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Athena's Child by Hannah Lynn

44 reviews

clarissa_lily's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional sad fast-paced

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

3.0

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sb_037's review

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fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? No

3.25

I’d consider this to almost be a Greek mythology pamphlet because of what a quick read it is. The book is promoted as another “feminist retelling” of the story of Medusa, but I think it largely fell flat because of a rushed ending (although the pace of the ending was consistent with the pace of the rest of the book). The conclusion —

being that Perseus is a good man but is drowned out by the failings of men at large

— is difficult to accept because it hinges on a character that is given little to no character development.

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bookhoe1's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional mysterious fast-paced

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

4.0

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loafyn's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional informative inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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cynicalraven's review against another edition

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dark sad fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character

3.25

I hoped for more... I loved Medusa's characterization but the story is basically Ovid's one. I wished there was more "retelling", more original elements. Best part of the book was Peseus' and Medusa's

conversation at the end

Please check the content warnings. Although, if you're familiar with the story you already know what I'm referring to.

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_viiii_'s review against another edition

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adventurous reflective sad fast-paced

3.75

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enjolrss's review against another edition

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dark informative fast-paced

3.0

Lettura piacevole e scorrevole, ma la storia avrebbe potuto essere molto più dettagliata e approfondita. Il libro cavalca l'onda di Circe e la Canzone di Achille, ma purtroppo non arriva allo stesso livello. (Per chi cerca la versione inglese il titolo originale è Athena's child)

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rd77's review against another edition

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dark emotional sad fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix

3.5

A sad story that brings a new perspective to the story of Medusa. I think I would have liked it more if the book was longer. It felt very short, so there was little room to develop characters and settings, to the point that one feels unattached to most characters besides Medusa and Perseus.

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coles14_'s review against another edition

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emotional fast-paced

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

4.0

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hopelesswonderer's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional sad fast-paced

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

4.0

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