Apr 24, 2023
“I am Wrath.” The new god knelt, dipping his fingers into the bloody mud. “I am your master.” He dragged them down over his cheeks. “I am your glory.”
~ lore, alexandra bracken
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“I am Wrath.” The new god knelt, dipping his fingers into the bloody mud. “I am your master.” He dragged them down over his cheeks. “I am your glory.”
~ lore, alexandra bracken
“I was born knowing how to do three things — how to breathe, how to dream, and how to love you.”
-Lore, by Alexandra Bracken.
A commission I did last year for @/fairyloot’s January box. This was featured on Alexandra Bracken’s author letter for the release of “Lore”.
just finished reading lore and i'm so in love with this book
Book Review: Lore
Author: Alexandra Braken
Summary:
Every seven years, the Agon begins. As punishment for a past rebellion, nine Greek gods are forced to walk the earth as mortals, hunted by the descendants of ancient bloodlines, all eager to kill a god and seize their divine power and immortality. Long ago, Lore Perseous fled that brutal world in the wake of her family's sadistic murder by a rival line, turning her back on the hunt's promises of eternal glory. For years she's pushed away any thought of revenge against the man--now a god--responsible for their deaths. Yet as the next hunt dawns over New York City, two participants seek out her help: Castor, a childhood friend of Lore believed long dead, and a gravely wounded Athena, among the last of the original gods. The goddess offers an alliance against their mutual enemy and, at last, a way for Lore to leave the Agon behind forever. But Lore's decision to bind her fate to Athena's and rejoin the hunt will come at a deadly cost--and still may not be enough to stop the rise of a new god with the power to bring humanity to its knees.
Genre: Fantasy, Fiction
Potential Triggers: Death, Killing, Blood, Mentions of Rape
Rating: 10/10
This was a really great read and fed a lot into my middle school Greek Mythology phase. Even though the story is set in New York, the secret world created inside of the city is so well-crafted that it feels like another world. The story itself is amazing because you get to see these different parts of Lore that are so fascinating and amazing.
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