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Lore Olympus, Season 1 by Rachel Smythe

27 reviews

adoto's review against another edition

dark emotional funny lighthearted slow-paced

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

3.0

Lots of mixed feelings about this story. 

This is a fantastic concept with amazing worldbuilding, and even more breathtaking art to go with it. I love the way the Greek gods have been reimagined in this story. I think the series is a masterclass in how to communicate a plot and characters visually. 

The main romance is shallow and difficult to like. It doesn't feel like either of them know very much about each other, but have fallen in love very fast over nothing. This is all while the story takes a long time to get going -- little happens in each episode, and there are over 100 in this season. It does give me time to warm up to the side characters, who are all very cool and far more interesting than the main characters. 

I wish I liked this story a lot more than I did. The art and concept has kept me reading.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, and Stalking

Moderate: Violence

Minor: Blood

The sexual assault and rape are handled with care, but are very explicit and can be triggering. Most chapters containing references to it include a trigger warning, but not all do.

jesthemess's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful reflective tense 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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Rape, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Alcohol, Emotional abuse, Grief, Infidelity, Sexual violence, Alcoholism, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, Sexism, and Violence

glen3's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious sad 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Toxic friendship, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Child abuse, Incest, and Alcohol

friendly_neighborhood_grandma's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense fast-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

Graphic: Kidnapping, Rape, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Alcohol, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Incest, Toxic relationship, Bullying, Toxic friendship, Child abuse, and Cursing

sarahaurora628's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful tense 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? Yes

4.5

I would like to start by saying, I read the first two printed volumes and left pretty harsh reviews of them. The first got 1 star from me and the second 2 stars. Some of my issues were… 
⁃its inconsistent drawings where all of the characters have the same face
⁃the pacing (in the first volume nothing happened in 350 pages)
⁃the instalove between Persephone and Hades (and also the age gap between them)
⁃romanticizing the myth of Persephone’s kidnapping

That being said, at some point reading the rest of season 1 I was completely sucked in. I’m writing this caught up to season 2 episode 200 so some of my opinions of season 2 might trickle into this review. I still have those critiques of the beginning episodes, but after reading the whole thing I have a different view of the series as a whole.
⁃I don’t care about the inconsistencies in the art or the characters having similar faces anymore. The art style and color palette is what made me pick up the first volume to begin with and it only gets more beautiful as the series progresses. With the use of color its easy to distinguish the characters 99% of the time. The setting was a world I kept finding myself wanting to spend more and more time in.
⁃After some thought, I also don’t care that it isn’t accurate to mythology. The series never promised a history lesson, although the plot isn’t always rooted in accepted mythology there are tons of other lessons throughout the story. Lessons on the importance of communication, health vs. toxic relationships, and how to be there for someone dealing with trauma are only a few examples. I think it’s fantastic when taken for what it is.
⁃I like that events are often shown from multiple character’s perspectives
⁃Persephone shows so much personal growth and I love watching her find herself
⁃I love the growth of the relationship between Persephone and Hades
⁃Trauma, domestic abuse, sexual assault, gaslighting, and seeking help are difficult topics but I think they were handled well and depicted accurately (at least to my experience and feelings, I cannot speak for how another person may feel). I thought it had good representations and appreciated the consistent message of “its not your fault”.

There are definitely problems with this series, it isn’t perfect, but to be honest… I like it.  If you’re looking for a lesson in mythology this series isn’t for you, but if you’re interested in a creative myth retelling about friendship, coming of age, romance, and figuring yourself out, and can stick out the slow beginning you might like it. (check trigger warnings first)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Domestic abuse, Grief, Infidelity, Rape, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Toxic friendship, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Alcohol and Infertility

mybookishlife2's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Emotional abuse, and Rape

revengesrose's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful sad tense 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? No

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual harassment, and Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Stalking, Toxic relationship, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, and Mental illness

mim72's review against another edition

dark emotional funny tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Gaslighting, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Rape

Minor: Infertility

sarahsbookss's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny sad 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Rape, Sexual assault, Alcohol, Body horror, Cursing, Death, Gore, Emotional abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Sexual harassment, and Toxic relationship

millie's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny mysterious 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? It's complicated

3.75

overall, i would say lore olympus is an average read, a bit mediocre, but do manage to be exceptionally interesting and fun, the pretty art style is also a bonus. it has very strong and charismatic secondary/background characters and play around with greek mythology (and your knowledge of it quite well.)

however, i think the biggest downside (for me) was that : 1) the story is a bit over the place, all the time and it is hard to keep track of everything, especially since some elements are introduced at some point but not talked about before another 5 or 10 chapters so (if at all), 2) lack of focus on background characters (who have fleshed out storyline of their own), which similar to my previous point : when storyline for those characters are introduced, it can take quite a while before it become relevant again

example :

the eros/psyche storyline is introduced very early on (around the first volume / early first season) but isn't relevant again until a hundred chapters, meanwhile, yes, hades and persephone are the main characters, it's true, go through like 2 or 3 storylines. i would say the author has trouble balancing

3) might be a controversial take buuuuuuuuut persephone while a character you get attached too easily isn't that strong / charismatic main protagonist and i would say you can get bored of her after a while.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse and Sexual assault