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adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Check trigger warnings! A good conclusion to a retelling of Hades and Persephone that spans 4 books. A lot darker and longer than the previous books with many more characters POVs that shows the build up to the war and through it. Theusus' chapters were almost unbearable to read, his treatment to other characters made me despise him. I really enjoyed Dionysus' characterisation and his relationship with Ariadne. Some really hard deaths came from this book but I felt it was nesasary to develop Persophone from an innocent almost mortal to the powerful queen of the underworld. Hecates love and protection over Persephone was so great and Hermes humour really lifted this book in dark moments. Overall the characters really carried this world but the plot sometimes fell short with battles commencing fast and issues being resolved very fast
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content, Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Rape, Sexual harassment, and Domestic abuse
Moderate: Blood, Death, Gaslighting, Grief, Suicide, Addiction, Gore, Self harm, Body horror, and Confinement
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