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Neon Gods
Neon Gods | Katee Robert
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Society darling Persephone Dimitriou wants nothing to do with her mother's ambitions. She's biding her time until she's able to leave the ultra-modern city of Olympus and start her doctorate degree. The one thing she never planned on? Her mother ambushing her with an engagement to Zeusa man with more than a few dead wives in his past. Persephone will do anything to escape that fate...even flee the sparkling upper city and make a devil's bargain with a man she once believed was a myth. Hades has spent his life in the shadows, and he has no intention of stepping into the light. Not even for the woman who flees into his territory as if the very hounds of hell are on her heels. But when he finds that Persephone can offer a little slice of the revenge he's spent his entire life craving? It's all the excuse he needs to agree to help herfor a price. She'll be his for the summer, and then he'll see her safely out of Olympus and away from her mother and Zeus. Hades and Persephone's deal might seem simple enough, but they both quickly realize it's anything but. With every breathless night spent with Hades, Persephone wonders at her ability to leave him behind. And Hades? Now that he has a taste for Persephone, he's willing to go to war with Olympus itself to keep her...
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Laughterhp
Neon Gods | Katee Robert
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I‘ve been debating on reading this book for a while. I would put it on and take it off my TBR. I picked up a copy at the used bookstore the other day and decided to give it a chance. Oh boy! I‘m glad I did. Now this was some dark smut (which I usually don‘t read). I really liked the characters and the story. I loved Persephone and Hades. I‘ll definitely be continuing this series.

Reggie About a month ago my friend asked me for recommendations on fairy smut and I had no idea. I read romance but not what she was asking for. We went to Barnes and Nobles where this worker girl was apparently working on her fairy smut dissertation and gave my friend like 20 recs. That worker was amazing. 3mo
Laughterhp @Reggie there is so much fairy smut out there! Lol. This one isn‘t fairies, which made me like it more! 3mo
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Breanne1
Neon Gods | Katee Robert
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Hello new 🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️ series I plan on sharing with @StephMC82 , consider me hooked. 😅
Book 42 of 2024

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BookBr
Neon Gods | Katee Robert
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This book was a very fun romp — using Greek mythology as a loose starting point (very loose, lol), it just raced through a plot of jealousy and hate and revenge to get to love. The spice was steamy and the characters appealing — gotta love a grumpy MMC who will do anything to protect those he loves, while at the same time struggling with low self-worth. It was a JOURNEY, and a very enjoyable read. Great fluff, and I‘d read more from this author.

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StellaDz
Neon Gods | Katee Robert
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Hades and Persephone are my fave Greek gods tale. I will devour any retelling, and this one was no different. The world is a tad weird. Separate from the real world but not because they still mention pop culture and different cities, the ‘gods‘ are more like royal titles here. Pretty 🌶️🌶️ and Hades is delightfully dirty as any god of the underworld should be.

⭐️⭐️⭐️

What other H&P retellings are there? I have Lore already, but I need more!

StellaDz @5feet.of.fury thank you! I‘ve put that on my Wishlist! ❤️ 9mo
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Ravenpuff
Neon Gods | Katee Robert
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Persephone‘s betrothed to Zeus. To escape the unwanted marriage, she crosses the River Styx for protection. Before, she thought Hades was a myth. Now, she‘s living under his roof & his rule. Will she return home or stay w/ the 1 she has grown unexpected feelings for?
This 1 was good; it was a bit overhyped. I enjoyed the romance & Hades‘ character growth. I just wanted a little more spice. I didn‘t like the audio version, read physical instead.

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SB_92084
Neon Gods | Katee Robert
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Ok, here goes…it‘s mediocre, the book feels like it was written by a lust-struck 19 year old who has never been in a relationship, the writing is repetitive from chapter to chapter, the character development feels haphazard at best, makes both men and women out to be vapid and overly emotional caricatures…it‘s not worth recommending. Save your money and skip this one.

