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Lore Alexandra Bracken. Unabridged e-audiobook, ~16 hours. Read by Fryda Wolff. Disney Hyperion, January, 2021. 9781368075107. (Review of downloadable e-audiobook borrowed from public library.)
Happy Tuesday! I had yet another sleepless night last night, the only good thing being able to watch the nearly full moon move across the sky.Teen Tuesday features Lore by Alexandra Bracken. Oof! How do I begin to describe this modern day tale of gods and heroes? Melora, Lore, Perseous always longed to become a warrior and help restore her family's glory. She is the last of the line of Perseous and has gone underground in order to elude those who murdered her family in the last Agon. An Agon is a seven-day battle that occurs every seven years in which the gods are stripped of their immortality and can be hunted by the descendants of ancient heroes and who would acquire the god or goddess' powers should they be killed. A new Agon has commenced in Manhattan and Lore is surprised to find that a wounded Athena wants to form an alliance with her in order to defeat a villain who not only killed Ares, but now wants to kill the remaining gods in order to acquire all their power.
The pace is fast and violent in this intricately-plotted, pulse-pounding adventure. This makes Percy Jackson's adventures look like a walk in Central Park. This is war and it isn't pretty. Mature teen fans of mythology retellings will find this fresh spin compelling. And, isn't that cover amazing?
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