Reviews - Captive in the Underworld

369 reviews for:

Captive in the Underworld

Lianyu Tan

3.38 AVERAGE

nameyourpricee's review

2.25

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.

Content Warnings

malandah's review against another edition

1.5

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

dani_ellie's review against another edition

1.0

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.

claralivesinbooks's review

1.0

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.