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Seven Pomegranate Seeds
Her light reached into the pits of darkness in which he dwelled with pleading souls, pouring through the fault in the ground like liquid gold. It was a lively aura that brought him to crawl straight from the depths of the underworld. The moment he saw her smile that lit up Hell itself, he knew he forever wanted to be engulfed in its warmth. A warmth he hadn't felt in hundreds of years.
The God of the Underworld had fallen for a damsel, one that was far too sweet for him. But that wouldn't stop him on his quest to take a bite of forbidden fruit, and neither would it Persephone, for she had plans for a taste as well.
The God of the Underworld had fallen for a damsel, one that was far too sweet for him. But that wouldn't stop him on his quest to take a bite of forbidden fruit, and neither would it Persephone, for she had plans for a taste as well.
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September 30, 2018
I was absolutely captivated by this story.
Zeus, the God of Olympus wanted his daughter, Persephone (Goddess of spring) to be raised on Olympus but her mother, Demeter, Goddess of Harvest and Fertility insisted she would do better on earth.
All is well for many years, Persephone goes about spreading spring with blooms and flowers galore until some of it seeps down deep enough to reach the underworld and catches the attention of Hades, King of the underworld. From the moment he sees Persephone he feels things he’s not felt in like forever. This is the beginning of their love story and trust me, it’s unlike any you’ve read before. The love they share has some devastating consequences that could change life on earth forever.... and oh boy is Zeus ever furious when he finds out what else his daughter has done.
Zeus, the God of Olympus wanted his daughter, Persephone (Goddess of spring) to be raised on Olympus but her mother, Demeter, Goddess of Harvest and Fertility insisted she would do better on earth.
All is well for many years, Persephone goes about spreading spring with blooms and flowers galore until some of it seeps down deep enough to reach the underworld and catches the attention of Hades, King of the underworld. From the moment he sees Persephone he feels things he’s not felt in like forever. This is the beginning of their love story and trust me, it’s unlike any you’ve read before. The love they share has some devastating consequences that could change life on earth forever.... and oh boy is Zeus ever furious when he finds out what else his daughter has done.
June 2, 2020
When you've read one, you've read them all. I didn't really Get anything from this. I struggled to get into it after reading other takes on the Hades and Persephone mythos like Lore Olympus and Receiver of Many/Destroyer of Light but I forced myself through it and, in the end, I just sped through to the finish so I didn't have to waste any more time on it. I just didn't click with this style at all.
June 19, 2019
This had me so anxious, even though I knew how their tale ends. This was so good!
I loved this version of Persephone and I think she‘s, by far, my favorite out of all the retellings I‘ve read. I have the feeling she‘d kill people just with her perfectly winged eyeliner and I‘m so down for it.
I loved this version of Persephone and I think she‘s, by far, my favorite out of all the retellings I‘ve read. I have the feeling she‘d kill people just with her perfectly winged eyeliner and I‘m so down for it.
April 14, 2020
DNF after the first five chapters. The writing was piss poor and the characters are ridiculous. Hades is literally depicted just like he appears in the Disney movie and I have never rolled my eyes so hard.
August 27, 2022
What did I just read?
September 10, 2019
Ugh I really wanted to like this, after so many good reviews I expected this to be awesome so it was a real let down when I didn’t like it, I guess I shouldn’t let the reviews sway me anymore.
Hades and Persephone myth is so famous that every retelling is bound to be different but man this one was all over the place, the characters were so different and despite the fact it is quite a short book I felt it lasted forever.
Sadly this one wasn’t for me.
Hades and Persephone myth is so famous that every retelling is bound to be different but man this one was all over the place, the characters were so different and despite the fact it is quite a short book I felt it lasted forever.
Sadly this one wasn’t for me.
March 6, 2023
I know the author tried her best, but this is just not a good book. While I understand that all modern Hades and Persephone stories are retellings of the original myths, this follows the myths only on the surface.
Hades is NOT a Greek parallel to Satan. That is a completely modern interpretation, one that would have been foreign to the ancient Greeks. The ancient Greeks didn’t really worship him much, not because he was considered to be evil, but because they didn’t want to draw his attention and be taken away to the Land of the Dead. Since he’s not a parallel to Satan, he’s never described (to the best of my knowledge) as being remotely snake like, having power over fire, eating dead sacrifices whole, or ruling over an evil realm full of demons. The Underworld is not Hell, despite the many descriptions as such in this book. The majority of the underworld was originally described as peaceful and even beautiful, other than Tartarus (which only the worst would go as well as the Titans).
