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kailawalton's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- 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
3.75
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Gore, Homophobia, Violence, Suicide attempt, and Murder
Moderate: Sexual content
semisinful's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
1.5
Graphic: Animal death, Biphobia, Body horror, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Hate crime, Homophobia, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Lesbophobia, Outing, Gaslighting, and Colonisation
vixenreader's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Infidelity, Misogyny, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Cannibalism, Murder, Lesbophobia, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Domestic abuse, Sexism, Torture, Grief, and Suicide attempt
Minor: Stalking, Suicide attempt, and Alcohol
Be aware that there are scenes of drowning, death of a sibling, romantic manipulation, strangulation, and explicit sapphic sex.themelleh's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
I’m going to leave this as my completely incoherent mess of a review but what an absolutely wild ride. It’s so dark and messy and absolutely different from what I usually read. It was also so beautiful and painful despite it’s darkness and the infuriatingness of Jaq’s devotion to Lily was so frustrating. The absolutely beauty of the sister-ship of our crew was magnificent. It’s quite the read. I would love a fully fleshed out tale of all our girls, their origins and their adventures on the seas. It’s such a gorgeous take on mythology and how women are treated.
I couldn’t stop reading. I devoured it in one sitting.
Moderate: Animal death, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Grief, and Murder
simonlorden's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
A quick and thrilling read, full of myth and magic and the sea. Lily and Jaq are lovers, two of many women sailing aboard the mysterious ship called the Scylla, in an endless present without any memory of their pasts.
I loved how the story and the nature of the women aboard the Scylla gradually came to light. I wasn't particularly fond of Jaq, but the book had a really immersive style, and Jaq's possessive desire for Lily drives the story. The ending was unexpected and truly chilling.
Also, Yinka is just the best.
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Gore, Sexual content, Violence, Murder, and Lesbophobia
hailstorm3812's review against another edition
- 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
4.0
Graphic: Death, Homophobia, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Lesbophobia
Minor: Body horror, Death, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual content, Suicide attempt, Outing, and Injury/Injury detail
atlastheninth's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
"A simple truth known long to men and only now discovered by womenfolk. We crave violence. So we swallow violent men."
Graphic: Gore, Violence, and Murder
Moderate: Animal death and Sexual content