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Lore Olympus Volume One by Rachel Smythe

Lore Olympus Volume 2 by Rachel Smythe

January 2, 2026 by Debcapsfan 2 Comments

I got the first 2 books of the webtoon Lore Olympus out of the library based on the NPR best books list. It sounded right up my alley, a modern retelling of the story of Hades and Persephone. The art makes Olympus seem very sleek and modern, like Tokyo. Each of the big three and their children are a different color (their skin is that color.) Hades is blue, Zeus is purple and Poseidon is green. I call them the big three because they each […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Featured Tagged With: greek mythology, Lolita, modern retelling, Rachel Smythe

Debcapsfan's CBR18 Review No:2 · Genres: Fantasy, Featured · Tags: greek mythology, Lolita, modern retelling, Rachel Smythe ·
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Hades and Persephone: The New Power Couple

Neon Gods by Katee Robert

December 30, 2021 by teresaelectro 1 Comment

Neon Gods by Katee Robert was one of the few 2021 released books that I read. I succumbed to the hype around the premise of a modern retelling of the Persephone and Hades myth. In this sexy version of the Greek myth, Olympus is a modern city. The gods live in high-rise towers while the poor live closer to the ground. Zeus still rules but is more of a ruthless CEO with gangster tendencies. There are thirteen rich houses scheming for power. Most of them […]

Filed Under: Romance Tagged With: erotica, greek mythology, Hades, Katee Robert, modern retelling, mythology, Neon Gods, persephone

teresaelectro's CBR13 Review No:30 · Genres: Romance · Tags: erotica, greek mythology, Hades, Katee Robert, modern retelling, mythology, Neon Gods, persephone ·
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My dream cast for Gods Behaving Badly

Gods Behaving Badly by Marie Phillips

July 11, 2021 by msvreadsbooks 3 Comments

I picked this book up because I love a mythical retelling, and it was pretty fun. The entire time I was reading this book, I kept trying to think about the casting, because I think it would be a fun movie or miniseries. And because I’m a sucker for polytheistic, supernatural beings being forced to live in the modern world. Gods Behaving Badly finds the Olympian gods trapped in a house in London in the 20th century. They have lost much of their power, and […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction Tagged With: cbr13bingo, Greek gods, Marie Phillips, modern retelling, mythic, mythic bingo square, olympians

msvreadsbooks's CBR13 Review No:31 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction · Tags: cbr13bingo, Greek gods, Marie Phillips, modern retelling, mythic, mythic bingo square, olympians ·
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would have been a nice little jaunt were it not for the casual racism

Vinegar Girl by Anne Tyler

January 12, 2020 by andtheIToldYouSos Leave a Comment

Looking for a modern retelling of The Taming of the Shrew? May I suggest that your eschew this shrew and settle down on the couch with a big bowl of popcorn for another screening of 10 Things I Hate About You instead? 10 Things treats its characters with much more respect- I know- a teen movie from 1999 outranks Pulitzer winner Anne Tyler. I’m sure she’ll get over it. Vinegar Girl is often fun; our Kate spends her days working with preschoolers who are wise beyond their years, and her […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: anne tyler, hogarth shakespeare, kiss me kate, modern retelling, Shakespeare, taming of the shrew

andtheIToldYouSos's CBR12 Review No:5 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: anne tyler, hogarth shakespeare, kiss me kate, modern retelling, Shakespeare, taming of the shrew ·
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