As a fan of “monsters” this book really caught me early and kept me invested. Morally grey characters have the ability to feel so much more interesting than good ones for me. If you’re a fan of enemies to lovers, fake dating, or just a sexy budding romance you won’t be disappointed with this story. I felt myself rooting for both Psyche and Eros early on and pretty equally, which doesn’t always happen for me. I went into this story a little afraid I wouldn’t care for them as much as Hades and Persephone but found myself interested in their story and wrapped up in this cute inner thoughts about each other. Plus, if you were a fan of Neon Gods you get snippets of old friends. I just love that for some reason, even if it doesn’t add to the original story lines at all. Cute, sexy, fun story with a little danger.

A hot and steamy retelling of Eros and Psyche from the author of Neon Gods. Eros is Aphrodite’s knife in the dark, an assassin with seemingly no conscience, Psyche is the one person who’s shown him kindness without prejudice; and also the person he’s been sent to kill…

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TW: murder, scheming

Okay. I LOVED THIS BOOK. Let me get that out of the way first and foremost. I thought I loved Neon Gods, nay nay, much as I adored Hades, this morally grey Eros, he’s my man. Although this is definitely a romance/erotica at its heart, I really did enjoy the story in both books as well. The machinations of the thirteen are always so interesting and the way the author has taken classic myths and modernized and retold them in these books is really refreshing.

In this book especially I felt that Eros and Psyche were written with a lot more depth of character and I feel that a lot of women would relate to Psyche in many ways, especially her championing of body positivity and the talk of the struggles to find well tailored plus sized clothing. It was really refreshing in erotic fiction to see this kind of representation, and it doesn’t stop at body positivity. Almost every character in this book is bisexual and some are non binary. The LGBTQ+ rep is throughout the book in a really natural way, and I love how it doesn’t feel forced like the “one gay friend” thing that sometimes happens.

Overall. An awesome read. If you’re looking for something spicy this might be the book for you 🌶

I loved this book. I actually liked it better than the first one, which was surprising to me because I love Hades/Persephone's myth better. However, the way Eros and Psyche are represented in this novel takes a different take than just a girl who can't keep her curiosity in check. Rather Eros actually sees himself as a monster and it is Psyche who enlightens him to redemption in his own eyes, By flipping the usual theme of the story I feel that the author gives it a breath of fresh air.

I started and finished this steamy return to Olympus in half a day. Katee Roberts has given us an excellent take on enemies turned lovers that I simply could not put down. Aphrodite has turned her sights on Psyche, the beautiful middle daughter of Demeter, but it's not a love match the Goddess wants. She wants Psyche dead and it seems the only person who can protect her is the man sent to kill her. Readers of Neon Gods will not be disappointed!

Oh my goodness! Dark Olympus series is getting so much hotter at each book! When I read the first book, I couldn’t put it down the stimulating, blasting, sexy, fiery story of Persephone and Hades! I thought the second book may not satisfy my expectations but now I’m taking my words back because Psych and Eros’ palpable chemistry ten times more explosive than dynamites!

A killer, cruel, vicious hero who is fated to become his mother’s right hand that holds the dagger to finish the massacres and a ultra smart, curvy, cunning, strategist, influencer, practical heroine agree for fake marriage unless poor heroine want her heart ripped out by cold blooded hero who obeys his mother Aphrodite’s wishes!

We return back to ultra modern version of Olympus to continue the story where it’s left, focusing on Psyche who is forced to marry with Zeus unwillingly for being next Hera!

The last party she attends ends with being busted by paparazzis when she leaves the restrooms accompanied by notorious Eros. Actually she doesn’t have any bad intention to stuck in this place with her mother Demeter’s archenemy Aphrodite’s killer son! But when she sees him hurt, covered in blood, only thing she wants is patching him up. Of course being in the vicinity of his killer body makes her cough! This man is smoking hot! And she’s not immune to his seductive manners.

But she’s caught by the press. Aphrodite’s solution to fix their tarnished reputation is killing Psyche. Correction: ordering Eros to kill her!

But Eros cannot finish the job for the first time. He wants to possess this smart, tempting, cunning beauty! He’s gonna make her his by asking her to marry him. If they get marry sooner he can provide his full protection.

Psyche has no other choice: she doesn’t only think her own life, she also thinks her sisters’ well beings because Aphrodite can strike against them to avenge their mother.

But as you may imagine, the mutual attraction, flying sparks put their bed on fire! They’re created for each other! The steamy scenes between them are smoking hot!

I loved their story more! Especially the final chapters about political maneuvers and balances, power games in Olympus are perfectly depicted.