His personality in this book needs work too. He’s a complete sarcastic jerk that takes pleasure in scaring and intimidating people. The Hades of the original myths is described as being solemn but a fair ruler of his kingdom and a just judge of the dead. He also is not the god of death, reaping every person and taking them to the Underworld. That would be Thanatos.
Cerberus’ description in this book is probably the worst I’ve seen from any book. It was extremely creepy and honestly border-lined on racist. Persephone was pretty much just a run of the mill manic pixie dream girl that only wanted to go to the Underworld (not Hell) to get back at her parents.
I hate to give a bad review because I know the author put a lot of work into this book, but it’s really really bad. There are other interpretations of the original myths that stay in line with the source material much better.
Hades is NOT a Greek parallel to Satan. That is a completely modern interpretation, one that would have been foreign to the ancient Greeks. The ancient Greeks didn’t really worship him much, not because he was considered to be evil, but because they didn’t want to draw his attention and be taken away to the Land of the Dead. Since he’s not a parallel to Satan, he’s never described (to the best of my knowledge) as being remotely snake like, having power over fire, eating dead sacrifices whole, or ruling over an evil realm full of demons. The Underworld is not Hell, despite the many descriptions as such in this book. The majority of the underworld was originally described as peaceful and even beautiful, other than Tartarus (which only the worst would go as well as the Titans).
His personality in this book needs work too. He’s a complete sarcastic jerk that takes pleasure in scaring and intimidating people. The Hades of the original myths is described as being solemn but a fair ruler of his kingdom and a just judge of the dead. He also is not the god of death, reaping every person and taking them to the Underworld. That would be Thanatos.
Cerberus’ description in this book is probably the worst I’ve seen from any book. It was extremely creepy and honestly border-lined on racist. Persephone was pretty much just a run of the mill manic pixie dream girl that only wanted to go to the Underworld (not Hell) to get back at her parents.
I hate to give a bad review because I know the author put a lot of work into this book, but it’s really really bad. There are other interpretations of the original myths that stay in line with the source material much better.
January 26, 2019
“Queen of the underworld
Goddess of spring
Flowers weaved in her veins
Pomegranate stained tongue
An ode to the undead king”
Ok so, I'm a big fan of Hades and Persephone!! I came across this book when I was lurking on my Pinterest and I saw a quote from the book and I had to check it out. I mean come on, the cover is absolutely captivating!
The characters were very well developed and I love how similar it was the the original myth. The book in itself was beautifully written, the imagery was absolutely captivating from Persephone's garments to the way the underworld is described.
I loved the book, it has me feeling all warm and fuzzy on the inside! This was honestly such a wonderful short read. Highly recommend it to anyone who loves Greek Mythology, Hades & Persephone or just a want to read a great love story.
June 12, 2019
Fun and Engaging read
This was a fun and engaging read that I mostly binged in one night. If you’re a fan of the Hades/Persephone myth, you’ll probably enjoy this.
This was a fun and engaging read that I mostly binged in one night. If you’re a fan of the Hades/Persephone myth, you’ll probably enjoy this.
April 20, 2019
I liked it
I liked how the relationships builds in this telling. I wish there had been a bit more loving and burning emotions to get us to the climax of the store though.
I liked how the relationships builds in this telling. I wish there had been a bit more loving and burning emotions to get us to the climax of the store though.
November 21, 2019
Idk what was going on for most of this book tbh and there were some parts that really bugged me. But like Hades was an absolute darling as always and I still had a good time reading it.
June 4, 2023
Alright. This book wasn’t bad. I liked it better than the authors other book “Blind Beauty”. This one had a lot more substance and the relationship formed over time which I really liked. I like how the author described Hades to a degree. Mainly the snake-like parts were very interesting. Kinda hot but that’s beside the point.
I do think the Medusa described in this story and the Medusa from the “Blind Beauty” story are completely different. I don’t know if that was intentional or if it wasn’t planned.
So some issues I have with this book are the crazy over use of synonyms for words that should have just been used. “Orbs” was probably written in this book more than the name Hades. After a while all the use of the word “Orbs” drove me completely insane. Also the author used this word in two different ways which was kinda confusing. Using it as eyes is wild, but then they used it to describe the faeries too. So I was like “ok are they actually just orbs or are they floating eyes”. Sometimes it’s ok to just use the actual word. Not everything needs to be a synonym.
