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Neon Gods by Katee Robert
3.0

Thought I would go out of comfort zone. And, ehm…we need to talk. Let me be clear, I love smut, I’m a SJM kinda girl. It does however need to be well balanced (so message to Mrs. Maas: tiny pinch less smut more fantasy please). But besides that, smut? I’m here for that. But this… This is what I thought smut was before I know what it was. This feels like my experience with the hype of FSOG. It’s merely p₽|n with sort of a plot. And well, ehh, although I get that that is popular… I’m not into that.

Okay, so this is not exactly my thing, we established that. Are there things that I did like? Yes! Hades and Pershepone are favorite characters and I did like the storyline that was hidden between all love making scenes. Although it didn’t really followed the myth accurately, which is totally fine. Love a creative swing at the Greek myths. Brings me to the next: Greek mythology & smut, loved it as well. Also, I highly appreciated that the concept of consent in a smut novel was explored. And yes, I do adore Katee Robert. Funny as hell and exactly my kind of people. Who doesn’t love someone who says “seecretss seecretss” in that way.

So yeah, I get the hype. This book is spicy as hell (pun intended). I know why everyone calls this unspeakingly hot, but tbh I need more. More storyline, more worldbuilding, more character development and more romance instead of just h$mp¥ng. But if you are in search for a fluffy book about the Olympians with a small layer of b₽nd@ge and exh!b!t!+n!sm, this one is calling you.