For years she’s pushed away any thought of revenge against the man-now a god-responsible for their deaths. 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. 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. We are so excited to start this journey and what better way to do it than to start off with a bang? LORE by Alexandra Bracken was just published this past week and both of us fell deeply in love with this book when we received advanced copies through NetGalley. Love, friendship, Greek Gods, a war for immortality… this book has it all! One of the best books I’ve read in 2020.Welcome to our inaugural book review post. Again, I wish I could explain why! Kudos to you Alexandra Bracken for shocking me to my core! This moment is up there in top 5 book-betrayals I’ve ever read. So at the moment that all the pieces align in Lore’s mind, it is devastating. The author makes you care deeply about every player within Lore’s alliance. While we can always rely on a good plot twist to keep a book interesting, I was not prepared for the ultimate betrayal that rips Lore’s heart wide open. It’s become one of my favorite “I love you” reveals. I wish I could share the direct quote without spoiling the magic. Even knowing that moment would eventually come, I clutched the book to my chest and squealed for a few seconds. What did surprise me was the swoon-worthy moment when he admits that he loves her.

It will come as no surprise that Lore will have a love interest in this story. Until the next seven year cycle when they themselves will be hunted. Should a human manage to kill a God within those two weeks, they are reborn with the said-God’s powers. Every seven years, for two weeks, all of the Gods are made mortal. Athena is close to death, a fate only possible because of a curse placed by Zeus. Lore is forced back into the hunt when she crosses paths with a wounded and bleeding Athena. Try as she might, she can’t avoid that the ancient hunt for power by killing Greek Gods has touched down in her city. Having disassociated herself from that “world”, Lore is constantly keeping a low profile. Of course, no one in her life knows she was born into a war among mortals and Greek Gods. Known to all of her friends as Lore, she is the last living member of her families ancient bloodline. In bustling New York City lives a 17 year-old girl named Melora.

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