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Dark Olympus #10
Shattered Gods
She was Olympus's Queen. Its sacrifice. Its savior. Its destruction.
Long ago, Circe was Hermes' entire heart. The two women lived on the outskirts of Olympian society, content with a quiet life away from the spotlight. Then Circe caught the eye of Zeus…and was forced into a marriage that would take her freedom, her future, and in the end, her life. In the wake of the tragedy, gossip swirled about the woman Zeus married and (allegedly) murdered…but in time, everyone forgot about beautiful, tragic Circe.
Everyone but Hermes, who vowed on that day to bring Olympus to its knees.
Now, fifteen years later, a new Zeus rules the city, a new Hades protects his people, a new hope dawns…and Hermes has begun to think there may be things about Olympus worth saving. With Atalanta by her side―and slowly rebuilding her heart―Hermes may finally be ready to set aside her fury and seek the city's rebirth instead of its total annihilation. But there is a beautiful devil on Hermes' other shoulder: a devil who rose, blood-soaked, from where Zeus left her for dead years ago. A devil who has waited all this time to have her revenge.
And no matter their past, no matter the desperate love they once shared, no matter the complicated triad forming between the three women, Circe will not rest until all of Olympus lays shattered at her feet…and the gods help anyone who gets in her way.
A scorchingly hot modern retelling of Hermes and Atalanta and Circe.
Long ago, Circe was Hermes' entire heart. The two women lived on the outskirts of Olympian society, content with a quiet life away from the spotlight. Then Circe caught the eye of Zeus…and was forced into a marriage that would take her freedom, her future, and in the end, her life. In the wake of the tragedy, gossip swirled about the woman Zeus married and (allegedly) murdered…but in time, everyone forgot about beautiful, tragic Circe.
Everyone but Hermes, who vowed on that day to bring Olympus to its knees.
Now, fifteen years later, a new Zeus rules the city, a new Hades protects his people, a new hope dawns…and Hermes has begun to think there may be things about Olympus worth saving. With Atalanta by her side―and slowly rebuilding her heart―Hermes may finally be ready to set aside her fury and seek the city's rebirth instead of its total annihilation. But there is a beautiful devil on Hermes' other shoulder: a devil who rose, blood-soaked, from where Zeus left her for dead years ago. A devil who has waited all this time to have her revenge.
And no matter their past, no matter the desperate love they once shared, no matter the complicated triad forming between the three women, Circe will not rest until all of Olympus lays shattered at her feet…and the gods help anyone who gets in her way.
A scorchingly hot modern retelling of Hermes and Atalanta and Circe.
352 pages, Paperback
First published June 2, 2026
About the author
Katee Robert
164 books37.5k followersKatee Robert is a New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of spicy romance. Entertainment Weekly calls her writing “unspeakably hot.” Her books have sold over two million copies. She lives in the Pacific Northwest with her husband, children, a cat who thinks he’s a dog, and two Great Danes who think they’re lap dogs.
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June 6, 2026
I really wanted to like this book. I wanted the final instalment in the series to be a great send-off, but sadly that just wasn’t the case.
None of the characters felt particularly deep or even especially likeable, and the central relationship was honestly baffling. It seemed to go from “I hate you, and you literally stabbed me” to “Oh well, let’s sleep together” in the blink of an eye. There was no build-up, no chemistry, no real spark—just a lot of events happening because the plot needed them to.
And then there’s the ending. What a disappointing way to wrap things up. Characters who had spent multiple books fighting for certain goals suddenly changed their minds and gave up everything with barely any explanation. Apparently years of motivation can be solved with a quick conversation. Right.
Like the previous book, this felt rushed, as though it needed to be finished rather than being given the time and care it deserved. It’s a shame, because this series started with so much promise. Instead of ending on a high, it limped across the finish line.
None of the characters felt particularly deep or even especially likeable, and the central relationship was honestly baffling. It seemed to go from “I hate you, and you literally stabbed me” to “Oh well, let’s sleep together” in the blink of an eye. There was no build-up, no chemistry, no real spark—just a lot of events happening because the plot needed them to.
And then there’s the ending. What a disappointing way to wrap things up. Characters who had spent multiple books fighting for certain goals suddenly changed their minds and gave up everything with barely any explanation. Apparently years of motivation can be solved with a quick conversation. Right.
Like the previous book, this felt rushed, as though it needed to be finished rather than being given the time and care it deserved. It’s a shame, because this series started with so much promise. Instead of ending on a high, it limped across the finish line.
June 4, 2026
I'm so mad! I read an entire ten book series for THAT to be the ending?? Are you serious? MAN.
Spoilers after this I suppose! I am so salty that I waited this whole time for Hermes' book only for her to be obsessed with the villain of the entire series. Hermes is all mysterious and sneaky and cool, but her big fatal flaw is that she's in love with Circe.
Interlude here to point out that I would have loved some more magical realism to be involved here. Also, I didn't think it was demeter with the pigs that eat people - wasn't that Circe in the Odyssey after she turned the sailors into pigs? This very strongly felt like Katee just picked a lot of Greek sounding names that were in mythology and then did nothing else with them. Then they were all siblings but not the ones that you'd think should be siblings. Plus there were no actual magical or godlike powers, which was annoying because hello, greek gods? But I digress.
Anyway, Hermes loves Circe, but also Atalanta (whose name I kept reading as Atlanta). Circe doesn't seem to have any redeeming qualities besides being super hot. Atalanta is also super hot, but is attainable, which Hermes doesn't like. So they have to do a whole "will they won't they" song and dance the whole book, instead of actually getting together. Reader, when do you think the first kiss occurs in this "very spicy" book? If you guessed 41% (FORTY ONE) you'd be correct. My goodness don't pmo.
Also, the whole conflict and angry mob gets resolved in one chapter. One! After ten books and promises of a revolution and war, Hermes just asks Zeus and Hades nicely if they'll leave Olympus, and they're like, "oh, yeah, sure." What?!?!?! Are you kidding??? Circe murdered people and everyone's just like oh okay well we're going to have a democracy now. And then there's a chapter where it's basically the constitutional convention. Like oooookay.
