mtoll's review
adventurous
dark
funny
hopeful
mysterious
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
shelivesinthepages's review against another edition
3.0
I enjoyed the author’s writing, the flow make its for a great read. Persephone is trying to get Hades to choose the light, but all he has ever known is the darkness, and while he wants her he is still putting up a fight. Hades & Persephone did a big mistake in this story, that ending! Hades & Persephone interactions are amazing. Wish Lucifer & the Apothecary had more of a role in these books I would like to know their stories. All of Persephone friends from her Shadow Guild make me want to read this author’s other stories so it looks like I am going to be reading a lot more by this author. I like how she made books interact with the different characters from other series of her books.
aklingensmith's review against another edition
5.0
Can’t wait for the next one!
This is a wonderful retelling of the Hades/Persephone myth, and beautifully tied into Linsey Hall’s other works. Can’t wait for the third book in this trilogy to wrap up this wonderful story!
This is a wonderful retelling of the Hades/Persephone myth, and beautifully tied into Linsey Hall’s other works. Can’t wait for the third book in this trilogy to wrap up this wonderful story!
literaryhomeland's review against another edition
4.0
Okay, so, let’s have a chat about Awakened.
Don’t get me wrong — the second book of the series was still incredibly good, but, personally, it just didn’t have the same draw and intrigue as the first book did for me, and the pace generally felt much slower.
Perhaps it was because I predicted the main plot twist in the first book so everything this book lead up to was already acknowledged in my mind, I’m not sure, but I also felt as if Hades’ POV in the second book was a lot more merged with Seraphina’s? Whether that was done on purpose to symbolise that he was adapting and beginning to embrace emotions, I’m not sure, but I just felt that in general, his narrative was a lot more informal compared to the first book and his and, because of it, Seraphina’s narrative voices felt merged together at points.
But, as I said at the beginning, that’s not saying that this is a bad book, I did still really enjoy it and I do still absolutely love the concept. I will still be reading the third book in the future to see how the trilogy concludes and will definitely look at the further instalments Hall has written in this universe, because it is incredibly fascinating and captivating. There were more typos in this one than the first — or from my observation, anyway — and it did slightly bug me when Chronos was spelt correctly on one line and without a letter two lines down, but it happens, no one’s perfect.
In book three, I would love to see more of Seraphina embracing herself as Persephone as she began to in book two, and I kind of need more of Lucifer and Alia’s backstory — honestly, where did those two go?!?! I need more of them.
I would still recommend this series, I’m just hoping that the final instalment draws me in the same way that book one did !
Don’t get me wrong — the second book of the series was still incredibly good, but, personally, it just didn’t have the same draw and intrigue as the first book did for me, and the pace generally felt much slower.
Perhaps it was because I predicted the main plot twist in the first book so everything this book lead up to was already acknowledged in my mind, I’m not sure, but I also felt as if Hades’ POV in the second book was a lot more merged with Seraphina’s? Whether that was done on purpose to symbolise that he was adapting and beginning to embrace emotions, I’m not sure, but I just felt that in general, his narrative was a lot more informal compared to the first book and his and, because of it, Seraphina’s narrative voices felt merged together at points.
But, as I said at the beginning, that’s not saying that this is a bad book, I did still really enjoy it and I do still absolutely love the concept. I will still be reading the third book in the future to see how the trilogy concludes and will definitely look at the further instalments Hall has written in this universe, because it is incredibly fascinating and captivating. There were more typos in this one than the first — or from my observation, anyway — and it did slightly bug me when Chronos was spelt correctly on one line and without a letter two lines down, but it happens, no one’s perfect.
In book three, I would love to see more of Seraphina embracing herself as Persephone as she began to in book two, and I kind of need more of Lucifer and Alia’s backstory — honestly, where did those two go?!?! I need more of them.
I would still recommend this series, I’m just hoping that the final instalment draws me in the same way that book one did !
lickableenzymes's review against another edition
5.0
Fast paced and well done
Excellent sequel, I adored the growing relationship between Hades and Seraphia, and having a lot of the questions from book one answered
Excellent sequel, I adored the growing relationship between Hades and Seraphia, and having a lot of the questions from book one answered
books_and_chocolat3's review against another edition
3.0
And suddenly everything falls ...
I really liked the 1st volume but this one loses its splendor.
Persephone annoys me, no evolution of the character, she remains annoying and has no gumption.
I like Hades a lot, he still touches me so much and I find the character really well written, he evolves and it's handled very well.
The story is good but it's too short, because of the lack of pages we don't have time to know what we think of a situation that it is already over and we move on to another situation. .
This story would have deserved a bigger book more if it was more in depth.
The writing is fluid and pleasant.
The romance is slow and due to the length again it is annoying.
I really liked the 1st volume but this one loses its splendor.
Persephone annoys me, no evolution of the character, she remains annoying and has no gumption.
I like Hades a lot, he still touches me so much and I find the character really well written, he evolves and it's handled very well.
The story is good but it's too short, because of the lack of pages we don't have time to know what we think of a situation that it is already over and we move on to another situation. .
This story would have deserved a bigger book more if it was more in depth.
The writing is fluid and pleasant.
The romance is slow and due to the length again it is annoying.
mylastromancenovel's review against another edition
4.0
I adore retellings of Persephone/Hades. Like I don't care who writes it, I will read it. I'm not sure why this particular storyline captures my attention so completely, but it does!
This was one of the better ones that I've read.
This was one of the better ones that I've read.
spiritedstardust's review against another edition
4.0
3.75 stars
This is a cute series - something light but charming - can't go past a badass librarian greek goddess and some angsty hades
This is a cute series - something light but charming - can't go past a badass librarian greek goddess and some angsty hades
marcellaluna_author's review
adventurous
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
mylastromancenovel's review
4.0
I adore retellings of Persephone/Hades. Like I don't care who writes it, I will read it. I'm not sure why this particular storyline captures my attention so completely, but it does!
This was one of the better ones that I've read.
This was one of the better ones that I've read.