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- Content warnings: Emotional abuse, Violence, Murder, Attempted murder, Stalking, Parental death, Abuse, Graphic violence, Manipulation, Sexual content
Neon Gods
by Katee Robert
Book 1 in Dark Olympus
Katee Robert took Hades and Persephone, dropped them in a neon-lit modern city with power politics and BDSM, and made it work. Persephone is no damsel - she chose Hades as her escape and her weapon.
goodreads 3.68/5 311,293 ratings
storykind_community 4.04/5 23 ratings
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Length380 pages
Series statusCompleted series · 10 books
Spice5/5 · Passionate / intense
PacingFast
Story profile
What the story promises
The strongest reviewed signals about romance, fantasy, and the reading experience.
Romance promise
- He falls first
- Male/female pairing (M/F)
- Medium burn
- High
- Passionate / intense
- Feral brain activated
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- Dark/tortured soul
- Protective love interest
- Dominant vibes
- Tension finally satisfied
- Possessive alpha
- Possessive love interest
- Power dynamic
- Book boyfriend/girlfriend acquired
- Secretly soft
- Feral devotion
- Worship / reverence
- Obsessed
- Protector
- Only soft for them
- Slow seduction
- Power imbalance
- Exhibitionist vibes
- Class difference
- Possessive / claiming style
- Frequent explicit scenes
- Praise kink
- Possessive/protective
- Tension
- Anticipation
- Teasing control
- Mine declarations
- Body worship
- Wall pinning
- Eye contact intensity
- BDSM elements
- Dominance
- Exhibitionism
- Power exchange
- Voyeurism
- Possessive
- Marking
- Claiming
- Bondage/restraint
Fantasy promise
- Dark romance
- Fairytale retelling
- Big city / metropolis
- Contemporary
- Humans only
- Mythological
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- Forced proximity
- Forbidden love
- Touch her and die
- Fake dating
- Secret relationship
- Mythology retelling
Reading experience
- Dual POV
- Fast
- Steamy
- Punchy
- Moderate
- Low
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- Runaway / on the run
- Bisexual love interest (LI)
- Seductive
- Edgy
- Snarky/sarcastic
- Dark
- Banter-heavy
- Survivor
- Intense
- Cinematic
- Ambitious schemer
- Romantic
- Dangerous
- Fast-paced
- Spicy
- Sensual
- Hades and Persephone retelling
- Forbidden desire
- Page turner
- Modern mythology
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Book details
- Length
- 380 pages
- Language
- English
- Format
- Book