Start On: October 19, 2023
Finished On: October 23, 2023
Format: Paperback

Dark Olympus, Book #1
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Tropes:
Fake Dating
Forbidden Romance 
Forced Proximity 
Hades and Persephone Retelling

Book Summary:

He was supposed to be a myth. 
But from the moment I crossed the River Styx and fell under his dark spell… he was, quite simply, mine.

Society darling Persephone Dimitriou plans to flee the ultra-modern city of Olympus and start over far from the backstabbing politics of the Thirteen Houses. But all that’s ripped away when her mother ambushes her with an engagement to Zeus, the dangerous power behind their glittering city’s dark facade.

With no options left, Persephone flees to the forbidden undercity and makes a devil’s bargain with a man she once believed a myth… a man who awakens her to a world she never knew existed.

Hades has spent his life in the shadows, and he has no intention of stepping into the light. But when he finds that Persephone can offer a little slice of the revenge he’s spent years craving, it’s all the excuse he needs to help her—for a price. Yet every breathless night spent tangled together has given Hades a taste for Persephone, and he’ll go to war with Olympus itself to keep her close…

(Summary from Goodreads)

“You, little Persephone, are a brat.” 

Hades (Neon Gods)

Review/Thoughts:

I’m honestly not too sure how to feel about this book. 

I enjoyed this author’s spin on a Hades and Persephone retelling. I loved both their characters and their relationship. 

I was really intrigued by the plot of Persophone’s arranged marriage to Zeus, but there really wasn’t much plot or conflict in this book. In my opinion, there was a lack of world building and too much spice for my personal preference.