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Dark Olympus #10
Shattered Gods
She was Olympus's Queen. Its sacrifice. Its savior. Its destruction.
Long ago, Circe was Hermes' entire heart. The two women lived on the outskirts of Olympian society, content with a quiet life away from the spotlight. Then Circe caught the eye of Zeus…and was forced into a marriage that would take her freedom, her future, and in the end, her life. In the wake of the tragedy, gossip swirled about the woman Zeus married and (allegedly) murdered…but in time, everyone forgot about beautiful, tragic Circe.
Everyone but Hermes, who vowed on that day to bring Olympus to its knees.
Now, fifteen years later, a new Zeus rules the city, a new Hades protects his people, a new hope dawns…and Hermes has begun to think there may be things about Olympus worth saving. With Atalanta by her side―and slowly rebuilding her heart―Hermes may finally be ready to set aside her fury and seek the city's rebirth instead of its total annihilation. But there is a beautiful devil on Hermes' other shoulder: a devil who rose, blood-soaked, from where Zeus left her for dead years ago. A devil who has waited all this time to have her revenge.
And no matter their past, no matter the desperate love they once shared, no matter the complicated triad forming between the three women, Circe will not rest until all of Olympus lays shattered at her feet…and the gods help anyone who gets in her way.
A scorchingly hot modern retelling of Hermes and Atalanta and Circe.
Long ago, Circe was Hermes' entire heart. The two women lived on the outskirts of Olympian society, content with a quiet life away from the spotlight. Then Circe caught the eye of Zeus…and was forced into a marriage that would take her freedom, her future, and in the end, her life. In the wake of the tragedy, gossip swirled about the woman Zeus married and (allegedly) murdered…but in time, everyone forgot about beautiful, tragic Circe.
Everyone but Hermes, who vowed on that day to bring Olympus to its knees.
Now, fifteen years later, a new Zeus rules the city, a new Hades protects his people, a new hope dawns…and Hermes has begun to think there may be things about Olympus worth saving. With Atalanta by her side―and slowly rebuilding her heart―Hermes may finally be ready to set aside her fury and seek the city's rebirth instead of its total annihilation. But there is a beautiful devil on Hermes' other shoulder: a devil who rose, blood-soaked, from where Zeus left her for dead years ago. A devil who has waited all this time to have her revenge.
And no matter their past, no matter the desperate love they once shared, no matter the complicated triad forming between the three women, Circe will not rest until all of Olympus lays shattered at her feet…and the gods help anyone who gets in her way.
A scorchingly hot modern retelling of Hermes and Atalanta and Circe.
320 pages, Paperback
First published June 2, 2026
About the author
Katee Robert
174 books37.8k followersKatee Robert is a New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of spicy romance. Entertainment Weekly calls her writing “unspeakably hot.” Her books have sold over two million copies. She lives in the Pacific Northwest with her husband, children, a cat who thinks he’s a dog, and two Great Danes who think they’re lap dogs.
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June 6, 2026
I really wanted to like this book. I wanted the final instalment in the series to be a great send-off, but sadly that just wasn’t the case.
None of the characters felt particularly deep or even especially likeable, and the central relationship was honestly baffling. It seemed to go from “I hate you, and you literally stabbed me” to “Oh well, let’s sleep together” in the blink of an eye. There was no build-up, no chemistry, no real spark—just a lot of events happening because the plot needed them to.
And then there’s the ending. What a disappointing way to wrap things up. Characters who had spent multiple books fighting for certain goals suddenly changed their minds and gave up everything with barely any explanation. Apparently years of motivation can be solved with a quick conversation. Right.
Like the previous book, this felt rushed, as though it needed to be finished rather than being given the time and care it deserved. It’s a shame, because this series started with so much promise. Instead of ending on a high, it limped across the finish line.
None of the characters felt particularly deep or even especially likeable, and the central relationship was honestly baffling. It seemed to go from “I hate you, and you literally stabbed me” to “Oh well, let’s sleep together” in the blink of an eye. There was no build-up, no chemistry, no real spark—just a lot of events happening because the plot needed them to.
And then there’s the ending. What a disappointing way to wrap things up. Characters who had spent multiple books fighting for certain goals suddenly changed their minds and gave up everything with barely any explanation. Apparently years of motivation can be solved with a quick conversation. Right.
Like the previous book, this felt rushed, as though it needed to be finished rather than being given the time and care it deserved. It’s a shame, because this series started with so much promise. Instead of ending on a high, it limped across the finish line.
June 4, 2026
I'm so mad! I read an entire ten book series for THAT to be the ending?? Are you serious? MAN.
Spoilers after this I suppose! I am so salty that I waited this whole time for Hermes' book only for her to be obsessed with the villain of the entire series. Hermes is all mysterious and sneaky and cool, but her big fatal flaw is that she's in love with Circe.
Interlude here to point out that I would have loved some more magical realism to be involved here. Also, I didn't think it was demeter with the pigs that eat people - wasn't that Circe in the Odyssey after she turned the sailors into pigs? This very strongly felt like Katee just picked a lot of Greek sounding names that were in mythology and then did nothing else with them. Then they were all siblings but not the ones that you'd think should be siblings. Plus there were no actual magical or godlike powers, which was annoying because hello, greek gods? But I digress.
Anyway, Hermes loves Circe, but also Atalanta (whose name I kept reading as Atlanta). Circe doesn't seem to have any redeeming qualities besides being super hot. Atalanta is also super hot, but is attainable, which Hermes doesn't like. So they have to do a whole "will they won't they" song and dance the whole book, instead of actually getting together. Reader, when do you think the first kiss occurs in this "very spicy" book? If you guessed 41% (FORTY ONE) you'd be correct. My goodness don't pmo.
Also, the whole conflict and angry mob gets resolved in one chapter. One! After ten books and promises of a revolution and war, Hermes just asks Zeus and Hades nicely if they'll leave Olympus, and they're like, "oh, yeah, sure." What?!?!?! Are you kidding??? Circe murdered people and everyone's just like oh okay well we're going to have a democracy now. And then there's a chapter where it's basically the constitutional convention. Like oooookay.
There is absolutely no resolution on any of the characters that we've loved throughout the other nine books. They just scatter to the wind throughout the rest of the world and we hear nothing else from them. Anyway, I will be seated for whatever else Katee Robert writes because they're one of my favorite authors, but man. This was a disappointment. Thanks for coming to my Ted talk/Goodreads review rant.
Spoilers after this I suppose! I am so salty that I waited this whole time for Hermes' book only for her to be obsessed with the villain of the entire series. Hermes is all mysterious and sneaky and cool, but her big fatal flaw is that she's in love with Circe.
Interlude here to point out that I would have loved some more magical realism to be involved here. Also, I didn't think it was demeter with the pigs that eat people - wasn't that Circe in the Odyssey after she turned the sailors into pigs? This very strongly felt like Katee just picked a lot of Greek sounding names that were in mythology and then did nothing else with them. Then they were all siblings but not the ones that you'd think should be siblings. Plus there were no actual magical or godlike powers, which was annoying because hello, greek gods? But I digress.
