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Lore Olympus, Season 2 by Rachel Smythe

9 reviews

bekkysaurus_rex's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful tense 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

4.25

Man, I love, love, LOVED season 2! And I was so close to giving it 5 stars!

This season was absolutely brilliant! 
The crescendo and climax of events was done so well and had me on the edge of my seat, and Rachel did such a great job in bringing many of the characters storylines together and having them intersect. And the almost ''politcal intrigue'' was amazing! As well as the development of Hades and Persephones relationship. 

Of course the art style was once again absolutely beautiful and the panel structures and colouring was fantastic. However, I had one problem with this season, and that was the ending.

There was a brillaint point in the season where the

court case came to end and a decision was made

and it was the perfect place to end the season. It was a bit of a cliffhanger and brought the suspense and nail biting events to a perfect, round end but then, it went on..
And from that point onwards, the pacing felt off and when the season did finally end, it almost felt drawn out even though the events that were unfolding were important and interesting. And unfortunately I was not dying to start the new season. At the point I mentioned above, I was dying to know what happened next and would have loved for that to be unpacked in the next season but having the jump in time and those events unfolding straight afterwards, just felt a little weird? 

So unfortunately that's what I didn't enjoy about this season, and resulted in me giving it a lower rating than season 1, even though I enjoyed most of this season much more.

Look, I might be getting ahead of myself. I don't know the Greek mythology lore surrounding Hades and Persephone's story that well, and perhaphs there is a lot more to unpack which will make sense in the next season, and I might have a different view and perspective of this season after reading season 3, however, I still felt a little let down by the ending.

That being said, I am still looking forward to seeing what Rachel will do with the final season, and I am excited to be proven wrong with the plot and pace choices. 

Still highly recommend this series, it is wonderful! 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Emotional abuse

Minor: Violence

foxclcves's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny tense medium-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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body horror, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Infertility, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Minor: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Bullying, Child abuse, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexism, Sexual assault, Car accident, and Alcohol

adoto's review against another edition

dark emotional funny lighthearted tense slow-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

3.5

Season 2 is much stronger than season 1 but my thoughts on the series haven't changed. I wish the main characters were likeable. I wish I cared about them as much as I cared about the side characters. 

I wish Smythe had leaned into Persephone's violence and rage and not explained it away with a "she didn't mean it!" because it made her character SO much more interesting to me.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, and Violence

Moderate: Violence, Blood, Alcohol, and War

friendly_neighborhood_grandma's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Bullying, Confinement, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Incest, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Kidnapping, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Sexual harassment, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Body horror, Gore, Infertility, Medical content, Stalking, Abandonment, and Alcohol

Minor: Infertility, Panic attacks/disorders, Vomit, Grief, Medical trauma, Pregnancy, and Fire/Fire injury

shaneent's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

The story of Persephone and Hades continues in Season 2 of Lore Olympus.
It's more of what you love - Greek mythology, romance, incredible art.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse

Moderate: Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, and Sexual harassment

ashleyreads88's review against another edition

dark emotional funny sad tense fast-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

The ending had me shocked and I couldn't believe it but I loved it.  I want and need more.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, and Violence

greymalkin's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful lighthearted mysterious reflective sad tense 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? Yes

4.5

Still very enjoyable and I'm liking the way Rachel Smythe has added more complexity and depth to many of the greek myths and characters.    I marked this as read even though the season hasn't completed yet (it's almost done) just to move it from my current reading list.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Emotional abuse

Minor: Child abuse, Rape, and Sexual violence

netania's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny lighthearted mysterious relaxing 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? It's complicated

5.0

It’s well written and deals with difficult themes maturely and informatively 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Toxic relationship, and Gaslighting

gothichorrors's review against another edition

dark emotional funny 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Minor: Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, and Violence