Although it takes a moment to fully process all of the backstory to the Agon (for example, the precise reasons Zeus punishes the Olympians with the Agon is vague) and all of the Hunt's families and major players, readers will quickly feel immersed in Lore's story. Show moreĪuthor Alexandra Bracken's skill for blending world-building, adventure, and romance makes this book worth the hype of its release. Both the goddess and her former best friend need Lore's help to stop a hunter-turned-God with maniacal plans to destroy the world as they know it. Then she finds none other than Athena on her Harlem brownstone's steps. Now, just as the new Agon begins in contemporary New York City, Lore is approached by Castor, her childhood best friend she assumed had died in the previous Agon.

Once upon a time, Melora 'Lore' Perseous wanted nothing more than to become a hunter to take down a god and restore pride and glory to her disgraced bloodline, but after everyone else in her family was killed during the previous Agon, she left that world behind. Once a hunter kills a god during the Agon, the god's powers are transferred into the mortal hunter, who then becomes the head of their ancestral family. LORE is a buzz-worthy urban fantasy is set in a universe where Zeus condemns nine Greek Olympic gods to compete as mortals able to be hunted and killed by descendants of ancient bloodlines (of demigods and mortal heroes of yore) in a seven-day competition called the Agon, which takes place every seven years in the world's biggest cities. Lore is an impressive protagonist who's a role model of perseverance and courage. Strong language is occasional and includes 'f-k,' 's-t,' and insult language like 'd-ck,' 'bitch,' and the like. Romance is mostly limited to fraught looks until it develops into passionate kissing and making out. Violence can be graphic and bloody, from decapitation to stabbing to torture of adults and children. The book follows protagonist Melora 'Lore' Perseous, who thought she had left the bloody competition behind but is pulled back in when her childhood best friend and the Goddess Athena both ask for her help. Parents need to know that Lore is author Alexandra Bracken's best-selling urban fantasy, which has been described as a mature Percy Jacksonmeets The Hunger Games- a story set in modern-day Manhattan but featuring Greek gods and the descendants of ancestral bloodlines who hunt them every seven years in a tournament-to-the-death called the Agon. Adut gives wine as a gift to another adult.ĭid you know you can flag iffy content? Adjust limits for Drinking, Drugs & Smoking in your kid's entertainment guide.

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