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Joy101 reviewed Neon Gods by Katee Robert (Dark Olympus, #1)

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KnitAFett reviewed Neon Gods by Katee Robert (Dark Olympus, #1)

Not much of a retelling.

2 stars

So this was overall enjoyable, but if you're thinking of reading it due to being touted as a "retelling" of Greek myths with some spice sprinkled through, just skip it. The names and the places are the only part that really have to do with Greek mythology. This could have easily just been skinned over with a different world and felt the same. Even the power struggles are pretty minute. Definitely over-hyped, but I've read worse. I'll be continuing with some of the books just to see how they measure up.

justpeachy reviewed Neon Gods by Katee Robert (Dark Olympus, #1)

Not the best, but not bad

3 stars

A little bit cringey/cliche at some parts, but I really enjoyed the world the author built and the new take on the Hades/Persephone myth. Very interesting, but could’ve done with a little more character development and a little less cliche. Wish it was longer so the author would have more pages for the main conflict.

ish-i-ness reviewed Neon Gods by Katee Robert (Dark Olympus, #1)

Review of 'Neon Gods' on 'Goodreads'

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Im not going to rate this because I feel like I was led to expect things the book never promised. I am NOT a romance reader. I find a lot of romances extremely boring. This is just Fifty Shades with characters that vaguely pay homage to the Greek myths. I think when people suggested this they thought I would appreciate the world building, but the book didn’t seem to care much about that, and it otherwise has exactly the same things I don’t like in every other cis-hetero, male dominated, romance Ive ever read. I was led to believe it was somewhat innovative but it’s the same tropes, the same nonsense gender roles, the same lack of real commentary on anything, the same focus on things I will never care about. Other than the fantasy-esque elements (which barely count as fantasy) this is a repeat of a story I’ve already …

Im not going to rate this because I feel like I was led to expect things the book never promised. I am NOT a romance reader. I find a lot of romances extremely boring. This is just Fifty Shades with characters that vaguely pay homage to the Greek myths. I think when people suggested this they thought I would appreciate the world building, but the book didn’t seem to care much about that, and it otherwise has exactly the same things I don’t like in every other cis-hetero, male dominated, romance Ive ever read. I was led to believe it was somewhat innovative but it’s the same tropes, the same nonsense gender roles, the same lack of real commentary on anything, the same focus on things I will never care about. Other than the fantasy-esque elements (which barely count as fantasy) this is a repeat of a story I’ve already read several times and didn’t like.