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moxiemin's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
This book will be living rent free in my head for a while!
A Medusa retelling, set on the campus of a Ivy League School, where Medusa is queer. Seriously maybe I should just have taken this book as a IV drug.
Please before you take this book on check the trigger warnings, bc there are a lot. And your mental health matters!
A Medusa retelling, set on the campus of a Ivy League School, where Medusa is queer. Seriously maybe I should just have taken this book as a IV drug.
Please before you take this book on check the trigger warnings, bc there are a lot. And your mental health matters!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual assault and Sexual violence
Moderate: Hate crime, Misogyny, and Panic attacks/disorders
Minor: Vomit
kayys_library's review against another edition
dark
emotional
inspiring
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Rape, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, and Sexual harassment
Moderate: Hate crime, Homophobia, and Lesbophobia
caitlinemccann's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
I enjoyed the dark academic setting and the overall twist on the Medusa mythos. If anything, I just wanted more of this--the pacing in particular felt rushed and I would have loved to see the tension stretched out. But this was a quick and compelling read and I'm excited to try more from Giana Darling in the future.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Bullying, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Grief, Lesbophobia, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, and Outing
Minor: Vomit
The author warns in the beginning that the on-page sexual violence are explicitly in Chapter 2, which she says you can skip. It is referenced throughout the book, but less graphically. So if you need to skip that chapter, you can.
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