Such a good concept but sooo long for no reason. A lot of plot building with not a lot of action. It started to pick up at the end but the ending was very cheesy and left a lot unresolved which isn’t great in a standalone book. As this was an audiobook, I zoned out during majority of the middle.

la verdad al principio me entretuvo pero despues un embole, no se la historia no me copaba tanto y no me encantaba ni reletaba con ninguno de los personajes. Tarde como 1 mes en leer los ultimos 3 capítulos del libro. Tmb me parecio muy comolicado como planteba las cosas no se.

Maybe I’m not a fan of Greek mythology this much 😵‍💫 it just a bit slow?

spoiler-y? not many thoughts just that the romance felt a little too forced and out of place + it's execution was so ??? to me. The first kiss.. was so.. RANDOM I think it's an alright book, just not one I would pick up again.

real rating: 3.5

"She was not Theseus in the Labyrinth, or Perseus in the gorgon's lair. She was not Herakles, laboring in his tasks. She was not Bellerophon, who rode across the sky, Meleager on his hunt, or Kadmos fighting the serpent. She was not even Jason, triumphant at the edge of the world with the Golden Fleece in hand." I won't lie to you, I've been an emotional wreck reading this book. I started reading this book on a weekend out just to see what it was about and to get a feeling. And oh boy I got sucked in as if Wrath made me. I've laughed, gasped, and also cried while reading this. I've never been so on the edge of my seat before this book. I've fallen in love with the characters and the world and way of power itself too. My audiovisual study mind could not stop thinking about how beautiful this book would be if it got (correctly) translated into a movie. I'm so glad I started this book, and oh I am gonna miss the feeling of how it was reading this for the first time.

I believed it, I believed it for the first 200 pages that the reviews wouldn't have concerned me that I was going to like Lore. Because the first few pages are really good, the pitch was promising and original. But it's poorly executed, moves too fast and, above all, is so predictable. The ending is sloppy and you know how it's going to end as soon as the context is set. I'd have liked it, but unfortunately the negative reviews are right...

I loved this book a lot, the plot and the characters had me hooked. To be honest, I bought this book because I love medusa so when I realized it wouldn’t be about her I was a little disappointed, but this book was actually really good. I loved it!

3.5! My thoughts are coming, after I have a discussion with my book club :)

Lore: 2.5/5 I was REALLY hyped for this book, even though I didn't really know what I was getting myself into. The best way to describe this book is The Hunger Games meets Greek Mythology. First off, I wanna say that the synopsis on the dust jacket is atrocious. This book is COMPLEX and I'm going to do my best to give a better overview of what Lore is actually about. Once upon a time, nine Greek Gods rebelled, and to punish them Zeus created something called the Agon. The Agon happens seven years, where the gods take on a mortal, and thus are stripped from immortality, and can be killed by descendants of ancient Greek heroes called Hunters. If a god is killed, their murderer takes the power from that God and keeps it for themselves making them (1) immortal and (2) a god. Lore follows the main protagonist named Lore, who is an outcast from the supposedly wiped out family line of the Perseids and wants nothing more than to be "free" or normal. Lore is pulled back into "the hunt" when she meets Athena and the two form an agreement by binding their fates together, to seek revenge on Lore's deceased family and to end the Agon once and for all. Now. This book had POTENTIAL. Alexandra Bracken KNOWS how to write a good plotline. The action writing was exquisite, and although the entire book was extremely gore-y (much more than any other YA novel I have ever read) I really loved all the action scenes. I felt like because of the plotline this book really had the potential to be great but unfortunately, it kinda seems like all the extra effort that went into this plotline and action writing was taken from the character development and the world-building. These characters were definitely just vessels for the plot, and honestly, I felt nothing for them and did not feel connected at all. Lore's only two personality traits seem to be that she's from New York City and she knows how to fight. Some characters as well literally have no reason to be in the book at all and didn't enhance anything that happened or explain anything. They're literally just THERE for the sake of having another character. As for the world-building, The reader is honestly not queued into anything that's happening. I spent most of this book confused as to why action scenes were happening and how they started. This book is basically a bunch of really well thought out action but no real connection between them. It felt like I was jumping from fight to fight without any kind of transition or cohesion. I found myself questioning the purpose for half the fights that happened. Lastly, I can appreciate the research Alexandra Bracken put into this book. You can tell she put in the work to make this authentic and not a gaudy greek mythology book just for the hype. Where this falls short though, is if you don't know about greek mythology, or know very little, this book won't explain it. I didnt have this problem, but in some parts, I was confused about characters and meanings. I wonder if this book was marketed as adult it would have been better. I know to be YA there is a cap on how many pages there can be. Maybe if it was longer Alexandra Bracken could have fit in the much-needed character development and made the readers really fall in love with Lore and Cas. I swear it would have been so much better. With all the gore anyway, maybe that would have ultimately been a better fit. Overall, I don't regret buying or reading this book but I wish I didnt have such high expectations for it. I was entertained but also was kinda frustrated at points. Definitely read it, but it doesn't need to be at the top of your TBR.

