Neon Gods: A Scorchingly Hot Modern Retelling of Hades and Persephone (Dark Olympus, 1)

He was supposed to be a myth. But from the moment I crossed the River Styx and fell under his dark spell...he was, quite simply, mine.

*A scorchingly hot modern retelling of Hades and Persephone that's as sinful as it is sweet.*

Society darling Persephone Dimitriou plans to flee the ultra-modern city of Olympus and start over far from the backstabbing politics of the Thirteen Houses. But all that's ripped away when her mother ambushes her with an engagement to Zeus, the dangerous power behind their glittering city's dark facade.

With no options left, Persephone flees to the forbidden undercity and makes a devil's bargain with a man she once believed a myth...a man who awakens her to a world she never knew existed.

Hades has spent his life in the shadows, and he has no intention of stepping into the light. But when he finds that Persephone can offer a little slice of the revenge he's spent years craving, it's all the excuse he needs to help her--for a price. Yet every breathless night spent tangled together has given Hades a taste for Persephone, and he'll go to war with Olympus itself to keep her close...

"Deliciously inventive...Red-hot."--Publishers Weekly STARRED

"I get shivers just thinking of their interactions. SHIVERS."--Mimi Koehler for The Nerd Daily

The World of Dark Olympus:

Neon Gods (Hades & Persephone)

Electric Idol (Eros & Psyche)

Wicked Beauty (Achilles & Patroclus & Helen)

Radiant Sin (Apollo & Cassandra)

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Published Jun 1, 2021

384 pages

Average rating: 6.95

644 RATINGS

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jpubs
Feb 02, 2025
7/10 stars
Basically, a court of thorns and roses, beauty and the beast, and 50 shades of grey with a modern greek mythology retelling all rolled into one. Storyline is intriguing initially, but it hits all the classic tropes of enemies to lovers and forced proximity, etc. The writing could be better, but hey, we all know why we read this book, and it wasn't for the great storytelling.
Annie.S
Aug 01, 2024
8/10 stars
Sexy, mythology, loved it!
Noemi salsa
Jun 08, 2025
7/10 stars
definitely a good one to read. The smut was goood. Just an overall real easy read. It wasn’t filled with too much overly description on a certain passage which I liked. It got straight to the point. Definitely recommend of your looking into starting to read some “light” smut.
adrisaur
May 18, 2025
6/10 stars
As a first venture into steamy romances, I enjoyed it. The timeline of the plot and the development of the main relationship feels a little overly accelerated. I really liked the modern retelling of Greek mythology, very fun and interesting. The quantity of spice was definitely less than expected, but piqued my interest enough to probably continue with the series.
$delulu_girl$
May 18, 2025
9/10 stars
I love how the story of Persephone and Hades was rewritten in a modern setting. There’s so much overlap of politics, power, society. Along with the unspeakably, hot romantic scenes in the book. Love that Hades is a Consent King(!). But the books does a good showing the teetering balance of sacrifice and love. Whether that be romantic love, parental love, or love for power. Fantastic book, I’m so excited for y Idol, next book in the series. Can’t wait to read Eros’ and Psyche’s story!

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