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A review by tales_of_monika
Hades' Cult by Erin McDermott
3.0
I have been given an ARC of Hades' Cult and voluntarily decided to review it.
I was sooo happy when I found out I could read this before its release date. I liked the fist book in the series and was excited to see where things would go in this book.
I was a little disappointed. I found the book to be very repetitive from the start (how many times does Claire say that there are "wanted" posters with Jason's face on them everywhere??) Though it was quick-paced at the beginning, the middle dragged on forever and then the end was insanely quick.
I feel like the book needs at least another few hundred pages in order for some world building and character development. When the main characters run away to the Underground we don't really find out much about what the place is like. All I know is that there is no sunlight and there are immortals-criminals everywhere.
Another major thing that triggered me (and when I say triggered I mean I had notes in all caps in my notebook) was the Stockholm syndrome. The main character is in captivity for mere days and starts to find her captor "desireable" (while having a boyfriend). I was reeeally hoping it would be something to do with their bond or some sort of spell but nope. Claire has "known" the man for less than a week and already wants to hop into his bed. I definitely think that should have taken more time.
Overall I think the book is a nice, quick read. There were some plot twists I didn't expect but the majority of the book is quite predictable. I'm intrigued by the love triangle that was introduced here but I definitely think that Claire started to develop feelings for her captor way too soon.
I was sooo happy when I found out I could read this before its release date. I liked the fist book in the series and was excited to see where things would go in this book.
I was a little disappointed. I found the book to be very repetitive from the start (how many times does Claire say that there are "wanted" posters with Jason's face on them everywhere??) Though it was quick-paced at the beginning, the middle dragged on forever and then the end was insanely quick.
I feel like the book needs at least another few hundred pages in order for some world building and character development. When the main characters run away to the Underground we don't really find out much about what the place is like. All I know is that there is no sunlight and there are immortals-criminals everywhere.
Another major thing that triggered me (and when I say triggered I mean I had notes in all caps in my notebook) was the Stockholm syndrome. The main character is in captivity for mere days and starts to find her captor "desireable" (while having a boyfriend). I was reeeally hoping it would be something to do with their bond or some sort of spell but nope. Claire has "known" the man for less than a week and already wants to hop into his bed. I definitely think that should have taken more time.
Overall I think the book is a nice, quick read. There were some plot twists I didn't expect but the majority of the book is quite predictable. I'm intrigued by the love triangle that was introduced here but I definitely think that Claire started to develop feelings for her captor way too soon.