ARC Review - Lore by Alexandra Bracken

Title: Lore

Author: Alexandra Bracken

Genre: YA Greek Mythology 

Rating: ★★★★☆

Blurb:

Every seven years, the Agon begins. As punishment for a past rebellion, nine Greek gods are forced to walk the earth as mortals, hunted by the descendants of ancient bloodlines, all eager to kill a god and seize their divine power and immortality.
Long ago, Lore Perseous fled that brutal world in the wake of her family's sadistic murder by a rival line, turning her back on the hunt's promises of eternal glory. For years she's pushed away any thought of revenge against the man--now a god--responsible for their deaths.

Yet as the next hunt dawns over New York City, two participants seek out her help: Castor, a childhood friend of Lore believed long dead, and a gravely wounded Athena, among the last of the original gods.

The goddess offers an alliance against their mutual enemy and, at last, a way for Lore to leave the Agon behind forever. But Lore's decision to bind her fate to Athena's and rejoin the hunt will come at a deadly cost--and still may not be enough to stop the rise of a new god with the power to bring humanity to its knees.

Review: 

I absolutely love retellings of Greek Mythology or books that are based off of Greek Myths, so no surprise I was excited when I first heard about Lore. 

Every retelling that incorporates Greek Myths into the story is a bit different, and I really loved Alexandra Bracken's take on it. 

Our main character in this story is Lore, who comes from the  house of Perseous. She has managed to get out of the hunt until certain circumstances bring her crashing back into this brutal world of war.

I really liked Lore as a character, I was able to immediately connect with her and keep connected to the story as it all played out. Alexandra Bracken's writing also lends a lot to being able to connect so well with the story. Her writing and storytelling flows so well. 

This world of Gods and the Hunt really intrigued me and I loved learning more as the story played out. A few things did confuse me along the way, but I think that is just par for the course with such an intricate world and learning it all as you read, it can be a bit confusing at times but it never took away from the enjoyment of the story.

Lore was fast paced from the beginning and very easy to get hooked into quickly. I really did enjoy all of the characters, the humor, and the overall story that the author was able to create. It was definitely unique to any other book I have read about Greek Mythology, and I love that.

I very much enjoyed this book and I think even if you aren't a huge fan of everything Greek Mythology like me, you will still enjoy this story.

Definitely a must read in my opinion. 

**ARC Received from Disney Hyperion publishing through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. All thoughts and opinions are my own.**