Reviews

Die Harpyie, by Megan Hunter

coolsaluki11's review against another edition

2.0

I didn’t understand the ending. The book was very sad and I was left with questions.

norakate's review against another edition

4.0

3.5? 4? I really enjoyed it! It’s a lot different from what I usually read, but was a nice challenge that required more brain power than my usual fluffy romances ❤️

readers_digress's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

I really loved this short, sharp, eerie and yet somehow unspeakably sad book.
Really interesting take on female rage. 

amyurwin's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective tense

4.0

jfruth's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

samiac's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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

4.5

lavredman's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious fast-paced

3.0

sber8121's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

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

3.0

lucereads98's review against another edition

reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

I really liked this but for totally different reasons than I expected. I thought it was gonna be massively unhinged and the hurt Lucy inflicted on Jake would be really dark and twisted, but it wasn’t as horrific as I was expecting.

What I did like was the points on motherhood. As a mother myself I felt like I could relate or at least sympathise with a lot of what she was thinking. I just felt for the MC.

Spoiler

No one was on her side, no one cared about her. Not her cheating husband, not her so called friends who gossiped about her in her own home, not the husband of the woman Jake cheated with, no one. Felt very real - how it always seems to be the woman’s fault.

lindsaytonner's review against another edition

4.0

The story follows Lucy who finds out that her husband has been having an affair. They decide to stay together under the condition that Lucy can hurt her husband three times but the catch is he won’t know when, where or how. The story then goes on to how their lives unfold and the three ways she hurts him. It also looks very closely at Lucy’s emotional state, how she becomes both victim and villain and how this damages her psyche. Inbetween chapters there are snippets that take you into Lucy’s inner monologue, giving you a deeper look into how she is coping. These snippets give you the sense that something big is coming, they are building up to a climax… but what?The ending, told via her inner monologue is startling, swift and brutal.

I absolutely devoured this audiobook. It was so emotionally raw, with realistic characters who were likeable and relatable. I hardly breathed through the entire thing, so caught up was I in Lucy’s dilemmas. I thouroughly recommend it. I would also like to add some Trigger Warnings here, look away if you don’t want spoilers: Domestic abuse/violence, adultery, blood, injuries.