Anyway, Hermes loves Circe, but also Atalanta (whose name I kept reading as Atlanta). Circe doesn't seem to have any redeeming qualities besides being super hot. Atalanta is also super hot, but is attainable, which Hermes doesn't like. So they have to do a whole "will they won't they" song and dance the whole book, instead of actually getting together. Reader, when do you think the first kiss occurs in this "very spicy" book? If you guessed 41% (FORTY ONE) you'd be correct. My goodness don't pmo.
Also, the whole conflict and angry mob gets resolved in one chapter. One! After ten books and promises of a revolution and war, Hermes just asks Zeus and Hades nicely if they'll leave Olympus, and they're like, "oh, yeah, sure." What?!?!?! Are you kidding??? Circe murdered people and everyone's just like oh okay well we're going to have a democracy now. And then there's a chapter where it's basically the constitutional convention. Like oooookay.
There is absolutely no resolution on any of the characters that we've loved throughout the other nine books. They just scatter to the wind throughout the rest of the world and we hear nothing else from them. Anyway, I will be seated for whatever else Katee Robert writes because they're one of my favorite authors, but man. This was a disappointment. Thanks for coming to my Ted talk/Goodreads review rant.
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June 7, 2026
i love when the conclusion of a 10 book series results in ZERO CONSEQUENCES for anything that’s happened in the previous books and nothing matters at all. like literally the most copout ending imaginable. but i guess i honestly shouldn’t have expected much from the “plot” of these. whatever, i am finally free.
always remember: you can’t trust anyone in this city (except for every single character once they become a protagonist)
always remember: you can’t trust anyone in this city (except for every single character once they become a protagonist)
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June 10, 2026
Thanks, I Hated It
In all honesty, this was such a letdown. I know it had to be difficult concluding such a long and intricately woven series, but the ending left so much to be desired. Why did it all just neatly wrap up? Where are the details on the Aeaeans’ escape? The fates of the Legacy families??? Futures of the citizens left behind to rebuild Olympus?? (Yes, we know how Icarus and Poseidon play out but come on, that’s it?)
I also truly wanted Circe to just die. I couldn’t imagine and did NOT enjoy a HEA for this ridiculously built-up-to-no-payout triad… it actually ruined Atalanta as a character and flattened Hermes’ playful nature and brilliance into something painfully one-dimensional. Circe also failed to actually be charismatic- it was impossible to understand what the other women were seeing in her because she was deeply ANNOYING. Not magnetic, not hyper-intelligent, and certainly not compelling as an FMC. Why would you choose her, Katee?? She wasn’t morally grey… she was completely deluded and cruel and arguably stupid.
We also can’t fail to mention how much she interfered with Atalanta and Hermes/Hecate getting together… theirs was a much more appealing romantic pair and I had been really excited to see that play out. Instead, we get Circe absolutely obliterating two total queens who could have easily run the whole show from start to finish.
There’s so much I could say, but it all boils down to: I just expected better from one of my favorite authors, and for a series that began with such a deliciously complex and well-written plot line. Shattered Gods delivered none of what I was hoping to find.
In all honesty, this was such a letdown. I know it had to be difficult concluding such a long and intricately woven series, but the ending left so much to be desired. Why did it all just neatly wrap up? Where are the details on the Aeaeans’ escape? The fates of the Legacy families??? Futures of the citizens left behind to rebuild Olympus?? (Yes, we know how Icarus and Poseidon play out but come on, that’s it?)
I also truly wanted Circe to just die. I couldn’t imagine and did NOT enjoy a HEA for this ridiculously built-up-to-no-payout triad… it actually ruined Atalanta as a character and flattened Hermes’ playful nature and brilliance into something painfully one-dimensional. Circe also failed to actually be charismatic- it was impossible to understand what the other women were seeing in her because she was deeply ANNOYING. Not magnetic, not hyper-intelligent, and certainly not compelling as an FMC. Why would you choose her, Katee?? She wasn’t morally grey… she was completely deluded and cruel and arguably stupid.
We also can’t fail to mention how much she interfered with Atalanta and Hermes/Hecate getting together… theirs was a much more appealing romantic pair and I had been really excited to see that play out. Instead, we get Circe absolutely obliterating two total queens who could have easily run the whole show from start to finish.
There’s so much I could say, but it all boils down to: I just expected better from one of my favorite authors, and for a series that began with such a deliciously complex and well-written plot line. Shattered Gods delivered none of what I was hoping to find.
June 5, 2026
I‘m so fucking disappointed. I was so happy to see that the final part was published shortly after I continued the series after two years (massive reading slump). But what was that?
- The relationship between the three women was most of the time weird, cringe and unhealthily obsessive.
- It was tried to make us warm up to Circe, but she is a terrible person. Zero sympathy points from me.
- The people, we learned to love through the last books were often acting out of character.
- The end was callously spat at our feet.
- We don’t get to know what life will look for our beloved other characters.
Yes, the book had also great moments and nerve-wracking plot-twists and some funny lines. But in comparison to the rest, for me it didn’t save the book.
I loved the other books. Even the ones with couples I wasn’t so thrilled for were good enough for four stars. But that broke my heart.
- The relationship between the three women was most of the time weird, cringe and unhealthily obsessive.
- It was tried to make us warm up to Circe, but she is a terrible person. Zero sympathy points from me.
- The people, we learned to love through the last books were often acting out of character.
- The end was callously spat at our feet.
- We don’t get to know what life will look for our beloved other characters.
Yes, the book had also great moments and nerve-wracking plot-twists and some funny lines. But in comparison to the rest, for me it didn’t save the book.
I loved the other books. Even the ones with couples I wasn’t so thrilled for were good enough for four stars. But that broke my heart.
June 6, 2026
literally what the fuck was this???
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January 24, 2025HERMES SUPREMACY
June 12, 2026
This series started out so good. There was spice and intrigue and banter and fun and then it just went off the rails. Circe is not relatable or likeable at all and I lost a bunch of interest in the whole thing when she just throws her whole revenge plot/savior complex out the window. I’m supposed to believe she plotted for 10 years and had contingencies on contingencies and didn’t fully think out the aftermath? Or what she was going to do with the legacy family and children? Then we get a HEA for the trio (who were not even a great trio together) and we don’t find out anything about any of the other characters! The only other one we know anything about is Poseidon from the previous book.
June 6, 2026
The villain gets a HEA and everyone else’s previous HEA’s are dismantled??? The VILLAIN?!
I am wildly disappointed by this novel. I waited, along with everyone else and that cover had me aching for the final book. I had a reasonable expectation of a calm resolution because Katee tends to build huge suspense and then settle us gently at the end of her series.
This did not do that.
Frankly, this felt like a backhand to the rest of the series as we’re expected to cheer for and feel for the villain? We’re supposed to be content with the villain getting a HEA? We get nothing for the other nine relationships and all of the characters we’ve been riding along with but Circe, the villain, gets a HEA? Her redemption arc was trash. I don’t care if the murdering suddenly has you questioning whether or not you should have chilled tf out. Your revenge plot began with harassing the people that your enemy harassed and traumatized and harmed.
She even named Hades as being responsible for her story. He’s 30 years younger than the man that abused you. He’s a victim of the man that abused you. The man that abused you murdered Hades’ family. So your first decision is to attack, Hades… who was barely into his 20’s when you “died?” No.
