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A review by theinquisitxor
Lore by Alexandra Bracken
3.0
This is a difficult book to rate. I'm thinking 3.5ish stars?? On one hand, I enjoyed the setting, the premise and the execution of this book a lot. I don't read a ton of urban fantasy, nor do I read a lot of books where there are "gods" running around, but I gave this book a go because of a) the stunning cover and b) the greek mythology retelling
I think I liked the first half of this book the best. It actually reminded me of Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo a little bit. A traumatized MC, a urban setting, privilege and class, a classical feeling and moments in the past and present. While Ninth House is definitely much more slower paced and all-around very different from this book, I got some similar vibes at some points.
I liked our MC, Lore. She's been though a lot, she just want to leave her heritage behind, but she is sucked in on a revenge quest. She's badass and resourceful and lives up to her name. Castor was sweet and nice, but that's about all I got from him? While I do enjoy the 'childhood friends to lovers' trope, this was just okay? And we got our author checking off her 'racially diverse' and 'lgbt' checkboxes without going too out there.
This book is definitely on the older spectrum of YA, there are some heavy topics discussed and lots of blood, gore and killing in this book. If I didn't know it was YA before I even started it, I might have assumed this was adult. This book was fast paced and had lots of action, but it never felt like it was too much , or over the top. On another hand, I don't think I fully understood the ending. It was a little confusing and I don't think I could tell you what exactly happened. But I don't feel compelled to go back and reread the ending to figure it out
I think I liked the first half of this book the best. It actually reminded me of Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo a little bit. A traumatized MC, a urban setting, privilege and class, a classical feeling and moments in the past and present. While Ninth House is definitely much more slower paced and all-around very different from this book, I got some similar vibes at some points.
I liked our MC, Lore. She's been though a lot, she just want to leave her heritage behind, but she is sucked in on a revenge quest. She's badass and resourceful and lives up to her name. Castor was sweet and nice, but that's about all I got from him? While I do enjoy the 'childhood friends to lovers' trope, this was just okay? And we got our author checking off her 'racially diverse' and 'lgbt' checkboxes without going too out there.
This book is definitely on the older spectrum of YA, there are some heavy topics discussed and lots of blood, gore and killing in this book. If I didn't know it was YA before I even started it, I might have assumed this was adult. This book was fast paced and had lots of action, but it never felt like it was too much , or over the top. On another hand, I don't think I fully understood the ending. It was a little confusing and I don't think I could tell you what exactly happened. But I don't feel compelled to go back and reread the ending to figure it out