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A review by dorhastings
Lore Olympus: Volume Four by Rachel Smythe
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
fast-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? It's complicated
4.75
How this book ended up on my TBR: I read the first book for a challenge for The StoryGraph. But this is an easy sell for me. I'm a goblin for Greek mythology for the most part, and thus, my rating for this book is relatively high.
I enjoyed this volume a lot more than the other ones. I saw a lot more emotional development for both Persephone and Hades. I think both were very warranted, but it was especially important for Persephone, who up until this point has seemed very young, bubbly, and naive. And she is still all of those things, but she is also emotionally mature and very willing to put herself in uncomfortable situations when it's the right thing to do. Hades is processing some baggage and, I suspect, will be doing more of that in future episodes.
I love that Persephone confronted Apollo, who significantly upped his harassment of Persephone. I also get the sense that Artemis is something of an apologist for Apollo. True, she's known her brother far longer than Persephone, but we have not seen her reach out to Persephone for several books now.
Hecate and Eros continue to be my favorite characters. They both stepped up to protect their people and were stylish and delightful. More of them, always.
I enjoyed this volume a lot more than the other ones. I saw a lot more emotional development for both Persephone and Hades. I think both were very warranted, but it was especially important for Persephone, who up until this point has seemed very young, bubbly, and naive. And she is still all of those things, but she is also emotionally mature and very willing to put herself in uncomfortable situations when it's the right thing to do. Hades is processing some baggage and, I suspect, will be doing more of that in future episodes.
I love that Persephone confronted Apollo, who significantly upped his harassment of Persephone. I also get the sense that Artemis is something of an apologist for Apollo. True, she's known her brother far longer than Persephone, but we have not seen her reach out to Persephone for several books now.
Hecate and Eros continue to be my favorite characters. They both stepped up to protect their people and were stylish and delightful. More of them, always.