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Victoriahoperose
Neon Gods | Katee Robert
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I liked this story. I find this particular story of Hades and Persephone always so interesting and I enjoy retellings. I found some elements of this one just a little odd like the mix of it taking place almost in present day but still being a myth. It was tough for me to really get into it because of this. But, I loved the story and it was super steamy.

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Violetsunrise84
Neon Gods | Katee Robert
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Mehso-so

I finally finished reading Neon Gods. I‘m not that familiar with Katee Robert but there‘s just something about a Hades and Persephone story that I like. The author takes a few liberties with the story though . #neongods #katerobert

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Sdx3mamas
Neon Gods | Katee Robert
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My toxic trait: falling in love with the big bad man. This time, it‘s Hades 🤭

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Violetsunrise84
Neon Gods | Katee Robert

I like this version of Hades. Then again there isn‘t a version that I don‘t like. 🤔

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Violetsunrise84
Neon Gods | Katee Robert

I am back to reading another spicy dark romance novel. I‘m about 27 pages into it. #kateerobert #neongods

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Sdx3mamas
Neon Gods | Katee Robert
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Starting a new book! 📖

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BooksBaby
Neon Gods | Katee Robert
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Hades and Persephone are my favorite trope and I will read every book I can find about it. Bonus points for the 🌶️ the better! I‘m in my spicy bitch era, idc. Pic for aesthetic

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KatieRose23
Neon Gods | Katee Robert
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Currently a quarter way through the book and let‘s just say I‘m already in love… hot and heavy. Just the way I like it 🤭

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kissmehardy
Neon Gods | Katee Robert
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Finally taking it from the top! This is such a delicious concept, and I just love how Hades and Persephone aren't just a stereotypical grumpy/sunshine pairing. I even wish it had gotten a little more intense between them, but I'm certainly not upset with how it all played out. #romance #mythology

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Jgacreations
Neon Gods | Katee Robert
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Mehso-so

Sooooo I should have read what this was before I started lol. Wasn‘t expecting 50 shades meets Olympus lol. But I didn‘t hate it.

5feet.of.fury I wasn‘t expecting it to be like… the Mafia I guess, I still thought there would be magic. It was not what I expected or what I was hoping for 1y
Jgacreations @5feet.of.fury exactly! 1y
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gossamerchild
Neon Gods | Katee Robert
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I've been trying for a long time to disconnect the idea that reading anything is a #GuiltyPleasure (as long as it doesn't harm another person, have at it), so I'm reading smut without any shame. Miley, on the other hand 😬😬. I'm still somewhat embarrassed to admit that I started enjoying her music with Wrecking Ball. Ah well, life's too short to stay embarrassed for too long. Love me some Miley!

#TitlesandTunes @Cinfhen @BarbaraBB

Bookzombie I love Miley too! No shame! 1y
Cinfhen This is another song I love to belt out😀and im all for smut #NoShame 1y
DGRachel Confession: I have Miley‘s Hannah Montana album and I love it. Yes, I was in my 30s when the TV show was on Disney. Yes, I watched it religiously. Definitely no shame from this corner. 1y
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gossamerchild @Bookzombie @Cinfhen @DGRachel thanks for the lovely support 😂😂 1y
Cinfhen I love the confessions @DGRachel 😂wasn‘t Miley the cutest thing on Hannah Montana ???!! 1y
DGRachel @Cinfhen Yes! I miss 2005-2010 Disney Channel programming. *sigh* 🤣🤣 1y
Cinfhen Haha!!! The good ole days @DGRachel 1y
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Super_Jane
Neon Gods | Katee Robert
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3.75/5 🌕🌕🌕🌖🌑 #hades #persephone #greekretelling

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OriginalCyn620
Neon Gods | Katee Robert
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Holy hell, this book was hot! 🔥🔥🔥
A modern take on Hades and Persephone and it didn‘t disappoint. I already have the next book in the series as I can see this might become a guilty pleasure!

