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Medusa's Sisters by Lauren J.A. Bear

13 reviews

teganbeesebooks's review

adventurous dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion, Emotional abuse, Lesbophobia, Body horror, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Alcohol, Death, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Child death, Gore, Infidelity, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Body shaming, Sexism, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Rape, Sexual content, Medical trauma, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Medical content, Misogyny, Pregnancy, and Violence

pageturnerpam's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Incest, Sexual harassment, Rape, Violence, and Sexual violence

cheyennedierker's review

adventurous emotional reflective tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

5.0/5.0 ⭐

A masterpiece of Greek mythology retelling. Lauren J.A. Bear's 'Medusa's Sisters' delves deep into the lives of Medusa, Stheno, and Euryale, shedding light on their forgotten stories with stunning prose. Through these deeply flawed yet compelling characters, Bear navigates themes of trauma, resilience, and the bonds of sisterhood. 

It was poetic. It was intelligent. You should read it, particularly if you loved Madeline Miller's 'Circe' as it's the first I have found that actually holds up to the comparison.

Hardcover | Public Library

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Rape, Sexual violence, and Homophobia

pn_hinton's review

challenging dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Rape, and Sexual assault

fkshg8465's review against another edition

dark emotional informative sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

There were pockets of passages that were great to read, but I was bored for the most part, which was disappointing because there’s a lot of good storytelling to be had in any mythological canons.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Incest, Pregnancy, Sexual violence, Torture, Sexism, Sexual assault, Violence, Death, Child death, Emotional abuse, Suicide, Bullying, Abandonment, Rape, Murder, Physical abuse, Animal death, Blood, Gore, Sexual harassment, Body horror, and Injury/Injury detail

lillypad827's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

• 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? Yes

3.75

I’ve always been drawn to Greek mythology and deeply enjoyed Madeline Miller’s books and wanted to give this one a shot too. This was so much darker than I could have anticipated. It’s a fascinating story and held my interest, though it was a bit slow in the very beginning. My biggest qualm with this was a lack of content warning. Not everyone knows the myth of how and why Medusa was cursed.

There was a graphic depiction of sexual assault that I was unprepared for.

Regardless of this being fantasy, content warnings are essential.

I also found the character of Euryales so unlikeable which made it hard to read her chapters sometimes.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual violence, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Suicide and Suicidal thoughts

el_wheel's review

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Infidelity, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Pregnancy, Rape, Toxic relationship, and Violence

naardvark's review

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Rape, Sexual violence, Pregnancy, Murder, and Abandonment

kiwi_00's review

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual violence, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Murder, Death, Homophobia, and Physical abuse

ladygray45's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

• 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Injury/Injury detail