There is absolutely no resolution on any of the characters that we've loved throughout the other nine books. They just scatter to the wind throughout the rest of the world and we hear nothing else from them. Anyway, I will be seated for whatever else Katee Robert writes because they're one of my favorite authors, but man. This was a disappointment. Thanks for coming to my Ted talk/Goodreads review rant.
Spoilers after this I suppose! I am so salty that I waited this whole time for Hermes' book only for her to be obsessed with the villain of the entire series. Hermes is all mysterious and sneaky and cool, but her big fatal flaw is that she's in love with Circe.
Interlude here to point out that I would have loved some more magical realism to be involved here. Also, I didn't think it was demeter with the pigs that eat people - wasn't that Circe in the Odyssey after she turned the sailors into pigs? This very strongly felt like Katee just picked a lot of Greek sounding names that were in mythology and then did nothing else with them. Then they were all siblings but not the ones that you'd think should be siblings. Plus there were no actual magical or godlike powers, which was annoying because hello, greek gods? But I digress.
Anyway, Hermes loves Circe, but also Atalanta (whose name I kept reading as Atlanta). Circe doesn't seem to have any redeeming qualities besides being super hot. Atalanta is also super hot, but is attainable, which Hermes doesn't like. So they have to do a whole "will they won't they" song and dance the whole book, instead of actually getting together. Reader, when do you think the first kiss occurs in this "very spicy" book? If you guessed 41% (FORTY ONE) you'd be correct. My goodness don't pmo.
Also, the whole conflict and angry mob gets resolved in one chapter. One! After ten books and promises of a revolution and war, Hermes just asks Zeus and Hades nicely if they'll leave Olympus, and they're like, "oh, yeah, sure." What?!?!?! Are you kidding??? Circe murdered people and everyone's just like oh okay well we're going to have a democracy now. And then there's a chapter where it's basically the constitutional convention. Like oooookay.
There is absolutely no resolution on any of the characters that we've loved throughout the other nine books. They just scatter to the wind throughout the rest of the world and we hear nothing else from them. Anyway, I will be seated for whatever else Katee Robert writes because they're one of my favorite authors, but man. This was a disappointment. Thanks for coming to my Ted talk/Goodreads review rant.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
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January 24, 2025HERMES SUPREMACY
June 7, 2026
i love when the conclusion of a 10 book series results in ZERO CONSEQUENCES for anything that’s happened in the previous books and nothing matters at all. like literally the most copout ending imaginable. but i guess i honestly shouldn’t have expected much from the “plot” of these. whatever, i am finally free.
always remember: you can’t trust anyone in this city (except for every single character once they become a protagonist)
always remember: you can’t trust anyone in this city (except for every single character once they become a protagonist)
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
June 5, 2026
I‘m so fucking disappointed. I was so happy to see that the final part was published shortly after I continued the series after two years (massive reading slump). But what was that?
- The relationship between the three women was most of the time weird, cringe and unhealthily obsessive.
- It was tried to make us warm up to Circe, but she is a terrible person. Zero sympathy points from me.
- The people, we learned to love through the last books were often acting out of character.
- The end was callously spat at our feet.
- We don’t get to know what life will look for our beloved other characters.
Yes, the book had also great moments and nerve-wracking plot-twists and some funny lines. But in comparison to the rest, for me it didn’t save the book.
I loved the other books. Even the ones with couples I wasn’t so thrilled for were good enough for four stars. But that broke my heart.
- The relationship between the three women was most of the time weird, cringe and unhealthily obsessive.
- It was tried to make us warm up to Circe, but she is a terrible person. Zero sympathy points from me.
- The people, we learned to love through the last books were often acting out of character.
- The end was callously spat at our feet.
- We don’t get to know what life will look for our beloved other characters.
Yes, the book had also great moments and nerve-wracking plot-twists and some funny lines. But in comparison to the rest, for me it didn’t save the book.
I loved the other books. Even the ones with couples I wasn’t so thrilled for were good enough for four stars. But that broke my heart.
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June 18, 2026Finally the finale to this epic series! Circe, Hermes, and Atalanta eventually form a throuple despite being literal political enemies and an ongoing bloody coup. If you, like Hermes and Atalanta, could overlook a bit of vengeful murder for a hot woman, this is the book for you. I'm not entirely sure how realistic the conclusion is in terms of political longevity, but it does a nice job of wrapping up a sprawling story and featuring fave characters from previous books. The audio narration is pretty good. I received an audio review copy via NetGalley, all opinions are my own.
June 10, 2026
Thanks, I Hated It
In all honesty, this was such a letdown. I know it had to be difficult concluding such a long and intricately woven series, but the ending left so much to be desired. Why did it all just neatly wrap up? Where are the details on the Aeaeans’ escape? The fates of the Legacy families??? Futures of the citizens left behind to rebuild Olympus?? (Yes, we know how Icarus and Poseidon play out but come on, that’s it?)
I also truly wanted Circe to just die. I couldn’t imagine and did NOT enjoy a HEA for this ridiculously built-up-to-no-payout triad… it actually ruined Atalanta as a character and flattened Hermes’ playful nature and brilliance into something painfully one-dimensional. Circe also failed to actually be charismatic- it was impossible to understand what the other women were seeing in her because she was deeply ANNOYING. Not magnetic, not hyper-intelligent, and certainly not compelling as an FMC. Why would you choose her, Katee?? She wasn’t morally grey… she was completely deluded and cruel and arguably stupid.
We also can’t fail to mention how much she interfered with Atalanta and Hermes/Hecate getting together… theirs was a much more appealing romantic pair and I had been really excited to see that play out. Instead, we get Circe absolutely obliterating two total queens who could have easily run the whole show from start to finish.
There’s so much I could say, but it all boils down to: I just expected better from one of my favorite authors, and for a series that began with such a deliciously complex and well-written plot line. Shattered Gods delivered none of what I was hoping to find.
