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caitlinemccann's review
- 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
Graphic: Lesbophobia, Emotional abuse, Torture, Gaslighting, Bullying, Violence, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Sexism, Injury/Injury detail, Rape, Grief, and Hate crime
Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Blood, Suicidal thoughts, Outing, and Infidelity
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.thebookishb's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Rape, Physical abuse, Biphobia, Bullying, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Homophobia, Lesbophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, and Sexism
Minor: Toxic friendship, Murder, and Suicidal thoughts
colorcrystals's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Rape, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Sexual violence, Misogyny, Violence, Sexism, and Homophobia
Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders
queerafictionado's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
Graphic: Bullying, Grief, Misogyny, Cursing, Violence, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Sexual violence
Moderate: Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Gaslighting, Panic attacks/disorders, Biphobia, Vomit, and Lesbophobia
Minor: Murder and Death
readingwith_kelsey's review
- 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
“𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘴𝘩𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘧𝘦𝘦𝘭 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘮𝘺 𝘸𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘩”
🐍 ᴍᴇᴅᴜꜱᴀ ʀᴇᴛᴇʟʟɪɴɢ
✨ ᴅᴀʀᴋ ᴀᴄᴀᴅᴇᴍɪᴀ
🐍 ꜱᴀᴘᴘʜɪᴄ ʀᴏᴍᴀɴᴄᴇ
✨ ꜰᴇᴍɪɴɪɴᴇ ʀᴀɢᴇ
🐍 ᴛʀᴀᴜᴍᴀ ꜱᴜʀᴠɪᴠᴏʀꜱ
✨ ꜰᴏᴜɴᴅ ꜰᴀᴍɪʟʏ
🐍 ʀᴇᴠᴇɴɢᴇ ᴘʟᴏᴛ
✨ ᴏᴘᴘᴏꜱɪᴛᴇꜱ ᴀᴛᴛʀᴀᴄᴛ
What a way to start my Giana Darling journey, omg. This was my first read by her and let’s just say she has a new fan. This Medusa retelling was everything I didn’t know my feminist heart needed.
Serpentine Valentine was the most raw and beautiful depiction of feminine rage. If you don’t know the story of Medusa, make sure you do your research on that before picking this up because *𝒕𝒓𝒊𝒈𝒈𝒆𝒓 𝒘𝒂𝒓𝒏𝒊𝒏𝒈𝒔*. 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. Lex’s revenge plan brought Luna into her rage filled atmosphere but the way Luna’s light and kindness softened Lex was incredible. The chemistry between these two dichotomies was truly addicting. I can’t skip over my love for 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑴𝒂𝒏 𝑬𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒓 𝑪𝒓𝒆𝒘 turned all woman wolf pack. The found family amongst these badass women was undeniable.
𝐈 𝐚𝐛𝐬𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐭𝐞𝐥𝐲 𝐜𝐚𝐧’𝐭 𝐰𝐚𝐢𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐝𝐞𝐯𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐆𝐢𝐚𝐧𝐚’𝐬 𝐛𝐚𝐜𝐤𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐭
tw: this story contains topics which may be sensitive to some readers.
Graphic: Rape, Misogyny, Outing, Lesbophobia, Bullying, Sexual assault, and Homophobia
Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders
Minor: Suicidal thoughts
booksplussky's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
I enjoyed the revenge plot and this felt similar to Mindf*ck, which is one of my favorite books of all time. I do think the parts of this story that I disliked could be taken out and it would better the story overall. I do not know if there were sensitivity readers for this book but it felt like more were needed.
Overall, I love Giana's writing style and always will. I liked what she was trying to do with this book but the harm in it outweighed anything else for me.
Thank you Valentine PR for providing an ARC in exchange for my honest review!
Graphic: Rape, Violence, Biphobia, Grief, Bullying, Misogyny, Gaslighting, Sexual assault, Lesbophobia, Homophobia, and Panic attacks/disorders