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A review by saintlychelle
Undead Gods by Caitlyn Battelle
adventurous
challenging
dark
mysterious
tense
slow-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
4.5
Thank you Caitlyn Battelle for this ARC!! I enjoyed this one a lot!!
This story starts off rather slow, but definitely keeps you intrigued as it builds up for all the mystery and tension!
I actually really loved how clever and headstrong all the characters were! There was such a great mix of people you rooted for, people you wanted to root for but they gave you reasons not to, and people you just absolutely despised no matter what. Added to the mix, the raccoon was also such a cute yet chaotic gremlin of a character that I absolutely adored!
I had seen that this story was "Hades and Persephone inspired" and went in expecting what one typically expects of any story that says it is something like Hades and Persephone: opposing lovers, light and dark vibes, yearning, realm hopping between somewhere decayed and somewhere thriving, etc. However as I read this story, I found it wasn't quite what I expected. Before I could say I was disappointed, I remembered and realised that it was advertised as "inspired" and not "Hades and Persephone vibes." What I had expected was the vibes, but what I got (and what was rightfully advertised) was inspiration. There were definitely elements that were reminiscent of Hades and Persephone, but not set in obvious tones that you'd usually read. That being said, I definitely saw the hints of inspiration Caitlyn Battelle was dropping and (hopefully rightly) assume the Hades and Persephone vibes are coming in book 2!
I really enjoyed this story and I am so looking forward to book 2!! I mean, how could I not with that ending and all the new threads just waiting to be unravelled!!!!
This story starts off rather slow, but definitely keeps you intrigued as it builds up for all the mystery and tension!
I actually really loved how clever and headstrong all the characters were! There was such a great mix of people you rooted for, people you wanted to root for but they gave you reasons not to, and people you just absolutely despised no matter what. Added to the mix, the raccoon was also such a cute yet chaotic gremlin of a character that I absolutely adored!
I had seen that this story was "Hades and Persephone inspired" and went in expecting what one typically expects of any story that says it is something like Hades and Persephone: opposing lovers, light and dark vibes, yearning, realm hopping between somewhere decayed and somewhere thriving, etc. However as I read this story, I found it wasn't quite what I expected. Before I could say I was disappointed, I remembered and realised that it was advertised as "inspired" and not "Hades and Persephone vibes." What I had expected was the vibes, but what I got (and what was rightfully advertised) was inspiration. There were definitely elements that were reminiscent of Hades and Persephone, but not set in obvious tones that you'd usually read. That being said, I definitely saw the hints of inspiration Caitlyn Battelle was dropping and (hopefully rightly) assume the Hades and Persephone vibes are coming in book 2!
I really enjoyed this story and I am so looking forward to book 2!! I mean, how could I not with that ending and all the new threads just waiting to be unravelled!!!!