Always a healthy way to start a book….🫣😝
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Enjoyed this one! And the ending! 👌🏻
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Lore Olympus | 
One of the best graphic novels on the market. So ready to read the rest of this series. 🏺
pickYou know it‘s going to be good when both the cashier at Barnes and Noble and a random fellow customer tell you that you‘re going to love it.
pickAbsolutely gorgeous art 😍 and I'm loving the characters so far, great retelling of the Greek gods
#SeriesLove2023 @Andrew65 @TheSpineView
Rachel Smythe did a book stamping event at Comic Con last week.
My #staycation to Greece! Thank you so much @TheBookHippie for this beautiful package! And did you know that my last name is Greek (Kallas)! I love it all and making a margarita now that I‘m off work from the library!
pickAfter reading one book this morning, I‘m immediately crashed for 9 hours, so my impulsive 24 hour Readathon is going great 😂
Just devoured this after waking up, and I‘m hooked! Jumping straight into volume 2. #rushathon
I just know I‘m going to adore these, so I requested all four volumes 💙
Next up ➡️
Trying to read this lying on the bed it's quite an exercise.. it's a big and heavy book, literally!!
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Most of the artwork is great, but some of the main characters look too similar, which makes it a little confusing at times. The story is a modernized take on the Hades/Persephone myth, but not necessarily an original plot.
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Omg, I'm loving this series, it's hilarious. Finishing up Vol I then straight into Vol II.
They‘re Greek gods. NOBODY is trustworthy 😂😳🤨🫢 @dabbe #themedthursday
WEBTOON FRIENDS!🎙️
What are your favourite series‘ and why!?
I‘ll go first!
- Lore Olympus (obviously! And it‘s listed on Litsy!)💙💗
- The Guy Upstairs 🔪🩸
- Down to Earth🪐💫💚 (I LOVE Kade & Zaida!)
pickWhat a fun twist on Greek mythology! The story is not light (there are definitely adult themes including SA) but the way the author deals with the subject matter feels organic. I love the art and especially the color work. Also, Zeus answers the phone with “Ahoy hoy.” It‘s so dumb. I love it. #pop23 #bookwithalovetriangle
pickBook 29📚 5⭐️
Absolutely loving this series💕
But fuck Apollo🖕🏻Twat.
2/2 And this is the rest of January! #MonthInReview #January Reads
My Stats:
39 books Read
7 phyical/ebooks
32 audiobooks
4 DNFs
1/2 Part one of my #MonthInReview for #JanuaryReads. I got a lot of reading done, and as you can see, I wasn't afraid to DNF when books weren't working for me. I was very excited to read Susanna Hoff's first novel (it comes out in April I think), because I am a huge Bangles fan. I also read a lot of romance and holiday stories- but that's what popped up in my audiobook library holds. TBC...
My final read of January is in the books! (Pun intended.)
This is a gorgeous graphic novel, made from a webcomic of the same name. The art is both bright and dark, playing off itself in interesting ways, and the story is compelling. I love Greek mythology and found myself asking “wait, is that REALLY what happened?!?” — as if any of it REALLY happened. 😂
I desperately need a day to stay in my pajamas, drink some comforting warm beverages, and read! My goal is to make Sunday that day...so consider this an accountability post. 😄
I picked up the tagged book at the library today. I'm looking forward to sinking into it, as well as finishing up my current non-fiction read, tagged below.
bailedEveryone tells me I should read this, because I love Persephone and retellings of the Hades/Persephone story. I tried to read it online and struggled, but thought it was the format, so figured I‘d try again when it came out in print. I still don‘t like it at all! I think the art style is ill-suited for the medium and I don‘t like the characters or how they are modernized from the myths. Just not for me.
Set up my #Pantone2023 challenge on PicMoney. So far I got #PinkCosmos for the tagged book. @Clwojick
So, I just loved this comic series so far. I have the next one ordered, and I am waiting for it to be ready to send. But I love the artwork, and its a cute story. I see where people are upset with the “gods behaving badly,“ trope but I am a bit removed from it as I haven't read a lot or mytholody stuff recently.
my #September 2022 pick
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so-soNot sure how I feel about this book... Not a book crush, not impressed. I guess I'm on the fence. I'll read the rest of the series to see how I stand.
pickHaving a blue and pink graphic novel moment! Paper Girls is trippy in a way I want to keep reading; Lore Olympus plays into my long term love of less sketchy Hades/Persephone retellings but be aware there is an author-provided warning in the front of the book for content. Paper Girls has some period typical (though thankfully challenged on page) homophobia. Both stories touch on challenging misogyny/girls/women standing up for other females.
pickI‘m not totally sold on the story, but I love Persephone and Hades. I like the art and coloring, but I hate Apollo. So. Much. I‘m also saturated with “gods behaving badly”, but that isn‘t the fault of the author/this book. I clearly need a break from mythology retellings. But after I find out if Apollo gets his comeuppance in a future volume.
@IndoorDame any of these look good. I do have more. And I do have vol 1 of Mickey it‘s just not on that shelf.
pickI enjoyed my reread of this before jumping into Vol 2. The coloring really brings this story to life and does a great job of marrying the old vision of Olympus with the modern day.
pickThis was so beautifully drawn. Seriously loved it. I like mythology, so any take on that can be pretty interesting, so this did not disappoint. I had initially picked it up because the bookseller saw I was eying it and told me .. girl get it! Ha. She was right! Thank you --- whoever you were.
+3.84 #PennyAPage #JustAnotherGraphicMonday
#ReadMyRoom
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Started this a while ago, I am enjoying the story so far. Loving the artwork. So, this is gonna be a quick read (also already picked up the 2nd volume!)
#JustAnotherGraphicMonday
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pickThis was recommended to me by a fellow Litsy reader and so I picked it up the other day. This story was so cute and the artwork is so fun! Love this take on the Hades/Persephone story!
I love a good theme read weekend! Sometimes you just need to escape into a graphic novel read!
pickThis was an utter delight! Beautifully illustrated. 5⭐
Reading and relaxing with my favorite baby today! 🐶🐾 #dogsoflitsy #randrsunday
pickThis collection of episodes 1-25 from Smythe's web comic tells the story of Persephone and Hades in a thoroughly modern setting, with gorgeous artwork.
Nominated for the 2022 Hugo Best Graphic Story award. #hugoawards #hugo2022
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pickLoved this!! So glad I added it in to end Dewey‘s for me and can‘t wait for volume 2!!
Moving on to book 3 of Dewey‘s…. I‘ve had this one sitting on my shelf for a while, too.
pickI bought volume 2 the other day, so I'm rereading all the print issues before switching over to the app to get caught up on the current issues. It was just as good upon rereading! Buster says he's better than any Underworld dogs... he's probably right. #dogsoflitsy
Read a bit more of LORE OLYMPUS last night while I waited for my eggplant to cool off enough to eat. I really like it so far, but I‘m not at that INTENSE LOVE OMG stage I‘ve seen from so many people. Gonna try to finish it today.
pickThis definitely jolted me out of my mini slump! I love that there are so many different ways to experience Greek (and others) mythology now - my 16 year old self (obsessing over Edith Hamilton‘s Mythology) would never have expected or anticipated this! *scampers off to find volume 2*
pickFinally photographed this after finishing it ages ago. Wow. SO good. After finishing this I jumped on WEBTOON and binged the entire rest of the series which I highly recommend. Trigger warnings for themes of sexual assault, rape, toxic relationships etc but in terms of that content, I think this is one of the best portrayals of the emotions behind it and the aftermath a person suffers. So well done. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
