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A review by croscot
Lore Olympus: Volume One by Rachel Smythe
adventurous
dark
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
Persephone: *looks like a sexualised toddler*
Every older man laying eyes on her: "AWOOGA"
I quite like the choice of colours here, and the dialogues are amusing, but the characters feel a bit too weak. Like, Hades doesn't feel much like the God of the Underworld, he's more like a bashful but horny 20-something librarian with surprising amounts of money and white hair. And because he (or his almighty brothers, tbh) doesn't give off the vibe of some eternal being with immense power, it's kind of hard to take him (or, once again, his brothers) seriously. And it's not even the age difference between him and Persephone that bothered me (he may be much older, but he sure doesn't act like it), but the infantilisation of the goddess. She looks and acts like a child, and it's super uncomfortable to read how every single man she meets wants to sleep with her.
Every older man laying eyes on her: "AWOOGA"
I quite like the choice of colours here, and the dialogues are amusing, but the characters feel a bit too weak. Like, Hades doesn't feel much like the God of the Underworld, he's more like a bashful but horny 20-something librarian with surprising amounts of money and white hair. And because he (or his almighty brothers, tbh) doesn't give off the vibe of some eternal being with immense power, it's kind of hard to take him (or, once again, his brothers) seriously. And it's not even the age difference between him and Persephone that bothered me (he may be much older, but he sure doesn't act like it), but the infantilisation of the goddess. She looks and acts like a child, and it's super uncomfortable to read how every single man she meets wants to sleep with her.