
A Tongue so Sweet and Deadly
Start of Compelling Fates Saga seriesby Sophia St. Germain
Why you'll love it:
This romantasy shares a tense and brooding tone that will resonate with Neon Gods fans.
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When society darling Persephone Dimitriou is forced into an engagement with the dangerous Zeus, she flees to the forbidden undercity and strikes a devil's bargain with Hades—a man she thought was just a myth. In this scorching modern retelling of Greek mythology, their fake relationship for mutual revenge ignites into something real, threatening to bring down the glittering city of Olympus itself.
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| Book | Author | Rating | Year | Pages | Best For |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A Tongue so Sweet and Deadly📚 Series starter | Sophia St. Germain | 4.0 | 2024 | 476 | Start a new series |
| Rose in Chains📚 Series starter | Julie Soto | 4.2 | 2025 | 464 | Start a new series |
| Anathema📚 Series starter | Keri Lake | 4.2 | 2024 | 690 | Start a new series |
| Six Scorched Roses (Crowns of Nyaxia) | Carissa Broadbent | 4.4 | 2023 | 224 | Similar vibes |
| Stalked by Seduction and Shadows | Maggie Sunseri | 3.8 | 2024 | 450 | Similar vibes |
| Quicksilver📚 Series starter | Callie Hart | 4.6 | 2024 | 622 | Start a new series |
| Daughter of No Worlds📚 Series starter | Carissa Broadbent | 4.3 | 2020 | 518 | Start a new series |
| King of Battle and Blood📚 Series starter | Scarlett St. Clair | 4.3 | 2021 | 400 | Start a new series |
| The Ascended📚 Series starter | Bree Grenwich, Parker Lennox | 4.6 | 2025 | 754 | Start a new series |
| The Book of Azrael 📚 Series starter | Amber V. Nicole | 4.4 | 2024 | 608 | Start a new series |
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The most similar books to Neon Gods are A Tongue so Sweet and Deadly, Rose in Chains, Anathema.
After finishing Neon Gods, readers most commonly pick up A Tongue so Sweet and Deadly next. Alternatively, you might enjoy more books by Katee Robert, such as Sweet Obsession (Dark Olympus).
Authors similar to Katee Robert include Sarah J. Maas, Jennifer L. Armentrout.
Neon Gods is a Romantasy novel by Katee Robert, published in 2024. It features elements of Dark Romance, Fake Dating, Forbidden Romance.
Neon Gods is 432 pages long.
NEW EDITION: Get a taste of the super-sexy TikTok sensation with these dazzling new editions - unmissable for long-time Dark Olympus fans and Greek mythology alike.Books 1-7 are now available with gorgeously reimagined covers and a connected design on the full set.A scorchingly hot modern retelling of Hades and Persephone, from New York Times and USA Today bestselling author.“He was supposed to be a myth. But from the moment I crossed the River Styx and fell under his dark spell…he was, quite simply, mine.”Society darling Persephone Dimitriou plans to flee the ultra-modern city of Olympus and start over, far from the backstabbing politics of the Thirteen Houses. But it’s all ripped away from her when her mother ambushes her with an engagement to Zeus, the dangerous power behind their glittering city''s dark façade.With no options left, Persephone flees to the forbidden undercity and makes a devil''s bargain with a man she once believed a myth...a man who awakens her to a world she never knew existed.Hades has spent his life in the shadows, and he has no intention of stepping into the light. But when he finds that Persephone can offer a little slice of the revenge he''s craved for years, it''s all the excuse he needs to help her―for a price.Yet every breathless night spent tangled together has given Hades a taste for Persephone, and he''ll go to war with Olympus itself to keep her close…Repackaged with striking new artwork, this is the definitive way to enjoy this mythological romance tale that promises to take readers on a darkly seductive journey.TropesFMCFake DatingGreek MythologyForbidden RomanceDark RomanceSpicy RomanceModern RetellingHades x Persephone***"Deliciously inventive…Red-hot." - Publishers Weekly STARRED"I get shivers just thinking of their interactions. SHIVERS." - Mimi Koehler for The Nerd DailyThe World of Dark Olympus:Neon Gods (Hades & Persephone)Electric Idol (Psyche & Eros)Wicked Beauty (Achilles & Patroclus & Helen)Radiant Sin (Apollo & Cassandra)Cruel Seduction (Aphrodite & Hephaestus & Adonis & Pandora)Midnight Ruin (Orpheus & Eurydice & Charon)Dark Restraint (Ariadne & the Minotaur)Sweet Obsession (Icarus & Poseidon)