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cntemporary's review against another edition
4.0
I thoroughly enjoyed this book despite the last forty pages going off the deep end in a rather unenjoyable and unbelievable way.
nicurel's review against another edition
5.0
I really liked this book. It has an archaeology/classicist theme which I found really engaging.
alexandramann99's review against another edition
5.0
This book is unbelievable, and I loved reading it. Once I had the time to actually properly read again, I raced through it in a couple of days. It’s ultimately a retelling of the Daphne/Apollo story, set at Oxford, and it wasn’t obvious until the book was over and all the pieces had unraveled which way the story would end. 4/5, would strongly recommend, especially to anyone with a foot in academia.
sofiarodriguez's review against another edition
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
2.75
the ending was… anticlimactic at best and completely idiotic at worse. the prose and voice was confusing at times. chris pissed me off
isabel_tong's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
balao's review against another edition
2.0
I picked up this book mainly because it was dark academia and related to greek mythology. I did not like it as much as I thought I would. It was first, hard to get into, I didn't like the plot, and I hated both of the characters that the story revolved around. The plot had potential, but it seemed sloppy, not done well, and inconsistent, as well as a bit inaccurate. I hate the denouement of the book, I hate how it ended, it didn't work, it felt like it was just put there to try and fit the dark academia feel. For the idea for the plot, it felt to slow, and dragged, I felt like it would've been better with fast and continuous action, except parts were slow and felt unnecessary, especially where Prins tried to dive into philosophy and the academia part, it was tacky. I would've dnf'ed the book but I wanted to see what happened at the end.
isabellafmtz's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
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
3.5
I hate Tessa. and Chris. everyone sucks, but love the blend of Classics and stalking <3
lavendreams's review against another edition
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
It has all the qualities of a book I would love, but falls short of all of them. It is just okay. Very clearly written by a man, which doesn't have to be bad, but it was just glaringly obvious and worsened the quality of reading. The plotline also is not paced well. At first, it was so slow it put me in a slump, then too much happened at once. The plotline about Tessa discovering that Marius is Sulpicia is just not developed well at all. I forgive some of the unrealistic plot but it was something I personally could not get over. That being said, I did finish the book and if you aren't too concerned with unrealistic plot, etc., want a dark academia book, and have exhausted all other books, go for it?
megwalkah's review against another edition
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
1.0