Stone Heart
Ratings24
Average rating3.4
I really enjoyed the Stone Heart prequel novella of the Dark Olympus series! It was quick and captivating, and I loved learning more about Medusa and Calypso. I really liked the angle of Medusa not being able to go through with assassinating Calypso and them seeing the beauty in each other, even in a situation like this.
The way Medusa and Calpyso were described was great, and I loved how it panned out.
Overall, I really enjoyed the Stone Heart Novella by Katee Robert and am excited to continue on in the Dark Olympus series!
Originally posted at woarr.com.
There are so many things that rub me the wrong way about Katee's writing. Not just that it's bad writing in general, but the way every spicy scene for every book I've read has a huge element of insecurity and unworthy bullshit inner monologuing for one or both of the characters involved. It's also the way she describes the look of her characters by race first when they live in a fantasy setting. It's that feeling of it feels racist even though it's not racist. Just weirds me out. None of her characters have a different voice even though the POV changes for every chapter. I just want to know why there isn't an editing process and how so many books have happened without the writing getting any better. I hate that I own this all of the books currently published for this series. I'm forcing myself through it because I feel like I'm in desperate need to find at least one good book or even redeemable scene so I understand the vice grip she holds over the booktok community.
This was my first read by Katee Robert and I definitely enjoyed it a lot. I loved the LGBTQ+ and POC rep in it soooo much.
Plus... Calypso and Medusa?!? Hell yeah, I'm sold!!!
Keeping this one short and sweet- definitely read this if you like spice, greek mythology, forbidden romance.