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sathyadgs95 's review for:
Lore
by Alexandra Bracken
adventurous
challenging
dark
informative
mysterious
reflective
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
N/A
The book follows Lore aka Melora trying to lead a life that is not defined by Agon, a hunt that takes place every seven years to gain the powers of the Gods who betrayed Zeus. With each of the different houses founded by the family of the Greek heroes who were given a chance to hunt and claim the powers of the gods out for blood and glory, Lore is faced with a chance to team up with Athena to avenge her family’s death by killing Wrath and protect her friends Miles and Castor.
It was an action packed, fast paced urban fantasy. I felt like the plot and the characters were all over the place. I found them both messy and confusing at times. Both lacked consistencies. I think the romance between the side characters was better written than the one between the main characters. Both the characters of Lore and Castor lacked depth. Probably because both the characters were young and didn’t know what is happening themselves. But both Castor and Miles are very sweet.
I liked how certain new and old gods redeemed themselves. It goes to show how much humanity can help oneself as much as others. I think reading this book requires a bit of prior knowledge about Greek mythology. There was not much of world building in this book, probably because of the action-oriented plot. I liked how most of the chapters in the book ended with a cliff hanger. The author knew how to keep the readers hooked to the book for sure with her writing.
It was an action packed, fast paced urban fantasy. I felt like the plot and the characters were all over the place. I found them both messy and confusing at times. Both lacked consistencies. I think the romance between the side characters was better written than the one between the main characters. Both the characters of Lore and Castor lacked depth. Probably because both the characters were young and didn’t know what is happening themselves. But both Castor and Miles are very sweet.
I liked how certain new and old gods redeemed themselves. It goes to show how much humanity can help oneself as much as others. I think reading this book requires a bit of prior knowledge about Greek mythology. There was not much of world building in this book, probably because of the action-oriented plot. I liked how most of the chapters in the book ended with a cliff hanger. The author knew how to keep the readers hooked to the book for sure with her writing.