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Lore Olympus: Volume One by Rachel Smythe

38 reviews

kyrstin_p1989's review against another edition

dark funny hopeful mysterious relaxing fast-paced

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

4.0

Always obsessed with a Hades & Persephone retelling and this one has such beautiful art to go along with the story. I thought the pictures were breath-taking and the story was interesting so far.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Violence, Kidnapping, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Alcohol, Trafficking, and Sexual violence

vr_alyssa's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted mysterious reflective sad 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? No

4.0

I was a bit doubtful about Lore Olympus as a retelling of the Hades and Persephone myth - mainly because I have been reading a lot of retellings, but most of those were 'serious'. I was worried about the vibe of this series, as it seemed quite child-like. But it is honestly so much fun (!!) - and definitely not child-like in terms of target audience. The deities are the perfect amount of childish and dramatic, the personalities and drawings fit very well. On to volume 2! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape

Moderate: Bullying, Misogyny, Toxic friendship, Confinement, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Stalking, Gaslighting, Grief, Infidelity, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, and Violence

Minor: Sexual content

cassiecraycray's review against another edition

emotional funny fast-paced

• Loveable characters? It's complicated

5.0

This story is beautiful. The artwork is amazing.
I absolutely love Persephone and Hades, they are so adorable and their interactions so sweet. 
I think its amazing how she's portraying the different gods and goddess. She's flipped the script on how some are portrayed, Hera isn't some cruel goddess in this story. It's refreshing and wonderful.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Misogyny, Rape, Sexual harassment, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Death, Toxic friendship, Blood, Bullying, and Toxic relationship

rubybastille's review against another edition

emotional mysterious slow-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

Even though I’m the worst about keeping up with webcomics, and I’m very glad Lore Olympus now exists on paper, I think it might ultimately have been more successful as a webcomic. The pacing and POV jumps feel different in book format. Plus the printing process made some of the art harder to see/interpret than I’m guessing it was online. That said, I enjoyed the art and the unique character concepts, and transforming the Greek pantheon into the plot of a messy royal-family reality show is working well for me. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny and Rape

Moderate: Sexual assault

Minor: Child death

jenny_librarian's review against another edition

funny inspiring sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

Well that’s just the cutest thing ever! It did go from light to very very dark in a snap, but it’s generally quite fluffy and cute. It’s also very much a feminist retelling, which I love. Can’t wait to read the next book!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Gaslighting, Emotional abuse, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Sexism, Confinement, Misogyny, and Domestic abuse

monarchgirl's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark fast-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

3.0

This was a beautifully illustrated graphic novel that is sort of a retelling of hades and persephone from greek mythology. Basically all the gods are within this world. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cursing, Misogyny, Emotional abuse, and Sexual assault

Minor: Rape

whatisjordyreading's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional fast-paced

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

3.0

the art is gorgeous but the characters are flat/boring or unlikeable. i'm only rooting for & interested in Persephone & Psyche.
maybe it's greek mythology, maybe i don't know enough of it, or maybe it's maybelline but i'm not sure why Psyche and her family are so brown??? for context, i'm Black, and i love me some inclusion and diversity. but here, it feels like unnecessary inclusion of brown-skinned characters– unless all humans are brown in this retelling of greek mythology?? Rachel Smythe, maybe you can tell me why you chose (a lovely, rich shade of) brown for the humans, bc it feels tokenizing 😬 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Rape, Sexual content, Misogyny, and Sexism

Moderate: Confinement, Cursing, and Blood

haydenreads's review against another edition

dark emotional funny fast-paced

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

4.0

The use of color in this book is fantastic, how each god and goddess is represented by a different color. Any time you update mythology there is 1) conflicting origin stories/myths associated with the gods and 2) a need to make the stories more relevant to a modern audience and that is true of Lore Olympus. While there's a general attention to entanglements and personalities of the original myths, there's plenty of license, but the license makes sense and is entertaining. 

They don't shy away from issues of misogyny and infidelity (which makes sense, Zeus is involved), sexual assault, body image, or power imbalance so be prepared. No matter how sweet the art looks, the story is more hard-hitting. 

It was an enjoyable story and probably gains even more depth on re-read. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Sexual content, Misogyny, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Infidelity and Bullying

moonchild_cos's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Rape, Gaslighting, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Alcohol, Misogyny, and Sexual content

Minor: Grief

miyothecat's review against another edition

lighthearted fast-paced

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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual harassment, Toxic relationship, Sexual violence, Kidnapping, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Rape and Misogyny