This book had me feeling differently at every chapter. At the beginning I was extremely lost. From the hundreds of characters introduced to the complex world building I was kinda lost in the plot. The fight scenes had me a little lost and a lot of the time were given point A and C and expected to guess the middle. Then at chapter 27 to about part 4 I was really enjoying it. I fell in love with the characters a little bit more and could imagine their world as I was reading. Then it all just kind of fell apart towards the end… 🤷🏻‍♀️ Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️

1.5 I just discovered that Greek mythology is not my thing but it’s fine. It is something you discover along the way of your reading journey

Hooked me from the first page and was a very convincing fantasy novel with a lot of unexpected plottwists and an adorable found family trope

It's not always the truth that survives, but the stories we wish to believe. The legends lie. They smooth over imperfections to tell a good tale, or to instruct us how we should behave, or to assign glory to victors and shame those who falter. Perhaps there were some in Sparta who embodied those myths. Perhaps. But how we are remembered is less important than what we do now. The story has a strong start. However, It turned out to be a classical Hollywood movie style towards the end. It was for my taste overall. I like the protagonist, aka Melora or Lore, who is as strong as men, makes her own decisions. I like when she does sparring in the ring. Actually, this is where I’m hooked. The whole story is a mashup of Greek mythology and today’s modern world with a pinch of Hunger Games. It was a fast-paced clash of Gods and/or wannabe gods, and I have to admit that It was for my taste.

When I first heard of this book, I thought it was going to be a Medusa retelling (mainly because of the cover and I do believe it was at first marketed as a retelling), but when I read the synopsis I realised it was something completely different... Still, I was very excited to read this book, because I love anything inspired by (Greek) mythology. Oh boy this book was brutal and I enjoyed every minute of it. I loved the concept of the Agon and every event, every reveal, every cliffhanger kept me on the edge of my seat. But honestly, what sold me most were the characters. I loved Lore and her group of friends and I even loved the way the (new) Gods were portrayed. (view spoiler)[Even if they were mostly awful and murderous throughout the book. (hide spoiler)] I also liked how this was (as far as I know) a standalone book (I mean I have way too many series on my shelves I need to finish), but I would love more stories about this world and the Agon itself. Highly recommend if you enjoy stories featuring Greek gods but want something a bit more brutal than Percy Jackson!

Wow. Just wow. This book was so good! The best I read this year so far! I loved the word building with modern day New York and ancient greek mythology. Lore is such a well build character and I felt like I got to discover her strength with her together. This was the most non foreseeable book I have ever read! Literally had like 5 Plottwist in it. It keeps me on my toes the whole time and felt like I was part of a chase. If you love greek mythology you have to read this. Also the writing was so good. Start to finish just a masterpiece.

5 / 5 stars Book 3 of 2022 "A feather fallen from a wing is not lost, but free." Okay, I am a sucker for Greek mythology. So a book that is Greek mythology meets the Hunger Games, is a book I had to try out. The moment this book came out, I bought it. Since then it had been sitting on my shelf until I finally got around to start reading it. I loved it! Plot twist after plot twist that I just did not see coming. This was a book I was reading deep into the night and it was needed for me. I just had to finish it as soon as possible. It had grabbed me from start to finish.

Every seven years, nine of the Greek gods are forced to walk the earth as mortals, giving humans a chance to become gods themselves.

This book completely shattered all my expectations. It balanced mythology and a modern rendition of Greek gods and goddesses in such an effective way, that I just could not bring myself put it down. There were moments of surprise, keeping me on the edge of my seat, my fingers physically unable to turn the pages fast enough. The balance between modern day and Greek myth was so refreshing, that it's newness cannot be understated. The relationship between the characters is addictive and the connection I felt while reading to these characters is slightly embarrassing. I already know this is a novel I will be returning to.

I can’t exactly place what I didn’t like about this book. The writing was good and I love anything even remotely related to Greek gods/mythos, but I just wasn’t really into it. I couldn’t connect to the characters and I found it to drag on despite the fact that it’s actually quite action packed. I wanted so much to love this book, but unfortunately I just didn’t.

I really enjoyed it. A lot of information but not to the point where I was super confused throughout the book. It also helped that I was listening to the audiobook at the same time. I really liked Lore, Cas, Van, and Miles. I love them together, they are such a great team. There was romance but not to the point where I thought it took away from the plot. The romance I think was more in the background. You could tell something was brewing but it wasn't the book's main point. The action and plot twists were crazy. This is more of a brutal book, but I don't think it was gruesome. This was also the first action, fantasy book that I have read in awhile and I forgot how much I love fantasy. Expect to see me reading more fantasy again. Bea

Oh, this was a very fun, modern take on Greek mythology. So full of action and wonderful characters. I had a blast reading this.

4.5 ⭐

next stage of my Percy Jackson phase