Reviews tagging 'Abandonment'

Medusa's Sisters by Lauren J.A. Bear

5 reviews

bookcaptivated's review

adventurous dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense medium-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Pregnancy, Misogyny, Body horror, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, Violence, Death, Sexism, Murder, Toxic relationship, and Grief

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury, Infidelity, and Torture

Minor: Drug use, Vomit, Abortion, Alcohol, and Abandonment

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

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

charlereads's review against another edition

reflective fast-paced

• 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? Yes

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Blood, Death, Gore, Murder, Sexual violence, Violence, Vomit, Abandonment, Grief, Lesbophobia, Misogyny, and Pregnancy

theatrealpaca's review

adventurous challenging inspiring medium-paced

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

4.5

I adore a Medusa retelling and this was no exception. The story was a beautiful weave of many tellings of Medusa's tale and finally brought the nother twp Gorgons into the spotlight. Stheno and Euralye were delightful, infuriating, flawed characters that I miss already. Every page made me stop and reread whole paragraphs, often aloud, just to hear Bear's incredible use of language again. This is her debut novel and I'm blown away by her understanding of the art form so far. I can't wait to see where she goes from here. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Incest, Homophobia, Animal death, Violence, Sexual violence, Outing, Murder, Pregnancy, Lesbophobia, Body horror, Sexual assault, Vomit, Misogyny, Grief, Death, Death of parent, Child death, Blood, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Rape