#bookspinbingo - my #doublespin for this month!
#MagnificentMay

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 1y
Andrew65 Excellent 👏👏👏 1y
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carmens.library
Neon Gods | Katee Robert
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After a very long day of LOTS of yard work and finally landscaping the front yard, I think it's time to relax with a new book and glass of beer. I'm really looking forward to this series. Hopefully, it lives up to the hype! 🤞
#booksandbeer #springcleaning #springreading #bookannotations #neongods

ShelleyBooksie Great book. 1y
dabbe Enjoy! You've more than earned it! P.S. Love the bag! 🤣💚🤗 1y
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Badiemadie
Neon Gods | Katee Robert
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Plot: 10/10 my absolute favorite book the plot was amazing it was not a slow build the smutt🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️ I love how the book ties into the real story behind Persephone and hades like the pomegranate as the safe word.

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bookowly
Neon Gods | Katee Robert
Mehso-so

I just finished this and while I really liked the premise, I couldn‘t get a handle on the world itself. Them being in Olympus but then referring to Berkeley in California? Jarring. I do always love Hades and Persephone stories though so I‘m not too mad. The real shame is the other books in the series aren‘t about them!

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swishandflick
Neon Gods | Katee Robert
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Shew, this was smokin! A modern Greek mythology romance, so the premise certainly intrigued me. Ambushed by her mother with an unwelcome surprise engagement to Zeus, Persephone makes a break for it, and ends up running straight into the arms of Hades. She makes a bargain to protect herself, sparks fly, and complicated Olympus politics leave Hades walking a tightrope between protecting her or facing potential war. Warning: LOTS of 🔥🔥🔥 scenes!

Bookzombie You might like this series too. The first book is also a Persephone/Hades story, but I liked it more than Katee Roberts‘ book. 2y
swishandflick @Bookzombie Ooh, thanks for the recommendation!! I might have to give it a minute though, so this version of Persephone and Hades aren't so fresh on my mind 😂 2y
Bookzombie I understand. I didn‘t read them close together either. 🙂 2y
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BooksNBowls
Neon Gods | Katee Robert
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I wanted more plot, but the smut was so good! Great writing too, she could have gotten more creative with this one! She had ample opportunity for world-building, so that‘s why I‘m rating 3.5 stars. Still worth the read, though I don‘t think I‘ll continue the series. I‘m glad I got to see what all the hype was about nonetheless.

5feet.of.fury Mafia romance is not my thing, and I agree with you that the plot was thin. I read this one but didn‘t go any further in the series. 2y
RobES Ooh I loved this and am currently reading, and loving 'Electric Idol', the next one in the series ❤️ 🥰 2y
BooksNBowls @5feet.of.fury Right? Like she could have done so much with Zeus and the ending was kinda anticlimactic I mean really he falls out the window to his death?? Lmao I just expected more to take a god down 2y
BooksNBowls @RobES oh really? Idk I might give it a chance I‘m debating about whether to read it or not since it‘s about her sister. I would definitely read one about Hermes and Dyon because I loved their characters! 2y
RobES I thought I would really miss Hades and Persephone but Eros and Psyche are great... and there are a couple of glimpses of H and P. You can also see that Katee Roberts is paving the way for future characters in future books 📚 🌶❤️ 2y
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MeganAnn
Neon Gods | Katee Robert
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Catching up on some #nsr22 updates!

Finished the tagged book at the end of November to complete the romance category. It was a low pick… it wasn‘t as dark as I thought it would be and while I wanted to find out how it ended, it was just sort of forgettable afterwards.

I actually read a TON of romance this year so I probably could have filled some of these categories several times over.

Favorites were Love Con & Perks of Loving a Wallflower 💖

Nessavamusic Awesome! I really enjoyed Perks of Loving a Wallflower too. 2y
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actualdisneyprincess
Neon Gods | Katee Robert
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A patron recommended this to me, and man, it is SPICY. (Every once in awhile, I can feel myself blushing for reading it in public. 😂) But overall, a really cool reconceptualized take on Olympus & Greek Mythology! (…much better than Hadestown yesterday…😬) #neongods #kateerobert #darkolympus #persephonexhades

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vimapatitz
Neon Gods | Katee Robert
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Most amazing book ever! Definitely a guilty pleasure, I love the characters, the modern twist, everything is absolutely amazing! Definitely a must read.

