Lore

A lot of people have been describing Lore as a mash-up between the Hunger Games and Percy Jackson, and I'd say that's a fair comparison. However, where Lore differs is that I didn't care one single iota about any of the characters. I don't know if that's a me problem or if it's something in the way the book is written but it read like a bland TV show for me. I really WANTED to enjoy it, because it has all the markers of something that I'd really get a kick out of, but meh.

Lore herself is supposedly a kick-ass teenager trying to win glory back for her house, and to end the Agon – a challenge to kill Gods and take their power. She's mourning her entire family as they were killed at the end of the LAST Agon. I didn't feel the loss in any of the writing. There was one scene where we actually witness Lore discover her family murdered, but it just felt flat to me. Again – I don't know if this is a me problem or if there really was something off about how it was written.

I really wanted more from the Gods. I wanted to see more of them, wanted to feel their presence as something truly awesome, but you barely get a glimpse of any of them.

I think a lot of people will really love this book, but it just didn't really do it for me.