#dnf as hades and persephone

[staciass]

My December TBR ….

A Court Of Blood & Bindings By Lisette Marshall

//* continuation from my November reads.

Lord Of Gold & Glory By Lisette Marshall

//* Next book in the “Fae Isles” series which I already own so assuming ACOBAB ends as well as I think it will it’ll probably be the next book I pick up.

From Blood & Ash By JLA

//* I’m going to need to re-read this as I plan of reading through the FBAA series before reading the “Flesh And Fire” series. /sigh

A Kingdom Of Flesh And Fire by Jennifer L. Armentrout

//* next book in the FBAA series book 2.

What Lies Beyond The Veil by Harper L. Woods

//* I really want to try and finish this book as I’ve heard some great things /feedback about this so hopefully I’ll pick it back up in December as I already own this book.

Savage Lands by Stacey Marie Brown

//* I’ve been meaning to pick this book back up after I DNF this book in September/October.

A Touch Of Darkness By Scarlett St. Clair

//* Hades x Persephone. It’s supposed to be really good if you like that kind of thing and I can’t wait to read this!!

Rhapsodic by Laura Thalassa

//* The Bargainer series book 1. I did DNF this in October but I really want to re-read this as I’ve heard it raved about so much and yeah I’m ready to re-try this book!!

Dragon Actually by G.A Aiken

//* The first book of “Dragon Kin” series. This would be a re-read for me because I read this a couple years ago and I love this book just sfm !!! ❤️

[reviewsthatburn]

DNF 2 hours 26 minutes in (22%)

Stopping because Persephone is happy that Hades is paternalistic and sexist, punishing someone because they scared her and she’s a woman. There’s also some ableist language in a way that’s not important to the narrative, and Persephone keeps thinking of some non-human people as “creatures” and “monsters” in a way that feels disparaging. I don’t like this version of Persephone and I don’t like how the story is being told.

[bellis-apis]

March Book Tracker

I didn't forget to do this in February, I just straight up did not read in February and most of March (got a new job, moved, etc) so here we are for part of March!

Neon Gods*, Electric Idol*, and Wicked Beauty* by Katee Robert: Modern/alternate universe (I can't tell) retelling of Greek mythology. These are so so dumb but I had the urge to reread the first one and then I blacked out and when I woke up I had reread all 3 so there you go. First one is Hades/Persephone, second one is Eros/Psyche, third one is Achilles/Patroclus/AND Helen. The next one is Apollo/Cassandra and I WILL be reading it. They get farther away from the actual myth as it goes on and just kind of becomes name dropping. Very dumb, very spicy, a pretty fun time overall.

A Deadly Education: Read on @waytooseriousabouteverything's recommendation and I LOVED IT, it was so good! In fact I just went back to double check that was who I saw it from and saw there's a SEQUEL so I'm putting that on hold right now. Definitely my top book of the month. I described it to someone as Harry Potter meets Maze Runner which I feel like was true but does not at all do it justice, it's way better than both of those. I loved Orion, my darling boy. I really liked how Naomi Novik was able to show you how paranoid El had to be about every little thing and how she thought about her relationships with people, until she got friends and was able to just. Stop thinking so much. I feel like you take not having to think so hard about your relationships for granted until you don't have them so I liked how she did that.

Ancillary Justice: also on @waytooseriousabouteverything 's list but this one didn't do it for me as much. I can't tell if I wasn't following because I didn't like it or if I didn't like it because I wasn't following. Either way, I didn't finish it, but I may go back and try again later.

This puts me at 9 books so far for the year, not counting DNFs. I've already read one in April but I'm going to be good and not record it yet

*reread

[demonstars]

Back to hadestown, c!dnf are both orpheus/eurydice and hades/persephone

i've always just naturally placed cdream with orpheus and cgnf with euridice, but i get the hades and persephone analogy!!!! Thinking about them with chant and epic III.... oughgfhfgh

[rose-tinted-ruse]

⛤ mal/malice/malison. i also respond to “prince” or “your highness” (i’m half-joking). nonhuman (loser vampire) host of a diagnosed DID system consisting of primarily introjects. body and host are both 24. blog run by me and used by a few other alters who will each have their own respective tag and are all 21+.

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⛤ audhd, disabled, trauma survivor of multiple types. transmasc, nonbinary, gender fluid. aroaceflux. pronouns are he/they/it.