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rsteve388
Neon Gods | Katee Robert
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What an amazing read!! Woah this book was fire, all the scenes and the bigger plot were throughly.enjoyable..cant wait to.read the second book in the Series.

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rsteve388
Neon Gods | Katee Robert
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This book is so enjoyable.. it's absolute fire. Lots of wicked fun and so spicy! Three or Four spice so far..... Magnificent.

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MsRadioSilence
Neon Gods | Katee Robert
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I follow Katee Robert on TikTok, and I can‘t believe I haven‘t read her before! If you‘re looking for some good smut with a side of a thought-out plot, Robert‘s got your back! I am absolutely reading the rest of this series, and while I‘m not interested in her Dark Disney series, that also comes very highly recommended.

Read my full review at: http://www.rainyreader.com/single-post/neon-gods
#smut #romance #darkromance #hadesxpersephone

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RobES
Neon Gods | Katee Robert
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Oh what a guilty pleasure this was!!! Loved it! Very hot and sexy and yet the relationship was also sweet and believable ❤️

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LitStephanie
Neon Gods | Katee Robert
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Turns out if you select a book based purely on "Ooh, Persephone and Psyche, I like those stories!" you might end up with a surprise. For a steamy love story, it's great. For a fleshed out fantasy based on elements of mythology, not so much, which is too bad because the premise is interesting: What if Olympus was a protected city ruled not by gods but rich a$$hole humans? After this intriguing intro, our heroes meet and bond over a shared love of ⏬

LitStephanie exhibitionism. The love story is well written, sexy, and believable, but I wanted to know more about whatever magic fuels this place, history, etc. Also, the author commits what I see as a grave sin after many of us became unwilling experts in video calls during pandemic shutdowns: she writes that someone meets the eyes of each video call participant. 🤦Just nope. Not how that works. I almost bailed at that scene. 2y
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RobES
Neon Gods | Katee Robert
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My current guilty pleasure read!!! It's a rainy morning at my daughter's horse riding lesson and this book and a good coffee are entertaining me as she canters about.

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peanutnine
Neon Gods | Katee Robert
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This was an interesting take on Hades & Persephone's story. Olympus is a modern setting with a hint of magical undertones, for no one crosses River Styx to the lower city until Persephone is running from an engagement to Zeus and mysterious Hades offers her refuge. The politics of Olympus were a bit hazy and the ending was anticlimactic imo but the heat between the couple was spicy. Mostly I was on board for the romance. Hades is secretly a softie

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LitStephanie
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In the scene above, a character has this mysterious scary sex room that is about to be revealed, and the author is really trying to build anticipation, but what I desperately want to be behind that door is one of two things, both of which will erase all possible sex appeal of this guy: 1. A grandmotherly room with quilts and cross stitch, causing our heroine to become real concerned about this man's relationship to his mother or grandmother, or

LitStephanie 2. His perfectly preserved teen bedroom, complete with posters of bikini models and sports cars, bunk beds, and completed Lego sculptures. 🤣🤣🤣 That is what would happen if I were writing this, but I am pretty sure things won't go my way. @AkashaVampie thanks for the warning, LOL! 2y
AkashaVampie @LitStephanie ur welcome sweetie. It's on my tbr. 2y
Reggie Lol, there was this woman who wrote a book about fictional siblings in the 80‘s and one of the siblings is gay and goes to the big city in California and dies of AIDS. And I was just like I would have respected her more if he got run over by a delivery truck after he got the HIV diagnoses, ya know. I totally understand what you‘re saying. 2y
LitStephanie @Reggie hahaha! Our books would be more fun 2y
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LitStephanie
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That moment when your library sends a notification that your hold is ready, and you have no memory of placing the hold. It looks like sci-fi maybe? First line is "I really hate these parties" and has a character named Psyche. Reimagined mythology maybe? Did I read a review or hear one on the radio? Anyone else ever have this problem with reserving books and forgetting them months later, LOL?