“Sins of the father?” That’s your justification for attempting to murder Perseus and Callisto? They’ve just stepped into the Zeus and Hera roles and they’ve made enormous strides for the betterment of Olympus and you’re like, nah, your dad was a monster so you should die too? Your abuser, abused that man and his sisters. No.
And what even was that ending? Hades meets with the delegates, the delegates go to a meeting and then we get the HEA for the VILLAINS?! We have NOTHING on where they all go? The babies? Eros? We get the epilogue for Icarus and Poseidon so we know he made it to Aeaea and they’re together but Hades and Zeus? Persephone and Callisto and the babies? Like wtf? The HEA’s that we got for each book individually were obliterated by this book and I loathed every minute of it.
I’m all for a good vengeance plot. Let’s burn the world down for love. That’s not what this is. This is a fully deranged victim burning down the world for her own ego. She didn’t do it for love. She did it out of rage and she punished everyone that never actually harmed her. It’s so unjustified. She threatens, harms, assaults, harasses and MURDERS victims of the monster she was too late to kill.
Hades having already dispatched Zeus should have led to an alliance. She should have gone to him, victim to victim and plotted to dismantle the Thirteen. Hades hates them. He wants to see them abolished. Attacking him and the lower city is like bombing Gaza to hurt Israel.
I am wildly disappointed by this novel. I waited, along with everyone else and that cover had me aching for the final book. I had a reasonable expectation of a calm resolution because Katee tends to build huge suspense and then settle us gently at the end of her series.
This did not do that.
Frankly, this felt like a backhand to the rest of the series as we’re expected to cheer for and feel for the villain? We’re supposed to be content with the villain getting a HEA? We get nothing for the other nine relationships and all of the characters we’ve been riding along with but Circe, the villain, gets a HEA? Her redemption arc was trash. I don’t care if the murdering suddenly has you questioning whether or not you should have chilled tf out. Your revenge plot began with harassing the people that your enemy harassed and traumatized and harmed.
She even named Hades as being responsible for her story. He’s 30 years younger than the man that abused you. He’s a victim of the man that abused you. The man that abused you murdered Hades’ family. So your first decision is to attack, Hades… who was barely into his 20’s when you “died?” No.
“Sins of the father?” That’s your justification for attempting to murder Perseus and Callisto? They’ve just stepped into the Zeus and Hera roles and they’ve made enormous strides for the betterment of Olympus and you’re like, nah, your dad was a monster so you should die too? Your abuser, abused that man and his sisters. No.
And what even was that ending? Hades meets with the delegates, the delegates go to a meeting and then we get the HEA for the VILLAINS?! We have NOTHING on where they all go? The babies? Eros? We get the epilogue for Icarus and Poseidon so we know he made it to Aeaea and they’re together but Hades and Zeus? Persephone and Callisto and the babies? Like wtf? The HEA’s that we got for each book individually were obliterated by this book and I loathed every minute of it.
I’m all for a good vengeance plot. Let’s burn the world down for love. That’s not what this is. This is a fully deranged victim burning down the world for her own ego. She didn’t do it for love. She did it out of rage and she punished everyone that never actually harmed her. It’s so unjustified. She threatens, harms, assaults, harasses and MURDERS victims of the monster she was too late to kill.
Hades having already dispatched Zeus should have led to an alliance. She should have gone to him, victim to victim and plotted to dismantle the Thirteen. Hades hates them. He wants to see them abolished. Attacking him and the lower city is like bombing Gaza to hurt Israel.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
May 23, 2026
*Thank you to NetGalley and Sourcebooks Casablanca for the ARC in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own.*
*spoilers ahead*
It’s bold and awfully ambitious to tell the last book in the series partially from the perspective of the main antagonist since book 3…and I’m not going to lie, I was skeptical. Don’t get me wrong, I love me a good villain that you end up rooting for, but the events of Tender Cruelty left me wanting more of the Thirteen’s side of the conflict, not Circe, Hermes, and Atalanta’s.
The first three-ish chapters from Circe’s POV had me questioning how and/or why Katee expected me to be rooting for her crazy ass. Like how do you expect me to root for her happiness after she shot my favorite MMC in the series point-blank TWICE?? Girl.
Unfortunately, from there, Circe didn’t really do anything to soften me towards her. Her stubbornness and unwillingness to see that mass murder is *not* the way did not make her a complex character; it just made her a bloodthirsty villain. Her hesitation to kill the legacy family children was too little, too late, in terms of redeeming her character, in my opinion. I wish I would have learned more about her as a person, but her POV only emphasizes what we already know: she’s traumatized by her near-death experience at the hands of a man who is **already dead** and is out for revenge against people she is too blinded by rage to see that her anger is misplaced…..that is it. Even her “charisma” I did not find charming or magnetic. The fact that Hermes and Atalanta both hook up with her because they *simply can’t resist her* had me cringing and rolling my eyes so hard.
There was a lot that needed to happen to wrap this series up, and I did appreciate that the plot far outweighed the spice. I especially enjoyed the interludes from the perspectives of Persephone and Hades to revisit where the story all began, but I kind of wanted more of them. Which tells me that maybe I just did not enjoy the main characters of the final installment. Overall, I feel that the emotion in this story was very surface-level and was over way too quickly to dive deep into any of the three leads. I love having a resolution to the series as a whole, but I’m not totally sure that ending from the villain’s and the antiheroes’ perspectives was entirely successful.
Also, how are you going to mention Hades has a real name but not tell me what it is??????? Diabolical.
*spoilers ahead*
It’s bold and awfully ambitious to tell the last book in the series partially from the perspective of the main antagonist since book 3…and I’m not going to lie, I was skeptical. Don’t get me wrong, I love me a good villain that you end up rooting for, but the events of Tender Cruelty left me wanting more of the Thirteen’s side of the conflict, not Circe, Hermes, and Atalanta’s.
The first three-ish chapters from Circe’s POV had me questioning how and/or why Katee expected me to be rooting for her crazy ass. Like how do you expect me to root for her happiness after she shot my favorite MMC in the series point-blank TWICE?? Girl.
Unfortunately, from there, Circe didn’t really do anything to soften me towards her. Her stubbornness and unwillingness to see that mass murder is *not* the way did not make her a complex character; it just made her a bloodthirsty villain. Her hesitation to kill the legacy family children was too little, too late, in terms of redeeming her character, in my opinion. I wish I would have learned more about her as a person, but her POV only emphasizes what we already know: she’s traumatized by her near-death experience at the hands of a man who is **already dead** and is out for revenge against people she is too blinded by rage to see that her anger is misplaced…..that is it. Even her “charisma” I did not find charming or magnetic. The fact that Hermes and Atalanta both hook up with her because they *simply can’t resist her* had me cringing and rolling my eyes so hard.
There was a lot that needed to happen to wrap this series up, and I did appreciate that the plot far outweighed the spice. I especially enjoyed the interludes from the perspectives of Persephone and Hades to revisit where the story all began, but I kind of wanted more of them. Which tells me that maybe I just did not enjoy the main characters of the final installment. Overall, I feel that the emotion in this story was very surface-level and was over way too quickly to dive deep into any of the three leads. I love having a resolution to the series as a whole, but I’m not totally sure that ending from the villain’s and the antiheroes’ perspectives was entirely successful.
