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A review by books_with_caity
Daughter of Chaos by A.S. Webb
slow-paced
- Loveable characters? No
2.0
Sad to say I did not like this book.
The way the author bends Greek mythology to better fit the story honestly just frustrated me. I don't mind things being changed in retelling to make them more original to an extent but this felt like it lacked sense and was disrespectful to the original myths.
The queer rep also fell flat for me. Manto, a non-binary character, was given next to no personality and was only there for a handful of chapters. They felt like nothing more than a token queer character. Danae, the main character, is also apparently bisexual, this really isn't shown at all other than occasionally sharing some longing looks withs Atalanta. Danae spends the entire book ogling male side characters and eventually sleeps with one. I wouldn't be so mad about Danae eventually ending up with a man if her attraction to women was better developed. Alas she felt like another token queer.
The first 40% of the book was so slow paced it was honestly painful to get through And if you do manage to make it through that the next 60% jumps from event to event at a rapid pace but still somehow leaves you feeling like nothing is actually happening. Once you finally make it to the end, it is rushed, anti-climactic, and just generally boring.
It is safe to say I will not be picking up book 2 when it comes out.
The way the author bends Greek mythology to better fit the story honestly just frustrated me. I don't mind things being changed in retelling to make them more original to an extent but this felt like it lacked sense and was disrespectful to the original myths.
The queer rep also fell flat for me. Manto, a non-binary character, was given next to no personality and was only there for a handful of chapters. They felt like nothing more than a token queer character. Danae, the main character, is also apparently bisexual, this really isn't shown at all other than occasionally sharing some longing looks withs Atalanta. Danae spends the entire book ogling male side characters and eventually sleeps with one. I wouldn't be so mad about Danae eventually ending up with a man if her attraction to women was better developed. Alas she felt like another token queer.
The first 40% of the book was so slow paced it was honestly painful to get through And if you do manage to make it through that the next 60% jumps from event to event at a rapid pace but still somehow leaves you feeling like nothing is actually happening. Once you finally make it to the end, it is rushed, anti-climactic, and just generally boring.
It is safe to say I will not be picking up book 2 when it comes out.