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sarahsbooklife's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Murder, Grief, War, Misogyny, and Child death
Moderate: Rape, Blood, Sexual assault, Pregnancy, Slavery, Gaslighting, and Violence
Minor: Vomit, Alcohol, Classism, Infidelity, Toxic relationship, and Suicidal thoughts
bectothebooks's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: War, Death, Murder, Death of parent, Infidelity, Grief, Child death, and Suicidal thoughts
Moderate: Blood, Misogyny, Confinement, Gaslighting, Rape, Sexism, and Gore
Minor: Incest and Pregnancy
blancablar's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Death and Child death
Moderate: Sexism, Murder, Gaslighting, Death of parent, Deportation, War, Rape, and Abandonment
Minor: Cannibalism, Animal death, Pregnancy, and Confinement
dearbhlanoonan's review
- 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
Graphic: Child death, Grief, War, and Murder
Moderate: Death of parent, Confinement, Gaslighting, Sexual content, and Rape
Minor: Incest
nicnevin's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Abandonment, Confinement, Death, Drug use, War, Torture, Suicidal thoughts, Slavery, Sexual violence, Sexism, Infidelity, Adult/minor relationship, Child death, Xenophobia, Violence, Ableism, Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Toxic relationship, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, Rape, Murder, Misogyny, Gaslighting, Gore, Toxic friendship, Mental illness, Blood, Cannibalism, Chronic illness, Classism, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail
ghostlyprince's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Blood, Slavery, Grief, Kidnapping, Confinement, Death of parent, Murder, War, Abandonment, Child death, and Death
Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Animal death, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Infidelity, and Misogyny
Minor: Cannibalism, Sexual violence, Rape, Sexual assault, and Incest
molly_greenshields's review
- 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
5.0
Graphic: Child death, Gaslighting, and Grief
amelianotthepilot's review against another edition
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
2.0
Yet again I'm unimpressed with these retellings. I love greek mythology so much that I will read anything involving it but these retellings are really lacking for me. It's something with how the author depicts women.
It was a feminist retelling, highlighting the struggles the women had to endure and the unfairness of society but it also seemed like a dated feminist view. The women were powerless and trapped in their gender roles but it seemed like the author was content with that. I think a gender essay could definitely be written about the representation in this story which at least highlights the women's stories who were often overlooked but it really fell flat for me. There also could have been a lot more queer representation, especially since ancient Rome and Greece were known for having lots of queer relationships.
Graphic: War, Rape, Pregnancy, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Infidelity, Grief, Violence, Sexism, Medical trauma, Suicide, Sexual assault, Death, and Child death
motleybooksandtea's review
- 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
3.5
Graphic: Child death, Blood, Gore, Mental illness, War, Murder, Death, Gaslighting, and Grief