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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384 pages

Average rating: 6.96

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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.
Lady-Drea
Feb 01, 2025
After reading ''a touch of darkness'' I was in need of a fix of mythological horny books so I read this one..... Oh my god, I was so shy reading this in public. It is very horny, and the language used is not shy either. I wouldn't recommend this to my mom if you know what I mean.
bellebeaumont
Jan 13, 2025
4/10 stars
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hillary_scholz
Jan 13, 2025
6/10 stars
I liked this book and I'll probably read the next one when it comes out. I've always liked Persephone/Hades and Psyche/Eros retellings.

I feel like there could've been more world set up for this book. It just kinda dropped you in and said, "here you go". I did like that this retelling didn't have all of the "gods" intermarried. I also think this book is a good set up for how all of Demeters daughters - Persephone, Eurydice, Psyche, Callisto - find love.

Gets pretty steamy and has some BDSM elements to it. Overall, good story and I'll read the next one.
not_another_ana
Jan 13, 2025
1/10 star
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