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Elektra by Jennifer Saint

32 reviews

wytherwytch's review

dark emotional sad slow-paced

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

3.75

I found this book a bit of a trudge. It was good in parts -

the chapter where Iphigeneia is sacrificed is absolutely brilliant

but otherwise it feels like a trudge to these parts. It's written from the point of view of three women so it jumps around quite a bit and I didnt love that but I stuck it out. I didn't really like any of the characters. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Infidelity, Rape, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, and War

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Animal death, Blood, and Alcohol

irinalast's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Child death, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Death of parent, Murder, and War

sleepypandaa's review against another edition

dark informative reflective tense slow-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Violence, Grief, and Murder

Moderate: Sexism, Violence, Grief, and War

Minor: Suicidal thoughts

lesemaus2303's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Gore, Hate crime, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Blood, Kidnapping, Cannibalism, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Abandonment, Alcohol, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic

perezzah's review against another edition

dark informative sad medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Rape, Suicidal thoughts, and War

sarahsbooklife's review against another edition

dark emotional medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Misogyny, Grief, Murder, and War

Moderate: Rape, Sexual assault, Slavery, Violence, Blood, Pregnancy, and Gaslighting

Minor: Infidelity, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Alcohol, and Classism

bectothebooks's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Infidelity, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, and War

Moderate: Confinement, Gore, Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Blood, and Gaslighting

Minor: Incest and Pregnancy

junglejelly's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional medium-paced

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

4.75

Offering different perspectives of these greek tragedies, Elektra is very well written.

I absolutely adored the complexity of each character, especially exploring how differently one person can be seen by others (e.g. Agamemnon by Elektra and Clytemnestra).

I was captivated by the start. The flow of the book was perfect, not focusing too much on one plot point for too long. The buid up to the climax was great, even though I knew what would happen, a testament to Saiht's writing.

A great read, I just can't put my finger on what didn't make it perfect i.e. 5 stars. However, I can't wait to read what Saint brings out next!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Rape, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, and War

Moderate: Child death and Cannibalism

Minor: Slavery and Suicidal thoughts

vnfhcxksiw's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-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

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Content Warnings

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

adrienneb18's review

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, and War

Moderate: Infidelity, Mental illness, Sexual assault, Slavery, Fire/Fire injury, and Alcohol

Minor: Confinement, Incest, Suicidal thoughts, Cannibalism, and Pregnancy