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message 1: by Corina (new)

Corina | 2768 comments Hello, new thread :)


message 2: by Courtney (new)

Courtney Webb | 1361 comments Yay!


message 3: by Bella (new)

Bella | 1177 comments hey guys! starting right now :)


message 4: by Corina (new)

Corina | 2768 comments Hey guys, for some reason I didn't get the notifications.
I will start today :)


message 5: by Corina (new)

Corina | 2768 comments Hunger Games vibes with Greek Gods.


message 6: by Corina (new)

Corina | 2768 comments I'm not sure I like Lyra lol


message 7: by Corina (new)

Corina | 2768 comments So, I'm about 25% in. Not a huge fan of the writing, I have cringed a few times lol. I find Lyra a bit meh, Hades is more interesting. I mean the story is entertaining enough but I feel like it has been done so many times. I will keep going. What do you guys think so far?


message 8: by Courtney (new)

Courtney Webb | 1361 comments Same. I don’t like Lyra she’s Whitney but I’m hoping it gets better I’m a little over 100 pages in


message 9: by Corina (new)

Corina | 2768 comments Still not getting the bloody notifications for our thread...nevermind lol
I'm at chapter 30 now, not sure on page count as it's a higher page count with a library ebook.


message 10: by Corina (new)

Corina | 2768 comments Also, a bit confused about the world. It sounds like our world with Gods in it. They have phones and TVs but then there was one point they said cameras are a new thing.


message 11: by Bella (new)

Bella | 1177 comments I'm about 20% in, and I agree! she is pretty whiny haha. I do like Hades' character! the writing does feel very YA
and I agree, Corina, I think that's exactly what the world's supposed to be like. our world but with Gods haha


message 12: by Corina (new)

Corina | 2768 comments Whiny is a good word, it fits her lol...I agree with you, Bella with the writing as well. Yeah, our world but with some missing things plus the Gods hahaha.


message 13: by Courtney (new)

Courtney Webb | 1361 comments Yeah i was kinda hoping this one would be better but I’m invested now


message 14: by Corina (new)

Corina | 2768 comments I finished just now. To be honest, I pushed to finish it. Unfortunately, I wasn't invested, it felt too long, wasn't entertained by the labours and Lyra was just meh for me. The writing felt pretty average, there were a few cringe moments. I liked Hades well enough I guess. It wasn't bad bad per say, but it wasn't great either. Just because I was struggling to finish it, it was below average for me.


message 15: by Bella (new)

Bella | 1177 comments I'm pushing through! it's tough though, I'm not enjoying this one as much as I'd hoped :/ it's still entertaining enough, but it does feel too long


message 16: by Corina (new)

Corina | 2768 comments It felt so long. I will be honest I skimmed some parts. The trials were supposed to be entertaining but I was just over them lol.


message 17: by Corina (new)

Corina | 2768 comments Btw, if you are looking for fantasy romance books, I personally would recommend Carissa Broadbent. I'm currently reading the second book in the Crowns of Nyaxia series and also enjoyed The Daughter of No Worlds series too.


message 18: by Bella (new)

Bella | 1177 comments ooh I'll add those to my list!! :)


message 19: by Bella (new)

Bella | 1177 comments I'm getting through it, I'm 60% through so maybe I'll finish this week :)


message 20: by Corina (new)

Corina | 2768 comments Hope you like them too :)


message 21: by Corina (new)

Corina | 2768 comments It's no rush...I just wanted to finish it lol.


message 22: by Bella (new)

Bella | 1177 comments hey guys! i forgot to update that I finished the book! it was okay, I felt like the ending was rushed though


message 23: by Bella (new)

Bella | 1177 comments like they tied everything together super quickly and now she's the queen of the underworld and gets to live with Hades forever, happily ever after lol


message 24: by Bella (new)

Bella | 1177 comments it felt too quick considering how long the rest of the book was


message 25: by Corina (new)

Corina | 2768 comments Hey, all good, Bella, no problem. Hope everything is good with you guys.
I honestly didn't really like it overall. The trials were too long and I was bored. Didn't like her as a main character. The writing was not great in my opinion. I cringed so many times. Did you manage to finish it, Courtney?
SPOILER JUST IN CASE COURTNEY
Also, she did become queen, but then didn't she get trapped with Chronos on the other side of the door when they decided to save Persephone?


message 26: by Corina (new)

