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I love Greek mythology. This was an alright "based on" type story. It's the end to Pierce and John's story. It's a happy ending. Things get resolved. It was good.

fallen_for_books30's review against another edition

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4.0

What an end to the series...SO much action and I loved Pierce and JOHN WAS GREAT !! :)

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3.0

Originally posted at yAdult Review

Oh this series. I understand that is not the best way to start a review, but sometimes it is the only way. Pierce spent this series much like in the previous books frustrating me, but at the same time made me love her more. I mean she’s a teenager, she is going to be frustrating. Looking back on my teenage years, was there a time I wasn’t frustrating? Probably not. And that is OK. But Pierce is much of the same.

Of course she is now Queen of the Underworld with her boyfriend, King of the Underworld, who is a teeny bit strange. John is not only weird because he is, you know, dead, but also because he wants to get married and wants to get married now. He introduces himself to everyone as “Hello, I am John. I want to marry Pierce, but she will currently not let me because she says this is not the ways of present day.”

I know.

There is an interesting turning point where Pierce becomes an even stronger girl. Don’t get me wrong, she has been pretty strong throughout this series but there becomes a point when you can feel the light-bulb go off above her head and you’re like “YES! YOU GET IT! GOOD FOR YOU!” Not to say there weren’t moments in which I wanted to kill her, of course there were those moments. But again, she’s a teen who is dealing with a lot of shit.

This is also the first book in awhile that I have felt like Meg Cabot is back to the Meg Cabot that I know and love and that makes me excited for the future.

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3.0

I have a theory that Meg Cabot now employs ghost writers. That or she’s outside her realm of comfort with this level of fantasy. Lots of cheesy dialogue at inappropriate moments and quickly tied up plots and issues.

toriwatson's review against another edition

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adventurous funny mysterious fast-paced

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

3.5

More action packed than the ones leading up to this finale.
Still love Hades & Persephone retellings
I felt like some of the ideas in the book could've been more fleshed out, but it was an overall good end to the trilogy. Very quick read, highschool me would've been obsessed

frommito's review against another edition

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2.0

This has so many plot holes. The ending leaves the reader in a sense of abandonment. I feel like this is not a complete series even though it is. While the abusive aspect has been dropped, many plot holes still seem to show up. I read this entire trilogy in a few days and I feel like nothing even really happened. I mean I still have so many questions, do they get married? do they have kids? are there more "underworlds"? Who are the other "Hades" characters if there is more than one. What happened to the original Hades and Persephone? I just feel like this series tries to cover up those world building questions with a poorly written romance, and a questionable plot.

Overall I am disappointed in this series. I though this would be a fun read based on the other Meg Cabot books I do like. I think this could have been a really great series, its too bad that the author's editing team did not take the time to review this with her before publishing.

delaneysc's review against another edition

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adventurous dark hopeful tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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