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Lore Olympus: Volume Two by Rachel Smythe

68 reviews

seeowlread's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful fast-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Torture, Violence, and War

mj_86's review against another edition

emotional funny fast-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Rape, Gaslighting, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Stalking

hawkes's review against another edition

emotional fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual harassment

jehansen127's review against another edition

emotional funny reflective 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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Content Warnings

Moderate: Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Alcohol

dannothedino's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Grief, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Body shaming, Bullying, Domestic abuse, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Death, Death of parent, and Alcohol

avialaeleigh's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Emotional abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Blood, and Stalking

frantic_vampire's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful lighthearted mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

I really liked this one! It’s kind of like a soap opera, but it’s Greek mythology. I really, really wish someone would punch Apollo in the face for being an absolute creep. But that’s really my only complaint about this book. I loved the drama and I adore Persephone to no end! Lore Olympus vol 2 is getting a four stars from me.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Stalking, Gaslighting, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Confinement, Toxic relationship, Violence, Kidnapping, Grief, and Toxic friendship

yellowbinge's review against another edition

emotional funny fast-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Rape, Gaslighting, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Sexual content and Stalking

typedtruths's review against another edition

emotional funny medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Toxic relationship, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Rape, Sexual assault, and Alcohol

gattolinos_nerdy_nook's review against another edition

dark emotional funny 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

3.5

Rachel Smythe does a really good job of taking myths and adjusting them into her own world. There is the obvious Hades and Persephone myth that we follow, but on top of that myth there are smaller myths sprinkled in and mentioned that makes everything feel more alive, but at the same time Rachel Smythe is creating new moments and conflicts that were never in a myth.
Speaking of conflicts, this volume does a lot to setting up for upcoming conflicts for the following volumes. There's also a lot of staple moments and personalities of characters that have been introduced in this volume and I can't wait to see how these personalities and characterisations grow over the volumes. 

I liked the series but there isn't much more I can say. There was a lot of set up and the beginnings of Persephone dealing with what Apollo had done to her in the first book, so whilst a bit did happen we are still waiting for the fruits of what has been sown. In saying that if you know some of the Greek myths you can guess where these volumes may go or some future conflicts.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse

Moderate: Rape and Sexual harassment