Before I get into my thoughts, if you prefer a Greek myth retelling that skews more closely to the original myths then this is not the comic for you. And though I am not one of those people, this has never felt more apparent than in this volume.

While I largely enjoy this series, more and more often I find myself thinking that some of the characters feel almost cartoonish. Hades and Persephone in particular often come across to me as quite juvenile at times, which lessens my patience in regards to what feels like an overly drawn out will they/won't they storyline. Even while understanding the very real obstacles that remain in their path to romance, the characters seem flighty in a way that has started to wear on me. But then Persephone is meant to be a teenager in the comic, so perhaps I am failing to meet her where she's at.

But there are parts of the book that use the format of a comic to the story's advantage. The medium of a comic allows creators to use illustration as an useful shorthand. I particularly like the way the god and goddesses' ability to shift their appearance is used to show a character's state of mind, something we aren't as privy to as we would be in written prose. The continued recurring image of musical notation to show

Persephone's trauma over her sexual assault

is still as effectively jarring as the first time.

The wheels behind the story's events so far are starting to become apparent and even with my reservations about some of the choices made, I am still enjoying this series for the most part and will continue reading it.