Neon Gods
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Our view
“Neon Gods” moves Hades and Persephone to a modern city and turns their myth into an openly steamy romance. A brooding Hades set against a sunny Persephone supplies the banter and the tension, and beneath the heat the two learn to care for each other. It opens a long series and will please readers who like their myth retellings explicit but tender at the core.
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About the book
Books 1-7 are now available with gorgeously reimagined covers and a connected design on the full set. A scorchingly hot modern retelling of Hades and Persephone, from New York Times and USA Today bestselling author. "He was supposed to be a myth. But from the moment I crossed the River Styx and fell under his dark spell...he was, quite simply, mine." Society darling Persephone Dimitriou plans to flee the ultra-modern city of Olympus and start over, far from the backstabbing politics of the Thirteen Houses. But it's all ripped away from her when her mother ambushes her with an engagement to Zeus, the dangerous power behind their glittering city's dark façade. With no options left, Persephone flees to the forbidden undercity and makes a devil's bargain with a man she once believed a myth...a man who awakens her to a world she never knew existed. Hades has spent his life in the shadows, and he has no intention of stepping into the light. But when he finds that Persephone can offer a little slice of the revenge he's craved for years, it's all the excuse he needs to help her--for a price. Yet every breathless night spent tangled together has given Hades a taste for Persephone, and he'll go to war with Olympus itself to keep her close... Repackaged with striking new artwork, this is the definitive way to enjoy this mythological romance tale that promises to take readers on a darkly seductive journey.
Reading order · Dark Olympus
Full order & progress →- Neon GodsThis book
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Where the score comes from
The sources average 7.0 across 389 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 73% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the Romance average of 7.6. That is how 7.3 comes out.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open Library | 7.6 | 11 | 3% |
| Hardcover | 7.0 | 378 | 97% |
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