Also, how are you going to mention Hades has a real name but not tell me what it is??????? Diabolical.
June 15, 2026
2.5⭐️ rounded up. Wow this was SO disappointing after trucking through 9 other books being strung along a climatic plot for it to be….nothing. I think this got away from the author until there really wasn’t a good way to end it because it had been built up too much for too long
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June 18, 2026Finally the finale to this epic series! Circe, Hermes, and Atalanta eventually form a throuple despite being literal political enemies and an ongoing bloody coup. If you, like Hermes and Atalanta, could overlook a bit of vengeful murder for a hot woman, this is the book for you. I'm not entirely sure how realistic the conclusion is in terms of political longevity, but it does a nice job of wrapping up a sprawling story and featuring fave characters from previous books. The audio narration is pretty good. I received an audio review copy via NetGalley, all opinions are my own.
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May 25, 2026Coming out June 2
June 28, 2026
This book could’ve been an email, one that I would immediately archive
June 30, 2026
i hate to say it but this is the weakest book in the series. and i hate that this is the finale to a series that i have LOVED reading.
this book has problems.
circe had absolutely zero growth - i saw someone say in their review that her only redeeming quality is being super hot, but i could not agree more. like i would NOT tolerate even being *around* a woman who shot my friend in the chest and allowed her little sidekick to kill a woman whom i was close with. regardless of the history there.
i wish that this story was only atalanta and hermes.
the ending sucks. i understand that they needed a new system of government and i think the fact that it actually worked is great - but every single important character just got completely abandoned. i want to know where everyone ended up. ESPECIALLY hades and persephone, considering they started this entire series. but there was nothing.
there were some heavy hitters in this book - like eros being shot and the twist of him surviving, demeter dying, the action sequences. so for these things, i am giving it 2 stars. but i can’t give it more than that. there was SO much buildup to finally getting hermes’ book, a character that we meet and instantly love in book one. a character who is SO complex and probably is one of the most fleshed out in the whole series. and unfortunately this was a major letdown.
katee robert, i still love you, but what was this?
this book has problems.
circe had absolutely zero growth - i saw someone say in their review that her only redeeming quality is being super hot, but i could not agree more. like i would NOT tolerate even being *around* a woman who shot my friend in the chest and allowed her little sidekick to kill a woman whom i was close with. regardless of the history there.
i wish that this story was only atalanta and hermes.
the ending sucks. i understand that they needed a new system of government and i think the fact that it actually worked is great - but every single important character just got completely abandoned. i want to know where everyone ended up. ESPECIALLY hades and persephone, considering they started this entire series. but there was nothing.
there were some heavy hitters in this book - like eros being shot and the twist of him surviving, demeter dying, the action sequences. so for these things, i am giving it 2 stars. but i can’t give it more than that. there was SO much buildup to finally getting hermes’ book, a character that we meet and instantly love in book one. a character who is SO complex and probably is one of the most fleshed out in the whole series. and unfortunately this was a major letdown.
katee robert, i still love you, but what was this?
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June 22, 2026
I absolutely love the Dark Olympus series and was so sad that this is the final chapter!
Book 10 and a modern retelling of Atalanta, Circe and Hermes. As chaos reigns, picking up where Tender Cruelty left off, the conclusion of the story is brought forward with Robert’s exquisite prose!
The audio narration with Zara Hampton-Brown, Alex Moorcock and Charlie L Wood was fantastic and I love that they have narrated throughout the series- their voices becoming one with the story!
Thank you to the author, Katee Robert, Publisher Dreamscape, and NetGalley, for the opportunity to listen to this book. I received a gifted copy and am leaving my review voluntarily.
Book 10 and a modern retelling of Atalanta, Circe and Hermes. As chaos reigns, picking up where Tender Cruelty left off, the conclusion of the story is brought forward with Robert’s exquisite prose!
The audio narration with Zara Hampton-Brown, Alex Moorcock and Charlie L Wood was fantastic and I love that they have narrated throughout the series- their voices becoming one with the story!
Thank you to the author, Katee Robert, Publisher Dreamscape, and NetGalley, for the opportunity to listen to this book. I received a gifted copy and am leaving my review voluntarily.
June 21, 2026
Shattered Gods by Katee Robert
Dark Olympus series #10. Last and final book. Sapphic fantasy romance. Mythology retelling.
Olympus is falling. Or being pulled apart one god at a time. Death, or exile.
Circe is finally close to her goal of destroying the twelve. A knife in Atalanta is one step of the drama, but don’t count her out. Atalanta is determine to make sure Hermes survives which means she must survive as well and maybe eliminating more of the old power regime.
Three powerful women. They have the worlds in their hands.
🎧 I listened to this by audiobook narrated by Zara Hampton-Brown, and Alex Moorcock who performed most of the prior series books, plus Charlie L Wood.
The performances are incredibly emotional and passionate bringing the three main women to life in vivid detail. Voices are different for the three so easily followed. At least until they go by an alternate name, but that’s mythology. To be clear, the alternates are different enough too.
The steamy parts are melting hot. The fights are breathtaking. The twists and backhanded deals are startling.
I highly recommend the audiobook format for this final book in the series.
It’s been a mythical series and this final book has the punch and passion for a great finish. Women in power.
I received a copy of this from NetGalley and Dreamscape Media.
Dark Olympus series #10. Last and final book. Sapphic fantasy romance. Mythology retelling.
Olympus is falling. Or being pulled apart one god at a time. Death, or exile.
Circe is finally close to her goal of destroying the twelve. A knife in Atalanta is one step of the drama, but don’t count her out. Atalanta is determine to make sure Hermes survives which means she must survive as well and maybe eliminating more of the old power regime.
Three powerful women. They have the worlds in their hands.
🎧 I listened to this by audiobook narrated by Zara Hampton-Brown, and Alex Moorcock who performed most of the prior series books, plus Charlie L Wood.
The performances are incredibly emotional and passionate bringing the three main women to life in vivid detail. Voices are different for the three so easily followed. At least until they go by an alternate name, but that’s mythology. To be clear, the alternates are different enough too.
The steamy parts are melting hot. The fights are breathtaking. The twists and backhanded deals are startling.
I highly recommend the audiobook format for this final book in the series.
It’s been a mythical series and this final book has the punch and passion for a great finish. Women in power.
I received a copy of this from NetGalley and Dreamscape Media.
July 15, 2026
This series had already started to go downhill but this book solidified how far down this series went. I almost didn't finish this book at chapter 5 because of Eros's death but when I immediately went to other reviews, those that pushed past his death said it was in fact not true. Glad to know she did not in fact kill my favorite character because that would have completely ruined the series as a whole for me and I probably would have donated the entire series to Goodwill.
As it stands, after having finished the book, I can see what his "death" was supposed to accomplish. It gave Demeter a true perspective to not trust Circe and it also started to give Circe doubts about her own plan. But overall, I think that could have been accomplished without shooting Eros (no I will not be forgiving that anytime soon, I don't care how petty that makes me).
I did like the interludes of Zeus, Persephone, and Hades' POVs. I was nice to revisit Hades and Persephone for sure since the series started with them, but after the trauma that I know my girl Psyche went through, I feel robbed that I didn't get a chapter from either her or Eros's POV. I think I needed that closure for myself if nothing else.
