#dark olympus

[isabellbartnicki]

The High Priestess

[villainzdoitbetter]

Relationship map for Dark Olympus through Radiant Sin (without spoilers for RS)

[beautifulbookishdisaster]

Dark humor has kept me going through some nightmarish experiences, and it will continue to do so.

Katee Robert, Cruel Seduction

[sincerely-geminixo]

[viscountessevie]

The way the events between the Dark Olympus books flow so well is brilliant. Katee does a great recap but it's better to read them in order

*looks at myself like in The Office for skipping Neon Gods*

It's also really interesting to see the contrast between the Demeter sisters as heroines of their own books.

Psyche is such a mood with this opening line: 'Another night, another party I desperately don’t want to attend'

[aubarcas]

books in 2022

↳ neon gods by katee robert

“If we were different people in different circumstances, I would get down on my knees and beg you to stay at the end of the winter. I would move heaven and earth and the Underworld itself to keep you with me.”

[readtilyoudie]

I love my body. I’ve fought so incredibly hard to love my body, even if some days that feels like an ambition instead of truth. I’m still painfully aware that not everyone feels the same.

Electric Idol (Dark Olympus, #2) by Katee Robert

[ninelivesart]

Part 4 of my 2023 reads. Helen from Wicked Beauty by Katee Robert.

[aizel-kon]

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[isabellbartnicki]

Hermes

Commissioned by Katee Robert

[memoirsofasiren]

Books&Booksignings — Girls day success at it’s finest ✨

[beautifulbookishdisaster]

... what Hades doesn't know won't hurt him. And what Persephone doesn't know won't hurt me.

Katee Robert, Cruel Seduction

[deiumjeito]

aesthetic | Radiant Sin - Katee Robert

[triviareads]

If you're a Dark Olympus fan, The Zeus/Hera wedding night scene is now available via Katee Robert's newsletter!

[bookishbethanyerin]

• Series Review: Dark Olympus •

First of all: you need to know that I am *obsessed* with these books.

Second of all: Yes, I know the fourth one is out, and no, I have not read it yet, BUT I WILL SOON, and I decided I still wanted to go ahead and scream about the first three rather than wait.

SO! Here I am. Screaming because THESE BOOKS ARE SO GOOD.

In this series of interconnected standalones, Katee Robert oh-so cleverly reimagines the Pantheon as political positions for rulers of a city. Some positions are monarachical, some are elected, and one is determined by competition (yes, that one is Ares). It’s smart and cool and JUST SO GOOD.

And also? These books are so sexy in such different ways, and the vibes are all so different – Neon Gods is all delicious tension, Electric Idol is somehow both really dark and sweet, and Wicked Beauty is glorious, glorious angst – but pretty much everyone is morally grey and working political strategies and just…I love these books, y’all.

Please go read them immediately, and then message me so we can scream together.

Neon Gods: 4.75🌟| 3🌶️

Electric Idol: 4.25🌟 | 2.75🌶️

Wicked Beauty: 4.5🌟 | 3🌶️

[viscountessevie]

Dark Olympus #0.5: Stone Heart by Katee Robert

Overall Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Spice Level: 🌶️🌶️🌶️ Summary:

In the city of Olympus, people hardly dare to say Medusa's name aloud. She is Athena's agent, the one she sends when she wants someone to disappear. Medusa owes her life to Athena, and if staining her hands with blood is the only way to repay her debt, it's a small price to pay. Until Athena sends him to find Calypso, the mistress of wealthy politician Odysseus. Calypso has done nothing worthy of a death sentence, and her conflicting feelings only worsen when Medusa first sees the woman behind the name. Calypso is beautiful, cunning and above all ready to do anything to save her life, including seducing her potential assassin. But what begins as a ploy to escape quickly turns into a real attraction. Because Medusa is not the cold killer that rumours suggest, and Calypso is much more complex than it seems...

My Review:

So it's been a week since I first read this and these two are still stuck in my head. I just adored this interpretation of their respective myths and how well they meshed well together. We've got disaster lesbian Medusa who thinks she's a monster and no one will ever desire her paired with cool and elegant pansexual Calypso who has only ever been desired in a transactional sense paired together. My my, IS IT BEAUTIFUL!! I seriously needed a full length novel of them exploring the themes of their characters and how true it rang with their original myths. Katee really knocked it out of the park with these two.

I really enjoyed the set up for these two. Like just the hunter and the prey but when they actually meet, Calypso flips the trope on its head. There's just many instances throughout the novella where you think it's going one way and we're given something completely unexpected.

Their sex scene(s) were top tier and it really hits you in the feels which is why I gave the book a full spice rating. It just added to their love story and elevated both their characters since their backstories were a lead up to the scene.

My main complaint is that's IT'S TOO SHORT AND WE DESERVED A FLESHED OUT ENDING. That's why they've been burnt into my brain. The book's ending was a little bit of a cop out and has a very powerful God playing their ex deus machina. So I kind of felt cheated out of the girlies fighting for themselves and their happy ending. Lowkey makes me wanna write my own ending but I don't think I can pull it off to match this book's calibre.

Overall, I'd say this is my fave book of my series so far which surprised me because I did not think anyone could beat Eros and Psyche in Electric Idol! I think anyone who is into romance novels and Greek myths can appreciate this one. The way Katee interwove both Medusa and Calypso's OG myth backstories into a great modern adaptation hit really well. 10/10 would recommend and happy reading!