Having studied Greek mythology extensively in my free time, I was able to fare generally well and understand the many references to Greek mythology. Having to flip to the glossary every time an unfamiliar word popped up was frustrating and deterring. Lore speaks heatedly about this subject throughout the book, and the conversations she had were very realistic and mature, which I appreciated.Īt times, the Greek terms and different ancient houses became too much to process-I couldn't keep track of who was who and what specific Greek words meant.
Where males were seen as the only ones fit to become gods and be in any sort of leadership position, women could only sit still, look pretty, and consider themselves lucky if they were not sacrificed for one reason or another. I also liked how the novel emphasized the power imbalance between genders. Lore serves as the perfect protagonist for this particular story-her anger is her fatal flaw, and that comes up multiple times in the book. I genuinely enjoyed this book, what with its multifaceted characters and impeccable world-building. That is, until an old friend and a goddess come seeking aid, and she must choose whether or not to insert herself back into the situation that killed her parents and two sisters. Lore, however, has escaped the deathly Agon. Once a mortal kills a god, that mortal gains the god's power and strength, and because of human greed, the cycle can never end.
She is haunted by the Agon: an event that takes place every seven years, which forces nine gods to roam the Earth as mortals while being hunted by mortals. Lore is a standalone contemporary fantasy that follows the adventures of a young girl named Lore, the last mortal descendant of the House of Perseus. By reading in bits and pieces, though, I eventually became enthralled by the convoluted world Bracken had woven through the pages. That time, I had closed the book, taken a few deep breaths, and left it to collect dust on my bookshelf. The immediate, heated setting of a boxing ring, combined with a plethora of Greek terms, was enough to thoroughly overwhelm me. Sometimes the best books do not need to be love at first sight-it definitely wasn’t with this one! When I turned to page one of Lore by Alexandra Bracken, I was immediately blown away, but not in the best sense of the term.
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