discoangel's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.25
Moderate: Murder, Child death, Rape, Misogyny, and Sexual violence
miastegner's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
3.75
•it could’ve used less misogyny in the way things were framed & overlooked (even with generous leeway for consideration of the time period and what might’ve been the main character’s honest point of view)
•I really appreciated that it didn’t shy away from the queerness of the story, and watching their love for each other evolve as they grew up was really beautiful
•the ending made my cry a little just like my cousin said it would (albeit only after all the death, at
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the mother’s slow acceptance of her son’s chosen partner and eventual willingness to add his name on the grave).Graphic: Murder, Misogyny, Gore, Death, Blood, Sexism, and War
Moderate: Animal death, Rape, Sexual assault, and Self harm
pn__'s review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
Graphic: Homophobia, Misogyny, War, Abandonment, Violence, Blood, Death, Grief, Sexual assault, and Rape
tslover's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: War, Murder, Suicidal thoughts, Homophobia, Grief, Misogyny, Blood, Rape, Slavery, Violence, and Sexism
dragon_lord's review against another edition
- 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? No
4.5
Graphic: Medical content, Misogyny, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Homophobia, Sexism, Murder, Slavery, War, Violence, Physical abuse, Kidnapping, Pregnancy, Animal death, and Death
Moderate: Abandonment, Blood, and Adult/minor relationship
Minor: Sexual content
ai_lin's review
- 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? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Death, Grief, and Abandonment
Moderate: Misogyny, Rape, Sexual assault, Violence, and War
Minor: Injury/injury detail, Murder, Classism, Slavery, and Torture
wren_acorn's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
The writing style is excellent. Usually descriptions of the surroundings take me out of the story but the transitions between dialogue and more descriptive writing were seamless. Maybe because this book isn’t dialogue-heavy to begin with.
I found some details to be a bit repetitive but I love how each time Thetis is presented we are provided a new clever metaphor for the sound of her voice. It grounds us in the story and makes everything very visceral without being redundant.
Love the portrayal of a kid crush. That’s the exact fluttery, can’t-tear-my-eyes-away feeling I had in elementary school.
More mentions of rape and misogyny than I’d anticipated. Doesn’t take away from the book but definitely twists my gut uncomfortably when reading about it.
Only reason this isn’t five stars is cause of the time jumps. Each paragraph the: that evening, the next morning, a year later, that spring. It does fit with the storyteller vibe of mythology and the pacing was still great. I’m not even sure there’s a better way to go about it frankly. It just did knock my focus a little bit and my criteria for 5 stars is that there is absolutely nothing I would change.
Graphic: Misogyny
Moderate: Rape
leonormsousa's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Moderate: Grief, Homophobia, Injury/injury detail, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Medical trauma, Pedophilia, Pregnancy, Suicidal thoughts, Emotional abuse, Violence, Blood, Gore, Misogyny, Murder, Body horror, Death, Sexual assault, Slavery, Medical content, and War
jasminn_perez's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Grief, Injury/injury detail, Violence, Death, and War
Moderate: Misogyny, Murder, Medical content, and Body horror
Minor: Rape
daringreader13's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Sexual harassment, Violence, Child death, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Abandonment, Animal death, Blood, Homophobia, Infidelity, Medical content, Classism, Death, Domestic abuse, Body horror, Child abuse, Gore, Genocide, Grief, Murder, Misogyny, Animal cruelty, Injury/injury detail, Sexism, Sexual violence, Slavery, and War
Moderate: Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Pregnancy, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence