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I’m all for creativity and reimaginings but I have to wonder, why is no one interested in shipping Circe with her husband? Or, hell, even with one of her lovers? Or explore her relationship with her children!! There’s so much untapped material, and instead you’re shipping her with Atalanta and a female Hermes? I’m confused.
DEAL WITH A DEMON
Art by KATEE ROBERTS
Feral Feeling and Free, Dear Antigone - Power Web Weave (CSM Spoilers)
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This was an iteration on Hades and Persephone. I’m a bit of a slut for Hades and Persephone work.
This one was one of the best iterations I’ve seen in a long time. The journey of them falling in love and the smut! The smut was *chefs kiss*. A trope that I’ve never really read was voyeurism and public sex and I loved it!
Just Hades development from brooding leader to a simping puppy was just everything. And when he was worrying about how Persephone would see him after beating a guy shitless? I was screaming “my baby!!”
One thing I disliked was the way Zeus died. I wanted something better than Zeus falling out of a window to his death. I mean…. That’s what we get?!?! After all he’s done?
I liked this book and there’s a series of stand alones that have a variety of different mythology pairs. However, I’m not going to read them.
If you end up reading them, feel free to add your review!
~Rachelle
December 2023 Reviews
Finally wrapping up on my 2023 reviews but I’m overwhelmed so I've decided to condense them all into one post;
On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous - Ocean Vuong (★ ★ ★ ★/5); absolutely devastating I had tears in my eyes the entire time
A Touch of Ruin (Persephone x Hades #2) - Scarlett St. Clair (★ ★/5); how can someone write a 400 page book where nothing happens???
Radiant Sin (Dark Olympus #4) - Katee Robert (★ ★/5); lowkey the weakest book yet, it was kind of boring and although I loved Cassandra, the other characters were eh
Cruel Seduction (Dark Olympus #5) - Katee Robert (★ ★ ★/5); enemies to lovers and polyamory? Fuck yeah sign me up
A Touch of Malice (Persephone x Hades #3) - Scarlett St. Clair (★ ★ ★/5); this just in/ the two characters argue in circles about the same thing for the entire book… except at some point there’s a wedding
The Light We Carry - Michelle Obama (★ ★ ★ ★ ★/5); mother!! Genuinely, Michelle Obamas words are so comforting I love this woman
Book Lovers - Emily Henry (★ ★ ★ ★ ★/5); why can’t I find someone like Charlie, all I’m asking for is a man that READS
Caliban’s War (The Expanse #2) - James S. A. Corey (★ ★ ★/5); do I have any idea what’s going on? No. Am I enjoying the ride? Yes. Strap me into the spaceship let’s shoot some bitches & destroy moons!
The Will to Change - bell hooks (★ ★ ★ ★/5); shook up my worldviews and really made me think about my relationship with men and my anger with them
Perfect on Paper - Sofia Gonzales (★ ★ ★ ★/5); actually really cute despite not being the lil wlw story I was envisioning (long live chaotic bisexuals)
Rating: 5/5
Book Blurb: Set sail for adventure and love in the next spicy fantasy romance from Katee Robert, the New York Times bestselling author of the TikTok smash hit Neon Gods.
As a bloodline vampire, Lizzie has never had a problem taking what she wants, and right now what she wants are the family heirlooms that were stolen from her and a portal home. Too bad even that short list is impossible to accomplish on her own—and her allies have bigger things to worry about.
When they rescue a selkie from captivity, it’s the perfect solution to her problem. Lizzie needs a guide through Threshold and the selkie needs someone to help her get her skin back. Maeve didn’t choose to give up her skin—it was stolen from her. Now she’s in an uneasy partnership with a dangerous woman who seems more apt to kill than to share a kind word. It’s terrifying…and a bit alluring. Even though she knows it will end in heartbreak, Maeve can’t help being drawn to Lizzie and her all-too-pleasurable vampire bite.
Unfortunately, the danger to Maeve’s heart is the least of her worries. The ship Lizzie’s chasing belongs to the Cŵn Annwn, and they don’t take kindly to people who steal from them. Not even Lizzie’s viciousness or Maeve’s selkie strength will be enough to save them if the Cŵn Annwn seek retribution…
Review:
A vampire out to hunt down her family heirlooms makes an agreement to help a gorgeous selkie find her pelt... but she's beginning to think that the only treasure she wants is the gorgeous selkie who she can't seem to stay away from. Lizzie is a bloodline vampire who has never had a problem getting what she wants, and she's got the murderous streak to back it up. Picking up where the last book left off, she is now on a ship with her ex, her ex's new boyfriend, and still hunting down her family heirloom jewels. Lizzie wants those jewels back... however it's impossible to do on her won and with everyone else preoccupied with other missions, the only person who can help her is the selkie they rescue from captivity. Lizzie needs a guide and the selkie needs her pelt back, they strike an agreement and so begins an unlikely relationship. Maeve is a selkie who has had her pelt stolen from a manipulative and terrible ex. She doesn't feel whole without it and desperately needs it back. When a stunning and dangerous vampire saves her, Maeve finds that she can't resist Lizzie. Lizzie might be as deadly as she is beautiful but that just means Maeve has to try and protect her heart from another heartbreak... but the closer Lizzie gets to getting her jewels the more Maeve knows that she'll have to let Lizzie go. Together they'll have to find a way to protect each other on the high seas as they face off against dangers... and the very real feelings that are growing between them. Can a selkie and a vampire be together or were they doomed from the start? Oh I loved this one, I loved how Maeve and Lizzie fit each other so well. They both are looking for something and found comfort in one another, they are both so caring for one another and vicious against anyone else who would hurt the other. This was such a fun sapphic pirate read and I can't wait for the next book!! I definitely loved this one more than the first one ( and I had a blast with the first one). Definitely give this series a go if you enjoy pirate adventures, steamy romance, and a unique world!
*Thanks Netgalley and Berkley Publishing Group | Berkley for sending me an arc in exchange for an honest review*
2021 Books. ⋙ Neon Gods by Katee Roberts
“You’ve ruined me, Persephone. Forgive the fuck out of me if I want to return the favor.”
I can't bring myself to admit this to anyone irl sooo
I just cried my way through The Kraken's Sacrifice by Katee Roberts for so many reasons. The biggest being that I'm currently being heavily affected by period hormones.
But anyway, if you like monster-fucker romance you should definitely read it! Tentacles and softness, 10/10
