[Audiobook Review] Neon Gods by Katee Robert

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I listened to the Neon Gods audiobook after reading the print version of the book. The narrators do a fantastic job of bringing Persephone and Hades to life, so much more than I could do myself while reading the text. Zara Hampton-Brown gives a young and sometimes naive Persephone a wonderfully inquiring cadence while also giving distinct voice to the male characters like Hades and Zeus. Alex Moorcock has exactly the voice I imagined for this particular incarnation of Hades, while also giving other characters different accents to distinguish between Hades’ commentary and the rest. Constantly on the edge of flirtation, dark, and a perfect mixture of growl and purr, Moorcock’s Hades chapters are definitely a highlight of this audiobook. 

Both narrators have amazing pacing and flow throughout the entire novel. I was immediately swept away right from Persephone’s first chapter, and even scenes that didn’t involve much action didn’t seem to drag on. The dialogue was just as engaging as the darker action; it was easy to imagine Hades and Persephone living out these scenes and not just characters in a story. While Zara Hampton-Brown gave a wonderful voice to Persephone, I really enjoyed her portrayal of Hades as well. Alex Moorcock’s Hades had a sexy edge to his voice, exactly what the character needed, but Moorcock flawlessly gave distinct voice to both male and female characters like Charon, Zeus, Hermes, and Dionysus. 

Many chapters alternated between Persephone and Hades’ perspectives, and the alternating voices of Hampton-Brown and Moorcock made it easy to follow along when the perspective did change. 

Neon Gods was fantastically well done, and readers can’t go wrong with either the audiobook or text, but both narrators truly brought the action and dialogue to life in this audiobook. Both Zara Hampton-Brown and Alex Moorcock were dynamic and made the sensual world of Neon Gods real. The narrators brought Katee Robert’s words alive off the page and made it easy to get lost in the world of the Dark Olympus series.