Now let’s get to the part that made me wanna put the book down. I’m a passionate lover of Circe. She’s literally my favorite goddess. Circe is not even remotely Hecate’s daughter. Circe’s parents are Perse and Helios. That was a very strange thing to change in the book. I feel like if the author didn’t change Circe’s parents nothing in the book would have really changed either. Maybe the author didn’t do any research on Circe? I can’t think of another reason why that was changed otherwise.
Elysium is like a reward for hero’s and good people who die. It’s not a place for people banished from Olympus? I don’t know if the author is just not aware of these things or if they purposely changed things to be different?
But basically overall this book was pretty ok.
I do think the Medusa described in this story and the Medusa from the “Blind Beauty” story are completely different. I don’t know if that was intentional or if it wasn’t planned.
So some issues I have with this book are the crazy over use of synonyms for words that should have just been used. “Orbs” was probably written in this book more than the name Hades. After a while all the use of the word “Orbs” drove me completely insane. Also the author used this word in two different ways which was kinda confusing. Using it as eyes is wild, but then they used it to describe the faeries too. So I was like “ok are they actually just orbs or are they floating eyes”. Sometimes it’s ok to just use the actual word. Not everything needs to be a synonym.
Now let’s get to the part that made me wanna put the book down. I’m a passionate lover of Circe. She’s literally my favorite goddess. Circe is not even remotely Hecate’s daughter. Circe’s parents are Perse and Helios. That was a very strange thing to change in the book. I feel like if the author didn’t change Circe’s parents nothing in the book would have really changed either. Maybe the author didn’t do any research on Circe? I can’t think of another reason why that was changed otherwise.
Elysium is like a reward for hero’s and good people who die. It’s not a place for people banished from Olympus? I don’t know if the author is just not aware of these things or if they purposely changed things to be different?
But basically overall this book was pretty ok.
January 9, 2022
this book…wow. i was captivated for all 169 pages. i thought the retelling was very fun and surprisingly close to the original myth which i was surprised to see
the quarrel i had with it was that it didn’t feel like a book. i thought i was reading a fan fiction of hades and persephone rather than a retelling. there was also a lot of teasing and tension but no actual smut? i was surprised to see that as hadesxpersephone usually has SOMETHING.
it wasn’t the best retelling of the iconic underworld rulers, but i also wouldn’t diss it. i still think it’s worth the read as it is short and goes by quick, and there’s a lot of fluff.
it was very different to the hadesxpersephone series by scarlett st clair, neon gods, and lore olympus, which was kind of refreshing but also made it not as good? i’m a huge fan of the more modernized retellings, however i do think this book worked and as i said, is worth a quick read.
the quarrel i had with it was that it didn’t feel like a book. i thought i was reading a fan fiction of hades and persephone rather than a retelling. there was also a lot of teasing and tension but no actual smut? i was surprised to see that as hadesxpersephone usually has SOMETHING.
it wasn’t the best retelling of the iconic underworld rulers, but i also wouldn’t diss it. i still think it’s worth the read as it is short and goes by quick, and there’s a lot of fluff.
it was very different to the hadesxpersephone series by scarlett st clair, neon gods, and lore olympus, which was kind of refreshing but also made it not as good? i’m a huge fan of the more modernized retellings, however i do think this book worked and as i said, is worth a quick read.
May 10, 2020
The plot of this story was good, as was the lore of the Greek gods, but there were too many problems with the way this story was executed. First of all was all the repetition of certain words, most commonly, “orbs” and “tresses”. It was very annoying. There were also lots of spelling mistakes. I feel like this book was translated into English, but not very well. The spelling mistakes were simple, but there were lots of them, and it was the same word misspelled multiple times, like an incorrect translation. The ending was also very anticlimactic and there wasn’t as much action and romance as I’d liked. The only thing the kept me going through with this book is that it’s hard to find Hades/Persephone retellings. The plot was good, it was just executed poorly.
May 2, 2020
I regret buying this tbh. I was shocked when I received it that the cover looks like it's been printed at home, that's when I realised that it wasnt professionally printed.
I've been on a hades/persephone binge and this was just so different from what I've been reading so far.
You can tell that it hasn't been edited- spelling mistakes and just amateur writing.
Hades for some reason was likened to a snake and just made me think of Disney Hercules which is not attractive to me.
Was a chore to get through..wish I'd read all the reviews properly before buying it.
I've been on a hades/persephone binge and this was just so different from what I've been reading so far.
You can tell that it hasn't been edited- spelling mistakes and just amateur writing.
Hades for some reason was likened to a snake and just made me think of Disney Hercules which is not attractive to me.
