note | My review is of chapters/episodes 1-115, which make up the entirety of Season 1.
content | on the page rape, other sexual abuse, child abuse, domestic violence
visibility | Trauma responses and other mental health symptoms are shown well. Eros is queer coded.
reader health | I think the author handles intense topics well so far. I don’t have any complaints except for how much it hurts me to see Hera mistreated and almost everything having to do with Apollo breaks my heart. I will say the author excels at showing the differences between healthy and unhealthy behaviors.
education | N/A
characters | If you’re a lover of retellings or a lover of the Greek mythology or pantheon, you might enjoy this. I’m a Hellenic witch so sometimes it’s hard for me to read these kinds of retellings, but the author depicts Hera with love which I strongly appreciate. Each character is distinctly different from the others and each one has depth, believability, and humor to them. I have issues with some of the characterizations, but mostly because they hurt me in the way only a well-written story can. Lastly, the romance is excellent in that Hades and Persephone are constantly checking in on each other emotionally, being genuinely good friends to one another, having intimate conversations of the painful and concrete varieties, and are both enjoyable to witness and good enough models of behavior for readers.
story-telling style | The author does a fun thing where they go back and show the same time frame from multiple characters’ POV; they don’t do this often but it’s something that stands out for me and entertains me. The artwork deserves a mention aside from being beautiful it’s also fluid and creative, perfect to depict deities.
plot & entertainment/pleasure | It’s deeply engaging, exciting, romantic, medium-paced without banking on plot devices like misunderstandings. It’s as jolly a good time as something that has tons of PTSD and IPV can be.
etc. | I rated it ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐; add to tbr?
wish fulfillment 