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alannar2422's review against another edition
3.0
Kind of lost interest after a while. Great series though :)
mccorbin's review against another edition
4.0
Before I dive deep into this review, I must first give out the warning that I read the second book so long ago that for the first quarter of the third book, this book, I had no idea what was going on. Slowly things started to come back to me but I believe that because of this long pause, it took me a while to get into the groove of what was going on. So don’t let this happen to you!
The beginning starts off with a bang and continues as Persephone is captured by Zeus and held against her will while being torture to swear fealty to him. And being that Hades has no idea where she is, what is happening to her, and cannot connect with her through their bond – he is going crazy.
Hades kicks into action, trying to figure out the best way to save Persephone even if it will destroy the earth. Now that is love!
But what I loved about this book is how strong Persephone becomes. While being tortured, she refuses to give into Zeus. She does everything in her power to get away from him and when the gods get together, she surprises them by standing up and taking charge.
On a side note, I thought this third book was the end of this series. However, it left it slightly open for Bevis to write more. I sure hope so because I have thoroughly enjoyed each book.
purpl3_vix3n's review against another edition
3.0
I was hooked by the first few chapters in the first book and had to have the second and third installments because I just had know what lied ahead for Persephone and Hades....man I feel cheated. I stayed up past my alarm to finish this. I want those hours back. I really thought this was going to bring the story of Hades and Persephone to a nice close, nope. It just ended. Nothing. Like what happens now? Did they both finally set their differences aside and love each other? Or is there going to be another book? Please, it's killing me and I feel bad for giving this book a 3 star rating.
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seakingnur's review
5.0
This story was absolutely amazing. Persephone went through so much in this book. I was surprised she managed to stay sane in only the first few chapters. I loved seeing all these different gods that weren't present in the previous books and seeing how they would interact with one another. There were times when I just wanted to yell at the characters for being so cruel.
I was afraid in the beginning of the book that the setting wasn't going to change for a while and that I would become bored. I am so glad that I was wrong. While the settings are a little bit the same, I was not bored one bit. Eventually, it did change a few times which helped the story along better.
I was surprised that, unlike the two previous books, this one came with three perspectives (Hades, Persephone, and Aphrodite). I had always wondered what Hades was thinking in the other books. You would not believe how excited I was to read from his point of view. He was my favorite point of view to read. Then, of course was Persephone's viewpoint. Aphrodite at points made me want to close the book for a second with her annoyance but there were parts when she seemed genuinely caring. My own belief is that she is a caring person (at least in this book) but has trouble completely staying in a way that will show that she cares.
All in all, this was a fantastic book that I will hopefully be reading again soon.
I was afraid in the beginning of the book that the setting wasn't going to change for a while and that I would become bored. I am so glad that I was wrong. While the settings are a little bit the same, I was not bored one bit. Eventually, it did change a few times which helped the story along better.
I was surprised that, unlike the two previous books, this one came with three perspectives (Hades, Persephone, and Aphrodite). I had always wondered what Hades was thinking in the other books. You would not believe how excited I was to read from his point of view. He was my favorite point of view to read. Then, of course was Persephone's viewpoint. Aphrodite at points made me want to close the book for a second with her annoyance but there were parts when she seemed genuinely caring. My own belief is that she is a caring person (at least in this book) but has trouble completely staying in a way that will show that she cares.
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Towards the last few chapters of the book I wasn't completely agreeing with Persephone's actions. While I agree that she should definitely have killed Zeus, it seemed like a waste of time pummeling him until he found an advantage to go back and torture her again. I understand that she was angry but I feel like she should have spent a little less time just punching him and more of actually destroying him. I also feel that Hades should have jumped in sooner to help out. I believe he should have noticed that Persephone was not putting any progress towards ending Zeus. Yes, he was probably trying not to interfere and make things worse but I feel like there is a limit on when not to interfere.All in all, this was a fantastic book that I will hopefully be reading again soon.
alittleillumination's review against another edition
4.0
loved the series. I wish she could have slowed down the pace a little....wasn't nearly long enough! but it was an enjoyable, quick read.
purpl3_vix3n's review
3.0
I was hooked by the first few chapters in the first book and had to have the second and third installments because I just had know what lied ahead for Persephone and Hades....man I feel cheated. I stayed up past my alarm to finish this. I want those hours back. I really thought this was going to bring the story of Hades and Persephone to a nice close, nope. It just ended. Nothing. Like what happens now? Did they both finally set their differences aside and love each other? Or is there going to be another book? Please, it's killing me and I feel bad for giving this book a 3 star rating.
haia_929's review against another edition
3.0
This is a trimmed down version of my review, to view the full review visit The Book Ramble.
