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emilie_anine'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? It's complicated
1.0
Graphic: Murder, Grief, Domestic abuse, Gore, Gaslighting, Death of parent, Physical abuse, Child death, and Animal cruelty
Moderate: Slavery
sirenricobooks'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
4.0
Graphic: Blood, Emotional abuse, Death, Sexism, Child death, Grief, Death of parent, Trafficking, War, Classism, Gore, Violence, Child abuse, Misogyny, Murder, and Slavery
Moderate: Cannibalism
Minor: Incest, Sexual violence, Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Kidnapping, Rape, Confinement, Pregnancy, Sexual assault, Abandonment, Sexual content, and Sexual harassment
maddiebeadancer's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Murder, and Child death
Minor: Sexual assault
pastlifetragedy'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
4.25
Graphic: Blood, Infidelity, Death, Grief, Pregnancy, Murder, Death of parent, Child death, and War
Minor: Incest, Classism, Animal cruelty, and Rape
nicnevin's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Abandonment, Confinement, Death, Drug use, War, Torture, Suicidal thoughts, Slavery, Sexual violence, Sexism, Infidelity, Adult/minor relationship, Child death, Xenophobia, Violence, Ableism, Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Toxic relationship, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, Rape, Murder, Misogyny, Gaslighting, Gore, Toxic friendship, Mental illness, Blood, Cannibalism, Chronic illness, Classism, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail
bethanieawp'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
4.0
Minor: Animal cruelty and Rape
ghostlyprince'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: Blood, Slavery, Grief, Kidnapping, Confinement, Death of parent, Murder, War, Abandonment, Child death, and Death
Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Animal death, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Infidelity, and Misogyny
Minor: Cannibalism, Sexual violence, Rape, Sexual assault, and Incest
alexisgarcia's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Rape, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexism, Animal death, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Gore, Pregnancy, Sexual assault, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Child death, Fire/Fire injury, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Animal cruelty, Blood, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Murder, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, War, Grief, Sexual content, Torture, Vomit, and Violence
aseel_reads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Grief, Murder, Animal cruelty, Child death, Violence, War, Animal death, Blood, Death, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Pregnancy, and Rape
thesawyerbean'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
3.5
Jennifer Saint is a very talented writer, and knows how to weave a story in a way that is both enthralling and poetic. I loved the style of multiple narrators in <i> Ariadne</i>, and the style is utilised to good effect in this book as well.
However, the book, while not boring, did become very monotonous. Especially considering that for the most part, the three narrators weren’t directly involved in the central events of the Trojan war: it came across as detached and in some ways simply a recounting of events rather than a perspective (with perhaps the marked exception of Cassandra’s point of view). What made this book was the building of tension, expectation, excitement for a justified vengeful climax.
The culmination of the majority of the book, the scene which was meant to release the tension built up the entire novel, was over so quickly. It didn’t feel particularly satisfying, and then you had to read on for another hundred pages of Elektra ruminating and marinating in her venom.
On that note, Cassandra was killed off halfway through, and Elektra was just acting like an irrational brat which made her point of view extremely agitating to get through; leaving only Clytemnestra’s account which was the best anyway - so in conclusion this is a Clytemnestra stan account.
I will never say no to a Jennifer Saint book, because they’re always interesting, always wonderfully written and always enjoyable. But if I’m honest, I wish this one hadn’t dragged as long as it did; perhaps the pacing would’ve been more optimal if it was 50 pages shorter.
Graphic: War, Kidnapping, Child death, Murder, Misogyny, Death of parent, Animal cruelty, and Animal death