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3.15 AVERAGE
3.15 AVERAGE
I'm mostly just left feeling confused by this. The art was lovely. Maria Llovet did a beautiful job. But my issue is with the story as a whole. I feel that nothing was explained enough. I'm fine with their being some necessary inference in a story, but there has to be enough plot for me to follow. That wasn't the case with this. I feel like I was bumbling along following the story mostly through the illustration and occasionally getting a little clarity from the text. I enjoyed what I understood, I just feel like there was more story to be told.
**I received an eARC from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Big thanks to NetGalley and the publisher!
**I received an eARC from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Big thanks to NetGalley and the publisher!
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Not much to say other than nice art???? I'm not well versed enough in ancient greek myths so IDK how good the story was in regards to those myths, but I'm not sure if it would have made a big difference to me.... Like, I guESS it was kinda spooky? Probably only of light interest to people who are into this new fangled "dark academia" thing.
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
N/A
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Eros/Psyche is a sapphic young adult romance graphic novel omnibus that collects four individual issues and extra art into one section. It comes from Maria LLovet from Barcelona.
It follows two young women/teen girls, Silje and Sara who attend La Rosa (the Rose) boarding school. it features young witches learning magic in a school that has rigorous rules and consequences for breaking them can lead up to death.It does however have intricate, entrancing art and covers the themes of love, devotion, tragedy and young women coming into themselves.
The plot followed a good narrative and the gorgeous artwork that features many elements of flowers, minimalism, shadow and light really drives the story home. I did feel choked up at parts. Though it is a young adult novel about love, any of the physical parts are handled tastefully and though the relationship progressed quickly, I did not feel as if it was done so uselessly. The characters fit well together.
The art mixed many elements of 'traditional' hearth witch magic, involving flowers, tinctures, and and mystical elements as well. I want to buy this with my own money just to display, it was enchanting. If I may make one criticism, the ending felt a little rushed for me, personally, and I was a little disappointed with how it was left off. That may have been a personal choice by the author, though. Some of the images may be triggering for younger viewers, though it is age appropriate as described. I would give this a solid four out of five.
I would recommend this strongly to any fans of sapphic romance, witchy vibes, cottage core hearth witch bloody delight. I wish I had more words to encapsulate the entire atmosphere of this book.
It follows two young women/teen girls, Silje and Sara who attend La Rosa (the Rose) boarding school. it features young witches learning magic in a school that has rigorous rules and consequences for breaking them can lead up to death.It does however have intricate, entrancing art and covers the themes of love, devotion, tragedy and young women coming into themselves.
The plot followed a good narrative and the gorgeous artwork that features many elements of flowers, minimalism, shadow and light really drives the story home. I did feel choked up at parts. Though it is a young adult novel about love, any of the physical parts are handled tastefully and though the relationship progressed quickly, I did not feel as if it was done so uselessly. The characters fit well together.
The art mixed many elements of 'traditional' hearth witch magic, involving flowers, tinctures, and and mystical elements as well. I want to buy this with my own money just to display, it was enchanting. If I may make one criticism, the ending felt a little rushed for me, personally, and I was a little disappointed with how it was left off. That may have been a personal choice by the author, though. Some of the images may be triggering for younger viewers, though it is age appropriate as described. I would give this a solid four out of five.
I would recommend this strongly to any fans of sapphic romance, witchy vibes, cottage core hearth witch bloody delight. I wish I had more words to encapsulate the entire atmosphere of this book.
mysterious
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
ARC received from the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
This is one of those lovely books that makes me sit back and consider, how do I actually rate books? Based on pure vibes alone, this might even be 4.5 or 5 stars for me, but compared to what I was expecting, this fell short. Maria Llovet's Eros/Psyche tries really hard to act like it has a strong plot when you read the back cover, but don't expect any strong worldbuilding or storyline. This felt more like a dream, like listening to your grandmother on her rocking chair as she tells an old story.
The Rose is the center of this story, a mysterious female boarding school with strict rules. While the back cover says the curses and spells happen at night, they are definitely happening in broad daylight. The story moves through Sara's first year at the academy and as the secrets build, tragedies strike, and student numbers dwindle, she and the key student, Silje, slowly fall in love. This book gets a 10/10 for sapphic witchy dark academia vibes, but this isn't a book you should go into expecting it to be what it says it is. Instead, you follow Sara from one hazy season to the next, as the secrets and rules and mysterium build, and you might walk away understanding nothing but the ending— but for me, I was alright with that.
❧ 3.5 ★
This is one of those lovely books that makes me sit back and consider, how do I actually rate books? Based on pure vibes alone, this might even be 4.5 or 5 stars for me, but compared to what I was expecting, this fell short. Maria Llovet's Eros/Psyche tries really hard to act like it has a strong plot when you read the back cover, but don't expect any strong worldbuilding or storyline. This felt more like a dream, like listening to your grandmother on her rocking chair as she tells an old story.
The Rose is the center of this story, a mysterious female boarding school with strict rules. While the back cover says the curses and spells happen at night, they are definitely happening in broad daylight. The story moves through Sara's first year at the academy and as the secrets build, tragedies strike, and student numbers dwindle, she and the key student, Silje, slowly fall in love. This book gets a 10/10 for sapphic witchy dark academia vibes, but this isn't a book you should go into expecting it to be what it says it is. Instead, you follow Sara from one hazy season to the next, as the secrets and rules and mysterium build, and you might walk away understanding nothing but the ending— but for me, I was alright with that.
❧ 3.5 ★