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This was the right book for me at the right time. The story is vast, taking place during a war, but it still felt like a intimate character study. I got way too invested, but I just couldn't put the book down

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challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted relaxing tense medium-paced

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? No

5.0

Lived it from the very first page

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jg93's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful sad tense 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

5.0

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sarahflanders's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional sad tense 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? No

3.0

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amandalorianxo's review against another edition

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dark emotional hopeful slow-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

4.0

The hype with this one is legit. Although this was a little longer than I anticipated, if you are a fan of historical fiction (specifically world war 1) & don’t mind multiple storylines (multiple Greek gods narrating about two separate couples) then this book is for you. There is no spice but it’s a young adult /new adult books in the sense of content. We follow Hazel and James , British young adults who meet thanks to to Aphrodite and fall in love - following each other towards the last year of WW 1. This was a little too insta lovey for me but cute. Aubrey and Colette are another couple - except Aubrey is black & Colette is Belgian. Berry did a great job researching & highlighting the trials + tribulations of being a Black person during the 1910’s. It wasn’t easy and even post WW 1, Berry emphasizes the struggle Aubrey & Colette faced as a inter racial couple. If you are familiar with One Thousand One Nights, that is somewhat the inspo for why Aphrodite & the Greek gods start narrating about these stories.

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sleeson's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring relaxing sad fast-paced

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

5.0

This is such a lovely novel. No pun intended. Beautiful emotion. Incessant hope. Lavished with love throughout the book towards friendships and relationships. Two worlds merging into one.
No swearing. No sexual content. I actually put off finishing this novel because I did not want it to end.

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claudiamacpherson's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional hopeful medium-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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emmagold21's review against another edition

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dark emotional funny sad tense 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? Yes

3.75

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