AkashaVampie Beware it is very adulty 2y
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5feet.of.fury
Neon Gods | Katee Robert
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The 2nd half was better than the 1st, & I started to come around but the 🌶 wasn‘t worth it. The set up is very much lacking, the world building is no fun, motivations of the other gods are only explored in the most rudimentary sense. They‘re barely gods? Where‘s the myth? Where‘s the magic?

Compared to all the other spicy H&P retellings I read this year (ACOMAF, Helfyre, Touch of Darkness/Ruin/Malice) this was my least favorite 😂

sprainedbrain Agree completely… Greek gods without the godliness is no fun. 😂 2y
5feet.of.fury @sprainedbrain right?! And it‘s supposed to be “Mafia” but it doesn‘t even lean into that enough. 2y
sprainedbrain Yeah… I wasn‘t impressed and sadly the spice didn‘t even save it. 😂 2y
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Kimberlone It‘s gotta be pretty hard to make a Greek mythology retelling/mafia romance (2 genres that already make no sense together) work when there‘s no plot and the character motivations are nonexistent 🤷🏽‍♀️ 2y
Kimberlone @sprainedbrain I didn‘t even think the spice was good. So not sexy. I have a limit on the number of times “cock” can be said and still be into it 😑 2y
5feet.of.fury @Kimberlone @sprainedbrain agree, I think th 🌶 went too hard for shock value as opposed to the pleasure and spark between the characters. Didn‘t do it for me 2y
sprainedbrain @Kimberlone @5feet.of.fury not my kind of 🌶 at all… bummer. (edited) 2y
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5feet.of.fury
Neon Gods | Katee Robert
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I‘m at 20% and I low key think this book is horrible?

I‘ve wanted to read it since it came out and it‘s not going so hot… the world building is… *different* than the other Greek retellings I e been reading but “the 13” as legacy titles doesn‘t do it for me. it doesn‘t even make sense.

I don‘t think the author does a good job of differentiating between the characters‘ inner monologues.

I don‘t know guys 😅 is the 🌶 going to be worth it?

Erinsuereads I just started it. Also not impressed 2y
Kimberlone I didn‘t like it at all. Don‘t really understand the hype. 2y
5feet.of.fury @ErinSueMreads @Kimberlone yeah, I‘m going to keep going, but this ain‘t it. (edited) 2y
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Erinsuereads Did you read a touch of ruin? 2y
5feet.of.fury @ErinSueMreads I just finished the 3 recently! I Liked that world a lot better! 2y
Erinsuereads I just finished the third as well. I've kind of gotten bored with it honestly. I was hoping this one would be better 😂😂😂😂☠️☠️☠️ 2y
5feet.of.fury @ErinSueMreads Touch of Ruin was my least favorite of that series, but 1&3 were good. I didn‘t feel the need to read Hades perspective but it‘s gotta be better than this lol I just read a couple more chapters and I don‘t even get what these 2 are arguing about. 2y
Erinsuereads 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 2y
dylanisreading I DNFed this lol. 2y
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Garabrandtreviews
Neon Gods | Katee Robert

50% in and I see why my book buddy called this 50 shades of Olympus. Don't get me wrong, I am not mad about it... I like it. There's a lot of explicit sexual content- kink for days, but in those SUPER long passages, they are also talking, accepting one another and cementing their relationship even if neither know it yet. Plus, it's super sexy, especially as it delves into consent and mutual fantasy.

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Garabrandtreviews
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I am going to love these characters! 💖

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Johanna414
Neon Gods | Katee Robert
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I'm still chasing that Lore Olympus high and so far nothing is living up to it... I liked the idea of the Olympians as elected officials in a modern world and got attached to the characters. A little more kink than I cared for - it just distracted from the story.

