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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.
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.readingwith_kelsey's review against another edition
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
๐๐ค ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐: ๐บ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ฝ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ Giana Darling
โ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ๐บ ๐ด๐ฉ๐ข๐ญ๐ญ ๐ง๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ญ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ท๐ฆ๐ฏ๐จ๐ฆ๐ข๐ฏ๐ค๐ฆ ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ฎ๐บ ๐ธ๐ณ๐ข๐ต๐ฉโ
๐ แดแดแด แด๊ฑแด สแดแดแดสสษชษดษข
โจ แด แดสแด แดแดแดแด แดแดษชแด
๐ ๊ฑแดแดแดสษชแด สแดแดแดษดแดแด
โจ ๊ฐแดแดษชษดษชษดแด สแดษขแด
๐ แดสแดแดแดแด ๊ฑแดสแด ษชแด แดส๊ฑ
โจ ๊ฐแดแดษดแด ๊ฐแดแดษชสส
๐ สแดแด แดษดษขแด แดสแดแด
โจ แดแดแดแด๊ฑษชแดแด๊ฑ แดแดแดสแดแดแด
What a way to start my Giana Darling journey, omg. This was my first read by her and letโs just say she has a new fan. This Medusa retelling was everything I didnโt know my feminist heart needed.
Serpentine Valentine was the most raw and beautiful depiction of feminine rage. If you donโt know the story of Medusa, make sure you do your research on that before picking this up because *๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐*. Giana was able to hit all of my emotions with her poetic-like writing style.
Lex has easily become a new all time favorite FMC for me. Her resilience, strength, and feminine power left me in awe multiple times throughout this story. Her transformation into darkness was tragically beautiful. Lexโs revenge plan brought Luna into her rage filled atmosphere but the way Lunaโs light and kindness softened Lex was incredible. The chemistry between these two dichotomies was truly addicting. I canโt skip over my love for ๐ป๐๐ ๐ด๐๐ ๐ฌ๐๐๐๐ ๐ช๐๐๐ turned all woman wolf pack. The found family amongst these badass women was undeniable.
๐ ๐๐๐ฌ๐จ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ญ๐๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐๐๐งโ๐ญ ๐ฐ๐๐ข๐ญ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐๐ฏ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ฆ๐จ๐ซ๐ ๐จ๐ ๐๐ข๐๐ง๐โ๐ฌ ๐๐๐๐ค๐ฅ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ
tw: this story contains topics which may be sensitive to some readers.
โ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ๐บ ๐ด๐ฉ๐ข๐ญ๐ญ ๐ง๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ญ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ท๐ฆ๐ฏ๐จ๐ฆ๐ข๐ฏ๐ค๐ฆ ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ฎ๐บ ๐ธ๐ณ๐ข๐ต๐ฉโ
๐ แดแดแด แด๊ฑแด สแดแดแดสสษชษดษข
โจ แด แดสแด แดแดแดแด แดแดษชแด
๐ ๊ฑแดแดแดสษชแด สแดแดแดษดแดแด
โจ ๊ฐแดแดษชษดษชษดแด สแดษขแด
๐ แดสแดแดแดแด ๊ฑแดสแด ษชแด แดส๊ฑ
โจ ๊ฐแดแดษดแด ๊ฐแดแดษชสส
๐ สแดแด แดษดษขแด แดสแดแด
โจ แดแดแดแด๊ฑษชแดแด๊ฑ แดแดแดสแดแดแด
What a way to start my Giana Darling journey, omg. This was my first read by her and letโs just say she has a new fan. This Medusa retelling was everything I didnโt know my feminist heart needed.
Serpentine Valentine was the most raw and beautiful depiction of feminine rage. If you donโt know the story of Medusa, make sure you do your research on that before picking this up because *๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐*. Giana was able to hit all of my emotions with her poetic-like writing style.
Lex has easily become a new all time favorite FMC for me. Her resilience, strength, and feminine power left me in awe multiple times throughout this story. Her transformation into darkness was tragically beautiful. Lexโs revenge plan brought Luna into her rage filled atmosphere but the way Lunaโs light and kindness softened Lex was incredible. The chemistry between these two dichotomies was truly addicting. I canโt skip over my love for ๐ป๐๐ ๐ด๐๐ ๐ฌ๐๐๐๐ ๐ช๐๐๐ turned all woman wolf pack. The found family amongst these badass women was undeniable.
๐ ๐๐๐ฌ๐จ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ญ๐๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐๐๐งโ๐ญ ๐ฐ๐๐ข๐ญ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐๐ฏ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ฆ๐จ๐ซ๐ ๐จ๐ ๐๐ข๐๐ง๐โ๐ฌ ๐๐๐๐ค๐ฅ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ
tw: this story contains topics which may be sensitive to some readers.
Graphic: Bullying, Homophobia, Misogyny, Rape, Sexual assault, Lesbophobia, and Outing
Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders
Minor: Suicidal thoughts
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