In all honesty, this was such a letdown. I know it had to be difficult concluding such a long and intricately woven series, but the ending left so much to be desired. Why did it all just neatly wrap up? Where are the details on the Aeaeans’ escape? The fates of the Legacy families??? Futures of the citizens left behind to rebuild Olympus?? (Yes, we know how Icarus and Poseidon play out but come on, that’s it?)
I also truly wanted Circe to just die. I couldn’t imagine and did NOT enjoy a HEA for this ridiculously built-up-to-no-payout triad… it actually ruined Atalanta as a character and flattened Hermes’ playful nature and brilliance into something painfully one-dimensional. Circe also failed to actually be charismatic- it was impossible to understand what the other women were seeing in her because she was deeply ANNOYING. Not magnetic, not hyper-intelligent, and certainly not compelling as an FMC. Why would you choose her, Katee?? She wasn’t morally grey… she was completely deluded and cruel and arguably stupid.
We also can’t fail to mention how much she interfered with Atalanta and Hermes/Hecate getting together… theirs was a much more appealing romantic pair and I had been really excited to see that play out. Instead, we get Circe absolutely obliterating two total queens who could have easily run the whole show from start to finish.
There’s so much I could say, but it all boils down to: I just expected better from one of my favorite authors, and for a series that began with such a deliciously complex and well-written plot line. Shattered Gods delivered none of what I was hoping to find.
June 6, 2026
literally what the fuck was this???
May 23, 2026
*Thank you to NetGalley and Sourcebooks Casablanca for the ARC in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own.*
*spoilers ahead*
It’s bold and awfully ambitious to tell the last book in the series partially from the perspective of the main antagonist since book 3…and I’m not going to lie, I was skeptical. Don’t get me wrong, I love me a good villain that you end up rooting for, but the events of Tender Cruelty left me wanting more of the Thirteen’s side of the conflict, not Circe, Hermes, and Atalanta’s.
The first three-ish chapters from Circe’s POV had me questioning how and/or why Katee expected me to be rooting for her crazy ass. Like how do you expect me to root for her happiness after she shot my favorite MMC in the series point-blank TWICE?? Girl.
Unfortunately, from there, Circe didn’t really do anything to soften me towards her. Her stubbornness and unwillingness to see that mass murder is *not* the way did not make her a complex character; it just made her a bloodthirsty villain. Her hesitation to kill the legacy family children was too little, too late, in terms of redeeming her character, in my opinion. I wish I would have learned more about her as a person, but her POV only emphasizes what we already know: she’s traumatized by her near-death experience at the hands of a man who is **already dead** and is out for revenge against people she is too blinded by rage to see that her anger is misplaced…..that is it. Even her “charisma” I did not find charming or magnetic. The fact that Hermes and Atalanta both hook up with her because they *simply can’t resist her* had me cringing and rolling my eyes so hard.
There was a lot that needed to happen to wrap this series up, and I did appreciate that the plot far outweighed the spice. I especially enjoyed the interludes from the perspectives of Persephone and Hades to revisit where the story all began, but I kind of wanted more of them. Which tells me that maybe I just did not enjoy the main characters of the final installment. Overall, I feel that the emotion in this story was very surface-level and was over way too quickly to dive deep into any of the three leads. I love having a resolution to the series as a whole, but I’m not totally sure that ending from the villain’s and the antiheroes’ perspectives was entirely successful.
Also, how are you going to mention Hades has a real name but not tell me what it is??????? Diabolical.
*spoilers ahead*
It’s bold and awfully ambitious to tell the last book in the series partially from the perspective of the main antagonist since book 3…and I’m not going to lie, I was skeptical. Don’t get me wrong, I love me a good villain that you end up rooting for, but the events of Tender Cruelty left me wanting more of the Thirteen’s side of the conflict, not Circe, Hermes, and Atalanta’s.
The first three-ish chapters from Circe’s POV had me questioning how and/or why Katee expected me to be rooting for her crazy ass. Like how do you expect me to root for her happiness after she shot my favorite MMC in the series point-blank TWICE?? Girl.
Unfortunately, from there, Circe didn’t really do anything to soften me towards her. Her stubbornness and unwillingness to see that mass murder is *not* the way did not make her a complex character; it just made her a bloodthirsty villain. Her hesitation to kill the legacy family children was too little, too late, in terms of redeeming her character, in my opinion. I wish I would have learned more about her as a person, but her POV only emphasizes what we already know: she’s traumatized by her near-death experience at the hands of a man who is **already dead** and is out for revenge against people she is too blinded by rage to see that her anger is misplaced…..that is it. Even her “charisma” I did not find charming or magnetic. The fact that Hermes and Atalanta both hook up with her because they *simply can’t resist her* had me cringing and rolling my eyes so hard.
There was a lot that needed to happen to wrap this series up, and I did appreciate that the plot far outweighed the spice. I especially enjoyed the interludes from the perspectives of Persephone and Hades to revisit where the story all began, but I kind of wanted more of them. Which tells me that maybe I just did not enjoy the main characters of the final installment. Overall, I feel that the emotion in this story was very surface-level and was over way too quickly to dive deep into any of the three leads. I love having a resolution to the series as a whole, but I’m not totally sure that ending from the villain’s and the antiheroes’ perspectives was entirely successful.
Also, how are you going to mention Hades has a real name but not tell me what it is??????? Diabolical.
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May 25, 2026Coming out June 2
June 12, 2026
This series started out so good. There was spice and intrigue and banter and fun and then it just went off the rails. Circe is not relatable or likeable at all and I lost a bunch of interest in the whole thing when she just throws her whole revenge plot/savior complex out the window. I’m supposed to believe she plotted for 10 years and had contingencies on contingencies and didn’t fully think out the aftermath? Or what she was going to do with the legacy family and children? Then we get a HEA for the trio (who were not even a great trio together) and we don’t find out anything about any of the other characters! The only other one we know anything about is Poseidon from the previous book.
