I cannot express how much the illustrations brought this story to life and made it so much more than your average retelling. Reading HADES AND PERSEPHONE: CURSE OF THE GOLDEN ARROW was a full-on experience. The sinister beings existing in the dark nooks of the underworld were pretty creepy. The story was fairly fast-paced and it didn’t lose my attention once. The greek mythology gods were pretty dramatic and there was a taste of this throughout the book with turns in the plot. There was a lot of chemistry going on between these two and it was a pretty slow-burn romance. Added to that was seeing his work as the god of the underworld, it showed him in a variety of lights, not all scary. He had very little of the heavy-handed god about him and his genuine attachment to Persephone was endearing. Hades was pretty likeable from the start. The reveals in her story were pretty heartbreaking. Persephone had such character growth in this book, from seemingly innocent forest goddess to a formidable Queen. The descriptions of the underworld and its different lands within the world really conjured a great idea of life there. The story of these two was very much push and pull, hate and love. The cover, synopsis and promise of illustrations were enough to push me to buy this book but I have to say, the execution did not let me down. That being said, Hades & Persephone is a tale I know less well, so I came into this book with open expectations. I’m a long-time fan of greek mythology and definitely a fan of retellings.
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