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Orpheus Girl by Brynne Rebele-Henry

31 reviews

itsbumley's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful sad medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Outing, Religious bigotry, Self harm, Lesbophobia, Mental illness, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Hate crime, Deadnaming, Transphobia, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Car accident, Gaslighting, Homophobia, Suicidal thoughts, and Physical abuse

eurydice_books_09's review

challenging emotional hopeful reflective sad fast-paced

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

4.0

very good book! I read this because of the Greek mythology references and I’m not disappointed! this book is very deep and emotional though so big trigger warning on that. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Torture, Deadnaming, Homophobia, Blood, Child abuse, Car accident, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Vomit, Transphobia, Self harm, Religious bigotry, Suicide attempt, Physical abuse, Outing, Mental illness, and Lesbophobia

sisters26's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-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? It's complicated

4.5

one of the most heartbreaking book I've ever had to read. 

A book about conversion therapy, that sentence alone tells you everything you need to know. It has really graphic lgbtq+ phobia and is definitely a painful (& heartbreaking) read. it may be a short novel but the impact it has is for me much longer. I think it shows very well the dark side of ignorance and how it can lead people to violence and hatred. Places like that shouldn't even exist, not only are these useless (sexuality and gender identity are not a choice) but they are really harmful, they can lead to people hurting themselves or far worse. That's also why I think this book is important because it clearly show without filters the harm that's caused by those places. We're talking about torturing teenagers for who they love or what they identify as. As heartbreaking as it is, I also sensed a bit of hopefulness from the characters that choose to support each other in those difficult condition. 

On the artistic level, I loved the writing style of the author and how she referenced the myth of Orpheus throughout the book with the metaphor of the wings. I saw people naming it as "annoying" but I liked it, because for me it represents the "personality" of the main character. They may have cut her wings but she never stopped trying to fly.

If you plan to read it PLEASE do check the trigger warnings beforehand because it's really a lot to take.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Deadnaming, Homophobia, Lesbophobia, Outing, Religious bigotry, and Transphobia

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Car accident, Suicide attempt, and Violence

Minor: Self harm, Vomit, Abandonment, and Blood

emcp's review

dark sad fast-paced

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

2.5

I’m always sad to give negative reviews to queer love stories, but I really struggled to get through this very short book. The characters all feel one-dimensional; Raya and Sarah’s relationship has no depth. It’s a lot of telling and very little showing — even the link to the myth of Orpheus was tenuous and had to be explained repeatedly throughout the story. Take these content warnings seriously, because 90% of this book is just pain and torture, and the ending can only barely be described as “happy.” 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Dysphoria, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Transphobia, Violence, Blood, Car accident, Deadnaming, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Lesbophobia, Gaslighting, Self harm, Hate crime, Outing, and Religious bigotry

amorg2013's review

dark emotional hopeful sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Transphobia, Physical abuse, Outing, Forced institutionalization, Deadnaming, Homophobia, Religious bigotry, Child abuse, and Torture

Moderate: Car accident and Abandonment

starship_olympus's review

dark emotional sad slow-paced

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

1.0

I just grabbed this from the LGBTQ+ section at my library because if there's anything to do with Orpheus and Eurydice in any form of media I'm there for it. 

But the writing style wasn't really for me, and I wasn't invested in the story. I almost DNF but I had a few hours free so I kinda just skimmed the book stopping to read every few pages. 
I can definitely see why this book could be loved by some, if it had been my cup of tea I would've been all over the prose, the characters, their differences and their love. I did want a 'happy' ending (as happy as an ending of this book could be)

and I am glad we got it, with the girls and some kids escaping the camp, and the camp (most likely?) being brought down

but the journey there wasn't for me. 

I know Orpheus is a tragedy, and there was tragedy here. It's not a book for the faint of heart, or an easy read. Even just skimming it I had an emotional reaction to what was going on. I think it could be a wonderful and visceral and beautiful novella. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Hate crime, Outing, Self harm, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Misogyny, Religious bigotry, Sexism, Suicide attempt, Body shaming, Child abuse, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Dysphoria, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Biphobia, Bullying, Homophobia, Medical content, Mental illness, Lesbophobia, Suicide, Torture, Transphobia, Acephobia/Arophobia, and Deadnaming

Moderate: Abandonment, Ableism, Addiction, Alcohol, and Bullying

Minor: Car accident, Cursing, Death, and Death of parent

elainegriff's review

challenging dark emotional 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

4.0

heartbreaking and terrifying, especially to read now with the anti lgbtq+ policy being enacted recently

I love love the queer girl trope of childhood best friends to lovers, We Are Okay is another good one for that

the prose was pretty but repetitive at times and I think some of the graphic scenes could have been written with more care

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Outing, Homophobia, Lesbophobia, Child abuse, and Deadnaming

Moderate: Car accident and Suicide attempt

There’s also graphic depictions of electric shock treatment

daniboiii's review

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Biphobia, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Lesbophobia, Transphobia, Car accident, Cursing, Deadnaming, Drug use, Forced institutionalization, Physical abuse, Suicide attempt, and Self harm

willows_books's review

challenging dark emotional hopeful sad tense medium-paced

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

First book to ever make me ugly cry. I love it with all my heart

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Religious bigotry, Physical abuse, Torture, and Violence

Moderate: Blood

Minor: Car accident

juliane_reads's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful inspiring sad fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Outing, Dysphoria, Suicide attempt, Transphobia, Car accident, Biphobia, Religious bigotry, Lesbophobia, Homophobia, and Deadnaming