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November 18, 2024November 18th - Name drop on insta! Shattered Gods (Love the full circle moment)
June 22, 2026
I absolutely love the Dark Olympus series and was so sad that this is the final chapter!
Book 10 and a modern retelling of Atalanta, Circe and Hermes. As chaos reigns, picking up where Tender Cruelty left off, the conclusion of the story is brought forward with Robert’s exquisite prose!
The audio narration with Zara Hampton-Brown, Alex Moorcock and Charlie L Wood was fantastic and I love that they have narrated throughout the series- their voices becoming one with the story!
Thank you to the author, Katee Robert, Publisher Dreamscape, and NetGalley, for the opportunity to listen to this book. I received a gifted copy and am leaving my review voluntarily.
Book 10 and a modern retelling of Atalanta, Circe and Hermes. As chaos reigns, picking up where Tender Cruelty left off, the conclusion of the story is brought forward with Robert’s exquisite prose!
The audio narration with Zara Hampton-Brown, Alex Moorcock and Charlie L Wood was fantastic and I love that they have narrated throughout the series- their voices becoming one with the story!
Thank you to the author, Katee Robert, Publisher Dreamscape, and NetGalley, for the opportunity to listen to this book. I received a gifted copy and am leaving my review voluntarily.
June 21, 2026
Shattered Gods by Katee Robert
Dark Olympus series #10. Last and final book. Sapphic fantasy romance. Mythology retelling.
Olympus is falling. Or being pulled apart one god at a time. Death, or exile.
Circe is finally close to her goal of destroying the twelve. A knife in Atalanta is one step of the drama, but don’t count her out. Atalanta is determine to make sure Hermes survives which means she must survive as well and maybe eliminating more of the old power regime.
Three powerful women. They have the worlds in their hands.
🎧 I listened to this by audiobook narrated by Zara Hampton-Brown, and Alex Moorcock who performed most of the prior series books, plus Charlie L Wood.
The performances are incredibly emotional and passionate bringing the three main women to life in vivid detail. Voices are different for the three so easily followed. At least until they go by an alternate name, but that’s mythology. To be clear, the alternates are different enough too.
The steamy parts are melting hot. The fights are breathtaking. The twists and backhanded deals are startling.
I highly recommend the audiobook format for this final book in the series.
It’s been a mythical series and this final book has the punch and passion for a great finish. Women in power.
I received a copy of this from NetGalley and Dreamscape Media.
Dark Olympus series #10. Last and final book. Sapphic fantasy romance. Mythology retelling.
Olympus is falling. Or being pulled apart one god at a time. Death, or exile.
Circe is finally close to her goal of destroying the twelve. A knife in Atalanta is one step of the drama, but don’t count her out. Atalanta is determine to make sure Hermes survives which means she must survive as well and maybe eliminating more of the old power regime.
Three powerful women. They have the worlds in their hands.
🎧 I listened to this by audiobook narrated by Zara Hampton-Brown, and Alex Moorcock who performed most of the prior series books, plus Charlie L Wood.
The performances are incredibly emotional and passionate bringing the three main women to life in vivid detail. Voices are different for the three so easily followed. At least until they go by an alternate name, but that’s mythology. To be clear, the alternates are different enough too.
The steamy parts are melting hot. The fights are breathtaking. The twists and backhanded deals are startling.
I highly recommend the audiobook format for this final book in the series.
It’s been a mythical series and this final book has the punch and passion for a great finish. Women in power.
I received a copy of this from NetGalley and Dreamscape Media.
June 6, 2026
The villain gets a HEA and everyone else’s previous HEA’s are dismantled??? The VILLAIN?!
I am wildly disappointed by this novel. I waited, along with everyone else and that cover had me aching for the final book. I had a reasonable expectation of a calm resolution because Katee tends to build huge suspense and then settle us gently at the end of her series.
This did not do that.
Frankly, this felt like a backhand to the rest of the series as we’re expected to cheer for and feel for the villain? We’re supposed to be content with the villain getting a HEA? We get nothing for the other nine relationships and all of the characters we’ve been riding along with but Circe, the villain, gets a HEA? Her redemption arc was trash. I don’t care if the murdering suddenly has you questioning whether or not you should have chilled tf out. Your revenge plot began with harassing the people that your enemy harassed and traumatized and harmed.
She even named Hades as being responsible for her story. He’s 30 years younger than the man that abused you. He’s a victim of the man that abused you. The man that abused you murdered Hades’ family. So your first decision is to attack, Hades… who was barely into his 20’s when you “died?” No.
“Sins of the father?” That’s your justification for attempting to murder Perseus and Callisto? They’ve just stepped into the Zeus and Hera roles and they’ve made enormous strides for the betterment of Olympus and you’re like, nah, your dad was a monster so you should die too? Your abuser, abused that man and his sisters. No.
And what even was that ending? Hades meets with the delegates, the delegates go to a meeting and then we get the HEA for the VILLAINS?! We have NOTHING on where they all go? The babies? Eros? We get the epilogue for Icarus and Poseidon so we know he made it to Aeaea and they’re together but Hades and Zeus? Persephone and Callisto and the babies? Like wtf? The HEA’s that we got for each book individually were obliterated by this book and I loathed every minute of it.
I’m all for a good vengeance plot. Let’s burn the world down for love. That’s not what this is. This is a fully deranged victim burning down the world for her own ego. She didn’t do it for love. She did it out of rage and she punished everyone that never actually harmed her. It’s so unjustified. She threatens, harms, assaults, harasses and MURDERS victims of the monster she was too late to kill.
Hades having already dispatched Zeus should have led to an alliance. She should have gone to him, victim to victim and plotted to dismantle the Thirteen. Hades hates them. He wants to see them abolished. Attacking him and the lower city is like bombing Gaza to hurt Israel.
I am wildly disappointed by this novel. I waited, along with everyone else and that cover had me aching for the final book. I had a reasonable expectation of a calm resolution because Katee tends to build huge suspense and then settle us gently at the end of her series.
