Lore
2021 • 546 pages
Ratings44
Average rating3.5
15
Ratings44
Average rating3.5
Every seven years, the Agon begins. As punishment for a past rebellion, nine Greek gods are forced to walk the earth as mortals. They are hunted by the descendants of ancient bloodlines, all eager to kill a god and seize their divine power and immortality.
Long ago, Lore Perseous fled that brutal world, turning her back on the hunt’s promises of eternal glory after her family was murdered by a rival line. For years she's pushed away any thought of revenge against the man—now a god—responsible for their deaths.
Yet as the next hunt dawns over New York City, two participants seek her out: Castor, a childhood friend Lore believed to be dead, and Athena, one of the last of the original gods, now gravely wounded.
The goddess offers an alliance against their mutual enemy and a way to leave the Agon behind forever. But Lore's decision to rejoin the hunt, binding her fate to Athena's, will come at a deadly cost—and it may not be enough to stop the rise of a new god with the power to bring humanity to its knees.
Reviews with the most likes.
Percy Jackson and The Hunger Games vibes....but for adults. And I loved it. The idea of this novel is so awesome and perfect for the fantasy/”new” adult(?) genre I love so much. I love greek mythology and adaptions of it, and Lore provides a fantastical, mature, and entertaining read that I'm blown away at.
I want to give it 4 stars but I enjoyed reading this so much it gets 5. Also because I love happy endings instead of tragic ones. Please just take the 5 stars. Thank you for being a standalone novel.
I liked the characters, I liked the plot. Thank you to PJO for imparting all that Greek mythology knowledge to me years ago that I put to full use in this book.
There was a point where I was a point where I got annoyed because of the ‘this isn't like you, Lore' part because damn I hate when books use that line.
And yeah, Lore had a tragic past so her wanting vengeance was understandable. And, Castor not wanting to kill anyone (including the rival Hunters) was also understandable because of what he went through during his childhood. So yeah, except at that one small point, the whole book was enjoyable.
Characters:
*Miles was the most fun character in this book
