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juanat77's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Grief, Racial slurs, Sexual assault, Violence, Gore, Alcohol, Hate crime, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Cursing, Infidelity, Fire/Fire injury, Gun violence, Racism, Blood, Death, War, Abandonment, Body horror, Bullying, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Mental illness, Pregnancy, and Sexism
slahlum's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
Moderate: Mental illness, Sexual assault, War, Grief, Death, Gore, Medical content, Torture, Blood, Racial slurs, Classism, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, and Violence
jamiejanae_6's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Racial slurs, Death, War, Blood, Body horror, Grief, Racism, and Violence
dwdillydally's review against another edition
- 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? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: War, Death, and Murder
Moderate: Racism, Mental illness, and Racial slurs
Minor: Panic attacks/disorders and Sexual assault
aplain's review against another edition
3.5
Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Mental illness, Racism, Child death, Blood, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, War, Death, Racial slurs, Death of parent, and Gore
Minor: Cursing and Sexual assault
jelliclecax's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Moderate: Racism, War, Death, Violence, and Sexual assault
Minor: Racial slurs, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, and Violence
shayna14's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Murder, Sexual assault, Medical content, War, Panic attacks/disorders, Pregnancy, Racial slurs, Forced institutionalization, Gore, Misogyny, Death, Mental illness, Racism, Violence, Vomit, Injury/Injury detail, Sexism, Cursing, Grief, and Hate crime
Moderate: Police brutality and Slavery
lqvekanej's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
Graphic: Violence, Gore, Death, War, Racism, Racial slurs, Murder, Gun violence, and Blood
Moderate: Mental illness and Sexual assault
dwinn5's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.75
This book took me a second to get into, but as soon as it caught me, I was done for. I don’t usually go all in on the we-only-met-once-or-twice-and-then-were-separated-but-it-was-true-love thing, but a couple factors helped me over that hurdle here: 1) the time period and progression of romance back then in general, and 2) the urgency of war and everything that entails for people’s long-term plans.
The author was brilliant to allow each of the (present) gods to offer their perspectives on the timeline of events- it really added some depth and breadth to the story and gave the reader a small amount of peace after tragedy (thank you, Hades).
My main holdup was something about the execution of the chapters where it was just discussion between the gods- it didn’t capture my attention the way the rest of the book did, and the reveal of the final love story at the end caught me a little off guard; I think it could’ve unfolded a tiny bit more prior to the end. But regardless, I enjoyed that little twist as well.
Something about this story transcended beyond being just a book to me, I can’t explain it. But I will definitely be thinking about this one for a while.
Graphic: Violence, Racism, Death, War, Racial slurs, Medical trauma, and Hate crime
Moderate: Grief, Gore, and Mental illness
sophiegrubben's review against another edition
- 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
4.0
I liked and felt the most for the characters that we spent the most time with: Hazel and James. That is not to say I didn't like Aubrey and Collette (although I liked Aubrey a bit more than Collette) but we simply didn't spend as much time with them or their romance. It felt just placed there at times. Hazel and James's story just seemed more fleshed out, more thought out and more lovely put on the page.
Overall it was a very well written and researched book, but it missed a sprinkle of magic for me, especially in the Aubrey and Collette parts. I wanted more time with them and more care put into their characterisation. But not a bad book at all!
Graphic: War, Fire/Fire injury, Racial slurs, Death, Murder, Hate crime, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Sexual assault, and Gun violence
Moderate: Abandonment, Forced institutionalization, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism