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Neon Gods

by Katee Robert · Dark Olympus #1 · 384 pages · Published May 2021
Spoiler-light guide Series order included Similar books included
3.79 / 5 across 95K ratings
Spice: 🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️ (5/5)

A steamy, dark Adult dark romance built around hades/persephone, modern mythology, forbidden. 384 pages with moderate to high-heat romance and a satisfying conclusion.

Best for readers who want…

Steamy. Dark. Modern.

Steamy Dark Modern

Mood Match

Steamy Dark Modern
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Content notes

Explicit Sexual Content Violence
Hades/Persephone
Modern Mythology
Forbidden
Book profile

Mood, trope, and intensity breakdown

How this book actually feels — based on mood analysis, not publisher blurbs.

Mood profile
Romance
70%
Fantasy
0%
Pacing
3/5
Darkness
3/5
Spice
5/5
Core elements
Genre
Dark Romance
Mythology
Moods
Steamy
Dark
Modern
Key Tropes
Hades/Persephone
Modern Mythology
Forbidden
Ending
Satisfying
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How spicy is Neon Gods?

Very explicit (5/5) — extensive explicit content throughout.

Do I need to read Neon Gods in order?

Neon Gods is book 1 in the Dark Olympus series. Start here.

Who would enjoy Neon Gods?

Readers who love steamy and dark stories with hades/persephone and modern mythology. Best suited for Adult readers and up.

What kind of read is Neon Gods?

A steamy, dark Adult dark romance built around hades/persephone, modern mythology, forbidden. 384 pages with moderate to high-heat romance and a satisfying conclusion.

What are the content warnings for Neon Gods?

Content notes include: explicit sexual content, violence. Sort By Cravings always flags these so you can make informed choices.

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Every Sort By Cravings guide is written after a full read-through — not scraped from publisher blurbs or Amazon summaries. We map tropes directly from the text, cross-reference BookTok and Goodreads reader reactions across 500+ community posts, and calibrate heat ratings against reader consensus before publishing. Mood tags, spice numbers, and “skip if” notes reflect actual reading experience. Read our editorial standards.

📚 Last reviewed: March 2026 Guide verified against current edition
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