I think the biggest thing this book lacked is an epilogue of "where are they now" closings. The idea of the sisters living on a compound with their respective spouses/partners was a great idea that was planted into Hades's head, but I wanted to see it played out. Just one scene of all the sisters reunited, living on the family compound, all their partners respectfully interacting with each other, and everyone just happy.
Overall this book just felt like so much plotting, chaos igniting, and then it all fizzled out. Circe has been fueled by vengeance for years and now when she is finally able to act out that vengeance, she made stupid mistakes that she didn't account for. No one in this series is morally upstanding by any means, but this relationship just felt so toxic to me that I hated it from the get go. I felt bad for Atalanta who was sucked into this toxicity.
The conflict resolution was so quick it gives you whiplash. We went from public executions and creating a mob, to Demeter getting killed that resulted into a riot, only for it to die down the next day or two so that a new government could be created. And then, to top off the ending, the trio decides to follow Circe's plan once they leave Olympus to its new government to hunt down billionaires. I'm bored and over it.
If someone asked me if I recommend the series after Neon Gods or Electric Love, I would have immediately said yes (Electric Love is still my favorite). But after getting all the way through the end, no don't waste your time anymore. I'll tell you what happens and you can just read the couples that intrigue you.
As it stands, after having finished the book, I can see what his "death" was supposed to accomplish. It gave Demeter a true perspective to not trust Circe and it also started to give Circe doubts about her own plan. But overall, I think that could have been accomplished without shooting Eros (no I will not be forgiving that anytime soon, I don't care how petty that makes me).
I did like the interludes of Zeus, Persephone, and Hades' POVs. I was nice to revisit Hades and Persephone for sure since the series started with them, but after the trauma that I know my girl Psyche went through, I feel robbed that I didn't get a chapter from either her or Eros's POV. I think I needed that closure for myself if nothing else.
I think the biggest thing this book lacked is an epilogue of "where are they now" closings. The idea of the sisters living on a compound with their respective spouses/partners was a great idea that was planted into Hades's head, but I wanted to see it played out. Just one scene of all the sisters reunited, living on the family compound, all their partners respectfully interacting with each other, and everyone just happy.
Overall this book just felt like so much plotting, chaos igniting, and then it all fizzled out. Circe has been fueled by vengeance for years and now when she is finally able to act out that vengeance, she made stupid mistakes that she didn't account for. No one in this series is morally upstanding by any means, but this relationship just felt so toxic to me that I hated it from the get go. I felt bad for Atalanta who was sucked into this toxicity.
The conflict resolution was so quick it gives you whiplash. We went from public executions and creating a mob, to Demeter getting killed that resulted into a riot, only for it to die down the next day or two so that a new government could be created. And then, to top off the ending, the trio decides to follow Circe's plan once they leave Olympus to its new government to hunt down billionaires. I'm bored and over it.
If someone asked me if I recommend the series after Neon Gods or Electric Love, I would have immediately said yes (Electric Love is still my favorite). But after getting all the way through the end, no don't waste your time anymore. I'll tell you what happens and you can just read the couples that intrigue you.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
July 4, 2026
Glad it’s finally over with this concluding 10th book. The series has gotten less interesting after the first few books and it almost seemed like the author decided this would be the final book, so the plot was flimsy and the ending seemed quite forced, to say the least and some of what transpired at the end in one of the earlier books with respect to Poseidon and the person designated as his heir seemed to not be quite in alignment with what happens in this book.
That said, for the characters that survived, there was hope of a HEA for some.
That said, for the characters that survived, there was hope of a HEA for some.
June 2, 2026
DNF 22%
I read romance for the fucking happy ending. I am not reading more from this author.
I read romance for the fucking happy ending. I am not reading more from this author.
July 9, 2026
hey quick question, what was this❤️
why did the OGs hades and persephone only know pain and suffering in this book
why did the people getting the happiest ending in this 10 BOOK SERIES be the ones causing that pain and suffering
why did the OGs hades and persephone only know pain and suffering in this book
why did the people getting the happiest ending in this 10 BOOK SERIES be the ones causing that pain and suffering
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
August 28, 2026
2.5 rounded down, this review has so many spoilers btw
First off, I can't believe this series is over. Who thought that me picking up a Hades and Persephone retelling would lead to an obsession with Katee Robert as an author & this Dark Olympus series. I remember reading Neon Gods & being surprised that I liked it so much, but here we are lol. I am so proud of what Katee Robert has done & they deserve all of the kudos!
Now, to the actual review. If it wasn't obvious by the rating, I was disappointed by this book. I wanted so much more than what was written. This last book just felt rushed and not as well-thought out. Before I go into what I didn't like, I do want to highlight the parts that made me not DNF it. I love love Atalanta!! She was my favorite character of this book. She never faltered with her love for Hermes/Hecate, but she was also dead set on her mission. I love how direct she was with Circe because she needed a reality check. I love a badass woman & she is no exception. Her knife fight with Circe was probably my favorite scene between the two of them. I also liked the ending, specifically the idea that Circe, Hecate, and Atalanta will go on a billionaire hunting spree. I support them with that 1000% and I think they deserve to do so as a little treat (especially Atalanta).
Now for the parts that I wasn't a fan of. Generally, I was not very happy with the fact that Circe was the "villain" of everything. I understand that with her backstory she would want to enact revenge on the Thirteen, but she hurt so many innocent lives to do so. Circe is already villainized so much in the original literature that at times it just felt like it was the same thing. Circe felt just as non-nuanced as she did in the ancient texts at times, which felt disappointing. I also felt like her character in this book just felt underdeveloped. She had this idea to overthrow the Thirteen, but didn't think that the angry mob wouldn't turn on her? For someone so strategic, she sure didn't think it over, especially with how the citizens would react. Like Demeter said, 13 tyrants or 1 tyrant, it doesn't matter - they don't represent the people. She was blinded by a revenge that was somewhat warranted, but she was never thinking of the citizens of Olympus, only herself.
That leads me to my next point, I could not see how Circe would make the relationship a triad. I get it, Hecate and Circe have a history, but Atalanta and Circe do not!! Atalanta just finds her very hot while also not trusting her at all, which leads to a throuple romance?? It doesn't make sense to me. I just can't imagine getting into a relationship only based on the lust for each other. Like, Atalanta literally got stabbed by her!! Hecate and Atalanta both say they don't trust her!! HOWEVER, they just happen to put that aside because they knew they are all physically attracted to one another?? Nah, not for me. I'm not here to kink shame or nothing, but why is that fun? Also crazy that Atalanta and Hecate aren't going to tell Circe that Eros is actually alive! I know they say its because they don't trust her, but I think it would maybe make things worse in the long run. Maybe that should be your wakeup call queens to gtfo, but the heart wants what it wants I guess. Also, considering this series is labeled romance, there sure wasn't a lot of romance happening between the three of them. How are you going to start the series with really fun spicy scenes, but then have like less than 30 pages (I could be slightly exaggerating) of smut in the last book?! It felt very tame as well compared to the previous books. This one felt like a drama with romance thrown in as an afterthought. I get that Circe's main goal is to overthrow the government, but it could have been more balanced.