⛤ witch, tarot reader, hellenic pagan. dionysus godspouse. long-time worshiper of apollo, athena, hades, and persephone. other deities are hypnos, thanatos, hecate, and aphrodite. i do hero cult work with achilles and patroclus. i have lots of other deities that hang around me but who i do not work with directly. ask me about my beliefs if you want, but keep in mind that i don’t do pagan discourse or myth literalism. don’t bother. i’ve been doing this for years and i know what i’m talking about.

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- royalty kink

- hierophilia

- corruption

- teratophilia

- size kink

- bdsm

- worship

- cnc

- somnophilia

- exhibitionism

- breeding

- impregnation fantasy

- piss

- pet play

- free use

- occasional intox or mind control

- occasional forcemasc

- referring to others as titles (daddy, sir, etc) and being referred to with nicknames/pet names (baby, puppy, bunny, etc). these are titles only. ageplay and ddlg/ddlb dynamics make me extremely uncomfortable.

- there may be the occasional random other post thrown in, but 95% of this blog is nsfw.

⛤ limits (i will not block you if you post these things but do not want any of them directed at me):

- sc4t

- v0mit

- feet

- i hate, hate, absolutely fucking hate being referred to as daddy, sir, master, or other similar titles. do not refer to me using these titles.

- for personal reasons, i’m not a fan of calling people mommy. madam, ma’am, and mistress are not necessarily off the table, as long as they are not directed at me.

- feminine nicknames/pet names of any kind. i especially hate the word pr!ncess.

- spanking

- spitting

- gaslighting/manipulation

- i hate the word k!tten. do not refer to me using that term.

- i personally don’t like feederism content. don’t direct it at me.

- lesbians/wlw can follow and interact with my blog, but i would rather they not dm me, reblog my original posts, or send me asks!!

- if you are over 18 you are free to follow and interact with my blog, but i will not engage with you unless you are 21+. this is for my own comfort.

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[cromulentreader]

“Where others might have wanted to control the fire in her veins, I only wanted to watch her learn how to embrace what it was to burn.” ― Harper L. Woods, The Cursed I read the first book in this duology in a few hours but the second one really pushed my DNF avoidance. I did some things from the magical world. I'll read What Lies Beyond the Veil later this year.

 'We cannot all be good, but if we must be bad, it should serve a purpose.' ― Scarlett St. Clair, A Game of Retribution To this point, I read both POVs but I might read just Hades one for the next one. Persephone isn't really working for me.

[batthemedexistentialcrisis]

I had to read a hades and persephone retelling for a reading challenge I am taking part in.

Why is every option I've found either not available in the three library systems I have looked at or "dark romance" erotica where the entire plot centers visceral r-word situations? I am maybe 80 pages into this book and I am ready to 1 star rate and dnf it.

Ugh

[mahikamihan]

dnf and karlnap hadestown AU, persephone gnf, hades dream// eurydice sapnap, orpheus karl, quackity is hermes

[possiblyawesometmblr]

a comprehensive list of songs from hadestown that fit dream smp lore and what i think they fit

because *slaps roof of dream smp* this bad boy can fit so many musicals in it

any way the wind blows -- tommy exile song. just the overwhelming loneliness and feeling of powerlessness, and losing hope in everyone around. “people turn on you just like the wind, everybody is a fair weather friend” sums it up perfectly. 

come home with me + wedding song -- sally and wilbur, i’ve already made a completely separate post about this and i feel like i don’t need to explain it

all i’ve ever known -- bee duo time baby. the nervousness and uncertainty of trusting someone when all you’ve learned to do is block others out. (side note i really like the idea of “suddenly i’m holding the world in my arms” relating to michael) 

livin’ it up on top -- okay i might get pushback for this but i think this is really funny as a drista song. just. here comes drista and her basket of crazy goodies. come get em while they’re hot. anybody want a shulker box?

a gathering storm -- this really screams clingy duo after the second destruction of l’manberg. tubbo needs help and can’t run this country alone but he steps back anyway and lets tommy focus on the discs over everything else, trusting that he’ll come back when it’s over even as things begin to fall apart. 

