek god fanfic and that’s cool because I think that’s all it wanted to be. If you’re reading it for the sex parts, you’ll be happy. If you’re reading it for the Greek god retelling, I think you’ll also be happy. I wish we found out more about Hades, like how he actually works as a leader/ more details to his early leader life, but that’s just because I’m a backstory boy. I love Backstory. Over all, it was fine. 

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uranaishi's review

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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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bangiebangs's review

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adventurous dark emotional 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

5.0

Update April 2023 (5*)
I re-read this book and gave it a full 5* on the second time. It might be that after having finished all currently published books of the series (plus Wicked Villains) the depth and foreshadowing here just hit differently and made it even more enjoyable than on the first read. 
I have a feeling that this won't be my last re-read either, so can recommend this (again), even after reading 60+ dark romances in between. What a journey it's been!

Review Nov 2022 (4.75*)
I really loved this retelling of the old Hades/Persephone myth! It has a nice story like, and I really appreciated that the whole arch was one book, rather than - as so often happens now - a trilogy. That said, I wish it was longer! 
I particularly loved the representation: everyone seems to be casually queer (this is just given as a normal thing, rather than made a topic in itself); consent is a huge topic throughout, whether on explicit sex scenes (of which there are a couple, oh my, and they are very RACK type of kinky) or topics like childhood neglect/ caring for oneself etc. I thought this was done in a really intelligent and engaging way. 

I will likely re-read at some point, and am already looking at more books in the Dark Olympus series.

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labtech69's review

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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? Yes

4.0

I really liked this book however the setting and the world building were hard for me to grasp.  I know that’s not a huge part of this book but the confusion took me out of the story at times.  Otherwise it was a very enjoyable read 😄

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arimari's review

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dark emotional funny mysterious sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5


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