Tag: mythology

Review: The Unidentified: Mythical Monsters, Alien Encounters, and Our Obsession with the Unexplained by Colin Dickey

December 6, 2025

Like in Ghostland, Colin Dickey challenges our views on conspiracies, UFOs, and cryptids by asking not if they exist, but why do people believe or don’t believe they do. He goes over the histories of conspiracies, UFOs, and cryptids and dives deep into why some people believe.  This was an interesting book and really challenged … More Review: The Unidentified: Mythical Monsters, Alien Encounters, and Our Obsession with the Unexplained by Colin Dickey

Cover for Lore Olympus Volume Seven by Rachel Smythe

Review: Lore Olympus Volume Seven by Rachel Smythe

November 5, 2024

This book contains chapters 153-179 of the webtoon comic.  In this volume, we pick up with Persephone trying to fix Minthe, but it doesn’t really work. Since Persephone is struggling so much, she attends therapy for the first time and actually starts to work through the trauma of being raped and the stress her mother … More Review: Lore Olympus Volume Seven by Rachel Smythe

Cover for Cryptids, Creatures & Critters by Rachel Quinney

ARC Review: Cryptids, Creatures & Critters: A Manual of Monsters & Mythos from Around the World by Rachel Quinney

June 18, 2024

Cryptids, Creatures & Critters features 90 different creatures from all around the world. Each creature’s page includes the sighting location, cute artwork of the creature, 1-2 pages of the lore behind the creature, and for some, content warnings. This book contains cryptids, and creatures from folklore and mythology. This was an easy to read creature … More ARC Review: Cryptids, Creatures & Critters: A Manual of Monsters & Mythos from Around the World by Rachel Quinney

Cover for Lore Olympus Volume 5 by Rachel Smythe

Review: Lore Olympus Volume 5 by Rachel Smythe

January 13, 2024

This volume collects episodes 103-126 of the Webtoon comic.  In this volume, Persephone starts her first day of work in the underworld, Hades and Minthe finally break up, and blackmail is gathered against Persephone.  We previously saw Hades struggling with the toxic relationship he was in with Minthe but after the events at the end … More Review: Lore Olympus Volume 5 by Rachel Smythe

Cover for Lore Olympus Vol. 4 by Rachel Smythe

Review: Lore Olympus Vol. 4 by Rachel Smythe

September 23, 2023

This volume collects episodes 76-102 of the Webtoon comic.  This was another emotional volume. Persephone is still dealing with trauma but we do finally see her start to set boundaries and stand up for herself. She is no longer hiding behind others and I loved watching her put Apollo in his place. Persephone has grown … More Review: Lore Olympus Vol. 4 by Rachel Smythe

Cover for Lore Olympus Vol. 2 by Rachel Smythe

Review: Lore Olympus Volumes 2 and 3 by Rachel Smythe

September 9, 2023

Trigger Warnings: sexual trauma, mental abuse, toxic relationships Ugh I adore these two! Hades is trying so hard to take care of Persephone and not fall in love with her! I just loved all the pining and arguments he was having with himself. I love revisiting the beginning of this series because it reminds me of … More Review: Lore Olympus Volumes 2 and 3 by Rachel Smythe