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3.91 AVERAGE
3.91 AVERAGE
dark
emotional
tense
medium-paced
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
mysterious
relaxing
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:
Complicated
New rendition
I'm glad I read this as one book, as opposed to three separate books. It's definitely more cohesive that way, and probably should have been written as such. I thoroughly enjoyed a new version of the tale of Persephone and Hades, that really was quite different. The writing was pretty good, allow a few words were used oddly. I don't know if that was on purpose, or an error but it was hard to ignore. I enjoyed the characters, and the story didn't follow the predictable path that it could have. I fully recommend this to anyone looking for a new take on an old tale.
I'm glad I read this as one book, as opposed to three separate books. It's definitely more cohesive that way, and probably should have been written as such. I thoroughly enjoyed a new version of the tale of Persephone and Hades, that really was quite different. The writing was pretty good, allow a few words were used oddly. I don't know if that was on purpose, or an error but it was hard to ignore. I enjoyed the characters, and the story didn't follow the predictable path that it could have. I fully recommend this to anyone looking for a new take on an old tale.
medium-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
adventurous
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Amazing beginning then went down hill fast
3.5 out of 5 stars from me!
Zeus is going to hold another Trial, where women of all kinds, will compete for the honor of becoming the new Queen of the Underworld, wife of Hades.
Her catch? She's a mortal who has no memory of her past, and has just been kidnapped. Hades is tired of the competitions and is going through the motions. His catch? This seemingly mortal is more than she seems.
This trilogy, despite being over 600 pages was a quick and easy read for me, I will admit, I feel like the books could have been condensed into perhaps 2 books.
Having a competition to be Hades wife was an interesting twist to the mythology that I love, but it got a bit repetitive to me, as it was 3 books.
It was nice to see a breath of new life into the Greek gods that we know so well, it was a welcome change of pace. But, there is only so much that you can do, Hades will always be dark and brooding, Zeus always full of himself.
Sadly, this is one of the more forgettable of the Retellings that I've read recently as I'm writing this review a few months after reading it, but I will be rereading it again when I get a chance, as it was good, despite its flaws.
One of them being the smut, it wasn't too much of a slow burn, but it was just meh for me.
The plot was exciting enough, again, a tournament was a good change of pace, there was potential hidden in the many pages, it was just a tedious 600 pages.
I will be reading the other books in the series, I am interested to see what she will do with the other Gods.
Zeus is going to hold another Trial, where women of all kinds, will compete for the honor of becoming the new Queen of the Underworld, wife of Hades.
Her catch? She's a mortal who has no memory of her past, and has just been kidnapped. Hades is tired of the competitions and is going through the motions. His catch? This seemingly mortal is more than she seems.
This trilogy, despite being over 600 pages was a quick and easy read for me, I will admit, I feel like the books could have been condensed into perhaps 2 books.
Having a competition to be Hades wife was an interesting twist to the mythology that I love, but it got a bit repetitive to me, as it was 3 books.
It was nice to see a breath of new life into the Greek gods that we know so well, it was a welcome change of pace. But, there is only so much that you can do, Hades will always be dark and brooding, Zeus always full of himself.
Sadly, this is one of the more forgettable of the Retellings that I've read recently as I'm writing this review a few months after reading it, but I will be rereading it again when I get a chance, as it was good, despite its flaws.
One of them being the smut, it wasn't too much of a slow burn, but it was just meh for me.
The plot was exciting enough, again, a tournament was a good change of pace, there was potential hidden in the many pages, it was just a tedious 600 pages.
I will be reading the other books in the series, I am interested to see what she will do with the other Gods.
Oh my gods! I’m so glad I’m done with this book. I really wanted to DNF
If I could rate it 6 ⭐️ I would! I am a sucker for Hades and Persephone retellings, and this one might just be the best! The book absolutely stole my heart, and I’m looking forward to the rest of the series!
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
A strong, unique modern re-telling of Greek mythology. You’re sucked in from page 3 and I loved how strong Persephone was from the get. She didn’t need to grow into being a strong character, just had to adapt in different ways. The author had such beautiful descriptive scenes of the locations and how people looked and what they wore it was so easy to visualize! Also, the trials Persephone were put through were not light and were sometimes gruesome, which one would expect in the Underworld. Again, very unique and obviously well-researched and thought out.