The last thing that bugged me is that we don't get an ending for the rest of the couples at all. The ending overall just felt very forced, mainly how the new form of government was shaped. For almost the whole book, Circe is dead set on taking over, stating that she will do anything to put down the people in her way as an act of revenge. As soon as Demeter acts as a martyr, Circe realizes her plan is flawed and that she has completely screwed herself over. All of that happens in like 2 days by the way. There is a huge buildup, her plan gets thwarted, and then she has to pivot to save her own life, which she was fine with sacrificing for her cause at first. It just felt like a let down compared to what was mentioned in the last few books in this series. Instead they decide that democracy is best, and that the Thirteen will all leave Olympus and have the people vote based on the three factions. That's great because power to the people forever and always, but guess what we don't get - any further explanation of where the other people from the Thirteen went or if they are safe!! We just get that Atalanta and Hecate stay to help get the democracy up and running. I'm sorry, but it would have been nice to see what they were up to! There were three interludes from other characters, but an epilogue couldn't have been written? I don't know...
All of this to say, I was too invested in this series, and I feel that this last book was a bit of a letdown. It isn't my least favorite of the Dark Olympus books, I was really not impressed with the Zeus and Hera book, but I will always hold this series in my heart.
First off, I can't believe this series is over. Who thought that me picking up a Hades and Persephone retelling would lead to an obsession with Katee Robert as an author & this Dark Olympus series. I remember reading Neon Gods & being surprised that I liked it so much, but here we are lol. I am so proud of what Katee Robert has done & they deserve all of the kudos!
Now, to the actual review. If it wasn't obvious by the rating, I was disappointed by this book. I wanted so much more than what was written. This last book just felt rushed and not as well-thought out. Before I go into what I didn't like, I do want to highlight the parts that made me not DNF it. I love love Atalanta!! She was my favorite character of this book. She never faltered with her love for Hermes/Hecate, but she was also dead set on her mission. I love how direct she was with Circe because she needed a reality check. I love a badass woman & she is no exception. Her knife fight with Circe was probably my favorite scene between the two of them. I also liked the ending, specifically the idea that Circe, Hecate, and Atalanta will go on a billionaire hunting spree. I support them with that 1000% and I think they deserve to do so as a little treat (especially Atalanta).
Now for the parts that I wasn't a fan of. Generally, I was not very happy with the fact that Circe was the "villain" of everything. I understand that with her backstory she would want to enact revenge on the Thirteen, but she hurt so many innocent lives to do so. Circe is already villainized so much in the original literature that at times it just felt like it was the same thing. Circe felt just as non-nuanced as she did in the ancient texts at times, which felt disappointing. I also felt like her character in this book just felt underdeveloped. She had this idea to overthrow the Thirteen, but didn't think that the angry mob wouldn't turn on her? For someone so strategic, she sure didn't think it over, especially with how the citizens would react. Like Demeter said, 13 tyrants or 1 tyrant, it doesn't matter - they don't represent the people. She was blinded by a revenge that was somewhat warranted, but she was never thinking of the citizens of Olympus, only herself.
That leads me to my next point, I could not see how Circe would make the relationship a triad. I get it, Hecate and Circe have a history, but Atalanta and Circe do not!! Atalanta just finds her very hot while also not trusting her at all, which leads to a throuple romance?? It doesn't make sense to me. I just can't imagine getting into a relationship only based on the lust for each other. Like, Atalanta literally got stabbed by her!! Hecate and Atalanta both say they don't trust her!! HOWEVER, they just happen to put that aside because they knew they are all physically attracted to one another?? Nah, not for me. I'm not here to kink shame or nothing, but why is that fun? Also crazy that Atalanta and Hecate aren't going to tell Circe that Eros is actually alive! I know they say its because they don't trust her, but I think it would maybe make things worse in the long run. Maybe that should be your wakeup call queens to gtfo, but the heart wants what it wants I guess. Also, considering this series is labeled romance, there sure wasn't a lot of romance happening between the three of them. How are you going to start the series with really fun spicy scenes, but then have like less than 30 pages (I could be slightly exaggerating) of smut in the last book?! It felt very tame as well compared to the previous books. This one felt like a drama with romance thrown in as an afterthought. I get that Circe's main goal is to overthrow the government, but it could have been more balanced.
The last thing that bugged me is that we don't get an ending for the rest of the couples at all. The ending overall just felt very forced, mainly how the new form of government was shaped. For almost the whole book, Circe is dead set on taking over, stating that she will do anything to put down the people in her way as an act of revenge. As soon as Demeter acts as a martyr, Circe realizes her plan is flawed and that she has completely screwed herself over. All of that happens in like 2 days by the way. There is a huge buildup, her plan gets thwarted, and then she has to pivot to save her own life, which she was fine with sacrificing for her cause at first. It just felt like a let down compared to what was mentioned in the last few books in this series. Instead they decide that democracy is best, and that the Thirteen will all leave Olympus and have the people vote based on the three factions. That's great because power to the people forever and always, but guess what we don't get - any further explanation of where the other people from the Thirteen went or if they are safe!! We just get that Atalanta and Hecate stay to help get the democracy up and running. I'm sorry, but it would have been nice to see what they were up to! There were three interludes from other characters, but an epilogue couldn't have been written? I don't know...
All of this to say, I was too invested in this series, and I feel that this last book was a bit of a letdown. It isn't my least favorite of the Dark Olympus books, I was really not impressed with the Zeus and Hera book, but I will always hold this series in my heart.
July 22, 2026
2.5 ⭐️ Inconceivably, I stuck with this wonky dark “romance” series until the end. Sadly, the series does not stick the landing.
Over the nine previous books, the political thriller plot has simmered quietly, since this series is centrally about getting the protagonists creatively naked. But the overarching plot did simmer, and in this final installment, it should have boiled over into multi-pronged payoff. The book starts sort of promising: our vengeful villain, Circe, leads the people of Olympus (a faceless horde easily manipulated by propaganda—much like the U.S. IRL) on a revolutionary march to overthrow tyranny. Hot-headed Circe starts sham trials and quick on-camera executions. Hermes/Hecate and Atalanta want revolution, too, but a (mostly) bloodless one, so they set out to warn the Thirteen and stop Circe from her murder spree, which has already taken out some unintended victims. (Sort of.)
But wait, guys, Circe is disarmingly HOT. So hot that Hermes and Atalanta just can’t help having sex with her, even after Circe tranquilizes one of them and stabs the other. Hermes/Hecate does it for old time's sake, even though this current Circe is NOT the woman she fell in love with. Atalanta does it because she's jealous. It's one bad idea after another, but IT CANNOT BE HELPED. Circe is just too sexy.
And once they get to bangin’, they struggle to see homicidal Circe as the bad guy. Never mind that she shot and killed two people on a livestream, acting as judge, jury, and executioner. Never mind she has plans to methodically execute most of the Thirteen and their children. Her face is pretty, so it’s fiiiiiine.