This did not do that.
Frankly, this felt like a backhand to the rest of the series as we’re expected to cheer for and feel for the villain? We’re supposed to be content with the villain getting a HEA? We get nothing for the other nine relationships and all of the characters we’ve been riding along with but Circe, the villain, gets a HEA? Her redemption arc was trash. I don’t care if the murdering suddenly has you questioning whether or not you should have chilled tf out. Your revenge plot began with harassing the people that your enemy harassed and traumatized and harmed.
She even named Hades as being responsible for her story. He’s 30 years younger than the man that abused you. He’s a victim of the man that abused you. The man that abused you murdered Hades’ family. So your first decision is to attack, Hades… who was barely into his 20’s when you “died?” No.
“Sins of the father?” That’s your justification for attempting to murder Perseus and Callisto? They’ve just stepped into the Zeus and Hera roles and they’ve made enormous strides for the betterment of Olympus and you’re like, nah, your dad was a monster so you should die too? Your abuser, abused that man and his sisters. No.
And what even was that ending? Hades meets with the delegates, the delegates go to a meeting and then we get the HEA for the VILLAINS?! We have NOTHING on where they all go? The babies? Eros? We get the epilogue for Icarus and Poseidon so we know he made it to Aeaea and they’re together but Hades and Zeus? Persephone and Callisto and the babies? Like wtf? The HEA’s that we got for each book individually were obliterated by this book and I loathed every minute of it.
I’m all for a good vengeance plot. Let’s burn the world down for love. That’s not what this is. This is a fully deranged victim burning down the world for her own ego. She didn’t do it for love. She did it out of rage and she punished everyone that never actually harmed her. It’s so unjustified. She threatens, harms, assaults, harasses and MURDERS victims of the monster she was too late to kill.
Hades having already dispatched Zeus should have led to an alliance. She should have gone to him, victim to victim and plotted to dismantle the Thirteen. Hades hates them. He wants to see them abolished. Attacking him and the lower city is like bombing Gaza to hurt Israel.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
June 15, 2026
2.5⭐️ rounded up. Wow this was SO disappointing after trucking through 9 other books being strung along a climatic plot for it to be….nothing. I think this got away from the author until there really wasn’t a good way to end it because it had been built up too much for too long
June 2, 2026
DNF 22%
I read romance for the fucking happy ending. I am not reading more from this author.
I read romance for the fucking happy ending. I am not reading more from this author.
June 3, 2026
I am over the moon over Shattered Gods. This series got me back into reading as an adult. I've followed every book, since the debut of Neon Gods, and what a full circle moment it was to read this book as an ARC! Thank you NetGalley, Sourcebooks Casablanca, and Katee Robert for the ARC.
I can't even put into words how much I love these characters. Hermes, Atalanta, and Circe kept my brain running in circles! OBSESSED to say the least. These ladies stole my heart in completely different ways. Rooting for a villain has always been in my DNA so I couldn't help but fall for Circe, stubborn as she is. Atalanta, while she presents as quiet, has this sass to her that I ate up. And Hermes, ugh, to finally get her story and see things from her perspective brought me so much joy!
I loved the way Katee wrote this entire series. The plot is rich and kept evolving in a way that kept me hooked from book 1. Shattered Gods is no different, the build up of the implosion of Olympus, and the root issues of this society, the rot we could say that spread throughout. Ugh just *chefs kiss* 💋 Feminine rage will always be something I deeply resonate with and this book has it in spades! And the diversity of characters, backgrounds, and lifestyles is something I deeply cherish about this series. 💛
All in all to say, I freaking love this book, this series, and I can't wait to see what Katee does next!
This is an ARC review I am leaving voluntarily and all thoughts are my own.
I can't even put into words how much I love these characters. Hermes, Atalanta, and Circe kept my brain running in circles! OBSESSED to say the least. These ladies stole my heart in completely different ways. Rooting for a villain has always been in my DNA so I couldn't help but fall for Circe, stubborn as she is. Atalanta, while she presents as quiet, has this sass to her that I ate up. And Hermes, ugh, to finally get her story and see things from her perspective brought me so much joy!
I loved the way Katee wrote this entire series. The plot is rich and kept evolving in a way that kept me hooked from book 1. Shattered Gods is no different, the build up of the implosion of Olympus, and the root issues of this society, the rot we could say that spread throughout. Ugh just *chefs kiss* 💋 Feminine rage will always be something I deeply resonate with and this book has it in spades! And the diversity of characters, backgrounds, and lifestyles is something I deeply cherish about this series. 💛
All in all to say, I freaking love this book, this series, and I can't wait to see what Katee does next!
This is an ARC review I am leaving voluntarily and all thoughts are my own.
June 17, 2026
Thank you to Sourcebooks Casablanca, Dreamscape Media and author Katee Robert, for providing me with the eARC and ALC of “Shattered Gods”.
I will say I recommend this series as an audiobook, hot girl walk and go for the vibes and the spice. Katee is also an auto buy author of mine, not to say that I love all of her books, but she does belong on my shelf with every book.
💭My Thoughts💭
So I know the way I wanted this book to end, but it was not meant to be. And that's okay, cause I didn't write it, I enjoyed it. From book 1 to book 10 I was here to find out what would happen with Olympus and now I know. And to say I'm sad that this journey is over is an understatement.
Going into this book I hate, and to be fair I still do, Circe. She could not be redeemed for me, and that is not to say I didn't understand her anger and resentment. However, she was mad a dead person and taking it out on innocent people who were just as trapped as she was. So her character growth for me, just wasn't fully there. And that's okay cause she's the villain of the story. She really wasn't meant to be a hero in the end. So for that, we accept her as she is.
Which leads me to Atalanta, I'm sorry our sassy girl deserved so much better. Hermes did not treat her well enough. And I know, you're going to argue about it. I don't care, Hermes is just as much the villain as Circe is, and you can't change my mind. I loved this girl, she deserved the world.
