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Before I begin:
Heard of this book ๐ Know itโs a spin on Hades & Persephone, which I read of in A Touch Of Darkness. OSRBC is a bookish Facebook group ๐ค Interviewing the author โ๏ธ ๐๐ฝ Seemed like a good opportunity ๐กTheyโll have a Readalong for the newest installment to the series by Katee Robert ๐ Electric Idol ๐๐๐ Got the audiobook! But first, Neon Gods ๐ค
Chapter 6
Liked my familiarity with the names ๐๐ฝ Zues feels like the cringe old guy ๐คฎ๐คข Canโt help comparing to A Touch Of Darkness ๐คท๐ฝโโ๏ธ From the get go different ๐ง In A Touch Of Darkness, the โgodsโ were like celebrities ๐ง I feel this story incorporates the mythology moreโฆ Like that god interactions delineate information ๐ง Persephoneโs call to her sisters ๐ฏโโ๏ธ๐ฏโโ๏ธ๐ฑ๐ Like the sisters ๐๐ฝ Theyโll BE the series heroines ๐ฆธโโ๏ธ๐ฆธโโ๏ธ๐ฆธโโ๏ธ๐ฆธโโ๏ธ Hermes a girl ๐ง ๐ค Definitely a fun character ๐ Suprised thereโs been no mention of some kind of deal between Persephone and Hades ๐ค In A Touch Of Darkness, Persephone was dumb and annoying. This Persephone, I was indifferent toโฆ
Chapter 17
Like how Persephone challenges Hadesโ dominant personality ๐ The show was entertaining ๐ฅ๐ฑ Hades brings Persephone out of her comfort zone, and she comes alive ๐ Hades and Persephone exhibitionists ๐ ๐ฅ but not something I would ever do ๐ฑ Hades publicly claiming Persephone as his ๐โโ๏ธ Still bleh about Persephone and Hades ๐คท๐ฝโโ๏ธ but this is a fast read ๐ Itโs ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฅ and not always โพ๏ธโพ๏ธโพ๏ธ๐๐
Chapter 28
Hadesโ exhibitionist tendencies rub off on Persephone ๐ฅ In a way, this has been Persephoneโs chance to say ๐คฌ and do what she wants ๐ค
Read Chapter 17 (again?)
Post Eurydices threat ๐ฑ Euridice in underworld ๐ค Eurydicesโ chase ๐ฑ Surprising Zeus is so concerned about returning Persephone, Hadesโ violation of the pact is not addressed sooner ๐ฑ๐ฑ Iโd think itโd be equivalent to a world ๐ war. It was action-packed ๐๐ผ