Anyway, this whole series has struggled with emotional development here and there. It’s just a major bummer that the final book, the only completely sapphic novel in the series, is so deeply mishandled on all levels that it winds up being the worst of the bunch for fumbling so hard. I didn’t remotely believe the poly romance, which destroyed any chance of Hermes/Atalanta finally getting their due as a romantic partnership. The political turmoil generates multiple deaths of named characters, but then is settled lamely, off page, after a single week’s summit of random NPCs appointed as representatives. During the summit negotiations, and also off page, entire families connected to the Thirteen self-deport to who knows where, regardless of how "good" they were as leaders in Olympus. And the do so just because Hermes tells them to. God help Olympus in the power vacuum being filled in by middle managers and fashion designers, who now have to rally a bloodthirsty populace.
After 10 books and a mind-boggling cast of name-changing characters, we get none of the epilogues to pay off the earlier books' consequential partnerships. Hades, who single-handedly saved the Lower City from evil Zeus, departs with a somehow-still-pregnant-with-twins Persephone, who brings along her sisters (Psyche, Callisto, Eurydice) and their partners (Eros, Charon and Orpheus, Perseus/Zeus). Helen, Achilles, and Patroclus leave, too, as do Apollo and Cassandra. Eris, Theseus, Adonis, and Pandora were maybe already gone, but they are never even mentioned. Ariadne and the Minotaur were already long gone. Poseidon we know joins Icarus on an island sanctuary. Dionysus? Who knows where Hermes' "best friend" ends up after their lame phone call that serves, apparently, as a loose end tied. It's a mass exodus of named characters and we don't see any of it.
What we do see is a weird suburban scene when the Toxic Trio creates a false dichotomy for themselves and must choose between baking cookies in picket-fence suburbia versus dismantling the wealth of rich white men around the world. They choose anarchy, though Hermes and Atalanta have to remind Circe that they can't just assassinate everyone. CLASSIC Circe.
I’m all for an eat-the-rich-themed sapphic romance, but as the final chapter on a years-long project, this book was deeply unsatisfying. Admittedly, the story was already written into a corner, since the major villains of Olympus were already dead/deposed before the book began. But Circe's redemption was the essential focus, and "sex your violent tendencies away" just did not work for me. Or for Circe.
Now on to question my life choices for reading all ten of these, despite copious moments of doubt. Maybe I am more like Hermes and Atalanta, pursuing a love despite all the red flags.
Over the nine previous books, the political thriller plot has simmered quietly, since this series is centrally about getting the protagonists creatively naked. But the overarching plot did simmer, and in this final installment, it should have boiled over into multi-pronged payoff. The book starts sort of promising: our vengeful villain, Circe, leads the people of Olympus (a faceless horde easily manipulated by propaganda—much like the U.S. IRL) on a revolutionary march to overthrow tyranny. Hot-headed Circe starts sham trials and quick on-camera executions. Hermes/Hecate and Atalanta want revolution, too, but a (mostly) bloodless one, so they set out to warn the Thirteen and stop Circe from her murder spree, which has already taken out some unintended victims. (Sort of.)
But wait, guys, Circe is disarmingly HOT. So hot that Hermes and Atalanta just can’t help having sex with her, even after Circe tranquilizes one of them and stabs the other. Hermes/Hecate does it for old time's sake, even though this current Circe is NOT the woman she fell in love with. Atalanta does it because she's jealous. It's one bad idea after another, but IT CANNOT BE HELPED. Circe is just too sexy.
And once they get to bangin’, they struggle to see homicidal Circe as the bad guy. Never mind that she shot and killed two people on a livestream, acting as judge, jury, and executioner. Never mind she has plans to methodically execute most of the Thirteen and their children. Her face is pretty, so it’s fiiiiiine.
Anyway, this whole series has struggled with emotional development here and there. It’s just a major bummer that the final book, the only completely sapphic novel in the series, is so deeply mishandled on all levels that it winds up being the worst of the bunch for fumbling so hard. I didn’t remotely believe the poly romance, which destroyed any chance of Hermes/Atalanta finally getting their due as a romantic partnership. The political turmoil generates multiple deaths of named characters, but then is settled lamely, off page, after a single week’s summit of random NPCs appointed as representatives. During the summit negotiations, and also off page, entire families connected to the Thirteen self-deport to who knows where, regardless of how "good" they were as leaders in Olympus. And the do so just because Hermes tells them to. God help Olympus in the power vacuum being filled in by middle managers and fashion designers, who now have to rally a bloodthirsty populace.
After 10 books and a mind-boggling cast of name-changing characters, we get none of the epilogues to pay off the earlier books' consequential partnerships. Hades, who single-handedly saved the Lower City from evil Zeus, departs with a somehow-still-pregnant-with-twins Persephone, who brings along her sisters (Psyche, Callisto, Eurydice) and their partners (Eros, Charon and Orpheus, Perseus/Zeus). Helen, Achilles, and Patroclus leave, too, as do Apollo and Cassandra. Eris, Theseus, Adonis, and Pandora were maybe already gone, but they are never even mentioned. Ariadne and the Minotaur were already long gone. Poseidon we know joins Icarus on an island sanctuary. Dionysus? Who knows where Hermes' "best friend" ends up after their lame phone call that serves, apparently, as a loose end tied. It's a mass exodus of named characters and we don't see any of it.
What we do see is a weird suburban scene when the Toxic Trio creates a false dichotomy for themselves and must choose between baking cookies in picket-fence suburbia versus dismantling the wealth of rich white men around the world. They choose anarchy, though Hermes and Atalanta have to remind Circe that they can't just assassinate everyone. CLASSIC Circe.
I’m all for an eat-the-rich-themed sapphic romance, but as the final chapter on a years-long project, this book was deeply unsatisfying. Admittedly, the story was already written into a corner, since the major villains of Olympus were already dead/deposed before the book began. But Circe's redemption was the essential focus, and "sex your violent tendencies away" just did not work for me. Or for Circe.
Now on to question my life choices for reading all ten of these, despite copious moments of doubt. Maybe I am more like Hermes and Atalanta, pursuing a love despite all the red flags.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
July 23, 2026
2.5⭐️
okay, so what was that?
we've had sooo many deaths in the previous books, all for this ending? i have so many things to say, and i'm just going to list down everything i can remember because i genuinely don't know how to turn this into a proper review.
also, tbh, i ended up skimming a few chapters because i was just so bored. i wanted to finish the series because i had already invested so much time into it, and i wanted to see how everything would end.
ending my review with: this series has been a wild ride. i'll miss my favorite couples, obviously, and will be on the lookout should katee decides to give us the proper epilogue for this series.
okay, so what was that?
we've had sooo many deaths in the previous books, all for this ending? i have so many things to say, and i'm just going to list down everything i can remember because i genuinely don't know how to turn this into a proper review.
also, tbh, i ended up skimming a few chapters because i was just so bored. i wanted to finish the series because i had already invested so much time into it, and i wanted to see how everything would end.
ending my review with: this series has been a wild ride. i'll miss my favorite couples, obviously, and will be on the lookout should katee decides to give us the proper epilogue for this series.
June 18, 2026
2.5 Stars.
Honestly, this one was so boring. The throuple was boring, and the plot kind of just died half way through?
Honestly, this one was so boring. The throuple was boring, and the plot kind of just died half way through?