Was a chore to get through..wish I'd read all the reviews properly before buying it.
August 9, 2020
Something’s missing...
This story was good, however there were many grammatical errors and it felt as if something was missing.
There should have been some more development between the characters. Maybe more substantial dialogue to help the ready imagine their relation ship and how it moved so quickly. Also, not to sounds like a dirty heathen, but this story could have been better if there was a sex scene! All that was implied, but if you’re going to be a dirty girl and imply some of those things, at least write it out!
This story was good, however there were many grammatical errors and it felt as if something was missing.
There should have been some more development between the characters. Maybe more substantial dialogue to help the ready imagine their relation ship and how it moved so quickly. Also, not to sounds like a dirty heathen, but this story could have been better if there was a sex scene! All that was implied, but if you’re going to be a dirty girl and imply some of those things, at least write it out!
August 16, 2019
So I wanted to get my feet wet with the whole Hades x Persephone and this has gotten me hooked with them!
The first few chapters I was worried Persephone was going to be a naive damsel in distress but she ended up surprising me and I was rooting for her and pissed off during the fight between Hades & Zeus. Hades, he’s such a sweetie pie underneath everything!
My only gripe is with the wording mistakes. Double word in a sentence or two words switched.
The first few chapters I was worried Persephone was going to be a naive damsel in distress but she ended up surprising me and I was rooting for her and pissed off during the fight between Hades & Zeus. Hades, he’s such a sweetie pie underneath everything!
My only gripe is with the wording mistakes. Double word in a sentence or two words switched.
April 10, 2020
So, the author does know Greek myths and it's characters... But fails to convey them in a way that is either new or refreshing. Be prepared for orbs and slits, every shade of blue, and similes that take over characters. Editing this piece would have been extremely helpful, since the basics of the storyline are compelling enough, but the author failed to deliver in this instance. I hope they keep on writing, but take advantage of a second pair of eyes before publishing.
February 6, 2020
A brilliant retelling
This is one of my favourite retellings of Persephone and Hades. The plot and story is well written and you continue reading because of how the characters a brilliantly written as well.
This is one of my favourite retellings of Persephone and Hades. The plot and story is well written and you continue reading because of how the characters a brilliantly written as well.
July 9, 2020
Loved it!
I enjoy reading the myth of Hades and Persephone. I enjoyed the fact that it was a joint effort between the two of them that Persephone would enter the Underworld on her terms instead of the kidnap version that seems to be associated with their love story.
I enjoy reading the myth of Hades and Persephone. I enjoyed the fact that it was a joint effort between the two of them that Persephone would enter the Underworld on her terms instead of the kidnap version that seems to be associated with their love story.
October 3, 2020
Tough to get through
Maybe it’s just the digital version, but the grammar and clumsy wording made this tough to read. A very simplistic telling of such a great tale that it was rendered a great disappointment.
Maybe it’s just the digital version, but the grammar and clumsy wording made this tough to read. A very simplistic telling of such a great tale that it was rendered a great disappointment.
November 3, 2019
Enjoyed it very much!
I actually enjoyed this story of Persephone and Hades quite a bit. It was a nice twist on the traditional story.
I actually enjoyed this story of Persephone and Hades quite a bit. It was a nice twist on the traditional story.
July 31, 2020
I really enjoyed it.
I read this version of Persephone and Hades story really quick. It was nice to read a version without the sex.
I read this version of Persephone and Hades story really quick. It was nice to read a version without the sex.
January 22, 2022
It was a good story, but it had some spelling and grammatical errors that were hard to ignore. Overall it wasn’t terrible, but just kind meh.
June 21, 2020
"All the comforts of home lie within you."
This was a cute little story! I loved all the characters, especially Hades my boy 🤭🥺
This was a cute little story! I loved all the characters, especially Hades my boy 🤭🥺
February 21, 2020
Persephone annoyed the hell out of me. That’s all I’m gonna say
November 21, 2021
The only reason I finished reading this book is because I'm binge reading Hades & Persephone. I don't mind the goth styling in world building, even though it makes the setting not Greek but European fairytale completed with fairies and a fairies Queen. I don't mind that Hades has blue flame like in the Disney movie, whatever. I don't mind that Persephone is a creepy goth teenager who ran away just to spite her family. But I mind the bad writing a lot. The word "eyes" is completely replaced with "orbs" and "slits". Lots of sentences are half written or barely make sense. A lot of the time I can't figure out whose the dialogue belongs to.
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