Here, Demeter is more overly protective and tries to keep Persephone as sheltered as possible. Their relationship is not quite, what I remember from mythology where the two of them have a mutual loving relationship.
Persephone, the Goddess of Spring, is now living in the mortal world as a college student after being granted permission by her mother, Demeter, the Goddess of Harvest. It was nothing like I expected, but it was a fun start to a series and an excellent escape read that was interesting yet simple. I was even more anxious to see what it was about and if it would be a series worth continuing. When I mentioned to my friend that I was starting this, she said it was actually a featured novel that went around on TikTok/BookTok. Going into this book blind was interesting as I had no idea, what kind of story it would turn out to be, except that it would be the start of a series. This is a classic story of the dark lord seeing Persephone before she’s able to see herself and her magic blooms beautifully as the story unfolds.Įxactly what you’re looking for in a Hades and Persephone retelling.I actually picked up this book simply because it featured Hades and Persephone and skipped over the synopsis. She has accepted that life for herself and wants to create her own space to excel at something, if not being a goddess, so she finds herself trying to be ‘normal’ in the mortal world.
Sheltered Persephone trying to make a life that’s her own, in the shadow of her mothers rules and expectations, check. This modern retelling has everything you want and need.īroody and misunderstood lord of the underworld, check. She has what would be considered a normal life, her only interactions with the gods are when she makes her way into nightclubs that they own. I say modern day in that Persephone goes to university in New Athens and works at a newspaper. This world is really fun, it’s a ‘modern day’ version of ancient greece.
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