July 19, 2026
I wish I could leave negative stars. This was so dumb and I’m so mad. Circe caused so much pain, destruction and death and then she just gets to have a happily ever after??????!!!!??? TEN BOOKS WITH THE WORST ENDING EVER. It makes no sense for Atalanta to be into Circe. Both Circe and Hermes had 10 years to come up with a plan to over throw the 13 and they were just idiots the whole time
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
May 16, 2026
So I have read every book in this series and was really excited for this last book to kind of see how it all played out. I have to say I was a little disappointed. All the other books have been spicy and fast paced and allowed you to still really connect with the characters and the interconnection between all of the books. This one was really slow like it took me way longer than it should’ve to finish it, and it was not very spicy at all. So if that’s what you’re going into the book looking for there’s not a ton of that to satisfy the reader. It is nice to see Hecate/Hermes finally finding some peace, but ultimately in all just feel a little flat for me.
June 3, 2026
I am over the moon over Shattered Gods. This series got me back into reading as an adult. I've followed every book, since the debut of Neon Gods, and what a full circle moment it was to read this book as an ARC! Thank you NetGalley, Sourcebooks Casablanca, and Katee Robert for the ARC.
I can't even put into words how much I love these characters. Hermes, Atalanta, and Circe kept my brain running in circles! OBSESSED to say the least. These ladies stole my heart in completely different ways. Rooting for a villain has always been in my DNA so I couldn't help but fall for Circe, stubborn as she is. Atalanta, while she presents as quiet, has this sass to her that I ate up. And Hermes, ugh, to finally get her story and see things from her perspective brought me so much joy!
I loved the way Katee wrote this entire series. The plot is rich and kept evolving in a way that kept me hooked from book 1. Shattered Gods is no different, the build up of the implosion of Olympus, and the root issues of this society, the rot we could say that spread throughout. Ugh just *chefs kiss* 💋 Feminine rage will always be something I deeply resonate with and this book has it in spades! And the diversity of characters, backgrounds, and lifestyles is something I deeply cherish about this series. 💛
All in all to say, I freaking love this book, this series, and I can't wait to see what Katee does next!
This is an ARC review I am leaving voluntarily and all thoughts are my own.
I can't even put into words how much I love these characters. Hermes, Atalanta, and Circe kept my brain running in circles! OBSESSED to say the least. These ladies stole my heart in completely different ways. Rooting for a villain has always been in my DNA so I couldn't help but fall for Circe, stubborn as she is. Atalanta, while she presents as quiet, has this sass to her that I ate up. And Hermes, ugh, to finally get her story and see things from her perspective brought me so much joy!
I loved the way Katee wrote this entire series. The plot is rich and kept evolving in a way that kept me hooked from book 1. Shattered Gods is no different, the build up of the implosion of Olympus, and the root issues of this society, the rot we could say that spread throughout. Ugh just *chefs kiss* 💋 Feminine rage will always be something I deeply resonate with and this book has it in spades! And the diversity of characters, backgrounds, and lifestyles is something I deeply cherish about this series. 💛
All in all to say, I freaking love this book, this series, and I can't wait to see what Katee does next!
This is an ARC review I am leaving voluntarily and all thoughts are my own.
June 17, 2026
Thank you to Sourcebooks Casablanca, Dreamscape Media and author Katee Robert, for providing me with the eARC and ALC of “Shattered Gods”.
I will say I recommend this series as an audiobook, hot girl walk and go for the vibes and the spice. Katee is also an auto buy author of mine, not to say that I love all of her books, but she does belong on my shelf with every book.
💭My Thoughts💭
So I know the way I wanted this book to end, but it was not meant to be. And that's okay, cause I didn't write it, I enjoyed it. From book 1 to book 10 I was here to find out what would happen with Olympus and now I know. And to say I'm sad that this journey is over is an understatement.
Going into this book I hate, and to be fair I still do, Circe. She could not be redeemed for me, and that is not to say I didn't understand her anger and resentment. However, she was mad a dead person and taking it out on innocent people who were just as trapped as she was. So her character growth for me, just wasn't fully there. And that's okay cause she's the villain of the story. She really wasn't meant to be a hero in the end. So for that, we accept her as she is.
Which leads me to Atalanta, I'm sorry our sassy girl deserved so much better. Hermes did not treat her well enough. And I know, you're going to argue about it. I don't care, Hermes is just as much the villain as Circe is, and you can't change my mind. I loved this girl, she deserved the world.
Hermes is a villain too. I know at the end she was "helping" but girl you caused all this to happen. Things were changing. As the like to say "Rome was not built in a day". Empires do not fall fast, it takes time. And Olympus was on it's way to change and I was so excited to see where the new generation could have taken it if it wasn't for Hermes and her disaster of a revenge plot.
Now let's talk spice, shockingly this was pretty tame. I wasn't expecting that but I was here for it. The plot for the city needed to be the main attraction for a lot of it so do with that what you will.
❣️Tropes❣️
FFF Romance
Sapphic
Second Chance
Lovers to "death" to Lovers
Government Takedown
Greek Mythology
Revenge Plot
🩵RATING🩵
Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Spice Level: 🌶️
Publisher: Sourcebooks Casablanca
Length: 352 Pages
Multi POV
🎧 Multi Narration 10h 12m at 2x
🎙️ Zara Hampton-Brown, Alex Moorcock and Charlie L Wood
Narration Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Publisher: Dreamscape Media
I will say I recommend this series as an audiobook, hot girl walk and go for the vibes and the spice. Katee is also an auto buy author of mine, not to say that I love all of her books, but she does belong on my shelf with every book.
💭My Thoughts💭
So I know the way I wanted this book to end, but it was not meant to be. And that's okay, cause I didn't write it, I enjoyed it. From book 1 to book 10 I was here to find out what would happen with Olympus and now I know. And to say I'm sad that this journey is over is an understatement.
Going into this book I hate, and to be fair I still do, Circe. She could not be redeemed for me, and that is not to say I didn't understand her anger and resentment. However, she was mad a dead person and taking it out on innocent people who were just as trapped as she was. So her character growth for me, just wasn't fully there. And that's okay cause she's the villain of the story. She really wasn't meant to be a hero in the end. So for that, we accept her as she is.
Which leads me to Atalanta, I'm sorry our sassy girl deserved so much better. Hermes did not treat her well enough. And I know, you're going to argue about it. I don't care, Hermes is just as much the villain as Circe is, and you can't change my mind. I loved this girl, she deserved the world.
Hermes is a villain too. I know at the end she was "helping" but girl you caused all this to happen. Things were changing. As the like to say "Rome was not built in a day". Empires do not fall fast, it takes time. And Olympus was on it's way to change and I was so excited to see where the new generation could have taken it if it wasn't for Hermes and her disaster of a revenge plot.
Now let's talk spice, shockingly this was pretty tame. I wasn't expecting that but I was here for it. The plot for the city needed to be the main attraction for a lot of it so do with that what you will.
❣️Tropes❣️
FFF Romance
Sapphic
Second Chance
Lovers to "death" to Lovers
Government Takedown
Greek Mythology
Revenge Plot
🩵RATING🩵
Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Spice Level: 🌶️
Publisher: Sourcebooks Casablanca
Length: 352 Pages
Multi POV
🎧 Multi Narration 10h 12m at 2x
🎙️ Zara Hampton-Brown, Alex Moorcock and Charlie L Wood
Narration Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Publisher: Dreamscape Media
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