A review by katymul
Lore Olympus: Volume Two by Rachel Smythe

adventurous emotional funny hopeful slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

There are places where Lore Olympus as a full magnum opus drags, and there are places where takes off much more than in this volume, but this second volume is the stable foundation where it all rests. The first volume is meet-cutes and protective-reactions and Persephone's heartbreaking trauma, but this volume really set the tone for the actually-solid relationship that Hades and Persephone are building, the long fertility-goddess arc, and the way that everyone (except the sun and moon twins) are so careful and kind with Persephone -- and dramatically not so with Hades. Most of that is to come (including Artemis figuring out that she needs to be more careful and considerate), but the solid foundation here is lightly enjoyable for its own sake while holding up a much more complicated and demanding edifice of the future stories.