Hermes is a villain too. I know at the end she was "helping" but girl you caused all this to happen. Things were changing. As the like to say "Rome was not built in a day". Empires do not fall fast, it takes time. And Olympus was on it's way to change and I was so excited to see where the new generation could have taken it if it wasn't for Hermes and her disaster of a revenge plot.
Now let's talk spice, shockingly this was pretty tame. I wasn't expecting that but I was here for it. The plot for the city needed to be the main attraction for a lot of it so do with that what you will.
❣️Tropes❣️
FFF Romance
Sapphic
Second Chance
Lovers to "death" to Lovers
Government Takedown
Greek Mythology
Revenge Plot
🩵RATING🩵
Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Spice Level: 🌶️
Publisher: Sourcebooks Casablanca
Length: 352 Pages
Multi POV
🎧 Multi Narration 10h 12m at 2x
🎙️ Zara Hampton-Brown, Alex Moorcock and Charlie L Wood
Narration Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Publisher: Dreamscape Media
I will say I recommend this series as an audiobook, hot girl walk and go for the vibes and the spice. Katee is also an auto buy author of mine, not to say that I love all of her books, but she does belong on my shelf with every book.
💭My Thoughts💭
So I know the way I wanted this book to end, but it was not meant to be. And that's okay, cause I didn't write it, I enjoyed it. From book 1 to book 10 I was here to find out what would happen with Olympus and now I know. And to say I'm sad that this journey is over is an understatement.
Going into this book I hate, and to be fair I still do, Circe. She could not be redeemed for me, and that is not to say I didn't understand her anger and resentment. However, she was mad a dead person and taking it out on innocent people who were just as trapped as she was. So her character growth for me, just wasn't fully there. And that's okay cause she's the villain of the story. She really wasn't meant to be a hero in the end. So for that, we accept her as she is.
Which leads me to Atalanta, I'm sorry our sassy girl deserved so much better. Hermes did not treat her well enough. And I know, you're going to argue about it. I don't care, Hermes is just as much the villain as Circe is, and you can't change my mind. I loved this girl, she deserved the world.
Hermes is a villain too. I know at the end she was "helping" but girl you caused all this to happen. Things were changing. As the like to say "Rome was not built in a day". Empires do not fall fast, it takes time. And Olympus was on it's way to change and I was so excited to see where the new generation could have taken it if it wasn't for Hermes and her disaster of a revenge plot.
Now let's talk spice, shockingly this was pretty tame. I wasn't expecting that but I was here for it. The plot for the city needed to be the main attraction for a lot of it so do with that what you will.
❣️Tropes❣️
FFF Romance
Sapphic
Second Chance
Lovers to "death" to Lovers
Government Takedown
Greek Mythology
Revenge Plot
🩵RATING🩵
Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Spice Level: 🌶️
Publisher: Sourcebooks Casablanca
Length: 352 Pages
Multi POV
🎧 Multi Narration 10h 12m at 2x
🎙️ Zara Hampton-Brown, Alex Moorcock and Charlie L Wood
Narration Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Publisher: Dreamscape Media
June 23, 2026
WOW WOW WOW
What a stunning conclusion to an incredible series!! This is the series that solidified Katee Robert as one of my auto-buy authors so early in my adult reading journey. This was also the first series I read where characters’ sexualities were just mentioned in passing.
I am so beyond grateful that Katee Robert saved the best for last! I have been feral for Hermes’ story & this book surpassed any expectation I could have ever had!
I thoroughly enjoyed the hate to love aspect of Atalanta and Circe coming together. Their first steamy scene was hottttt.
Circe and Hermes’ second chance romance was everything I could have asked for! The mutual pining and “I don’t trust you fully” vibes were immaculate, especially when they had their “fuck it” moments and ended up tangled together.
I also loved that it was never fully propositioned as a love triangle & all three of them recognized early on that it was all three of them together or bust. And their HEA?? Circe had JOKES. I was giggling and kicking my feet the whole time 🤭
What a stunning conclusion to an incredible series!! This is the series that solidified Katee Robert as one of my auto-buy authors so early in my adult reading journey. This was also the first series I read where characters’ sexualities were just mentioned in passing.
I am so beyond grateful that Katee Robert saved the best for last! I have been feral for Hermes’ story & this book surpassed any expectation I could have ever had!
I thoroughly enjoyed the hate to love aspect of Atalanta and Circe coming together. Their first steamy scene was hottttt.
Circe and Hermes’ second chance romance was everything I could have asked for! The mutual pining and “I don’t trust you fully” vibes were immaculate, especially when they had their “fuck it” moments and ended up tangled together.
I also loved that it was never fully propositioned as a love triangle & all three of them recognized early on that it was all three of them together or bust. And their HEA?? Circe had JOKES. I was giggling and kicking my feet the whole time 🤭
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
June 1, 2026
Thank you SO MUCH Sourcebooks Casablanca!! This series reignited my love of reading, so it's incredibly special to have been chosen to read this early.
I fell in love with Katee and this series immediately, mainly for the inclusion this entire series encapsulates. From sexuality to skin tone and bringing down the patriarchy, this series does it all.
How fitting for this last novel to centre Hermes and her loves.
Katee always writes relatable and realistic romance; third-act break ups and insta-love tropes aren't the main focus, it's communication, trust and soul-deep love. That is the reason their books are some of the only romances I read and actually enjoy. Quite frankly i'm sure i've been spoiled.
This being the end is truly bittersweet, but I cannot wait to see where else Katee takes us. I'm 100% here for the ride.
I fell in love with Katee and this series immediately, mainly for the inclusion this entire series encapsulates. From sexuality to skin tone and bringing down the patriarchy, this series does it all.
How fitting for this last novel to centre Hermes and her loves.
Katee always writes relatable and realistic romance; third-act break ups and insta-love tropes aren't the main focus, it's communication, trust and soul-deep love. That is the reason their books are some of the only romances I read and actually enjoy. Quite frankly i'm sure i've been spoiled.