Persephone's been captured by Zeus, who plans to use her to get controlled over all of the realms. Hades, Demeter, Aphrodite, and the remaining gods must work together to try and save Persephone from Zeus. Or, would is be better to let her save herself? The group grapples with this problem, unable to reach Persephone, and with time running out, what is there for them to do except hope for Persephone to come into her powers and save them all before Hades does something that they'll all regret.
I liked this book, and am certainly a little sad to see the end of Persephone's journey. I think I was somewhat underwhelmed with this book, it wasn't what I was expecting and there were aspects of it that really made me lose interest in the book and confused me. This book uses alternating perspectives instead of the standard, established single perspective of Persephone. The action had a good pace, and this book was basically entirely action. I think things, as always, got a little ahead of themselves and there was a bit too much going on for me to enjoy this book the way I did the others.
I really enjoyed the plot. We finally see the conclusion of this action surrounding Zeus. This whole plot was exhilarating with lots of interesting twists. Because of the alternating perspectives there are more lines of plot happening than in the previous books. We see Aphrodite and Melissa's searches for other demigods, Hades trying to find Persephone, and Persephone trying to fight off Zeus. I had some issues with these added perspectives, they certainly threw me at first, but I did appreciate the new dimension they added to the story. I think Bevis handled all the different lines of action well. Of course, there was some level of fuddling as in the other books, but it was definitely less severe and less noticeable.
Character development/relationship development-wise, this book was hugely disappointing. Nothing really developed in this book beyond the established relationships in the previous books. I don't think much of anything new was introduced in Persephone and Hades' relationship, except for some really bad attempts to create a love triangle with Triton. This was pretty disappointing considering the relationship between Persephone and Hades was what drew me to this story initially. I think there was too much focus on all of these new characters for the ending of those established characters to feel satisfactory.
I liked this book, but found it disappointing compared to the previous books in the series. It was good, but not the ending I had hoped for in this series.
Persephone's been captured by Zeus, who plans to use her to get controlled over all of the realms. Hades, Demeter, Aphrodite, and the remaining gods must work together to try and save Persephone from Zeus. Or, would is be better to let her save herself? The group grapples with this problem, unable to reach Persephone, and with time running out, what is there for them to do except hope for Persephone to come into her powers and save them all before Hades does something that they'll all regret.
I liked this book, and am certainly a little sad to see the end of Persephone's journey. I think I was somewhat underwhelmed with this book, it wasn't what I was expecting and there were aspects of it that really made me lose interest in the book and confused me. This book uses alternating perspectives instead of the standard, established single perspective of Persephone. The action had a good pace, and this book was basically entirely action. I think things, as always, got a little ahead of themselves and there was a bit too much going on for me to enjoy this book the way I did the others.
I really enjoyed the plot. We finally see the conclusion of this action surrounding Zeus. This whole plot was exhilarating with lots of interesting twists. Because of the alternating perspectives there are more lines of plot happening than in the previous books. We see Aphrodite and Melissa's searches for other demigods, Hades trying to find Persephone, and Persephone trying to fight off Zeus. I had some issues with these added perspectives, they certainly threw me at first, but I did appreciate the new dimension they added to the story. I think Bevis handled all the different lines of action well. Of course, there was some level of fuddling as in the other books, but it was definitely less severe and less noticeable.
Character development/relationship development-wise, this book was hugely disappointing. Nothing really developed in this book beyond the established relationships in the previous books. I don't think much of anything new was introduced in Persephone and Hades' relationship, except for some really bad attempts to create a love triangle with Triton. This was pretty disappointing considering the relationship between Persephone and Hades was what drew me to this story initially. I think there was too much focus on all of these new characters for the ending of those established characters to feel satisfactory.
I liked this book, but found it disappointing compared to the previous books in the series. It was good, but not the ending I had hoped for in this series.
