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majakrmer's review
adventurous
dark
slow-paced
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Murder, Death, Misogyny, and Torture
miaaa_lenaaa's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
This actually slayed so hard
Also im literally right about everything
Also LOVED secret circle time with hades 🥰
Also im literally right about everything
Also LOVED secret circle time with hades 🥰
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence, Vomit, Confinement, Grief, Blood, Child abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Torture, Injury/Injury detail, Cannibalism, Gore, Kidnapping, Misogyny, Murder, Sexism, Death, Death of parent, War, Animal death, and Slavery
themushroomforest's review
adventurous
dark
emotional
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
A Song of Death and the Maiden
"Sing, O muse, a song of Death and the maiden"
Deina is a Soul Severer for the House of Hades, one marked by the god of the underworld to serve him. She has lived in the House as long as she can remember, allowed only short walks and a little privacy while she works to pay off her indenture.
But she has Chryse, her fair and lovely friend. Chryse who must be saved, freed, above all else.
But working off their servitude is slow going, so when a chance arises for Deina to win her freedom on a quest for Orpheus the tyrant, she doesn't hesitate.
Loyalties will be won and broken, lives will be fought for and sacrificed, and before their journey is over, Deina and her companions will learn many truths than they never wished for.
But at the end of the day, is not freedom worth all?
I started this book without a huge amount of interest. I enjoyed studying the ancient myths in high school, but since then I haven't really found myself taken in books and stories about the gods and the ancient heroes. I'm not exactly sure why, it's just not my aesthetic.
However, I actually loved this book. I previously enjoyed A Throne of Swans by these authors, and I feel that this ancient era suits their writing style even better than the European fairytale, even though that tends to me more my style.
I figured out a few things early on that made me think there wouldn't be any surprises, but even still at the end there were a few unexpected revelations, which is always fun.
I think the Underworld portion of this book feels like a mix between a Hunger Games novel and the land of Faery as portrayed in Cassandra Clare's novels. The constant bloodthirsty tasks and challenges they have to get through whilst deciding whether or not they trust each other or not, the landscape unpredictable and the inhabitants untrustworthy to the extreme.
I enjoy the way that the Corr's play with the old myths without sticking too closely to them. There were a lot of fun little references and concepts.
I am looking forward to the next installment!
Recommended for fans of The Hunger Games, The Mortal Instruments, Holly Black, Intisar Khanani, and grand adventurous myths.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Confinement, Torture, Trafficking, Fire/Fire injury, Violence, Blood, Grief, Misogyny, Toxic friendship, Murder, Sexism, Slavery, Death, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Terminal illness, Sexual violence, and War
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