Reviews tagging 'Sexual content'

Gods Behaving Badly by Marie Phillips

16 reviews

leoimj's review against another edition

adventurous funny medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

probably my favourite book i've read in a while and a definite reread. its a unique take on modern mythology, bold and funny. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Incest and Sexual content

Moderate: Stalking

Minor: Rape and War

acrone's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

3.5

Once you get over just how badly the gods behave it becomes a much easier read. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Rape and Sexual content

theinkwyrm's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny 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

Just a fun, rompy, mythology-in-modern-times kind of read

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual assault and Sexual content

mimlleigh's review against another edition

funny lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Sexual content

Moderate: Rape

A cute novel that was a quick read. I found the personalities of the main mortal characters annoying. I didn’t like how the author reimagined some of the gods - especially Persephone. But l always enjoy a nice modern retelling of Greek Myth.

johnnytest's review against another edition

funny lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

Longer than it looks due to small margins and text but a good read. Made me laugh a couple times and did actually touch on some serious topics.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Sexual content

Moderate: Incest

Minor: Rape and Suicidal thoughts

anniestro's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny lighthearted tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Incest, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Grief, and Sexual harassment

withlivjones's review against another edition

funny lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

I had a lot of fun reading this book! It imagines the Olympian gods living mundane lives in a dilapidated house in North London and getting up to chaotic antics. Artemis is a dog walker, Apollo is a TV psychic and Eros is a devout Christian for some reason??? None of the characters are particularly likeable but I think that’s the point - it’s all quite lighthearted and fun and silly (apart from the times when it isn’t - do check the content warnings before reading!). The references to lots of famous figures from ancient mythology were pretty clever. 

If you’re looking for a mythology book that isn’t a typical retelling, with similar vibes as Good Omens, give this book a go! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Infidelity, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Grief

Moderate: Rape and War

reenum's review against another edition

funny lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

kadtide's review against another edition

funny lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Incest, Sexual content, and Alcohol

Moderate: Sexual assault

Minor: Animal death, Body shaming, Child death, Infidelity, Rape, Dementia, and War

bookswithian'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

2.5

mmh, where to start? 
as a fan of greek mythology i have read my fair share of retellings, so when i found this book i was very intrigued by the concept.
Sadly, it was not done well, the first 150 pages were incredibly boring and i struggled to get through them, i hated every character (which was kinda the point of this book i guess).
Now the author has the humor of a 5 year old, and i dont even wanna comment the fatphobia and the sexual assault that happen in this book.
Overall, it was an easy read with a good concept that could have been done so much better.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fatphobia, Sexual assault, and Sexual content