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This was a good standalone novel. Greek mythology meets The Hunger Games.
As punishment for their rebellion, every 7 years, the Gods are stripped of their immortality and forced to fight against the mortals who wish to gain their power.
Lore removed herself from this world, but due to unforseen circumstances, is dragged back into the hunt when a wounded Athena shows up on her doorstep.

This is fast-paced and full of action. I really enjoyed it!

Listened on audio during my commute, and I was engaged with this story of the gods in our modern world. Lore is a fierce, resilient heroine with relatable struggles and trauma. She gets caught up in the 7 year battle and finds herself immersed and in a pivotal role. Trust, deceit, vulnerability, honor, and bravery are all woven beautifully in the story. "Not even the Spartans were Spartans."

@5feet.of.fury It‘s finally on its way! Sorry it took so long to get out to you, this past week has been a bit chaotic. 😅 But it should be there by Saturday! Thank you for sharing this story with us! LMPBC #GroupG #Round19

Every 7 years, the gods of Olympus become mortal for a short time. & there are groups of hunters that want the chance to kill a god & take their power. Lore just wanted to live her life when Athena shows up on her doorstep.

An interesting modern twist on Greek myths, w/ fun characters & a sweet romance. But the pacing was off, switching between epic fights/info dumping, the ending felt super abrupt. & left me with so many questions. 🌕🌕🌕🌑🌑

It‘s snowing up a storm outside, so it‘s time to sit down with a cup of hot chocolate and a book!

I am so excited to start this one! I‘ll get it to you @5feet.of.fury as soon as I can! 🖤 #LMPBC #GroupG #Round19

I asked an AI image generator to create something that reflected how this book felt to me. This was the most confusing, most somewhat on target, and most perfectly valid response. I will be mailing the book to the next recipient tomorrow!

4.2⭐️ occasionally I like to go into a book completely blind, just based off the cover. This, was one of those books. It was nothing like I had imagined it to be, but I was pleasantly surprised by the direction it took. I truly enjoyed it and I will will be on the lookout for other books by this author. #Roll100 number 78.

On its way to @BeckyWithTheGoodBooks
@mrsmarch @BookmarkTavern
#lmpbc Myths Group

I like myths in a modern setting but I found the world building in this to be convoluted. It had a few moments of greatness, but I‘m very confused about a couple things 😂
Maybe my #lmpbc group mates can help with my lingering questions 😂

#lmpbc round 18 books are on their way home to @bnp and @sweetpealsd

Which means I can start my round 19 choice 🐍 @mrsmarch @BookmarkTavern

I am posting one book per day from my extensive to-be-read collection. No description and providing no reason for wanting to read it, I just do. Some will be old, some will be new. Don‘t judge me - I have a lot of books. Join in if you want!

#ABookADay2023

Me encantó el libro, me atrapó totalmente, hasta que el final me decepcionó muchísimo. La autora resolvió la historia literalmente en dos páginas, fue un deux ex machina.

Here‘s my review for a book I decided to DNF.

I decided to start this book. I‘m so confused about what‘s going on in this book. It‘s set in Modern Day NYC but it has Greek Mythology in it. I like the writing style but I‘m having a hard time looking past the fact that this is set in NYC and not Greece. I‘m going to keep reading and see if it gets better. I‘m going to see if I can look past this but if I can‘t then I‘ll probably DNF this book.

Thoroughly enjoyed this fast paced mythological fantasy book!

#SummerSpecial #SnakeDay

This has been on my TBR for awhile.

My knowledge of Greek mythology is very limited, but I had no problem getting into this novel. The book is fairly violent, so that tracks. The characters were dynamic, and the story was cleverly written.

Here are my current reads

I thought this book was okay. I didn‘t love it but I didn‘t hate it either. 3.5/5⭐️

4.5/5 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌗 #greekretelling #athena

So so good!

#manicmonday #letterL @CBee
📚Lore by Alexandra Bracken, The Last Olymian by Rick Riordan & Last Sacrifice by Richelle Mead
💻C.S. Lewis
🎥The Last Samurai, the Legend of Korra (avatar), the leftovers, love and monsters, love actually
🎶linkin park Lord Huron
🎼Ludens by bring me the horizon, lights up by Harry styles, lydia by highly suspect

A tentative “pick” for me. While I thought this was imaginative and original, I just didn‘t love it as much as I expected too. I wasn‘t necessarily put off by all the violence, but it seemed that that bad guys always died and the good guys miraculously and mysteriously survived. I know it‘s a YA book, but based on the gore and violence, I expected more consequences to the characters‘ actions, I guess.

