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3.37 AVERAGE
3.37 AVERAGE
adventurous
dark
emotional
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Violence
Minor: Incest
dark
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
some things you NEED TO KNOW before reading this book. most of the “sex scenes” are rape scenes, until the VERY LAST ONE. we see retrospectively no growth in the relationship between hades and persephone, just a time jump that explains things were “calm” during said time. i feel that dark romance is a genre with SO MUCH POTENTIAL for people to completely dissociate from reality and revel in something not quite typical but also not dangerous, or hurting anyone! i just don’t think this book is a good example of it. which truly does pain me to say, because lianyu tan is truly a talented writer. she holds the ability to transport you off page and right onto a movie in your head. it made me so upset that she chose to bring this particular story to life with this talent.
adventurous
dark
emotional
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I did not have high expectations for this book, since the ratings were pretty low, but I was surprised to find that I enjoyed this story. Yes, the romance was very dark and sometimes disturbing, but there were also elements that I really liked about it. And the writing was so good and engaging, I could not put it down.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault
Moderate: Physical abuse, Sexism
challenging
dark
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
not a fun read. boring. hated every character. got better as the story went on and learning about mythology is cool but that was its only
saving grace.
saving grace.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Rape
dark
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
I knew what i was getting into with all those content warnings, but no one said anything about the abusive interpretation of Demeter. Villain Demeter narrative has long been out there, but when that villainy is also aggresively aimed at her daughter? I can't.
None of this was for me. I should've taken heed of the warnings... they're there for a reason.
None of this was for me. I should've taken heed of the warnings... they're there for a reason.
challenging
dark
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This book is VILE. I cannot believe a woman wrote this. I finished because I thought, since this is a retelling and you can do whatever you want with the story, that the book had a change of redemption. I am familiar with the original myth and I thought the author would change things a bit. Alas, no. We end up with Persephone falling in love with her kidnapper, rapist and abuser. And forgiving her and diminishing everything that happened? Fuck no. Stay away from this, there are many retellings out there, don't pick up this one.
challenging
dark
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual violence, Violence
Moderate: Child abuse