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3.77 AVERAGE
3.77 AVERAGE
“I know that human life shines more brightly because it is but a shimmering candle against an eternity of darkness, and it can be extinguished with the faintest breeze.”
dark
emotional
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
okkk so basically im not into greek mithology AT ALL.
but oh my this book
but oh my this book
adventurous
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I feel dumb for expecting this book to be different than the myth. Although it was nice having a female perspective, it was still typical Ancient Greece (gas-lighting women, punishing women for men’s wrongs, suicide, etc). It was well written but needed a LOT more paragraph breaks - each page was an entire block of text. Book was short but slog to get through.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Blood, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol
adventurous
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Breathtaking and beautiful. An absolutely perfect novel. She brought this untold side of the story alive, beating with heart and injustice. The writing was spectacular but the characters and plot pulsed with vivacity. I could barely put it down, it was utterly fantastic and I loved and ached with every moment. The ending broke my heart but was fitting to this story of betrayal, love and gods.
Another great book from Jennifer Saint! I feel as though my thoughts on these stories are being shifted as I look at the stories from another perspective. Theseus being the bad guy was not was I was expecting but I think it felt refreshing in a way to understand how the women’s voices truly get dampened.
MAN idk i just never really got into the story and it did not help that i did not enjoy the style.
Adriane is pretty much an ancient greece manic pixie girl like what do you mean you dance with no music on ??? It gets better once the girls grow up but then I really did not like the depiction of Phaedra. I kinda wish the author would have included Aphrodite's curse on her because i think it makes more sense to a modern audience that way. Here, my girl is like VERY MUCH in love but the second she gets rejected she realises that it is only madness and immediately stops being in love ??? Cool but also not relatable
Also i felt like a lot of the internal and interpersonal conflicts felt very much orchestrated by the author in an attempt to make her characters complex but it just made them non-sensical
Whenever i write these reviews i always focus on the bad but the second half of the book, especially the bits around the cult of dionysus are cool and interesting !!
Also men and gods are trash !!!
Adriane is pretty much an ancient greece manic pixie girl like what do you mean you dance with no music on ??? It gets better once the girls grow up but then I really did not like the depiction of Phaedra. I kinda wish the author would have included Aphrodite's curse on her because i think it makes more sense to a modern audience that way. Here, my girl is like VERY MUCH in love but the second she gets rejected she realises that it is only madness and immediately stops being in love ??? Cool but also not relatable
Also i felt like a lot of the internal and interpersonal conflicts felt very much orchestrated by the author in an attempt to make her characters complex but it just made them non-sensical
Whenever i write these reviews i always focus on the bad but the second half of the book, especially the bits around the cult of dionysus are cool and interesting !!
Also men and gods are trash !!!