A wonderful “retelling” of Greek mythology! Wow. The plot of this book with its twists and turn kept me riveted page after page. (I didn‘t guess the twist nor did I figure out the true meaning of the poem until the end). I thought this book was wonderfully creative (especially the blood lines) and a refreshingly modern perspective of Greek lore. I wish this was a series because I would have loved to read more.
My Review: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️✨ (4.5/5)

Just. Couldn‘t. Do It. I was 161 pages in, and I decided to bail. I HATE bailing, but you only live once and why waste my time reading something I don‘t enjoy?

This was an OwlCrate book, and until I picked it up to read, I thought it was a Medusa retelling.

It is not. Instead, it‘s an urban fantasy that pits the descendants of Greek Heroes against 8 of the Gods in a cycle known as the Argon.

I found it mostly enjoyable, but would not recommend to newbies to Greek mythology. At the minimum, look up the meaning of kleos and timê before reading.

Borderline so-so and pick.
#booked2022 #greekretelling

Happy Friday! Maya is at a friend‘s house this weekend, Dr Hubby is on a solo retreat in the mountains for some well-earned R&R.

Which means I have the house to myself! 🙌🏽🙌🏽 Let the weekend of reading begin! 📚

#catsoflitsy #kittensoflitsy #MonaLisa (Mona pictured)

Flying through the tagged book while keeping a close eye on #HelloKittty. She had surgery to remove 2 lumps yesterday, one a mast cell skin cancer, the other hopefully just an abscess. Initial biopsy on the 2nd lump was ok but vet sending to pathology to make sure.

It‘s been a hard year. Lost #Isabel in April and two close friends unexpectedly in May and June. Another friend dx with an aggressive breast cancer started chemo last week. ⬇️

#SnakeDay 🐍 #JulyJam 🪷🌱🌹

#BookNerd 🤓💙📚

Wow. I feel like I‘ve just finished a series rather than just one book, there is so much packed in. But it works. I was very much sucked into this world running parallel to our own. Excellent.

The House of Achilles.
Well, Lore thought faintly. Shit.

The old gods must die to allow the new to rise.

I finished by book club book for the month. I loved this book and read it In a few days! I would definitely recommend it.

Nails check. Cat on lap check. Book , Lore on lap check. Haven‘t been on in a while but I‘ve been reading. This book is so good. I just get into so many that I need to finish this . I‘ll get there. #nailnight #siamesecats #lore #alexandrabracken #sundaynightreading

I loved this book! So many plot twists, with clever foreshadowing that I can see when I look back. Amazing, dynamic characters. Lessons on fate and forgiveness. Just amazing all around.

Not only did I manage a #BookSpinBingo this month but I also managed to get my #BookSpin for January read — Lore! This was a great Greek mythology read that had been on my #TBR for awhile. I enjoyed the relationships surrounding Lore herself and how the story unfolded.

An original imaginative adventure dealing with Greek mythology. With a topic that seems to be spurning a lot of new books this one definitely set itself apart. As a fellow New Yorker the book also does a very good job with the setting. Definitely recommend!

It's #roll100 time!

I'm looking forward to Lore so I can't wait to get that pick crossed off. I've been reading The Borden Murders off and on for about two years now so I either finish it this month or to the donation bin it goes! I have a feeling it's going to be unhauled either way, to be honest #ItsTime

@PuddleJumper

I wanted to like this one, I really did. But almost 4 hours into the audiobook, and the storyline has just lost my interest completely. I'm not saying it's bad - it just isn't for me.

I'm giving this a pick, but kind of a lukewarm one... I enjoyed it, but never felt a real emotional connection to the characters. I did like the narrator of the audiobook though. It wasn't bad, but I had hoped for more...

I'm not sure how I feel about this one. I did feel compelled to read it, I wanted to know how it ended but I can't say that I'd read another by this author. It took a little while to get into it and then I saw the twists coming, it could also easily be shorter and cut out a lot that slowed it up . Entertaining enough to be worth finishing but that's as far as I'd go.

Alexandra Bracken is an amazing writer. No doubt about that. This book is written beautifully! And the concept is great! The problem I had was pacing and feeling any connection to these characters. I also had a strangely hard time to read into it, despite liking it at first. So in the end, I couldn‘t keep my head in it and decided to abandon it.

This is another one where I'm calling it a pick, but by a narrow margin. It almost lost me once, but I pushed on and enjoyed it overall. I think I just had some difficulty relating to the main character at times. Still, the plot was certainly interesting and threw me for a loop once or twice.

The holidays mean both more travel, as pictured, and less time to read, unfortunately.

However, I did start reading Lore by Alexandra Bracken and it seems interesting thus far. I'm just hoping I'll have a bit more time to read it this week.