Well. I suppose I owe thanks, technically speaking, to Disney Hyperion, to NetGalley, and to Ms. Bracken, for the opportunity to read a chapter sampler of this title.

I THOUGHT I was requesting the full galley, but at the time I requested this, the full galley was unavailable. Now, of course, it is available to request but I think I'll just wait for the actual book to come out and continue reading it. I can't really blame anyone else for the fact that I didn't notice it was a sampler.

The premise is a bit confusing and the introductory chapter even more so, but once Lore appeared on the pages I was hooked. She seems to be a strong character and definitely has more than her fair share of common sense and street smarts. I really love Greek mythology too, so I'm definitely pumped to continue this book in January when it's published. All I can really say is, so far, so good, and I'm very much looking forward to continuing next month.

I received a sample of Lore from NetGalley. This review is for the first 6 chapters of this book.

Lore is a story steeped in Greek mythology, set in modern New York amidst a hunt of Greek gods. Lore turned her back on her past after her family was brutally murdered. She's been running, surviving and fighting for years. But that world of hunters, gods, and power won't let her go. She's rumored to have been the greatest of her generation, and one of the last original gods needs her help. What does Lore need? Vengeance.

Alexandra Bracken has crafted an incredible world and an innovative premise. You are thrown right into the hunt and a world of old gods and she does a magnificent job of balancing world building and moving the story forward. Lore is a strong, fierce, and compassionate character. I cannot wait for this book to release and see where to story goes.

The cover for this upcoming release intrigued me. I mean look it, how could it not? But after reading those first few chapters I´m even more inclined to pick this up in the new year because I´m now genuinely curious as to what the hell is going on. I saw someone describe this as Greek Mythology meets Hunger Games and yess, those are exactly the vibes I´m getting from this so I think I´ll definitely end up picking it up at some point.

Reading this sampler makes me incredibly excited to enter the adventure of our favorite Olympians set loose in New York City!

Lore has a really good start! I’m excited to read more when Lore come out. It kind of leaves you hanging with how Lore will save Athena and find the missing part of the poem.

This novel would definitely be good for anyone who enjoys Greek mythology (like Percy Jackson but on a higher level).

This chapter sampler hooked me immediately, and I will definitely pick up the full text of LORE at my first opportunity. Alexandra Bracken's LORE is being pitched as an upper YA Percy Jackson meets The Hunger Games, and it's clear why. Every seven years, the descendants of Greek gods have the opportunity to claim a god's power for their own during the Agon, a week-long hunt. If a hunter kills a god (the original god or the "new" god, a hunter who previously killed a god and claimed their power), they take their power and use it to their advantage in the mortal world.

Lore is the last remaining member of one of these bloodlines, but she wants nothing to do with the Agon or the gods' powers. So when the goddess Athena shows up on her doorstep, wounded and with a proposition for Lore, Lore is more than a little wary. But Athena offers something Lore has secretly craved for years: vengeance against the hunter who murdered Lore's entire family. And Lore can't say no.

Alexandra Bracken throws readers right into the middle of the action with a fast-moving, well-plotted story. There are a lot of details, from the rules of the Agon to names of gods and their houses, but everything is explained without feeling like an info dump. Lore herself is one of my favorite kinds of protagonists: one with unresolved issues and a take-no-prisoners attitude. She is a skilled fighter, a talent honed in underground fighting rings to escape her grief. There is so much hiding under the surface, and I cannot wait until the book is released next month to find out more!

Thank you to NetGalley and Disney-Hyperion for the opportunity to read this chapter sampler. (My rating and review are based on the first six chapters of LORE.)

I received a sampler copy from Disney-Hyperion via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.

WELL...why is January so far away?! I need to read the rest of this book now!

This was a fantastically written opener, there was wonderful world-building, intriguing characters (I love best-friend Miles already) and an interesting love interest who we've only had glimpses of so far. It's hard to rate a book based on only the first couple of chapters but I can already tell, unless something goes drastically wrong, that I'm going to love this one!

I couldn’t help but find myself intrigued with Bracken’s new novel, Lore. As a lover of all things Green mythology, I decided to give this one a shot. Unfortunately the sample I received was not enough to hook me. The beginning was very confusing and was not terribly interesting. The main character, as well, was pretty forgettable. This book was just not for me.

This sampler of Lore was pretty exciting! It sets up the stakes for a much larger conflict that I'm pretty excited to dive into. I've read pretty much all of Alex Bracken's earlier works, and this is a remarkable change in tone that I'm really happy about.

Bracken's world-building and character personas are some of my favorites. In this chapter sampler, I really enjoyed Lore's inner monologues as well as her dialogue with other characters. Very interested in reading the whole book!

From the chapters, I was able to read the story sounds very fascinating and well written. The writing style is captivating, the all lore behind the book sounds amazing I am very excited to be able to read the full book.

Yes, yes, yes!!!! Great, fresh story. I read the 6 chapter review and I am hooked. Gods and Goddesses, a strong young female character, and they must fight to the death to acquire their power? Um... yes, that’s how you write a great book. Everything is perfect about this book and I can’t wait to read the book in it’s entirety. Thank you to NetGalley for the 6 chapter preview.

I've already provided feedback on the full novel, but I wanted to mention that (in the case of this sampler), the first set of chapters from Lore really set up the world, the characters and the plot so well. I was immediately sucked in and definitely felt compelled to keep going!

This was such a fun sampler and first look at Lore, it left me wanting so much more and I cannot wait to check out the full book when it releases!

This was a chapter sampler of Lore, introducing you to a new contemporary twist on the Greek Gods and Goddesses. This sampler gave me a taste by introducing me to Lore and the world of the Agon and I can’t wait to read the full novel.

Every seven years, Zeus has sentenced the rest of the Greek gods to become mortals on earth, where the descendants of famed Greek heroes will hunt them in order to gain their power. The week of the hunt is brutal and violent so when Lore loses her family as a child, she runs away, determined to leave this world behind. Seven years later though, two potential friends and allies request her help - and offer her the chance at being done with the hunt once and for all.

This fast-paced fantasy is especially fun if you are a fan of Greek mythology, which I am. Bracken brings the fickle nature of Greek gods into contemporary times, with the characters' warring houses and ever-changing alliances. It reads almost like a modern Trojan war. In addition to finding herself thrust into the middle of this conflict again, Lore must confront her family's legacy and her own past. After seven years of turning her back on it, she's no longer a young child and realizes that not everything she believed was true. And if it's not true, what does that mean about who she is and what she's given up? These are classic coming-of-age questions, and Lore's painful background make for an interesting exploration. The ending is a little easy, and the violence is a little more savage than I'd recommend for younger teens, but otherwise, I enjoyed it.

I was completely intrigued by this chapter sampler and would definitely love to read the full book.
The premise was intriguing, the pacing was good and the action was engaging.
I was left with a great curiosity and desire to find out what happens next
Will definitely be keeping any eye out for this book and hope that I get a chance to read this one!

This pulled me in right from the beginning! Especially with me being a character person, I really enjoyed the descriptions and how their emotions felt real. Like I was their right along with them. Definitely going to read this book!

I loved The Darkest Minds series so I was very excited to hear of this new book! It did not disappoint. My only problem is that I didn't get accepted to read the full book! It was well written and good, it's just difficult to get into a book only to have it feel suddenly cut off as it was.

LOVED this chapter sampler, my full review for the entire ARC is on my Goodreads account linked below!
I gave this story a 5/5 stars, and plan on purchasing myself a copy, and my sister.