There’s literally no reason for a 17-19 year old to be the aggressor in a relationship with an hundreds, if not thousands, of years old deity. This should never have been over 400 pages of vaguely, albeit pretentiously, poetic and purple prose that says almost nothing in the end.įurthermore, I know how the original myth works but I don’t ever want to read someone’s Lolita flavoured fantasy retelling of anything. I don’t have a problem with self or independently published books but it’s not an excuse for eschewing the work of a good editor when it’s so obviously and desperately needed. And while we’re talking about the word “ichor” I would like to humbly suggest using thesaurus dot com for the next one. The use of modern language like “sis” and “mom” alongside terms like “ichor” and “chiton”? I am…so frustrated with this book. First of all, mixing tenses with an omniscient narrator? Absolutely unforgivable. Give me Classical era Greece and the divine pantheon to go with it - incest, family drama, magic, and all. I’m not really capable of being impartial about these kinds of fantasy romances but I can say I appreciate it not being another modern attempt at the story. I’m a sucker for a Hades x Persephone retelling - especially one where Persephone does the choosing, and running away, and thwarting of Demeter or Zeus or whoever. Facing cyclopes, monstrous shades, and vengeful Gods of the realm, Kore soon realizes the journey through the Underworld is not the safest for one such as the Goddess of spring. What seemed like a simple journey at first, quickly turns into a fight for her immortal life. Kore finds herself fleeing to the underworld in hopes of finding sanctuary with the King. One that involved Kore’s future and would rip away her freedom. Upon saving what she hoped would be enough to pay the ferrymen, Kore overhears her mother speak of an arrangement she had made between herself and Zeus. It was upon one of these secret meetings after her 17th year that the God of the underworld gifted Kore a simple crystal that pulled her closer to him. The other, was her number of encounters with the King of the Dead since she was but a child. KORE, THE GODDESS OF SPRING and youngest daughter to Demeter, had kept few secrets from her mother. WHO WAS PERSEPHONE before she was the Queen of the Underworld?
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