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Lore Olympus: Volume One by Rachel Smythe

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prairieraven's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful lighthearted fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
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

3.5

The colour palette and illustration style of this book is amazing. A modern retelling of the Greek myths/gods - Hades and Persephone in particular. There are lots of problematic relationships and topics within Greek myths so be wary - the book comes with a reader warning so use caution and self care before reading. As someone who has toxic past relationships I found this manageable and the way the story is told so far is light on detail with these topics. However did struggle close to the end with coersion and assault.

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jennamonaco's review against another edition

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emotional 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

4.0

CW sexual violence. LISTEN. If you're into Hades x Persephone lore, this is for YOU. I really like that there is MORE to it than juuuusttt hades x Persephone. More character development, exploring some really dark themes with stunning and vibrant art.

If you get wildly creeped out by the fact that Persephone and her old uncle are a thing like I do... it's NOT going to get any better when you read this. Really, it's not.

That being said, as far as Hades x Persephone stories go, this was great.

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lisa_m's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring 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

4.75

I love greek mythology, I love Hades and Persephone and I love graphic novels so I already knew before starting to read this that I would like it.
What I did not know though was that this graphic novel is portraying a lot of heavy topics and that caught me of guard. Especially the rape scene was a lot. But just generally I would not recommend this to everyone for that reason. I do think it was all handled really well and respectfully.
Please do look at the trigger warnings though! Since it is visually portrayed I think it can be especially triggering.

I really enjoyed reading this book though. The drawing style is gorgeous and I felt really immersed in the story. There is great attention to detail and that helps with the main problem I have with graphic novels (them feeling too short and the characters not being flashed out enough).

I am definitely reading the second book as well and I'm really excited for it too. The only reason this isn't a 5 star read for me is that it made me feel bad because of all the darker themes. It is really close though and I might give it 5 stars after a reread in the future.

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edunbar87's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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binreads's review against another edition

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emotional funny mysterious fast-paced

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

5.0

This was a re read! I read this on WebToon ages ago but I saw there was hard copies and I had to get my hands on it! Love love how beautiful this book is, and the story is so interesting.

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faeriequeenlauren's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious tense 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? No

4.25

I was honestly surprised by how much I liked this. Handles difficult subject matter in a way in which characters behaviors have actual consequences and others call them out on their bullshit.

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mkbuehen's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional fast-paced

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

4.75

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booksthatburn's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful mysterious 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? Yes

5.0

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sarahaurora628's review against another edition

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medium-paced

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

1.0

Disappointed. I picked this up because I recently read and loved graphic novels like Bloom, Heartstopper, and On a Sunbeam. I was hoping for mythology and romance and got absolutely nothing. In over 300 pages nothing is developed, not the plot, and not a single character. It’s confusing and hard to follow at times. There is nothing romantic about this unless you’re a fan of instalove, it’s honestly pretty icky and uncomfortable. I had high hopes for this one but there was absolutely no substance. One redeeming quality is the art style but a lot of the faces look the same and from page to page it’s inconsistent.

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mapscitiesandsongs's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional lighthearted fast-paced

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

2.0

Let's start with the positive aspects.

The artwork is just stunning.
Beside that, the only good thing I can find is the portrayal of Hera. I am used to her being a jealous and crazy wife, so it was nice seeing her as kind of a motherly figure that has protective feelings towards Persephone and calls men out for their bullshit.

Now onto the negative aspects:

So far the plot feels a bit shallow.
The infantilization of Persephone. I don't like how Persephone is portrayed as this naive little thing. She is the personification of the No thoughts Head empty meme. I just hate this portrayal in any kind of story. It's actually driving me insane. Being naive and a damsel in distress is not cute.
I was bit uncomfortable concerning the age gap and power imbalance between Hades and Persephone, especially because Persephone is written as a naive and young cinnamon roll.
Aside from that, the humour wasn't funny. I don't know how to describe it. It's essentially this typical YA humour, that makes me cringe.
Everything was just too oversexualized...especially the women in this series. There is in general a heavy focus on sex and at times it felt like it's the only thing that's important. I didn't mind the
rape scene
since it's true to Greek mythology and it wasn't distasteful in any way. Though it seem like it is used as a plot device for our heroine to be saved by the love interest. I really thought we were over that, but apparently not.

I wanted to continue with this series, but after sitting with my thoughts for a while, I've decided to call it quits. There were just too many flaws.

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