Neon Gods - Katee Robert

Neon Gods

By Katee Robert

  • Release Date: 2021-06-01
  • Genre: Contemporary Romance
Score: 4.5
4.5
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Description

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.

*A scorchingly hot modern retelling of Hades and Persephone that's as sinful as it is sweet.*

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…

"Deliciously inventive…Red-hot."—Publishers Weekly STARRED

"I get shivers just thinking of their interactions. SHIVERS."—Mimi Koehler for The Nerd Daily

The World of Dark Olympus:

Neon Gods (Hades & Persephone)

Electric Idol (Eros & Psyche)

Wicked Beauty (Achilles & Patroclus & Helen)

Radiant Sin (Apollo & Cassandra)

Reviews

  • Loved!

    5
    By Jesi
    Must read.

  • Great read!

    4
    By hannah0301
    This book was a 4/5 stars for me. I truly enjoyed the authors retelling of this story and the character that Persephone portrayed. The spice is hot and adds to the story instead of taking away from it. Although, the plot and ending was a little obvious and the story lacked world building, it’s a great one day romance read with a slight fantasy twist to it.

  • A must read

    5
    By Bruce Wayne 333
    I really enjoyed this version of the hades x Persephone, I’m just not sure why there are so many completely blank pages. Is it a glitch ? Who knows, it adds to the length of the book page wise but it’s disappointing that there’s blank pages every couple of chapters.

  • Just okay

    2
    By Sallen Skilley
    It was okay, but I don’t plan to read any more of these books. The whole thing was slightly less than, imo.

  • Hot & Amazing

    5
    By mexy14
    Couldn’t stop reading it! I felt ALL the emotions reading this one. I’m a total sucker for Hades. Highly recommend!!

  • It was okay

    2
    By lizzlesupreme
    The spice level was okay but I didn’t like the fact that random people become the gods. It’s an interesting concept, just not for me.

  • A spicy retelling of a familiar Greek myth

    4
    By browneyesblue
    I’m unfamiliar with Katee Robert’s other novels. Truthfully, the reason why I chose to read Neon Gods is because the story is a spicy spin on the Greek Myth of Hades and Persephone. So, I started reading this story with no expectations. Persephone finds out that she is betrothed to Zeus. This version is a ruthless power hungry, known killer who made a deal with Demeter. Demeter who was thinking only for herself obviously. To make a long story short, Persephone steps out to get some air with one of her sisters ( Callisto, I think) because this new revelation is a lot to digest., Persephone runs off while her sister runs back inside to retrieve her purse. She is tailed by one of Zeus’ minions. The only place where she can seek refuge is across the bridge between Olympus and the Underworld right into the arms of Hades. Hades who reluctantly takes her in knowing that this decision will start a war at some point with Zeus. Persephone’s public perception is that she’s chaste but she’s not. An plan is created to publicly defile her carnally in one of Hades’ playrooms and she agrees knowing the consequences. One thing that she doesn’t take into account is falling in love with Hades. My rating for this book is four stars out of five. I am willing to read any and every retelling of the Hades and Persephone myth. This Gods in this story are human’s taking up each mantle but everything is about perception.

  • Meh

    3
    By shanmac93
    I loved the steamy parts. However, everything else seemed very cheesy and tropey.

  • LOVED IT

    5
    By Meghanhaley!
    AMAZING!! Careful where you read it though, the spice level is high! The detail, the fact that it’s full of consent is so hot, and the tasteful way she paints the picture of kink and fetish play is refreshing to say the least. She’s reversing the damage done by 59 shades of grey. The retelling of the Olympus hierarchy was genius, she really made this story her own and i loved that. Cannot wait to get into book 2!

  • Hades is HOTTTTT

    4
    By dazzlingdx
    I once went to a certain college the summer before my actual/official Freshman year of college, simply because I wanted to take the Greek Mythology class they offered there. (True story) I should also disclose that I meant to take notes to use for the reviewing of this goodness….but I got too wrapped up in reading it in less than 48 hours (and prioritizing over homework) that I didn’t think about stopping to do it. And then I immediately went on to the next book. 😬 So to say I have a “thing” for Greek Mythology is a slight understatement. What Katee Robert did with the love story between Hades and Persephone was fantastic. It is going to blow your mind if you are expecting the Hades from Disney’s Hercules though. He is the furthest thing from that! This is a side of Hades that no one has portrayed in anything I have read before. The fact that these are not your classic telling of the stories is already a plus. But I love the way she has us eating out of the palm of her hand with the fresh, very current and down right SPICY 🌶️🌶️🌶️ telling of (Dark) Olympus. And quite frankly she has us begging for more books and STAT! I like that KR emphasizes consent in all the sex. But in regards to the sex it was often public sex in the underworld. But to that end….it was in Hades world yet the people of Olympus ,both upper and lower districts, didn’t know he existed. That part has me confused. I loved how she portrayed Zeus though. Because I think Z is a weirdo even in the way we are used to hearing any story with him in it. He has an ego for days, creepy, screwing anything and anyone and thinking its fine all because, by gollee, he is ZEUS! Ugh. I am no fan of his (not that he cares, haha). I hope that the world building gets a bit better in the coming books. I will definitely be reading them as well. I also plan on reading her “dirty Disney” series after I read all of the Dark Olympus series that is available. Until the next review, happy reading, my friends.

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