epic II -- dream’s descent into insanity. the wall is his web of manipulation over the server and the power he wants “with a million hands that are not his own, with a million hands he builds a wall” (also the dnf shippers can have this as a treat) 

hey, little songbird -- dream’s manipulation of tommy specifically. tommy torn between suddenly feeling friendship towards dream and wishing tubbo was there again. “and the choice is yours if you’re willing to choose” throws a wrench into this a bit but i personally hc that if tommy hadn’t run away, dream’s end goal was always to get the key to attachment on his side and the most surefire way to do that is if he does it willingly

when the chips are down -- there’s honestly several different characters that this one could fit but my personal favorite is ranboo, ESPECIALLY after the lessons stream. the voices of the fates sound exactly like the 93 lessons to me. “take if you can, give if you must, ain’t nobody but yourself to trust.” 

why we build the wall -- hey hey hey it’s original l’manberg babey! they’re building a wall to keep out the enemy that is the dream smp, and they don’t realize what they’ve started. also alivebur singing this one? effervescent 

way down hadestown (reprise) -- tubbo’s slow realization that despite following dream’s orders and exiling tommy, l’manberg is anything but free. the realization of what he’s given up, and what he’s become in the process, and struggling to figure out a way to go back. “the deal is signed? yes. about time. get on the line.” 

flowers -- listen, i have no idea what’s going on with fundy’s lore involving his terrifying dreams but flowers feels like it fits the vibe. “nothing gonna wake you now.” i also really like the idea of “i remember someone, turned his face to mine, and then i turned away” relating to his relationship with ghostbur. 

if it’s true -- tommy’s rallying speech right before doomsday. the biggest stretch here is the fact that the people actually do side with him but i feel like it still works because in the moment, people were convinced. the aftermath of the speech when people began splitting apart and forgetting the main goal of defeating dream is when things went south. 

chant (reprise) -- tommy and tubbo vs. dream while the rest of the server finally, finally comes together to see the picture and finally take out dream for good. replace all of the talk about women with talk about power in general and it’s literally perfect. i also love “i have strung the world in wire ...i conduct the electric city!” for dream

we raise our cups -- puffy, eret, and foolish’s funeral for tommy. i feel like i also don’t have to explain this one. 

there’s more than this honestly but those are more based on my own headcanons for potential future events and i wanted to stick with what’s written in canon 

[waywardork]

Sometimes I think about the dnf hades and Persephone fic I starting rough drafting

I even made concept art for it 🤧

[yes-ishiptechnodream]

I'VE SAID THIS BEFORE AN ILL SAY IT AGAIN-

The Guiding of Death by RayShippouUchiha

but-

dnb fic with past dnf

an its even got fem dream if you want cause its a fem tony/toni fic with past Steve/Tony and then Bucky/Tony

its also a persephone!fem! Tony which translates to persephone!fem! Dream and I-

much love v much

YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEESSSSSSSSSSSSSS

I've read that fic so much, it's my favourite WinterIron, it has everything: Female Tony, my beloved; Greek Mythology, and my favourite couple from it; Stevernson bashing; because I hate MCU Stove Roger; devoted Bucky who finally gets some free will instead of being pulled along without explanation

That as Dreamnoblade?????? THAT'S SO GOOD!

Persephone Dream and Hades Techno is such a good au, it's my favourite Greek Mythology based au after God of War

[mrsren]

Books & Fics - June Reads

I forgot about punctuation until halfway through but was too lazy to fix it. 

Fics: 

Bring Him To His Knees by musyc. five stars. If you haven’t read this, you must be under a rock, but you are absolutely depriving yourself. 

Isolation by bex-chan: reread. always a favorites. it was one of my friend’s favorites, but then she died and i never thought i could read it again. it was nice to finally read it and feel that closeness again. 

Jealousy by rainsrabble: reread, but a very fun one. one of the classic dramiones. 

Various Storms & Saints by viridianatnight: an absolute favorite. will be a classic or i’ll eat my foot. 

Nightmare by provocative_envy: legendary tomione favorite. 

WIPS I started following: 

Happy Pills by malf0y101: Dramione. will break my heart in the end, but it’s incredible. mind the triggers. 

Nightmare by malf)y101: Very Dark Dramione. Love it. 

Come Let Us Adore Him by ikindaneedahero: Why are you sleeping on this? It’s a muggle AU where Draco is a Republican congressman and Hermione is a staffer for Democrat James Potter. It’s goddamn incredible and I worship the ground the author walks on. Also, that age gap. 

Jagged by hiccupfound: A new tomione that is perfect so get to reading. Features werewolf Tom, and bamf Hermione. 

Covert by VirgoAriesGem: War-fic, which is one of my favorites. It’s a slow burn with enemies to lovers and the author posts regular updates! 

