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Lore Olympus: Volume Five by Rachel Smythe

21 reviews

jehansen127's review

emotional lighthearted mysterious 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cursing, Death, Infidelity, Sexual assault, Violence, Gaslighting, and Alcohol

yellowbinge's review

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 Violence

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Gaslighting, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Bullying, Rape, and Sexual harassment

danimacuk's review

emotional funny mysterious sad 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Infidelity, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Bullying, Sexual assault, Violence, Stalking, Alcohol, and War

hannahnj17's review

emotional relaxing medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Minor: Death, Infidelity, Sexual assault, and Violence

tyras_bookshelf's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring 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

5.0

(My review is for the series as a whole.) 

The world building, the storytelling, how Smythe deals with trauma and the characters healing 👏🏾 

I started reading in 2020 so it’s hard to sum up something that’s been running for so long but my favorite parts:

• Persephone’s arc; gaining confidence in herself, owning her mistakes, healing from her past, growing into a brave woman and (sometimes wrath-filled) queen. 
• Their relationship; the pining and slow burn with a big payoff.  (The age gap is uncomfortable, she’s 19 vs he’s like as old as time but the characters address it and it’s fantasy so you let it slide). There’s a lot of trust, respect and care in their relationship and it’s nice to see it grow. 
• All the artwork is really pretty!  
• Apollo and Kronos getting exactly what they deserve as terrible, violent beings. 

I’d read it again in a heartbeat and wish I could start it over. 

Very well done and it’s bittersweet to see it end. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Toxic friendship

audelidou's review

emotional funny sad 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

I love the series, so I enjoyed this book, but it wasn't the best installment. The pacing was kind of off, especially in the first half, and some of the big moments fell a bit flat, notably

the kiss which was very meh in my opinion. I don't particularly appreciate when these moments come from a negative emotion, and I think it's way better when it expresses the tenderness two characters feel for one another,like the scene where Persephone calls on Hades to help her sleep. This was PEAK.

I'm still excited to see what's next and will start the next book very quickly!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence

Moderate: Sexual assault and Toxic relationship

chelbelle122's review

challenging emotional funny lighthearted sad tense fast-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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Content Warnings

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Violence, Murder, Gaslighting, and Toxic friendship

ninahuynh's review against another edition

emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

4.75

A bit confused as to why Persephone has just up and at 'em left, but I feel like that's just going to make the next volume that much more excited!! I love that the characters are all ganging up together to look for Persephone in their respective crew (even if for separate reasons). Excited for volume six!!!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, Murder, and Gaslighting

vixenreader's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring relaxing sad tense fast-paced

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

4.5

The narrative diverges a lot bit from the bigger picture, but this edition helps us go deeper into the plans of the side characters come into fruition, and to see how the relationship between Hades and Persephone is continuing to deepen. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Mental illness, Misogyny, and Violence

Moderate: Death, Infidelity, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic friendship, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Rape and Murder

Beware of overbearing mothers, internalized misogyny, women putting other women down, guilt/ shame after a brutal mistake, resurrecting the death, post-traumatic stress disorder, financial struggles, and isolation from peers.

risten's review

emotional lighthearted tense fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, Murder, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Infidelity, Rape, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Stalking, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Domestic abuse