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Lore

Alexandra Bracken

Start date: February 1, 2021

Finish date: February 28, 2021

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Jan 10, 2021 Kelly rated it liked it

After listening to an audiobook, do you ever feel like you need to re-read the book in another format to fully immerse yourself into the story? Because that's how I feel right now. Like I missed the potential for discovering a new favorite book. I thought for sure I would be into it from the very beginning but I kept listening (and wasn't even really distracted) but it never managed to hook me like I wanted it to. So yeah, I need a do-over with this book because I want to love it and I hate that ...more

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Feb 27, 2021 ❀ Crystal ✿ - PEACE ☮ LOVE ♥ BOOKS rated it really liked it

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Lore made for a really thrilling read jam packed with a play on old world mythology and history. The book turned out a lot more complex and even dark/brutal than I was expecting. Lore the MC was a very interesting and likable character. After brutally losing her parents and sisters Lore is on the run for many years of her life. She wants nothing to do with the Gods and the Agon but unfortunately they are not done with her and Lore is unfortunately dragged back in. I do think the story was a bit Lore made for a really thrilling read jam packed with a play on old world mythology and history. The book turned out a lot more complex and even dark/brutal than I was expecting. Lore the MC was a very interesting and likable character. After brutally losing her parents and sisters Lore is on the run for many years of her life. She wants nothing to do with the Gods and the Agon but unfortunately they are not done with her and Lore is unfortunately dragged back in. I do think the story was a bit too long and at sort of boring at times almost as much as it was exciting and hard to put down. I think I wavered on the book here and there because of its complexity and how if I missed one little thing I’d have to backtrack to get back in the zone. (view spoiler) Overall it was a fun and exciting read. And that cover really is Awesome and Amazing. ...more

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Mar 08, 2021 Cindee rated it it was amazing

Shelves: popsugar-2021-tbr, february-2021-tbr, owned, march-2021-tbr

I am never disappointed by anything she writes I loved everything about this book there was never a dull moment I was on the edge of my seat from the very beginning. I really loved all of the characters but I loved Lore and Castor most of all they fit so well together the kind of pairing you really root for. I really loved Lore for her love and determination to save those that were so dear to her I really liked how her and Castor reconnected a great friends to lovers romance. I really loved the ...more

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Dec 20, 2020 Kelsey rated it really liked it

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"Monsters lived in the shadows. To hunt them, you couldn’t be afraid to follow. And the only way to destroy them was to have the sharper teeth and the darker heart."

I knew as soon as I saw the cover of this book with the Gorgon and the title of "Lore," I had to have it. I studied Greek and Roman Mythology in college, so anything about mythology, I love to read. I have read most of the classics, so I understood the different names, Gods, and houses discussed in the novel.

Lore is a story revolvin "Monsters lived in the shadows. To hunt them, you couldn’t be afraid to follow. And the only way to destroy them was to have the sharper teeth and the darker heart."

I knew as soon as I saw the cover of this book with the Gorgon and the title of "Lore," I had to have it. I studied Greek and Roman Mythology in college, so anything about mythology, I love to read. I have read most of the classics, so I understood the different names, Gods, and houses discussed in the novel.

Lore is a story revolving around an event called the Agon. Zeus created the Agon when some of the other Gods tried to overthrow him. As punishment, these Gods become mortal every seven years, and the hunters can kill them and absorb their powers. This cycle goes on indefinitely. Lore, the titular character, is the last remaining member of the House of Perseides. After a rival line, brutally murders her family, she swears to avoid the Agon. That is until an old friend and an injured Goddess show up.

The book is, in essence, mythology with a YA twist (as seen from other reviews, i.e., Percy Jackson). The interesting part is that this takes place in modern times, in New York City no less! There are five parts of the book, City of Gods, Carrying Fire, Deathless, Dark Rivers, and Mortal. I immensely enjoyed the book until the ending of Part 4 and all of Part 5. The book's cadence was quick but evolving and left the reader wondering what was happening and what would happen. Towards the end, I felt like the author was over the book at this point and just wanted it wrapped up. Questions are handed out on a silver platter, whereas before, there was more character work involved.

The book, as a whole, was engaging, exciting, and action-packed. I loved seeing some of my favorite Gods (Athena, Hermes, Apollo, Artemis, etc.) in modern-day life. It was also interesting to see how the new Gods would use their power. Was it revenge based, power-based, or was it out of necessity? Character development was helpful with the use of flipping between the present and seven years ago. Another useful source was, I imagine, Ovid, Hesiod, Homer, etc., and their descriptions of gods.

I think for someone not as well versed, the reader is almost thrown to the wolves to figure out who is whom. There were even a few Gods/heroes thrown in that I needed to lookup. I think the ending just ended. It did not feel as satisfying as I thought it would from the excerpt or the book's first four parts. It should be noted there is violence, and the amount and viciousness of it can be offputting.

Overall, I would give this book 3.5 stars (rounded up to 4) as I love mythology and think that the author has a unique concept with the Agon. However, it does fall short with the ending.

Thanks to NetGalley and Disney Publishing Worldwide - Hyperion for this ARC in exchange for my honest review. ...more

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May 07, 2021 Jenn rated it liked it

I am honestly on the fence with this one. I want to like it but at the same time I want to dislike it. On the one hand I love me some Greek mythology and a good interpretation, but I am not sure if I would say this was good. It has potential, lots of potential but it feels like it falls flat in various areas. There is barely any of mythology in it other than the use of names and vague references to mythological tales.

I could have done without the rapey parts especially when it was child rape. L ...more

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