Neon Gods

Katee Robert

Jun 2021 · Dark Olympus Book 1 · Sourcebooks, Inc.

About this ebook

He was supposed to be a myth. But from the moment I crossed the River Styx and fell under his dark spell...he was, quite simply, mine.

*A scorchingly hot modern retelling of Hades and Persephone that's as sinful as it is sweet.*

Society darling Persephone Dimitriou plans to flee the ultra-modern city of Olympus and start over far from the backstabbing politics of the Thirteen Houses. But all that's ripped away when her mother ambushes her with an engagement to Zeus, the dangerous power behind their glittering city's dark facade.

With no options left, Persephone flees to the forbidden undercity and makes a devil's bargain with a man she once believed a myth...a man who awakens her to a world she never knew existed.

Hades has spent his life in the shadows, and he has no intention of stepping into the light. But when he finds that Persephone can offer a little slice of the revenge he's spent years craving, it's all the excuse he needs to help her—for a price. Yet every breathless night spent tangled together has given Hades a taste for Persephone, and he'll go to war with Olympus itself to keep her close...

"Deliciously inventive...Red-hot."—Publishers Weekly STARRED

"I get shivers just thinking of their interactions. SHIVERS."—Mimi Koehler for The Nerd Daily

The World of Dark Olympus:

Neon Gods (Hades & Persephone)

Electric Idol (Eros & Psyche)

Wicked Beauty (Achilles & Patroclus & Helen)

Radiant Sin (Apollo & Cassandra)

Ratings and reviews

NEON GODS is the first instalment in Katee Robert’s contemporary, adult DARK OLYMPUS erotic, romance series -a modern retelling about the gods of Olympus. This is Hades, god of the lower city, and Persephone Dimitriou, daughter of Demeter. NOTE: NEOD GODS contains scenes of Dom/sub and voyeuristic sexual situations. Told from dual first person perspectives (Hades and Persephone) NEON GODS follows the modern day romance between Hades, King of the lower city, and Persephone Dimitriou, daughter of Demeter. Persephone has effectively been sold by her mother to Zeus, the self-styled modern day King of Olympus, but Persephone wants nothing to do with Zeus, and crosses the river Styx where she is under the rule of Hades, himself. A bargain for three months of freedom finds Zeus falling for his beautiful prisoner, the woman with whom Hades will fall in love but as Zeus begins to threaten the people she loves, Persephone takes matters into her own hands, as she devises a plan to take down the powerful god. What ensues is the building romance and relationship between Hades and Persephone, and the potential fall-out as Hades breaks the rules, and all will suffer the consequences. NEON GODS introduces the gods of Olympus, the leaders of the Thirteen Houses who rule modern day Olympus and those who are willing to play along. A political power struggle begins to focus on the take down of the man at the top, a man who believes everyone and everything is his for the taking. We are introduced to Persephone’s sisters: Callisto, Psyche, and Eurydice, as well as their mother Demeter, Zeus, Hermes and Dionysus, and a large cast of gods and goddesses, who believe they are in control. A story about the political machine of a modern day Olympus, and the struggle for power and control. A different, engaging and entertaining take on the mythology of the gods.

This was not what I expected. I’m kind of disappointed… it has nothing above tens of other similar books. If you use the name of the Gods at least give them some of that power and fierceness.

Update: I loved the audiobook! First time listens for narrator's: Zara Hampton-Brown and Alex Moorcock. Wow! I think this is one of the best Hades and Persephone retellings out there that I have read! Honestly, they're dismal compared to Katee's story. The way how Hades and Persephone met, Katee had it so detailed I felt that I was there! I really also love this cover and it works for this series. I can't wait to see what happens next! I received this book at my request and have voluntarily left this unbiased review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.

About the author

Katee Robert is a New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of contemporary romance and romantic suspense. Entertainment Weekly calls her writing “unspeakably hot.” Her books have sold over a 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.