Reviews tagging 'Confinement'

Psyche and Eros by Luna McNamara

7 reviews

elanuruysal's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Confinement

mels_reading_log's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

I love the retelling of the stories of the Greek Gods and Goddesses. The love of Eros and Psyche is so beautiful and dramatic and it’s amazing how they fought so hard for each other. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death of parent, Death, Emotional abuse, Confinement, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, War, Grief, and Toxic friendship

kayceeisbookish's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

2.25

I feel like the characters did not grow from the beginning to the end of the book. They just are "together" now. That's the only difference. No growth of character or anything. There was reflection but the characters felt so similar to their starting points.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Blood, Bullying, Chronic illness, Grief, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Kidnapping, Murder, Pregnancy, Sexism, Sexual content, War, Emotional abuse, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Torture, Vomit, Infidelity, Alcohol, and Confinement

stephaniediane07's review against another edition

emotional medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Suicide, Murder, Confinement, Pregnancy, Violence, Misogyny, and War

Minor: Death of parent and Cancer

mariakureads's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful 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? It's complicated

4.0

Such an interesting take on the mythos of Psyche and Eros.
I loved that the author took liberties and adapted from other Greek and Roman versions to make something of her own while staying true to the larger and more well known elements of the pairing.

I remember this pair from Ovid's brief mention in Metamorphosis as well as a brief chapter in another book but even then it was always a mention of and not an entire book like what McNamara provided.

In a few opening chapters told in alternating perspectives from Eros and Psyche, she managed to create individual voices and fleshed out characterizations not just for the main two characters but the additional cast as well on top of using history to build out the world they live in.  Fantastic debut book and I can't wait to see what she writes about next!

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Content Warnings

Minor: Confinement and Death

eenicem's review against another edition

adventurous medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Diverse cast of characters? No

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Suicide, Animal death, Blood, and Murder

Moderate: Sexism, Domestic abuse, Sexual violence, Violence, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Death of parent, Torture, Child abuse, Pregnancy, Terminal illness, War, and Cancer

katievallin's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful lighthearted sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, Sexism, and Child death

Moderate: Infidelity, Misogyny, Pregnancy, and War

Minor: Death of parent, Child abuse, Incest, Rape, Domestic abuse, Sexual content, and Slavery