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3.74 AVERAGE
3.74 AVERAGE
adventurous
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
fast-paced
adventurous
dark
emotional
hopeful
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death, Death, Gore, Misogyny, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Cancer, Sexism, Torture
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
dark
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
This feels like a Hunger Games knockoff vaguely inspired by Greek mythology, with insipid romance and an incredible amount of senseless violence.
DNF:
it was honestly hard for me to get into this. it got kinda sticky and complicated, and i didnt care for the mc much- trying really hard to be gritty. and also i didnt get her motivation? she stopped doing the hunt until she was provoked and then it was okay? i dont get it.
anyway, yeah, just not for me is all.
it was honestly hard for me to get into this. it got kinda sticky and complicated, and i didnt care for the mc much- trying really hard to be gritty. and also i didnt get her motivation? she stopped doing the hunt until she was provoked and then it was okay? i dont get it.
anyway, yeah, just not for me is all.
loved this book! it’s the perfect mix of fantasy and reality that immediately captured my attention. it is definitely a YA read but without being cringey. I would recommend this to anyone who loves greek mythology!
A very enjoyable read. I love the dynamism it offered and enjoyed the visual images it tried to portray. I do have a couple things I disliked though, such as:
-> Athena's portrayal could have been improved over the course of the book. It improved in the near end
-> treatment of the gender themes (the flimsiest aspect of this book which added weakness to the portrayal of villains and certain characters)
-> just a personal, biased one but I would have loved a bit more sprinkling of the romance
Overall, while imperfect, it was fun and that's what matters.
-> Athena's portrayal could have been improved over the course of the book. It improved in the near end
-> treatment of the gender themes (the flimsiest aspect of this book which added weakness to the portrayal of villains and certain characters)
-> just a personal, biased one but I would have loved a bit more sprinkling of the romance
Overall, while imperfect, it was fun and that's what matters.