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laurenlee2158'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: Suicide attempt, Panic attacks/disorders, Blood, Stalking, Self harm, Mental illness, Death of parent, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Death, Violence, Toxic relationship, Suicidal thoughts, Murder, Gun violence, Medical trauma, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, Forced institutionalization, and Infidelity
Minor: Car accident
lydtt's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, and Mental illness
ecw47's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Suicide, Mental illness, Gun violence, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Gaslighting, Murder, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Violence, Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Stalking
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Drug use, Drug abuse, and Death of parent
Minor: Car accident and Blood
cassie_amberger's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Graphic: Mental illness, Forced institutionalization, and Death
Moderate: Violence, Suicide attempt, Medical content, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Murder, and Stalking
rodi_queen's review against another edition
- 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
k_t_s's review against another edition
- 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
5.0
Graphic: Grief, Murder, Toxic relationship, Violence, Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Suicide, Abandonment, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Self harm, and Suicide attempt
amelia_d's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Mental illness, Suicide, Panic attacks/disorders, and Suicide attempt
evander_og's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Mental illness, Violence, Gun violence, Stalking, Toxic relationship, Car accident, Murder, and Infidelity
Moderate: Torture, Gaslighting, Panic attacks/disorders, and Suicidal thoughts
nasya_4567's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
…Actually no 😀
The way the writing was structured was really clever, because that is was kept the reveal from being guessable. LIKE I DID NOT SEE THAT COMING.
The ending with the snowflakes was very cinematic if that makes sense 🧐😮💨👌
Moderate: Stalking, Medical trauma, Self harm, Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Alcoholism, Mental illness, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Terminal illness, and Suicide
maaanaaan's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Infidelity, Medical trauma, Drug abuse, Alcohol, Suicide, Murder, Torture, Self harm, Panic attacks/disorders, Death, Mental illness, Emotional abuse, Car accident, Child abuse, Abandonment, Forced institutionalization, Gun violence, Hate crime, and Grief