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Ithaca by Claire North

27 reviews

cookiegirl89089's review

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slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

this book was a gift and while i enjoyed the beginning and end i nearly dnf during the middle part and was struggling to get through chapters without feeling bored. its not bad and i enjoyed the writing style but i don't think i'll be re-reading it or checking out the sequel. also i've seen a lot of people talk about having hera as the narrator and while it caught me of guard i quite enjoyed seeing the story told from a 3rd person view where you don't always know what everyones thinking, plus the added information about certain details other characters wouldn't have known. i liked parts of it and disliked others, maybe its just not my cup of tea. as far as greek myth retellings go it was pretty decent
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happy_meeal's review against another edition

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reflective tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? N/A
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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madamenovelist's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional sad tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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historic_wince's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional inspiring tense medium-paced
  • 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? Yes

5.0

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nataliii's review against another edition

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reflective tense slow-paced
  • 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? It's complicated

2.5

This book had glimmers of success in style/tone and touching emotional or reflective moments, but overall fell short of an engaging story and narrative style for me. I found it inconsistent throughout, starting out highly, nearly annoyingly, lyrical (said as one who enjoys lyrical prose) alongside strange dry snark that felt out of place coupled with the lyrical surroundings of the first 1/4. I did enjoy Hera as the narrator, though agree that it did create a lot of distance between the reader and main characters - I wanted to be closer to Penelope’s and Telemachus’s thoughts and emotions. 
Appreciated the potential and ambition, but this didn’t really pan out for me and I likely won’t read the next installment. 

Thanks to NetGalley and Redhook for an eARC of this book.
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tinybluepixel's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging emotional mysterious reflective sad slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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anapthine's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional tense 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? No

4.25

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