I enjoyed to read about a heroine who is not only pretty face but also carries an ultra big brain to survive at the political jungle by forming intelligent strategies.

I think the third book will be about Callisto and Zeus! From the beginning of the series: Callisto picked my interest as fiery, bold, unique character reminded me of Katherina character from Shakespeare’s “ Taming of shrew”
Those books are growing on me! I cannot wait to read the next one!

I gave Persephone and Hades’ story five stars.
If I had a chance, I would give Psyche and Eros’ story to five and half stars! It’s so hooking, engaging, tempting, hot, irresistible!

I highly recommend it to the genre lovers! It’s freaking AMAZING!

Special thanks to NetGalley and SOURCEBOOKS Casablanca for sharing this digital reviewer copy with me in exchange my honest opinions.

Ms Roberts has the created a whole new world where the Olympics is not a world for the week. Gods and Goddess title are awarded by blood or a vote but all is not bright and beautiful under current run deep and When Aphrodite decide that Demeter has no right to make a power play and try to make one of her daughter the next Helen. She sends her son Eros to bring her the heart of psyche Demeter daughter. I was hooked from the first book last year and this book did not disappointed. Who Know becoming part of the glitter world of Olympics could be so deadly.

This book is so fun. I always love a twist on Greek mythology especially when it involves romance. Eros and Psyche are sexy and a fantastic couple. This is a great second book following Neon Gods and I will be desperately waiting for the next installment.

CW: toxic parental relationship, emotional abuse, fat shaming, guns/violence

Electric Idol was a sexy and entertaining marriage of convenience romance based loosely on the Psyche and Eros myth. I love the world that Katee Robert is building in her Dark Olympus series. Electric Idol was more emotional than I anticipated and my heart hurt so much for Eros. I’m not usually a fan of instalove/lust, but Eros won me over with how absolutely all in he was for Psyche. They both usually have to keep their true selves hidden to survive, so it was so beautiful to see them open up to each other and be vulnerable. Their sexy times were scorching hot, but also so wonderfully intimate. I don’t think I’ve ever found the words “husband” or “wife” so sexy. The story has lots of action to keep things moving and secondary characters like Helen, Perseus/Zeus, Hermes, and Callisto have me excited to see what’s next.

*I voluntarily read an advance review copy of this book*

Holy... I loved NEON GODS so going into this one I was a bit hesitant but... I was blown away. Seriously. This was so hot and steamy.. and Eros and Psyche are such a swoony couple that its hard not to love them.

I was over the moon when I was given this ARC to review. This was my next most anticipated book by Katee Robert and she did not disappoint.

Electric Idol follows Psyche and Eros and their fake marriage. I am a sucker for the fake marriage trope. Readers get more of a glimpse into the politics within Olympus where the only way to make sure Psyche is safe is to marry her. No one would kill family, right?

I really enjoyed Eros point of view. His back and forth with himself and his morals was interesting to read about. How he started out this cold blooded murderer and became someone worthy of love. I really enjoyed his mind and how he felt about Psyche. It was also fun to read about Psyche after learning about her in Neon Gods. She was always there for her sisters but we got to learn more about how loyal and amazing she is. It was fun to read about her influencer persona and how she played the game well politically.

This book was spicy, fun and full of suspense on what would happen next. I’m honestly really excited for the next book if it is about Callisto.

This was a quick, fast read which is just what you need sometimes. I liked Psyche quite a bit as a character as well! It was great that you also got to see a bit of Persephone and Hades from the first book.

Katee Robert has done it again in her Dark Olympus series! I never thought I could love a book as much as Neon Gods, yet here we are.

Psyche was such a refreshing character to see. Having plus-size representation is always amazing, and she always handled herself with grace and cleverness. It only makes sense such a smart and kind woman could have the vicious Eros wrapped around her finger.

I enjoyed Eros’s POV immensely, seeing him struggle with his feelings towards Psyche and his loyalty to his mother was so interesting. His background was heartbreaking, but it helped the readers learn why he came out the way he did - a monster with a conscience.

Seeing more of the Dimitrou dynamics was also fascinating. We got to see a softer side of Demeter than we did in Neon Gods, and we got to understand more about Callisto, who I cannot wait to learn more about!

This book kept me interested all the way through, and I need the third one like yesterday!

Yeah, Katee robert is officially my queen of smut and I loved this book so much, possibly more than neon gods (it's not quite as smutty as neon gods but I still loved it).

Utterly love the big-bad-monster who's never felt love before sees the sweet, sexy, kind girl and decides to do anything to protect her trope (arranged marriage! Mirror sex! Does everything he can to protect her! Matches the wedding ceremony to her wedding dress without her knowing!)

