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Psyche and Eros by Luna McNamara

7 reviews

elanuruysal's review against another edition

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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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mels_reading_log's review against another edition

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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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kayceeisbookish's review against another edition

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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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stephaniediane07's review against another edition

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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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mariakureads's review against another edition

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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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eenicem's review against another edition

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

3.75


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katievallin's review against another edition

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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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