Now onto published books I read this month (will probably have to add to this before the month is over)

The Soulmate Equation by Christina Lauren. 3.5 stars. A modern take on the soulmate trope, backed by science. It’s a fun read, but it wasn’t quite a 5 star one for me. 

Meet You In the Middle by Devon Daniels: 3 starts. A political romance that I only read after reading CLUAH, and man, it fell flat. There’s a lot of problems here, I think but the reviews are scathing. For me, it was so much like The Hating Game that it just didn’t stand up as its own book to me. I was pretty sad about this one. 

The Stopover by T.L. Swan: 3 stars. Available on Kindle Unlimited. A smutty read, but not my favorite. Some parts were cringy, and the possessive alpha male bs wasn’t my favorite take on that character type. I did get halfway into the sequel before I DNF’d. 

The Takeoever by T.L. Swan: DNF, just wasn’t for me with the drama. 

The Sweetest Oblivion by Danielle Lori: 3 stars. Kindle Unlimited. Mafia. Not my favorite, but it was enjoyable and it was better than several of the KU books I’ve read. 

A Touch of Darkness by Scarlett St. Clair: 3 stars. Hades/Persephone retelling. Kindle Unlimited. Enjoyable but not that great to me. Will most likely not read the sequel. I think I just didn’t connect with the writing style. 

The Deal by Elle Kennedy: (next three books are in the same series) 4 stars.  I LOVED this book and the series. Hot hockey players, kind of on that alpha male shit, but not so much that it’s awful to me. This is absolutely a guilty pleasure read, but they’re great. Hannah has a crush. Garrett needs to pass a test. In exchange for her tutoring him, he’ll help her make her crush jealous and absolutely nothing will go wrong. They definitely won’t fall in love. Out of the series so far, The Deal is my favorite. 

The Mistake by Elle Kennedy: 5 stars. Grace and Logan are semi hooking up, but when she’s ready to lose her virginity, Logan fucks up massively. Post falling out, with a summer between them, Grace gives him a list in order to win her back. Listen. I was fucking laughing so hard I cried. 

The Score by Elle Kennedy: 4 stars. After a bad breakup, Allie is going to take care of herself. Dean enters the picture and everything gets fucked, including each other. I would also like to say that these books are incredibly sex positive. (but please, Elle, for the love of God, start capitalizing their sexts so I can enjoy them.) 

The Friend Zone by Abby Jimenez: 3 stars. This book heavily traumatized me but I think it must also be one of the best ones I’ve read recently because this author took RISKS. Still rated it three stars because I don’t agree with the creative choice, but I’m not the author and I respect how she wrote this. But holy fuck, was that necessary? 

Written in the Stars by Alexandria Bellefleur: WLW romance. So enjoyable, but the ending fell a little short for me. I’d recommend it to anyone that needs a healthy female relationship bundled with a rom-com. 

Hopeless by Colleen Hoover: 2 stars. It’s easier to link the review. 

[thatanonwriter]

Dream persephone has my entire heart and l-

because ok like

persephone means somethin like choas bringer right?

ans that screams dream to me but like calculated choas if that makes sense

so like imagine an au where its reincarnated persephone and hades

like that one fem!tony fic with Bucky/Tony. The Guiding of Death by RayShippouUchiha

but DNB and past DNF?

I-

*thinks about it and dies*

oooohhhhhhh i like the one with calculated chaos. literally screams dream! and yes, persephone!dream will always be in our hearts BECAUSE IT JUST FITS! also, dnb and past dnf? *sneaky eyes* iʼm sensing some jealously right here, and iʼm all for it!

i donʼt know the fic you mentioned though, iʼll probably read it after the exam week (because iʼm literally answering right now AND I HATE IT. HELP ME).

AND YES! IʼM STILL UP FOR DNB AND PAST DNF! AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

[westywallowing]

okay gimme opinions, if I were to do a hadestown au would dnf be hades and persephone or orpheus and eurydice cuz i can see BOTH

[demonstars]

Hadestown au with toosh orpheus/ eurydice and dnf hades/ persephone

i am going to run into the ocean to neverrr be seen again

[theheelerbooklifereads]

Rating: ⭐️ DNF

“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...”

So, I dnfed this at page 180. I tried to like this since I love retellings and how people were praising it. I don’t mind smut, but this felt like that is what it was for the whole amount I read. I like having more of a plot line and I felt like there was little plot in my opinion. This was just not for me.