Corina | 2768 comments The ending was pretty quick overall.


message 27: by Bella (new)

Bella | 1177 comments SPOILER COURTNEY!
yes she did, but I chose to ignore that part and pretend the book ended with her becoming queen so I wouldn't be curious about the next book haha :')


message 28: by Corina (new)

Corina | 2768 comments Hahaha....good one, Bella! I don't think I'm curious enough to ignore all the issuss anyway lol. Have you read any good books recently? :)


message 29: by Bella (new)

Bella | 1177 comments I'm reading Slewfoot!! have you read it?


message 30: by Bella (new)

Bella | 1177 comments it's super interesting! :)


message 31: by Corina (new)

Corina | 2768 comments Oh...loved Slewfoot. It also made me super mad lol...just the village people.


message 32: by Courtney (new)

Courtney Webb | 1361 comments Hey guys I’ve been locked out of Goodreads account. Idek how I got back in so I might be making a new one :( anyways I didn’t finish this one it was hard to read.


message 33: by Bella (new)

Bella | 1177 comments haha yeah, it's making me mad too! i keep on thinking "omg just leave her alone, she's obviously not a witch and obviously didn't make a pact with the devil" but then I remember that she kind of is a witch by their standards and kind of did make a pact with the devil, although it was more of a friendship haha


message 34: by Bella (new)

Bella | 1177 comments hey Courtney! yeah Goodreads has been pretty hit or miss with the notifications and even just being usable lately! i downloaded Fable and it's been very cool! you can sync your Goodreads with it too :)


message 35: by Corina (new)

Corina | 2768 comments Hey Courtney, was wondering if that was the case. To be honest, I struggled to finish this one. To be fair, I was also considering either storygraph or fable which I know can both sync with goodreads. Goodreads is so hit and miss with notifications it's annoying. Maybe we can all switch lol. To be honest, I mostly keep goodreads to read with you guys.
Did you guys check out this years choice awards? I know it's mostly a popularity contest, but it's still interesting to have a look.


message 36: by Corina (new)

Corina | 2768 comments Haha, Bella...yeah she kind of is a witch but also, what choice did she have? I was all about the female rage on that one lol.
Also, do you guys have any other books in mind you would like to try out?


message 37: by Bella (new)

Bella | 1177 comments I'm down to switch to fable and see if that works better for us :) we can start a little club in there too!


message 38: by Bella (new)

Bella | 1177 comments exactly! she didn't have a choice and she's just doing what she believes will protect her freedom! it's one of those "I support women's rights and women's wrongs" lol


message 39: by Bella (new)

Bella | 1177 comments was there a book series we were reading and waiting for the next publication of? i can't seem to find them lol


message 40: by Corina (new)

Corina | 2768 comments I will download fable and see how I go. I'll message you.


message 41: by Corina (new)

Corina | 2768 comments lol...like that statement


message 42: by Corina (new)

Corina | 2768 comments hmmm...can't remember now other tham veronica speedwell. I think we were talking about The Hunger of the Gods one, 3rd book just came out.


message 43: by Bella (new)

Bella | 1177 comments okay, I followed you! I'll create a club later tonight :)
and ohh okay! i haven't read the first 2 of that series but they've been on my TBR forever!


message 44: by Corina (new)

Corina | 2768 comments Sounds good. I have no idea how to use it lol. The goodreads transfer wasn't 100% successful...I will need to manually adjust some things.
I haven't read any of the series either, I really want to :) Was The Shadow of The Gods the first book? I really loved John Gwyne's The Faithful and the Fallen series, so definitely want to read this series too.


message 45: by Bella (new)

Bella | 1177 comments it's definitely a bit different! what should I name our book club? :)
yes I think that's the first! I'm down to read it! :)


message 46: by Corina (new)

Corina | 2768 comments Hmmmm....Book besties? That's probably taken...no idea lol.
I'm really keen to read that series, so let me know ;)


message 47: by Bella (new)

Bella | 1177 comments yes I'm happy to start that one!!
okay I set up the club, I'll send you a link!


message 48: by Corina (new)

Corina | 2768 comments Got it, thanks, Bella! No idea on how to use it hahaha.


message 49: by Bella (new)

Bella | 1177 comments hey Courtney! let us know if you see this :)


message 50: by Courtney (new)

Courtney Webb | 1361 comments Omg I FINALLY GOT INTO MY ACCOUNT


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