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Johanna414
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On a little getaway with @LittleMouse5708 and a few girlfriends plus all our kids. I was overly optimistic and took these to the beach but 7 kids under 7 means no relaxing for the moms 🤣
Now that the kids are fast asleep in the hotel, I might manage 10 minutes or so before crashing myself

LittleMouse5708 I thought I'd read before bed too but I think I was asleep before my little guy. 2y
Johanna414 @LittleMouse5708 worth it. The kids had a blast! 2y
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Chrissyreadit
Neon Gods | Katee Robert
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Thank you @BooksNBowls for this very Summery #sliceofsummerswap ! The mug reminds me of Lois Lenskis Strawberry Girl 😘. I love the books you chose and all the Summery accoutrements- I have to admit I technically love the candy- but my Diabetes does not so I will share the wealth in my office ❤️ Thank you Leila for organizing a fun swap!

Catsandbooks That strawberry mug is adorable! Have a great summer!☀️ 2y
BooksNBowls Sorry I wish I would have known about your diabetes! I‘m glad you enjoyed everything! I just got home and I‘m about to open mine now! 😁 2y
Chrissyreadit @BooksNBowls it‘s ok!!! I can share- and have 1 piece to enjoy- best of all worlds 2y
Avanders That strawberry mug!! 🍓😍 2y
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wisherwishinguponastar
Neon Gods | Katee Robert
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It is almost July?!?! Guess it is time for a new #bookspin list! #bookjournal

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! Love your layout!!! 2y
wisherwishinguponastar @TheAromaofBooks Thanks! And thanks for doing #bookspin every month! It keeps me reading! 2y
TheAromaofBooks It's such a simple challenge that I'm still astounded at how it has taken off haha I do enjoy that it's evolved into something that can be adjusted to different levels of commitment/want-to. I'm all about flexibility and I LOVE seeing how different people use this challenge differently to inspire themselves to read!! 2y
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PageShifter
Neon Gods | Katee Robert
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I loved Hades! And I also loved how Persephone wasn't some damsel in distress. There were also nice secondary characters and fun banter. I loved main characters' relationship, it was sweet.

The world was interesting: there were politics and Hades, Zeus etc. were titles - I didn't get enough of it.

This was really entertaining book and I thought I wouldn't like this.

#Pantone2022 #SeriesRead2022 #BigJuneReadathon #SciFiJune

Clwojick I‘ve been humming and hawing over this one. I keep thinking I‘ll pick it up through my library, but for whatever reason I always end up picking something else. I wasn‘t sure I‘d like it, but glad to see you had similar thoughts prior to reading it… ☺️ 2y
PageShifter @Clwojick I really had!! This was a bit insta for my taste but I still ended up liking this. This was like retelling of a Beauty and the Beast and that was the part I loved! Their relationship was much sweeter than I thought it would be. 2y
TheSpineView Awesome! 2y
PageShifter Thank you @TheSpineView 😄 2y
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BookLove4Ever
Neon Gods | Katee Robert
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Mehso-so

Wasn‘t my cup of tea but it wasn‘t horrible. Interesting take on the Hades and Persephone story. ⭐️⭐️⭐️

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sprainedbrain
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Mehso-so

I mean… I don‘t need a lot of plot with my smut, but if you‘re going to do Hades and Persephone, Hades should be hotter than this. 😂

This book is basically pure, unadulterated spice with very little character development, and it‘s taken my beloved Olympian gods and made them just a bunch of rich, political humans… no fantasy or magic at all, and it‘s not dark. Not terrible for what it is, but I don‘t need to continue this series. 🤷🏻‍♀️

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MemoirsForMe 😂😂😂 Another great review! 2y
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ShelleyBooksie
Neon Gods | Katee Robert
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This book is one hot tamale!!! I enjoyed the characters and storyline and the "open door" romance was off the charts.