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Lore Olympus: Volume One by Rachel Smythe

139 reviews

celery's review against another edition

dark fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Blood, Classism, Cursing, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Drug use, Murder, Sexual assault, Death, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual violence, Stalking, Bullying, Emotional abuse, Grief, Kidnapping, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Toxic friendship, Rape, and Toxic relationship

valpuri's review against another edition

emotional reflective medium-paced

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

1.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Confinement, Toxic relationship, Rape, Injury/Injury detail, Alcohol, Kidnapping, Misogyny, Sexual harassment, Physical abuse, Infidelity, and Sexual content

Minor: Blood

duckleberryferry's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted relaxing sad fast-paced

• Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Gaslighting, and Panic attacks/disorders

sorceress_j's review against another edition

emotional funny 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? Yes

4.0

I *technically* read this off the Webtoons site, but considering I'd checked out a physical copy of Vol. 2 without realizing that it wasn't Vol. 1, I'm going to go ahead and count this as read anyway. I did have to go through it to get to Vol. 2 after all.

I actually liked this more than I expected to! I wasn't sure how I'd feel about this version's portrayal of Hades and Persephone, but I didn't mind it that much. I can tell there's going to be much more built up with Persephone's character development over time and how she really internalizes things. Smythe makes her naive but not so naive that I'd say she comes off as dumb. I quite appreciate the artwork, there's a stunning use of color that makes it easy to be sucked into this world, and I couldn't believe how fast I scrolled. If I had one complaint, I'd say the chapters themselves are a bit on the shorter side.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual assault and Sexual harassment

nickel_'s review against another edition

dark lighthearted sad fast-paced

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

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Abandonment, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Rape, Sexual content, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Toxic relationship, and Abandonment

octavosaurus's review against another edition

dark emotional funny mysterious fast-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, and Sexism

kaitieg97's review against another edition

emotional 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? Yes

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual harassment, Rape, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Toxic relationship

vr_alyssa's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted mysterious reflective sad tense 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? No

4.0

I was a bit doubtful about Lore Olympus as a retelling of the Hades and Persephone myth - mainly because I have been reading a lot of retellings, but most of those were 'serious'. I was worried about the vibe of this series, as it seemed quite child-like. But it is honestly so much fun (!!) - and definitely not child-like in terms of target audience. The deities are the perfect amount of childish and dramatic, the personalities and drawings fit very well. On to volume 2! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape

Moderate: Bullying, Misogyny, Toxic friendship, Confinement, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Stalking, Gaslighting, Grief, Infidelity, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, and Violence

Minor: Sexual content

vel629vet's review against another edition

dark emotional informative sad fast-paced

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

4.25

Very cool vibe in this beautifully illustrated graphic novel. I'm not super familiar with the Hades/Persephone story (mostly only know peripheral info from Hadestown/Percy Jackson) so I'm excited to have this be sort of an introduction for me. 
Moments of lighthearted silliness, juxtaposed with some surprisingly dark, heavy moments. I'm excited to continue this series! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault

Moderate: Sexual harassment

dudatamiris's review against another edition

dark hopeful tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Toxic relationship, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, and Physical abuse