Lore: from the Number One bestselling YA fantasy author

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This was partly because Lore fainted right at the height of the action, which is a reading pet peeve of mine. And the start of a new Agon is finally here, and is going to take place in New York City, yet our main character is haunted by the last Agon where her family was brutally murdered. But the reader only gauges that because she's fighting in a ring against a boy and punches the shit out of him. This was my first time reading one of Alexandra Bracken's novels, and I truly liked her writing style. Lore takes place in modern-day New York City, the location of this cycle’s Agon—a hunt that takes place every seven years in which descendants of Greek heroes try to kill the gods and ascend as immortals.

I DNFed this shit so I probably shouldn't ask that, but I got more than halfway, and I heard not a whisper of Medusa anything? All of them are handled well, but some scenes were challenging to get through because of their content matter.For years she’s pushed away any thought of revenge against the man – now a god – responsible for their deaths.

at the beginning of the book, the bloodlines that are trying to kill the gods were explained (in a very info-dumpy way) and then its like the author was just like "oh! This book is perfect for Greek mythology fans and action fans, but the content matter definitely makes it more suitable for adults or older teens who can handle really intense subject matters. Yet, every seven years, the Agon takes place in a city for seven days, where all the descendants from all of these ancient bloodlines can kill the god they descend from and take their powers (and immortality) for themselves. I can’t even think of another YA book where we get to see a young side character be impacted by cancer and see those around them be impacted by it too, and not have it be the focal point of a sad story starring it. To punish them for their past rebellion, Zeus forces nine Greek gods to walk on Earth as mortals while the descendants of ancient bloodlines hunt them, eager to clain their power and immortality as their own.I considered dropping my rating down to four stars because I was so disappointed by the ending, but it was only really the last 3% of the book (or 16 pages) that was bad so I think I’m going to stick with five stars for right now. El punto es que en esta ocasión todo empieza con Lore, la última descendiente de la casa de Perseo, que ha intentado salirse del mundo de dioses, cazadores, etc. And even though I did love the New York setting, I would forget that this was set in modern times, especially any scene with Wrath and any scene showing us Lore’s past. I wanted to give this book a higher rating, but honestly, the first chapters are quite confusing and we get thrown into the action very quickly, without having a chance to really know the characters. El peligro del Agon y de matar a los dioses y a los nuevos dioses es que es un ciclo sin fin y los nuevos dioses serán vulnerables de ser cazados en el siguiente ciclo.

I love stories with well fleshed out characters, but in here there wasn't really enough focus on how well they are developed. Personally, you're better off reading the synopsis and creating your own imaginary scenario for how the plot progresses from here.Things start getting very convenient for the sake of wrapping up loose plotlines at the very end as well. Author Alexandra Bracken's skill for blending world-building, adventure, and romance makes this book worth the hype of its release. But as the world trembles under the force of Wrath - a god with the power to destroy all of humanity - will Lore's decision to bind her fate with Athena's come back to haunt her? Recommended for anyone looking for a super fast paced book that kinda reminds you of the Hunger games!

A presence strips their power, leaving them mortal, and the story ends at the start of their first true day of freedom from the Agon. That was the sigh of a person who was screaming and raving about how good this book was in the beginning. There were a lot of things I found interesting about this one, but ultimately it just wasn't for me. One of the best things about this book, however, is the world that Bracken has created for the story to take place. But the killer is a god and even though Gods are mortal for seven days, he has a powerful bloodline and they protect him as well as hunt the other Gods.

i had many many issues with the plot and pacing of this book, but the general concept was so unique and had loads of potential. I always like the say that I love enemies to lovers, but honestly childhood friends it lovers can be just as good if done right. As I generally had no problem per se with either of them, I simply could care less about them because they felt (to me) a little bit flat.