Reviews tagging 'Infertility'

Lore Olympus: Volume Four by Rachel Smythe

21 reviews

ninahuynh's review against another edition

adventurous emotional medium-paced

• 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

5.0

Give it to him, Persephone! Apollo needs to hear it and get it said right to his face- even though he’s still trying to gaslight her, himself and the situation. Eros is once again, the best friend she needs. Oh gods! That last episode 😭 Hades is just a hopeless romantic and I am here for it!!!!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Domestic abuse, Infertility, Stalking, Gaslighting, and Violence

Moderate: Toxic friendship, Rape, and Sexual assault

directorpurry's review against another edition

funny hopeful lighthearted fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity

Moderate: Sexual assault

Minor: Infertility

risten's review against another edition

emotional lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Toxic relationship, Infidelity, Rape, Gaslighting, Sexual assault, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Bullying, Pregnancy, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Infertility, Blood, War, and Violence

barbarella85's review against another edition

• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Rape, Sexual assault, and Infertility

madmadmaddymad's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful fast-paced

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

5.0

I love Ares. He gives me such Cassian from ACoTaR vibes. I especially love the scene where he tricks Persephone to making out with him. It just goes to show, there is such a thing as being a jerk without violating someone’s consent (ahem ahem APOLLO) 

I also love the confrontation with Persephone and Apollo! I think it’s so important what this series is doing in terms of displaying a relationship like theirs. Apollo thinks he’s a nice guy, and that he’s done nothing wrong. It is so vital what Rachel Smythe is doing, because rape doesn’t always look like someone holding a threat of violence over you for it to be rape. I love this comic’s take on this difficult subject, and I love the art, I love the way Persephone’s trauma is always drawn with those discordant music notes, striped across the panel. 

I’m so proud of her for standing up to her rapist. 

This series is such a pleasure to read. I love, love, love the characters, the art, the story, and basically everything there is about it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Toxic friendship, Domestic abuse, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Infertility

celery's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Classism, Cursing, Toxic friendship, Body horror, Bullying, Fire/Fire injury, Pregnancy, Stalking, Deadnaming, Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, Gore, Medical trauma, Medical content, Incest, Blood, Body shaming, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Infertility, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Violence, and War

booksthatburn's review against another edition

adventurous emotional medium-paced

• 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Infidelity, and Stalking

Moderate: Cursing, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Violence, and Bullying

Minor: Physical abuse, Blood, Sexual content, Pregnancy, Infertility, Ableism, Excrement, Kidnapping, Fire/Fire injury, and Rape

betweentheshelves's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny fast-paced

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

4.0

This series is such an entertaining one, putting Greek mythology in a more modern setting. The art style is maybe one of my favorite things about it, with the bright colors and the overall formatting. It works well for the subject matter and brings the characters to life.

There's drama, there's romance, what more could you want in a book about Greek mythology honestly? It in itself is all about drama. Definitely will keep reading because it's just entertaining.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Rape, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Violence

Minor: War and Infertility

thenoboshow's review against another edition

dark emotional funny sad medium-paced

• 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

3.5

I feel like as time goes on the motivations of characters are even less clear. The protagonist isn't showing as much growth as I'd expect after all her experiances.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Infidelity, and Infertility

bookedandbusy's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

• 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? No

5.0

I really enjoyed this!! Can’t wait for the next one!! I really like the way the relationships are coming together. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual harassment and Rape

Moderate: Alcoholism

Minor: War, Infertility, and Injury/Injury detail