Reviews tagging 'Sexual assault'

Lore Olympus: Volume Five by Rachel Smythe

15 reviews

littleredferret's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Minor: Sexual harassment, Gaslighting, Mental illness, Stalking, Sexual assault, Emotional abuse, Violence, and Rape

intensej's review against another edition

• Loveable characters? Yes

4.0

Persephone runs away and none of her friends can find her. When her mother comes for a visit, Artemis scrambles to find a way to hide the fact that Persephone is missing. Hera pretends to be Persephone and realizes that her suspicions about Apollo were correct. Hades tries to find Persephone. I like this graphic novel series, but this book was just a bit boring. I felt like nothing really happened in this volume. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual assault

bookedandbusy's review against another edition

mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

another fantastic volume! I absolutely loved this one and I can’t wait for more! 🌿✨

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Bullying and Alcoholism

booksandteatime's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual assault

honeybeewitched87's review against another edition

adventurous emotional sad 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Grief, Sexual assault, Emotional abuse, Death, Gaslighting, Stalking, and Cursing

mariakureads's review against another edition

dark emotional funny fast-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

4.0

It's really nice to be able to see the attention to detail that Smythe has in her illustrations on a larger scale compared to my smaller screen since the printed volumes are adapted from the webtoon.

It's so nice to go back and re-read the story as the comic is on hiatus but better to own my own copy. I'm still enjoying the modern settings and the way that Smythe has reconstructed the characters as she tells her narrative. It's a definite slow burn between Hades and Persephone as they're both still dealing with their own things as well as their trying to control their continuous flirtng, which is just not helping them.
A lot of additional characters have their moments in this volume as the romance takes a step back to allow the story to build on what was already introduced in the previous volumes plus the cliffhanger ending, again, on this one.

This volume collects episodes 103–126 of the Webtoon Comic

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Death, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Sexism, Infidelity, Misogyny, Gaslighting, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Alcoholism, Body horror, and Bullying

gaietta's review against another edition

dark emotional medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Sexual assault, and Emotional abuse

akswhy's review against another edition

emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

These are some of the most romantic, plot-heavy, mysterious, and deliciously tense chapters of Lore Olympus and reading them through in print only made me love this series more.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Sexual assault, Rape, and Gore

Moderate: Child abuse

margaret_k30's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful lighthearted 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

I love these!!! Enjoy reading in the book format vs the online webcomic. And the art is beautiful. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic friendship, Grief, Gaslighting, and Death

Moderate: Sexual assault and Sexual harassment

Minor: Bullying, Body shaming, Body horror, Violence, and Confinement

dalek_caan's review against another edition

adventurous lighthearted fast-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

4.5

Love this series. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Misogyny

Minor: Sexual assault