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ezrazoe4's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
My main gripe with romance is how slow the pacing is, sometimes. This book dragged a lot until the middle, which almost made me stop reading. There is no substantial plot, but that is expected from a romance novel. I feel like the characters are underdeveloped- maybe because it's a retelling, but it feels like the character's personalities were barely explored. There could have been so much more to Hades' character. How misogyny affected her role and power was touched on, but not enough in my opinion. Misogyny is a big theme in this book, and we never get a reason why Hades is perfectly alright with contributing to the misogyny by literally kidnapping Persephone, despite her being, you know, a woman. We do get a single vulnerable moment of her, but at that point it was too little, too late.
Again, maybe I'm just expecting the wrong things from dark romance. I've been going into these with the expectations of romance and emotional closeness and connection- except here these things are only physical. Maybe I need to keep looking.
Graphic: Toxic relationship and Rape
Moderate: Lesbophobia and Misogyny
Minor: Suicidal thoughts
thesapphiccelticbookworm's review against another edition
- 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? It's complicated
3.75
Graphic: Toxic relationship, Death, Forced institutionalization, Child death, Domestic abuse, Kidnapping, Violence, Torture, Confinement, and Rape
Moderate: Sexism
binevolentbookworm's review against another edition
Graphic: Toxic relationship, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual violence, and Sexual assault
Moderate: Confinement
Minor: Blood
ichijiku's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Toxic relationship, Violence, Rape, and Kidnapping
Moderate: Sexual violence, Child abuse, and Torture
kenziebeck's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Murder, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Abandonment, Animal cruelty, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Lesbophobia, Alcohol, Domestic abuse, and Kidnapping
Minor: Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Incest, and Genocide
martymjj's review against another edition
It was a bad read from the start but the more you read the worse it gets. The main character is abused by everyone in the book, her mother first and when she meets her captor/love intrest it only gets worse. It's a neverending spiral of violence.
Graphic: Rape, Torture, Toxic relationship, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, and Confinement
booksdogsandcoffee's review against another edition
- 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
4.0
Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Rape, Sexual content, and Toxic relationship
zefrien's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Rape, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, and Emotional abuse
Moderate: Confinement, Sexual assault, Physical abuse, and Kidnapping