Reviews with content warning for Sexual assault - Lore

This book wasn’t bad. The essence of the story is even something I could’ve really enjoyed but I didn’t have a good time reading it.

I think the story should’ve started sooner. I wanted to read this for the gods. At the start of the book, most of them are dead already. This felt very frustrating to me.

The second hitch for me was the portrayal of some of the gods. How Artemis was portrayed infuriates me. She would never have done what she did. Not even out of rage for Apollo. Her portrayal didn’t feel like her at all.

Then there is the problem I have with more books: the main character knows relevant information to the plot but we, as the reader, don’t know about it. The MC thinks about this information, but in a way so we don’t know what is going on. If you write from one POV you can’t keep such big chunks of information from the reader. If your one POV knows, we should also know.

So uh yeah, I have feelings about this book. Mainly frustration because it could’ve been so much better.

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adventurous dark fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

It was a decent story. Just felt there were too many characters and too much going on which made the whole thing feel muddled. There were scenes that weren't needed and made the whole thing feel out of sync. I had to reread parts to grasp what was happening. I also feel that having a knowledge of Greek gods/myths would be beneficial while reading this.

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beckyray14's review against another edition

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adventurous mysterious medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

This book is so captivating right from the very beginning. It waas so close to being a five star read for me. Not since Circe by Madeline Miller has the Greek Pantheon of Gods felt so real to me. The concept of hunting Gods to steal their immortality was well thought out and developed. I didn't really believe the romance between Lore and Caster- it just didn't make sense that the feelings were requited.

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I can say that I did not see the twist with Athena coming. I didnt understand fully how the Agon was concluded either.

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theprocrastinatingbookworm's review against another edition

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dark medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

1.0

Dropping it to 1⭐ because 2 stars was me being way too generous

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adventurous dark emotional funny sad tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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gabriel_r's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense 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? Yes

4.5

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abigail_hos's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional fast-paced

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

5.0

I CANT EVEN WITH THIS BOOK. LITERALLY SO FREAKING GOOD. I did NOT expect this book to be that good. Which might be why I rated it so high but anyways. Like I literally just saw it at the library and was like oo I’ve heard of that and picked it up then read it with medium expectations and omg when I tell you this book was amazing…. It’s literally so good. People said it was green mythology mixed with hunger games and I see where they’re coming from, like the hunt is LIKE hunger games but don’t read this expecting them to be that similar. OMG I LOVE THIS BOOK SM. It’s a thick book and I was scared I’d be bored for some, or there’d be a lot of world building BUT NO. SO GOOD I WAS ENGAGED THE WHOLE TIME. You can just tell this book was thought out so well and the author just did an absolutely amazing job writing this I can see how much work was put into it. The backstories, the plot twists, the betrayal, the friendships, the thrill. Literally the end felt like a movie scene it was so real and so intense and SO SO GOOD. I feel like I know these characters so well and everything in this book is literally so perfect.

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battysbooks's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious tense medium-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? Yes

5.0

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