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bookishwondergoth's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
For a book so focused around the black market trade of antiquities, I was a bit disappointed that the role of the British Empire in plundering Greece artifacts was never really raised. There was very little nuance in relation to this subject which threw me out of the book a bit. I think it would have been a more interesting read to have that kind of topic included.
I really enjoyed the side characters (Lady Latimer being a particular favourite).
Overall glad I read this. Recommended to those looking for a nicely paced, ambiguously supernatural historical mystery.
Graphic: Death of parent, Sexism, Domestic abuse, Murder, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, Animal death, and Terminal illness
Moderate: Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Gore, Body shaming, and Fatphobia
Minor: Kidnapping, War, and Homophobia
Instances of sexism, misogyny and homophobia etc. are in-world and consistent with the time period. They are also challenged, addresses or overcome. Also with regard to the animal death:janieke's review
Moderate: Emotional abuse
currant7's review
- 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? It's complicated
4.0
- myths and mythology reimagination
- mystery and intrigue
Minor: Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Child abuse, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, and Emotional abuse
death of a beloved animal, parents, and sibling, child abuse, domestic violence/abusebooksemmahasread's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
Moderate: Violence, Death, Domestic abuse, Murder, Emotional abuse, Animal death, and Death of parent
thesawyerbean's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
I also found the historical setting of Georgian England to be quite unbelievable due to the manner of speaking, some of the behaviour and some of the social/political attitudes of the characters not being aligned with what I’d expect from characters in this era. While it was refreshing to see in certain ways, it wasn’t exactly historically accurate.
However ultimately I was quite satisfied with the ending. There were some loose ends that I don’t think were properly addressed, which may have just been added to add mystique midway through the book. An interesting take on a greek myth retelling for sure.
Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Domestic abuse, Injury/Injury detail, and Medical trauma
Moderate: Death of parent, Death, Alcohol, Murder, Vomit, Misogyny, and Emotional abuse
jamieleepilk's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Graphic: Animal death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, and Murder
Minor: Alcohol, Blood, Body horror, Death, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail