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lnolen01's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Child death, Death, Genocide, Gore, Physical abuse, Violence, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, and War
Moderate: Slavery
Minor: Misogyny and Toxic relationship
vnfhcxksiw's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Infidelity, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, War, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, and Sexual harassment
taliatalksbooks's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Infidelity, Misogyny, Slavery, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, Abandonment, and Classism
vixenreader's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Child death, Death, Genocide, Gore, Infidelity, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Abandonment, War, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Animal death, Cursing, Misogyny, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, and Alcohol
Minor: Incest, Vomit, and Kidnapping
This book will cut at anyone who has a bitter relationship with their parents, especially with their mothers.hmatt's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
That said, I didn't find this retelling quite as compelling as I've found others. Cassandra is the only one of the three POV characters who is arguably likeable at all, which is definitely intentional, but also it did impact my reading. It was a struggle for me to empathize at all, really, with the other two. I also wasn't quite convinced by the choice to just narrate from these three specific characters. Elektra and Clytemnestra make sense but, again, Cassandra is a bit of a random pick/stretch for me. It felt like it was a choice made deliberately so that this book wasn't too similar to A Thousand Ships - which, honestly, read that before you read this.
Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Confinement, Death, Infidelity, Sexism, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
Moderate: Genocide, Misogyny, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Kidnapping, Fire/Fire injury, and Sexual harassment
Minor: Animal death
hiddeninfantasy's review against another edition
- 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? It's complicated
4.0
Moderate: Child death, Death, Genocide, Gore, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, and War