# Neon Gods by Katee Robert

### Neon Gods

**Katee Robert** · Dark Olympus, book 1 of 7 (complete) · [https://houseofareader.com/books/neon-gods](https://houseofareader.com/books/neon-gods)

Hades and Persephone relocated to a modern city-state run by thirteen people who have taken the names of gods. Persephone runs from an engagement into the lower city, and strikes a bargain with the man everyone pretends does not exist.

- Spice: 5/5 — Scorching. Explicit throughout and adventurous with it. The plot exists to move between scenes rather than the reverse.
- Romance prominence: 5/5
- Plot: 2/5
- Worldbuilding: 2/5
- Darkness: 3/5
- Writing craft: 3/5
- Burn: instalove
- Tropes: fake-dating, forbidden-romance, touch-her-and-die, morally-grey-mmc, villain-gets-the-girl
- Creatures: humans
- Setting: Olympus, a modern city ruled by thirteen titles
- POV: first person, dual
- Ending: happy ever after
- Audience: adult
- Content warnings: explicit content, abusive parent, coercion, violence
- Best for: Readers who want the spiciest thing on the shelf and do not need a war to justify it.
- Last verified: 2026-08-28

## Sources

- https://openlibrary.org/search?q=Neon+Gods+Katee+Robert

## What to read next

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- [Bride](https://houseofareader.com/books/bride) by Ali Hazelwood — spice 4/5. Readers who want fated mates and a possessive love interest in a standalone.
- [Quicksilver](https://houseofareader.com/books/quicksilver) by Callie Hart — spice 5/5. ACOTAR readers who want the same shape with the heat turned up two notches.
- [The Ashes and the Star-Cursed King](https://houseofareader.com/books/the-ashes-and-the-star-cursed-king) by Carissa Broadbent — spice 5/5. Readers who want a second book that deepens the first rather than repeating it.

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