Reviews

Thief of Spring by Katherine Macdonald

evarinya's review

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

4.0

pinguin_helene's review

adventurous dark emotional tense medium-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? It's complicated

4.25

cardboard_box's review against another edition

adventurous funny hopeful lighthearted 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

3.75

dwinprincess's review against another edition

5.0

I loved this book so much. The story of Hades and Persephone is a favorite because I am a lover of mythology. I was in tears as I came to the last pages, but I feel hope again.

This book is going to be loved by the YA or adult that loves mythology and a love story.

I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.

staceyamcgregor's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful fast-paced

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

4.0

jasonmark's review

slow-paced

1.0

Made it 1/3rd of the way through. wanted to like it. Has a Keepers of the Lost Cities vibe, which didn't really gel with me. 

its_j's review

adventurous emotional funny lighthearted 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? Yes

4.5

emlickliter's review

adventurous emotional medium-paced

4.0

Thief of Spring (Faeries of the Underworld Duology #1) by Katherine Macdonald – This is on kindle unlimited. If you want more romance than spice in your romantasy, this is a nice Hades/Persephone fairy romance! Even with a 17-year-old FMC (and I am starting to turn into a crone who yells at kids to get off her lawn lol), I liked this couple! Happy Reading!

sarina_langer's review against another edition

5.0

Ooh, TWO books finished today? I'm on fire! :P

In a disappointing twist that shocks no one, I chose this book because I'm trash for mythology.

This was my first book by Katherine Macdonald so I wasn't sure what to expect, but I liked her voice right away. It was a really easy for me to fall into and made me fly through it! Turns out, I do actually quite like romance books. They just need to be done like this one.

It also reminded me of A Court of Mist and Fury quite a lot, and I didn't hate it. Didn't turn smutty though, so that's a let-down :P (kidding) (sort of)

luckybookjunkie's review against another edition

3.0

Love a good Hades/Persephone retelling, and this one was definitely interesting. The author thought of a new way to tell a story that we've all read SO many renditions of and I appreciated that.

I couldn't give more than 3.5 stars, because I felt like this was an easy read - but not a series I needed to put on my physical bookshelf or re-read. Enjoyable, but not completely riveting.