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yananhai's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
i read this in ONE DAY, i have never read this fast before. it's absolutely amazing 10/10 would recommend
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Murder, Death of parent, Suicide, Alcohol, Infidelity, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt
Moderate: Kidnapping, Car accident, Stalking, Self harm, Blood, and Toxic relationship
alicevicini's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Moderate: Stalking, Suicide attempt, Kidnapping, Blood, Child abuse, Death of parent, Infidelity, Mental illness, and Murder
miggyfool'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? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Suicide, Body horror, Child abuse, Gaslighting, Gun violence, Sexual content, Abandonment, Addiction, Blood, Car accident, Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Forced institutionalization, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Medical content, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Misogyny, Murder, Physical abuse, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Toxic relationship, and Violence
beamsreads's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
Graphic: Kidnapping, Violence, and Gun violence
Moderate: Abandonment
caitlyn_rehs's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Moderate: Death of parent, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Mental illness, Murder, Infidelity, Stalking, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Self harm, Body horror, Kidnapping, Violence, Alcohol, Blood, Car accident, Chronic illness, Gun violence, Suicide attempt, Death, Drug use, and Gaslighting
rodi_queen's review
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Also the leading female is considered beautiful and almost sexually referenced many times from the male’s perspective even though she is in a psychiatric ward due to killing her husband while she is in the main characters therapeutic care.
The story it explains is a 5, Alcestis is an under appreciated literary piece in Greek history. The stories use of common reconstructed modern greek religion was a surprisingly pleasant piece of the novel. The Arete with Alicia’s father and husband, Xenia in the process of ritualized friendship explored by the character Jean-Felix and a strong emphasis placed on the two main characters trying to achieve Eudaimonia through freedom mostly and a couple points in self-suffiency. If exercises Greek traditions in that way.
However, execution needs to be more direct in its timing of the story and the writing could be stronger on the female and male characters alike. In honesty, this book felt as if Alex was banking on the story of Alcestis and Greek culture to really sell his novel. In honesty that’s why I bought it so it worked, I was disappointed overall by how the characters were written and how the story was executed. Otherwise it’s a decent and interesting read.
Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Misogyny, Violence, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Grief, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Medical content, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Toxic friendship, and Toxic relationship
allergachichi's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Stalking, Addiction, and Kidnapping
abireadthat's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.5
Sorry Alex Michaelides. The beginning had me intrigued and hooked because I wanted to learn more about why Alicia was so silent. What was it that had her mute all these years? And what the hell happened to her husband and how he was killed? Very intrigued.
It was such a 'meh' for me. I don't know if I'd actually class it as a psych thrilled to be quite honest.
Unfortunately I am one of those people who can predict the end of thrillers / mysteries and I saw this one coming quite early on. I went "Hah imagine if this whole time *insert ending here*" yeah, I got that quickly.
⭐️⭐️
- Trigger Warnings:
- • Cheating
- • Depression
- • Gaslighting
- • Kidnapping
- • Murder
- • Self Harm
- • Stalking
- • Suicidal ideation
- Drug dealing
Graphic: Murder, Self harm, Drug use, and Drug abuse
Minor: Drug use, Mental illness, Stalking, Murder, Drug abuse, Kidnapping, and Suicidal thoughts
saricostanzo's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Fatphobia, Addiction, Alcoholism, Blood, Gaslighting, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Drug abuse, Death of parent, Child abuse, Gun violence, Suicide, Alcohol, Death, Misogyny, Self harm, Sexual harassment, Violence, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual assault, Suicide attempt, Forced institutionalization, Gore, Physical abuse, Stalking, and Toxic relationship
sharlapeggy's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Blood, Car accident, Alcohol, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual harassment, Stalking, Violence, Addiction, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Murder, Physical abuse, Self harm, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Suicide, Suicide attempt, Toxic friendship, and Toxic relationship