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A review by lilyelisabeth511
Receiver of Many by Rachel Alexander
5.0
"But I love our world too, Aidon. It's peaceful and freeing, its rivers and fields awe inspiring, and when the first light dawns through the Styx every morning, it's so beautiful I nearly cry with joy every time I see it. If I cannot say and you cannot hear tonight that I love Hades the man, at least know that I truly love Hades the realm. I don't live in the world above anymore. This place is my home. Our home. I love it just as much as you do."
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I get it. I truly get it. I have always loved Greek mythology and I have always loved learning more about the myths, stories and worlds. But I never was super interested in Hades and Persephone. After reading the Kingmaker Chronicles and Persephone playing such a huge role, I needed more from her. And Hades, by extension. I absolutely loved this book.
It was a bit of a slower start for me and I think it had more to do with me, than the book itself. The writing style is quite different from what I usually read and this book does not start out lightly. It tosses you head first into the deep end with the mythos and characters and I found myself having to read a bit slower to really absorb everything that was going on. But by the 40%ish mark, I was completely enraptured. I am thoroughly obsessed.
While this story follows Hades and Persephone in the Underworld as god and goddess, it is a retelling. It doesn't follow the myth exactly and switches things up and turns things around and it does so extremely well. Hades is the perfect mix between "touch her and you die" and "sweet cinnamon roll who simps hard." Persephone was amazing and I loved her transition and growth from Kore the Maiden to Persephone the QUEEN.
I thought this was going to end on a cliffhanger and it didn't but I am so eager to start the next book. I think the stakes and the players of the game are only going to get bigger and I can't wait.
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I get it. I truly get it. I have always loved Greek mythology and I have always loved learning more about the myths, stories and worlds. But I never was super interested in Hades and Persephone. After reading the Kingmaker Chronicles and Persephone playing such a huge role, I needed more from her. And Hades, by extension. I absolutely loved this book.
It was a bit of a slower start for me and I think it had more to do with me, than the book itself. The writing style is quite different from what I usually read and this book does not start out lightly. It tosses you head first into the deep end with the mythos and characters and I found myself having to read a bit slower to really absorb everything that was going on. But by the 40%ish mark, I was completely enraptured. I am thoroughly obsessed.
While this story follows Hades and Persephone in the Underworld as god and goddess, it is a retelling. It doesn't follow the myth exactly and switches things up and turns things around and it does so extremely well. Hades is the perfect mix between "touch her and you die" and "sweet cinnamon roll who simps hard." Persephone was amazing and I loved her transition and growth from Kore the Maiden to Persephone the QUEEN.
I thought this was going to end on a cliffhanger and it didn't but I am so eager to start the next book. I think the stakes and the players of the game are only going to get bigger and I can't wait.