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Lore Olympus, Season 1 by Rachel Smythe

11 reviews

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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Rape, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, Gaslighting, and Toxic friendship

bekkysaurus_rex's review

challenging emotional reflective tense medium-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

4.5

After leaving the comic for a while so that I could binge the end, I decided to read through the series again as a catch up and so that I could do a review on the series. (I also lovveee re-reading the comics and graphic novels I love! Definitely my main reason) 

The first season was great! I loved the tension and how Rachel was introducing us to the characters but wasn’t revealing too much about their stories, which kept one dying to know more.

 The art style is absolutely beautiful! It’s one of the reasons I fell in love with this series! Rachel’s panel structure is out of this world and flows so beautifully. And let’s not even go into her use of colour! Fantastic! 
I can’t comment too much on pace because this is the 3rd or 4th time I am reading this series, but I felt that overall the first season was great and really draws one into the story!

I highly recommend this series, especially if you’re a fan of Greek mythology! The unique setting and the beautiful art style will have you hooked! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse

Moderate: Physical abuse, Rape, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Violence

foxclcves's review

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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, and Violence

Moderate: Alcoholism, Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Xenophobia, Blood, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Classism

Minor: Animal cruelty, Misogyny, Sexism, Torture, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Pregnancy, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

adoto's review

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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Stalking, Gaslighting, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Violence

Minor: Blood

The sexual assault and rape are handled with care, but are very explicit and can be triggering. Most chapters containing references to it include a trigger warning, but not all do.

ricardo_sb's review

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful reflective tense medium-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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Rape, Sexism, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Medical content, Grief, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

glen3's review

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious sad 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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Child abuse, Incest, and Alcohol

honey_pie's review

emotional funny lighthearted mysterious medium-paced

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

5.0

Ngl i am fully obsessed with this even tho I’ve heard a lot of mixed reviews from my peers

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Torture, Violence, and War

albernikolauras's review

hopeful lighthearted slow-paced

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

4.5

This is more than a cute webcomic that I needed, but it still was adorable. Super easy to pick up and very difficult to put down. There are so many interesting twists on mythology, and the plot deals with a lot of difficult themes very well. It is a lot slower paced than I expected, but because you have to click to the next page, it is very difficult to stop.

Definitely look into some trigger warnings before picking up because while it is 80% adorable, there is about 20% of it that deals with serious issues.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Rape, Sexual assault, Stalking, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Violence and Blood

Apollo pressures Persephone into sex, proceeds to take pictures of her for blackmail, and then proceeds to place himself in her presence and force her to continue their relationship.

ladieswholunch's review

• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Sexual harassment

paiges_on_pages's review

dark emotional funny slow-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Rape, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Violence

Minor: War