A review by scipiokento
Neon Gods by Katee Robert

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

"There's no going back now. There never was." 


I can't shut up about this book, so I'll try to be brief. I was so surprised by it. I've only heard great things about it but I thought that hype was solely centered around the explicit content and I happily admit I was WRONG.

The relationship between Hades and Peresephone has so many layers in it and is so refreshing. I couldn't get enough of it and I'm so sad that it's over. I'm not saying I need another book. I 100% trust that Katee left the story where it needed to be and we will get tidbits here and there throughout the rest of the series. What I mean is, it's one of those books that you're so happy you got to experience and so sad to let the characters go.

The COMMUNICATION in their relationship was fantastic. I love how Katee found a way to have the characters pine for each other and to build up that intensity while also finding a way to circumnavigate the noncommunication trope. Don't get me wrong, I don't mind it from time to time, but a trend I see too often is characters that just don't talk to each other. Too many times I've found myself screaming about how this could have all been avoided if you just said something to each other! Katee found a way around it without taking away any of the intensity.

I love that Persephone is so vocal in this retelling and the very few times that she was timid or shy about something it was because of a very relatable and understandable situation. My point being, she wasn't timid or shy about EVERYTHING. I think people forget that being timid or shy doesn't have to apply to a character's entire personality. I didn't even know I was looking for this in a character until experiencing this story.

Also, once these characters became more familiar with each other, they didn't assume the worst of each other at every opportunity. Sure, there were times when there was uncertainty but the MCs didn't just throw their logic brains out the window and assume the worst at the first hiccup. So much for keeping this brief.


This book definitely gave me a hangover but I will be continuing the Dark Olympus series very soon. I look forward to hearing what Hades and Persephone are up to in the background.

Reminder: this is a dark romance. It does have explicit scenes and themes in it.