Eros and Psyche are just *chefs kiss* and I can't wait to read whoever is next!

Thankyou to Netgalley and Sourcebooks for the arc, you've made my entire year (and current lockdown) infinitely better 🥰

thank you to NetGalley and Sourcebooks for this eARC!!!

SO SO SO GOOD!!!! i'm obsessed. i personally liked this book even more than neon gods!! plot was great, smut was fab, i LOVED both eros and psyche!!! i dont want to say anything else because i dont want to spoil- but trust me. this book is WORTH IT!!! HIGHLY HIGHLY RECOMMEND!!!!!!!!!!

This installment to Robert's newest series was decidedly less steamy than the first, but I feel as if I was more interested in the plot of this one than to the previous one. This one is another winner for sure.

Thank you to NetGalley and Sourcebooks Casablanca for providing a free ARC in exchange for my honest review.

Another delightfully steamy story from Katee Robert. I love her Greek retellings and can't wait for the next book to come out! This had a different feel from Neon Gods, but still full of action and spice. The cool modern setting of the city of Olympus provides a unique backdrop to all of the fascinating and scandalous activities. Aphrodite is an inspired villain and a great character! I loved all of the manipulation and maneuvering in this story, and it added so much suspense to the relationship between Psyche and Eros. Katee is a talented author with a true gift for spice!

Even better then the first one! He is dark, brooding, and dangerous. She is kind, clever, and fierce. I love how the initial attraction is allowed to grow into real feelings. I love a fake marriage. Just a great fun, hot read. Can't wait for the next one.

Dark Olympus 2… and if possible, I loved it more than I loved the first one. The flawed man who’s been conditioned his whole life to believe he’s nothing but a tool at his mothers disposal, that he’s a monster and isn’t capable of love. The plus-sized influencer who’s mother had grand plans to climb the power ladder and will stop at nothing, even using her daughters as pawns to get there.

Thrust into a marriage of convenience to try and protect Psyche’s life, the two of them are a formidable pair. Eros starts longing for a different life, a quieter life where Psyche could be his and he could be hers, without danger knocking down their door.

I loved watching their relationship develop and watching Eros grow as Psyche breaks through his walls and gets to know the real him, and I love how Psyche sheds her persona for him, I just love how they let each other in and how their relationship blooms.

I thought this was very well done, and yes, definitely unspeakably hot. Psyche and Eros are both FIRE and incredible soft for each other. You won’t want to miss this one, and good luck putting it down!

Thank you Sourcebooks Casablanca and Netgalley for sending me this eARC to review.

Thank you Netgalley for letting me read this book in return for an honest review.

Katee is at it again with the great books!! I read the first of the Dark Olympus Series (Neon Gods) when it came out and I was so excited for the second book and I was not disappointed at all! This book follows Eros and Psyche in a more contemporary retelling and I absolutely adored both of the characters. While you don't have to read the first book in this series, I recommend that you do as this is set directly after that and both of the books have a nice amount of lore in them.

This is definitely tamer with the sex than Neon Gods but it is still sooo good! Eros is pretty feral being a fixer for his mother, Aphrodite, but is absolutely smitten with Psyche who is a fat influencer who knows she is great. Psyche's confidence is amazing and constantly made me smile. This book has marriage of convenience, openly queer MC's (and side characters), fatphobia (dealt with really well in my opinion) and so much more. My only wish for this book is for there to be more.

Rating: 4.5⭐
Would I Read It Again? Yes, Yes, Yes
Would I Recommend it? Yes

Let me tell you, I love the world that Katee Robert has created in Dark Olympus. I really liked Hades and Persephone in Neon Gods and I might've liked this one better. It was so interesting to get to know Psyche as readers have one view of her in NG and she is so much more. I also loved how this story took the mythos and twisted it - KR is really good at interweaving the mythos into the story.

Eros is a typical alpha lead but you slowly realize that he has been deeply traumatized. The layers just get peeled back and he becomes more complex than the hired gun that you think he is in the beginning.

Plus the TROPES: I love a marriage of convenience so so much and this one is a great example. It's dark, deep, steamy and sexy. But there is this beautiful thread about family that I felt was even stronger than Persephone's book. I can't wait to see what happens in the rest of the series (1) CALLISTO is going to be so good and 2) Can I get a Hermes book please?!)

One issue I do have is the diversity - there is Hermes yes, but that is pretty much it. No other named characters of color. I do like the fluidity of sexuality but wish it was more explicit. Both feel like they are there just to add some spice to a primarily white cis book. Katee - give me some Hermes and I'd be happy to be a beta/sensitivity reader!