This being the end is truly bittersweet, but I cannot wait to see where else Katee takes us. I'm 100% here for the ride.
June 8, 2026
This book tackles political extortion and how money and power corrupts, remember how the first book was about voyeurism oh how things change.
Katee needs to pay for my medical bills because I think I had about oh idk 5 heart attacks while reading this book, the rollercoaster ride I went on more intense than the monster at Adventure Land (I couldn't think of another rollercoaster). I think this book did a really good job of wrapping up the series and it ended in a way that makes the most sense. I just really can't believe this series is over I miss it already.
I will personally headcanon that now the Dimitriou families are now living in Carver City and hang out with Hades Sr regularly and Hades Sr is a great grandfather to the twins, if anyone wants to join me in that belief you are more than welcome.
Ending with the trio hunting billionaires and taking them down... can someone turn them real and they can take down the billionaires here pretty please.
Katee needs to pay for my medical bills because I think I had about oh idk 5 heart attacks while reading this book, the rollercoaster ride I went on more intense than the monster at Adventure Land (I couldn't think of another rollercoaster). I think this book did a really good job of wrapping up the series and it ended in a way that makes the most sense. I just really can't believe this series is over I miss it already.
I will personally headcanon that now the Dimitriou families are now living in Carver City and hang out with Hades Sr regularly and Hades Sr is a great grandfather to the twins, if anyone wants to join me in that belief you are more than welcome.
Ending with the trio hunting billionaires and taking them down... can someone turn them real and they can take down the billionaires here pretty please.
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June 9, 2026The end of an era.
June 18, 2026
2.5 Stars.
Honestly, this one was so boring. The throuple was boring, and the plot kind of just died half way through?
Honestly, this one was so boring. The throuple was boring, and the plot kind of just died half way through?
May 16, 2026
So I have read every book in this series and was really excited for this last book to kind of see how it all played out. I have to say I was a little disappointed. All the other books have been spicy and fast paced and allowed you to still really connect with the characters and the interconnection between all of the books. This one was really slow like it took me way longer than it should’ve to finish it, and it was not very spicy at all. So if that’s what you’re going into the book looking for there’s not a ton of that to satisfy the reader. It is nice to see Hecate/Hermes finally finding some peace, but ultimately in all just feel a little flat for me.
June 9, 2026
ARC Review
⚡ Shattered Gods ⚡
Written By: Katee Robert
⭐ Overall: 3/5
👥 Character Development: 3/5
🌎 World Building: 4/5
🌶️ Spice: 2.5/5
First, thank you to Sourcebooks and NetGalley for the ARC ahead of its release date!
I've read every book in the Dark Olympus series, so I was excited to see how Katee Robert would bring this sprawling story to a close. Over ten books, we've followed the rulers of Olympus, their romances, political schemes, betrayals, and shifting alliances. Going into Shattered Gods, I was hoping for an emotionally satisfying finale that would tie together both the romantic and overarching plot threads that have been building since the beginning.
**Spoiler Warning Below**
That said, I still think Katee Robert's greatest strength throughout this series has been her worldbuilding. The modern Olympus setting remains one of the most interesting aspects of the books, and I appreciate how ambitious the overall concept was. There were individual moments I enjoyed, and readers who are already deeply invested in Hermes, Circe, or Atalanta may connect with this story more than I did.
Ultimately, though, I found myself finishing Shattered Gods more out of a desire to see how the series ended than because I was emotionally invested in the romance itself. As a standalone romance, it didn't fully work for me. As the grand finale to a ten-book saga, it left me wanting significantly more.
A disappointing conclusion to a series I've otherwise enjoyed.
⚡ Shattered Gods ⚡
Written By: Katee Robert
⭐ Overall: 3/5
👥 Character Development: 3/5
🌎 World Building: 4/5
🌶️ Spice: 2.5/5
First, thank you to Sourcebooks and NetGalley for the ARC ahead of its release date!
I've read every book in the Dark Olympus series, so I was excited to see how Katee Robert would bring this sprawling story to a close. Over ten books, we've followed the rulers of Olympus, their romances, political schemes, betrayals, and shifting alliances. Going into Shattered Gods, I was hoping for an emotionally satisfying finale that would tie together both the romantic and overarching plot threads that have been building since the beginning.
**Spoiler Warning Below**
That said, I still think Katee Robert's greatest strength throughout this series has been her worldbuilding. The modern Olympus setting remains one of the most interesting aspects of the books, and I appreciate how ambitious the overall concept was. There were individual moments I enjoyed, and readers who are already deeply invested in Hermes, Circe, or Atalanta may connect with this story more than I did.
Ultimately, though, I found myself finishing Shattered Gods more out of a desire to see how the series ended than because I was emotionally invested in the romance itself. As a standalone romance, it didn't fully work for me. As the grand finale to a ten-book saga, it left me wanting significantly more.
A disappointing conclusion to a series I've otherwise enjoyed.
June 13, 2026
We've reached endgame for the Dark Olympus series. Book 10 features Hermes (Hecate), Circe, and Atalanta in a fight for ultimate power in Olympus and the destruction of the Thirteen powerful titles.
This ten book series has been building to a final moment - the showdown for Olympus - and unfortunately it was more of a whimper than a bang. This is due partially to a personal stylistic preference: the first person present tense is often a struggle for me if the writing is too dialogue focused. I tend to think this style more often works for readers who hold an image of what they are reading in their heads. That said, this has been the style for the whole series, and it worked well enough for me through the first five books, and in this book, I simply had a harder time tracking each perspective. Characters appeared seemingly out of nowhere on page and dialogue about politics replaced plot.
Like most people, I'm not usually reading Katee Robert for the plot. I'm reading them for the high heat scenes with strong chemistry. Unfortunately, Shattered Gods lacked chemistry for me, too. Especially in this series, I'm on board with basically anything as long as its consensual and the characters are into it, and while there was verbal and emotional consent, I did not buy into the attraction between any of the characters. Circe and Hermes/Hecate are a second chance couple, so we are going on faith that they were once attracted to each other. When I'm in first person present tense, I need more than something thinking "I'm attracted to her" to buy into the chemistry. This made the intimate scenes neither sexy or intimate, and felt to me like they popped onto the page out of nowhere.
