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Electric Idol by Katee Robert

37 reviews

taleofabibliophile's review against another edition

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

4.5


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msradiosilence's review against another edition

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dark emotional funny lighthearted 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

4.0

Tldr; I enjoyed this one more than Neon Gods, but I’m really liking this series so far.

Read my full review at: https://www.rainyreader.com/single-post/electric-idol.

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wisewayfarer's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional
  • 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

3.75


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kbairbooks's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious sad 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? Yes

4.25

Loved this, ate it up, so good. We have now heard about 2 of the 4 sisters this series revolves around and I’m guessing I know who comes next. Katee is such a brilliant writer and storyteller. I’m so impressed

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katiefronk's review against another edition

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

3.5


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liannearts's review against another edition

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fast-paced

3.5


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midnacine's review against another edition

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dark emotional tense fast-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? Yes

4.0

All in all, I really enjoyed this! The villain in this story was a lot more well-developed than the villain in the first book, like I had a reason to be scared of them. But I did give this one half a star less than the first for two main reasons:

1. While there's distinction between Eros and Psyche's voices in the book itself, they weren't much different from Hades and Persephone's in the first one. Hades and Eros sounded the same, and so did Persephone and Psyche. Also there were a lot of recycled analogies or statements that didn't necessarily fit between both characters, but were used anyways.

2. There's a lot of inconsistencies between this book and the first, from small details to the whole timeline, and it was really hard for me to ignore. In the first, Demeter had 4 marriages, each daughter being from a different one. In this, Demeter had 3 marriages, Persephone and Psyche sharing a father.

The timeline issues are a lot harder to figure out. I swear I was doing mental gymnastics trying to pin point when exactly this book was set. In Neon Gods, we meet Persephone and Hades in mid January, 3 months before Persephone's 25th birthday in April. Their romance blossoms over the course of 6 weeks and we see their story end roughly around late February, early March. In this book, we're told that it's been 2 months since the events of the last, which would logically put us in late April or early May. However, it's still cold outside, and at some point Eros says it's been barely 2 months since Christmas. It was really confusing for me and hard to ignore.

Aside from those, the character development, plot, and spice were fantastic. I'd like to see a little more world building in the next one, but I doubt it'll happen. Still looking forward to reading it!

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kinsportch's review against another edition

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dark tense fast-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? Yes

4.5


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jadatrack's review against another edition

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adventurous dark fast-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? Yes

4.0


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zabeishumanish's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional medium-paced
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.25

Okay, so Eros is a book boyfriend that would make any woman practically feral. He hits all the spots, murderous, but soft and tender for Psyche.  Psyche is pretty badass too. I wish we had gotten to see more of what their lives were like before they found each other, but really there would be no room for that among all the sex. The sex in here is top-notch and copious.

It has been a long time since I felt myself get so invested in the overarching plot of a romance series. Katee clearly has a plan for Olympus and love-matching up the Thirteen. This book did a lot to both move that overarching plot along and make the reader deeply invested in the plot.

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