BOOK REVIEW: Lore

 

Starting 2021 off with a banger!🎉

People, this is what a contemporary urban YA fantasy is all about! A strong, no-nonsense, bad-ass female protagonist descended from an ancient Greek hero's bloodline who has real friends and makes believable, well-thought out decisions (and mistakes) is what I'm talking about! Throw in a cast of developed supporting characters and I was hooked.

So, this is a wholly unique take on Greek mythology and the various gods and heroes, and where they are in the present. So unique, that although I had a pretty strong grasp of the myths prior to reading, I really had to slow down in the beginning to fully understand the characters and their houses. Pro tip: there is a cast of characters list at the end which is SUPER helpful.

This book is almost 600 pages long, but the pacing was great (once I got a handle on who was who), the action was plentiful and gorey, and the twists were surprising enough that the pages just flew...I stayed up till past 2am reading this one! This book pulls no punches. Actually, with the serious topics brought up, such as child torture and killing, multiple murder, and attempted rape, I think this may be better categorized as new adult vs YA.

There is very little romance, but what there is sweet, very briefly mentioned and inconsequential to the plot, which was actually perfect for the flavor of this story. 

Lore publishes on January 5, so make sure it's on your TBR! 

Thanks to Hyperion Books and Net Galley for this eARC in exchange for my honest review.