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Lore by Alexandra Bracken

33 reviews

dr_amy_k_west's review against another edition

adventurous emotional

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

Not sure how to rate this one. Got the rec from a fave booktoker and not unhappy about it. I did devour it (an easier read and enjoyed the pacing and mythology). That said, I struggled in places: the plot meandered, supporting characters weren't well-developed, and was rather disappointed in the anticlimactic ending.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Child death, and Death of parent

Moderate: Child abuse, Misogyny, Torture, Bullying, Terminal illness, and Sexism

Minor: Fire/Fire injury, Rape, and Sexual assault

cdoubet's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, War, Physical abuse, Blood, Chronic illness, Classism, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Genocide, Gore, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Mental illness, Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Sexual harassment, Murder, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Bullying and Child death

Minor: Child abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, and Stalking

rebeccamgwck's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense fast-paced

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

3.5

A dark, grim re-imagining of Greek mythology which explored the brutal side of both the godly, immortal figures and the plain old humans with their burning ambition. The plot was intriguing; watching the characters unravel thread after thread and often ending up with more questions than answers. The full cast of characters were well-developed, though frustratingly bad decision makers (someone had to advance the plot, l suppose). The ending felt slightly rushed,

and a bit jarringly sunshine-and-rainbows compared to the previous fifty-odd chapters

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, Gore, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Death of parent, Child death, Death, Violence, and Blood

Moderate: Cancer, Pedophilia, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Domestic abuse and Ableism

redheadorganist's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional 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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Blood, Child death, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, and Suicide

Moderate: Sexual assault

readwithria's review against another edition

adventurous emotional 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? No

3.5

Lore was not what I wanted it to be, but that’s not the book’s fault.

I love a mythology retelling or reimagining, and that’s what I thought Lore would be. Instead, it was a giant game of hide and seek with a couple of Greek gods and multiple McGuffins. This was more of a thriller through a filter of mythology instead of what I was hoping it would be.

I think that part of the problem was the pacing. I found the first ~60-70% to be kinda boring. Once we got to the climax it definitely became more interesting, but unfortunately there wasn’t enough time given to the resolution for that climax to feel impactful. Part of that is because this book takes place over seven days, and that’s not very long, but there’s a lot of exposition and expository monologues.

Another issue I had was with the romance subplot. I did not feel any chemistry between the two love interests until the very end of the book. The pining between  two secondary characters was more compelling for me. Honestly, Miles and Van are the two most interesting characters and we don’t spend nearly enough time getting to know them.

All in all, this book was fine. It did what it set out to do, I’m just not convinced that what it set out to do was particularly interesting. 3.5 stars.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Violence, Blood, Death, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Kidnapping, War, and Sexual violence

Minor: Fire/Fire injury

cassy_smith's review against another edition

adventurous tense fast-paced

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

3.5

Really enjoyed the start of the book. The story drew me in right away. However that draw didn’t stay. While the book always kept my attention while reading, I forgot about it when I put the book done. I didn’t need to know what happened to these characters. Still a solid, fun read. Kinda if about the last few chapters though. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Chronic illness, Sexism, Death, Violence, Suicide, and Misogyny

Moderate: Death of parent, Pedophilia, Murder, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Body horror

sophie1_xox's review against another edition

adventurous 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Child death, Blood, Sexism, Rape, Misogyny, Emotional abuse, Violence, Gore, and Terminal illness

Moderate: Sexual assault, Adult/minor relationship, Fire/Fire injury, Ableism, Murder, and Sexual violence

blissofalife's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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? Yes

4.0

Bracken does a wonderful job weaving a new story out of Greek mythology and explaining background while not treating the reader like someone completely unfamiliar with the tales. No loose ends.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, Classism, Misogyny, and Violence

Moderate: Murder, Sexual assault, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Fire/Fire injury, Genocide, Rape, Child death, Blood, Death of parent, Grief, and War

Minor: Vomit, Bullying, Adult/minor relationship, Chronic illness, Cursing, Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Cancer

remuslibrary's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Gore, Grief, Misogyny, Violence, Death, Death of parent, Child death, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Rape, and Sexism

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury and Cancer

maregred's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious slow-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Torture, Sexual assault, and Death of parent

Moderate: Violence, War, Sexism, and Misogyny

Minor: Classism, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, Religious bigotry, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail