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linossidepiece's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Pedophilia, Sexual assault, War, Death, Sexual content, and Sexual violence
leonormsousa's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Moderate: Grief, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Medical trauma, Pedophilia, Pregnancy, Suicidal thoughts, Emotional abuse, Violence, Blood, Gore, Misogyny, Murder, Body horror, Death, Sexual assault, Slavery, Medical content, and War
fernthatenby's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Blood, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Death, Pedophilia, Rape, War, and Misogyny
captainoliimar's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Sexual assault, Medical trauma, Misogyny, Religious bigotry, Sexism, Sexual harassment, Blood, Bullying, Death of parent, Fatphobia, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Rape, Abandonment, Death, Incest, Outing, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Racial slurs, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Animal cruelty, Body horror, Child abuse, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Genocide, Child death, Classism, Colonisation, Dementia, Emotional abuse, Gore, Grief, Kidnapping, Murder, Pedophilia, Racism, and Slavery
Moderate: Alcoholism and Alcohol
Minor: Self harm, Biphobia, Cursing, Suicidal thoughts, Homophobia, and Suicide
andrikkk's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Abandonment, Sexual violence, Slavery, Sexual assault, Rape, Animal death, Body horror, Grief, Kidnapping, Blood, Child death, Deadnaming, Genocide, Gore, Medical content, Sexism, Sexual harassment, Death, Misogyny, Sexual content, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Pedophilia, Pregnancy, and War
labello's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
It is good, yes. and the writing is amazing but like idk. it didn't knock me out like everyone claimed it would. maybe the hype ruined this book for me. And though I knew how it would end because I was familiar with the actual legend I still couldn't help but feel like the ending was unsatisfactory.
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Blood, Death, Gore, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Violence, and War
Moderate: Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, and Slavery
fanboyriot's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.0
The hype of this was high. Seeing great reviews and positive comments about how amazing the writing was and how sad but good it was.
I’m not gonna lie I only bought it because it was queer and it had Greek mythology in it. I thought despite the angst and it being a historical fiction that I’d like it.
The short review is that I did not like it. I wanted to DNF it so many times but thought maybe I just wasn’t giving it a chance.
I don’t know if it was because of the slower paced chapters or because it was a historical fiction but this book was so boring. I could not wait to be done with it.
I will say the positive about this was that through everything Achilles and Patroclus had a healthy, honest, and trusting relationship for the most part.
And while the ending was sad it wasn’t as bad as I expected. I think that what Thetis ended up doing in the end helped with that. It was the sweetest thing she had done in that whole book.
Graphic: Homophobia, Classism, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Gaslighting, Death, Violence, War, Blood, Murder, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Suicide, and Adult/minor relationship
Moderate: Gore, Pregnancy, Sexual assault, Animal death, Rape, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Medical content, Slavery, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, and Torture
Minor: Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Ableism, Vomit, Child death, and Trafficking
tatti's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Animal death, Genocide, Rape, Body horror, Child abuse, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Hate crime, Kidnapping, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Trafficking, War, Blood, Classism, Death, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Gore, Homophobia, Incest, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Misogyny, Murder, Pedophilia, Pregnancy, Sexual violence, Slavery, and Violence
talyara's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
I absolutely fell in love with these characters and their love story, to the point where I was crying throughout the last two chapters. The writing is gorgeous, the foreshadowing hurts in the best way possible.
Overall just a beautifully executed book.
Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Violence, War, Rape, Animal death, Blood, Death, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, and Slavery
Minor: Abandonment, Classism, Medical content, Mental illness, Murder, Bullying, Cursing, Death of parent, Pedophilia, Self harm, Sexual violence, Body shaming, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Infidelity, Kidnapping, Pregnancy, and Sexual content
nerdkitten's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Child abuse, Grief, Misogyny, War, Child death, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Violence, Fire/Fire injury, Infidelity, Medical content, Suicide attempt, Blood, and Death
Moderate: Rape, Kidnapping, Sexual content, Slavery, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Cursing, Abandonment, Alcohol, Classism, and Gore
Minor: Mental illness, Vomit, Excrement, Homophobia, Animal death, Body shaming, Fatphobia, Pedophilia, and Pregnancy