Review by phoebebird - Phaedra

phoebebird 's review for:

Phaedra by Laura Shepperson

2.0

dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

This book could have been great. The origin myths chosen are very conducive to interpretation and the author had some interesting ideas about where Phaedra’s story might’ve gone. It is really the writing that fails here. There are far too many POVs, especially from characters who show up once and disappear, or are not crucial to the plot. As if this wasn’t confusing enough, the writing itself is clunky and disorganized. There is a lot of tense confusion and it makes for a sometimes hard-to-follow read.

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