I was disappointed in the conclusion to the Dark Olympus series, which is a shame because while the last few books of the series were less enjoyable for me, I thought we were building to a grand political finish. And yet even the politics felt murky to me, in part because of the perspectives we read: Hermes and Circe have been masterminding much of the political intrigue and turmoil, and yet being in their heads while we read this didn't shed any more light on motivations or the background we didn't know from previous books.
If you are a series completionist, you'll want to pick up this book. If you are behind in the series, I strongly recommend stopping after book 5, before the plot takes a turn into the muddy Dark Olympus politics instead of staying where Katee Robert is strongest: the high heat, fun k1nk, and great characters of the first few books.
Thank you to Sourcebooks for an eARC. Shattered Gods is out 6/2/2026.
This ten book series has been building to a final moment - the showdown for Olympus - and unfortunately it was more of a whimper than a bang. This is due partially to a personal stylistic preference: the first person present tense is often a struggle for me if the writing is too dialogue focused. I tend to think this style more often works for readers who hold an image of what they are reading in their heads. That said, this has been the style for the whole series, and it worked well enough for me through the first five books, and in this book, I simply had a harder time tracking each perspective. Characters appeared seemingly out of nowhere on page and dialogue about politics replaced plot.
Like most people, I'm not usually reading Katee Robert for the plot. I'm reading them for the high heat scenes with strong chemistry. Unfortunately, Shattered Gods lacked chemistry for me, too. Especially in this series, I'm on board with basically anything as long as its consensual and the characters are into it, and while there was verbal and emotional consent, I did not buy into the attraction between any of the characters. Circe and Hermes/Hecate are a second chance couple, so we are going on faith that they were once attracted to each other. When I'm in first person present tense, I need more than something thinking "I'm attracted to her" to buy into the chemistry. This made the intimate scenes neither sexy or intimate, and felt to me like they popped onto the page out of nowhere.
I was disappointed in the conclusion to the Dark Olympus series, which is a shame because while the last few books of the series were less enjoyable for me, I thought we were building to a grand political finish. And yet even the politics felt murky to me, in part because of the perspectives we read: Hermes and Circe have been masterminding much of the political intrigue and turmoil, and yet being in their heads while we read this didn't shed any more light on motivations or the background we didn't know from previous books.
If you are a series completionist, you'll want to pick up this book. If you are behind in the series, I strongly recommend stopping after book 5, before the plot takes a turn into the muddy Dark Olympus politics instead of staying where Katee Robert is strongest: the high heat, fun k1nk, and great characters of the first few books.
Thank you to Sourcebooks for an eARC. Shattered Gods is out 6/2/2026.
June 3, 2026
It's ... over?
In July 2021 I picked up Neon Gods, and became obsessed with Katee Robert's writing. As the stories in the Dark Olympus world were released, I would devour them as soon as I got my hands on them. Now it is June 2026, nearly 5 years later, and I have finished Shattered Gods, the last of the Dark Olympus series.
In Shattered Gods we see the end of the tension that has been building over the past 10 books. There has been tension, intrigue, treason, backstabbing, and subterfuge woven into the plot, and now the war is here. Circe has taken Olympus by storm, and has whipped the citizens into a mob that could burst at any point. Hermes is back too - after much backstabbing and evasiveness. Atalanta is a soldier who is ready to take down the regime. The trio all have the same goal of restructuring Olympus- but their plans dont align. And the tension that build between them is a little more charged then they had planned.
I really wasn't sure how this series was going to end - there was so much to wrap up, and so many people to balance. The story unfolds with twists and turns and many plans going awry. But the way it ends is satisfying. I also wasn't sure how the Circe/Hermes/Atalanta relationship would go. Theyre not quite Toxic Yuri... but it is pretty damn close. I loved it.
I cannot believe that the book I picked up about a Hades/Persephone BDSM relationship lead to this series of toppling a corrupt government. 10/10 , will read the series again
In July 2021 I picked up Neon Gods, and became obsessed with Katee Robert's writing. As the stories in the Dark Olympus world were released, I would devour them as soon as I got my hands on them. Now it is June 2026, nearly 5 years later, and I have finished Shattered Gods, the last of the Dark Olympus series.
In Shattered Gods we see the end of the tension that has been building over the past 10 books. There has been tension, intrigue, treason, backstabbing, and subterfuge woven into the plot, and now the war is here. Circe has taken Olympus by storm, and has whipped the citizens into a mob that could burst at any point. Hermes is back too - after much backstabbing and evasiveness. Atalanta is a soldier who is ready to take down the regime. The trio all have the same goal of restructuring Olympus- but their plans dont align. And the tension that build between them is a little more charged then they had planned.
I really wasn't sure how this series was going to end - there was so much to wrap up, and so many people to balance. The story unfolds with twists and turns and many plans going awry. But the way it ends is satisfying. I also wasn't sure how the Circe/Hermes/Atalanta relationship would go. Theyre not quite Toxic Yuri... but it is pretty damn close. I loved it.
I cannot believe that the book I picked up about a Hades/Persephone BDSM relationship lead to this series of toppling a corrupt government. 10/10 , will read the series again
June 23, 2026
A very complicated 4 star review to wrap up this series.
The decision to add another voice actor for Hermes was brilliant, I think we needed that the whole time and didn’t realize. Great performances all around, but the new voices were definitely an upgrade.
I love this series, but you cannot make me like Circe in this world.
The decision to add another voice actor for Hermes was brilliant, I think we needed that the whole time and didn’t realize. Great performances all around, but the new voices were definitely an upgrade.
I love this series, but you cannot make me like Circe in this world.
June 24, 2026
This barely hit 3 stars for me. As a series ended, it was super flat and uneventful. Yes it wrapped it up, but it did it in the easiest way possible. It felt very hurried.
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