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raemow's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
3.5
Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Infidelity, Mental illness, Sexual assault, Blood, Dementia, Grief, Alcohol, and Classism
orireading's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Drug use, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Alcohol
Minor: Death, Suicide, and Death of parent
sjanke2'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? It's complicated
3.25
Casting: ironically, Phoebe Bridgers as Karina and Daisy Edgar Jones as Louisa
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Cursing, Drug use, Infidelity, Mental illness, Rape, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Dementia, Grief, Death of parent, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment
bella_cavicchi's review
- 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
4.5
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Rape, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Grief, and Death of parent
Minor: Drug use, Sexism, Suicide attempt, and Alcohol
wormsforbrains's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
coming back to bump it down from 5 stars because
Graphic: Sexual assault
Moderate: Drug use, Physical abuse, Suicide, Dementia, Death of parent, and Alcohol
caseythereader'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
- SIRENS AND MUSES is atmospheric, enveloping the reader in the characters' art world bubble.
- It's got a touch of Donna Tartt to it, with the wealthy college students getting wrapped up in each other and their studies, and I think anyone who has ever been in an art program (hi, me) will find some aspects of the story highly, maybe uncomfortably, relatable.
- This book gets really deep into questions about what and who is art for, and while the fine art vs the internet throughline could have been trite, I think it was pretty well done. Additionally, the bits about how so much art has simply become items for wealthy billionaires to trade around...whew.
Graphic: Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Grief, Death of parent, Alcohol, and Classism