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Lore Olympus, Season 1 by Rachel Smythe

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bella613's review

emotional funny medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Loveable characters? Yes

4.0

Ok preface to the review: this is a re-read from years ago. Lore Olympus was my first webtoon, and the comic that I attribute to getting me into all things webcomic, as well as my first real Greek mythology retelling (so I knew little to nothing about the lore, pun intended lol)

This is a great webtoon, but I think I can say that it's not really my favorite art style now, and more slow moving than I prefer my webcomics these days. It's also just ~not that deep~ and while it handles some tough subjects

(rape, trauma, confinement and even being eaten by a parent)

in a respectful way, it also doesn't do much with those subjects. If I remember correctly, season two goes further into that especially kore's rage, but for me this didn't hit nearly as hard with the re-read and I don't feel super satisfied with it. I do like it and would recommend it with TW. I'm rating it 4☆ but when I first found it (circa 2018 idk) I def would have done a full 5.

I will say, knowing a (little) bit more about Greek mythology now I really do love how Rachel Smythe does the modernization, and I think she takes enough liberty to make it a story entirely hers while also including important "canon" details (can you call it that in this case?) I LOVE her Eros and Hecate. Sometimes Persephone is too much of a cinnamon roll to take seriously and the one thing I don't love about it is the leaning into her little girl innocence and making it a daddy trope. We obviously can't ignore the nearly 2000 year age difference, or the problematic parenting of Demeter, but do we need to exaggerate her schoolgirly-ness?

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cam_tee's review

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adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

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foxclcves's review

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adventurous emotional funny medium-paced

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

4.0

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bribellej's review

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dark emotional funny fast-paced

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

4.0

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adoto's review

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dark emotional funny lighthearted slow-paced

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

3.0

Lots of mixed feelings about this story.

This is a fantastic concept with amazing worldbuilding, and even more breathtaking art to go with it. I love the way the Greek gods have been reimagined in this story. I think the series is a masterclass in how to communicate a plot and characters visually.

The main romance is shallow and difficult to like. It doesn't feel like either of them know very much about each other, but have fallen in love very fast over nothing. This is all while the story takes a long time to get going -- little happens in each episode, and there are over 100 in this season. It does give me time to warm up to the side characters, who are all very cool and far more interesting than the main characters.

I wish I liked this story a lot more than I did. The art and concept has kept me reading.

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mahshid_aa's review

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funny lighthearted slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes

4.0

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franksalot's review

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4.5

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gracehaugk's review

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adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful lighthearted mysterious reflective relaxing sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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hanyentreletras's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging emotional funny lighthearted sad 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

4.25

Es una buena introducción de nuestros personajes, es algo divertido y tierno hasta que llegamos a los dos últimos capítulos.

Comienza lo crudo, lo terrible. Vas a querer abrazarles:((

Es fascinante como Rachel nos muestra a estos dioses pero de una manera tan humana, porque sus miedos y deseos son comunes entre nosotros y creo que es por eso que muchos conectan tanto con la historia.

Aquí comienza la parte donde mi salud mental me pide pausas, inicia el odio profundo hacia cierto personaje y mi aprecio hacia Hera y Hécate.

Es el inicio de esas amistad entre Hades y Kore.

Also Cerberus es una preciosidad, le amamos.

Desde acá Eros se vuelve uno de mis favoritos, de verdad que tiene un corazón inmenso, lo amo mucho.
Artemisa me parecía al incio una buena amiga, y creo que lo es, pero no la soporto mucho desde acá en adelante.
Hades sigue tratando de ser correcto y se engaña a sí mismo diciéndose que le gusta Mente🤢
La escena del Baklava vivirá en mí, sobre todo porque a finales de la temporada 2 hacen un guiño a ella xd

Y ese final uff
Él quiero ver sus memorias con ella y luego todo lo demás AAAAAaaAaAaaaaaAaA

No puedo creer que este imbécil se esté saliendo con la suya😠😩
Por fin vemos el primer encuentro entre Hades y Kore, y también descubrimos un poco de lo que es capaz nuestra protagonista de hacer con sus poderes.

Afrodita nos caía mal, ahora la soportamos, ella y Ares son como niños en cuerpos de adultos.

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mollydollydoodah's review

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adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad 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

4.75

I can’t say enough amazing things about this story. I just re-read most of the story & read the rest that hadn’t come out when I was originally reading it. Therefore, I’ve read it in its entirety as to what is out on Webtoon as of 8/3/22, which is Ep. 206 (with using one fastpass to complete Season 2), and I alum in complete and utter awe with Rachel Smythe as I always have been. This story has made me cackle, swoon, fume, and sob too many times to count within the past 24 hours of reading the entire thing. The way that the characters are developed is SO amazing, especially for what originally started out as a little Webtoon. The characters you love, you love wholeheartedly, and those you hate, it’s the same, but there are backstories and psychological reasons and details and so many amazing things that Rachel has done in order to make us see these characters and understand them more. My heart breaks for so many reasons because of this story, and Persephone is so extremely strong. Everything in this story is so well-balanced and well-done, between the romance and the heartache/slow burn and the complications of it all, all the trauma and having to work to move on after that, mental health problems and toxic relationships and therapy and healing to looking at all of Hades’ dogs and just going ‘aww’. I absolutely adore the relationship between Kore & Hades and the author and how she’s conveyed such a magnificent, touching, heartbreakingly beautiful story.

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