Reviews

Thanatos by Alessa Thorn

krisalexcole's review against another edition

2.0

I've complained before about how I'm tired of male characters being described as smelling of pine and how I wish authors would get more creative with scents, and Thanatos is described here as smelling of "ancient funeral incense," and I'm so pleased with that. (Don't tell me if pine incense is a thing. I'll be upset. Ha.)

karinaluetjen's review against another edition

dark emotional fast-paced

3.0

My least fav so far but i feel like Thanatos just didn’t develop as well as the other characters over the previous books aside from being like the ~responsible~ triplet

tourmaline_and_tomes's review against another edition

adventurous dark

5.0

a_thurkettle's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious tense fast-paced

4.0

khaleesimod93's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

3.5

Not as good as the other books. Felt a bit rushed with everything going on between Hecate, the rest of the Pithos, and the rest of the plot. It wasn't bad. Not nearly as much angst with Hecate and Thanatos which is extremely disappointing. This was the book I was looking forward to the most after Hades and Persephone.

beccaannekent's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious fast-paced

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

3.5

shannasbooksnhooks's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

• 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

5.0

"'You being here is a blessing, not a curse. You have never, ever been a curse.'"
This was such a sweet Thanatos x Hecate story, and I enjoyed every minute of their relationship. Seeing how Thanatos acted around Hecate at the beginning - nervous about finally being in a body for the first time, wondering how Hecate felt about him, and so on - was so sweet. It felt nice (from the reader's perspective) seeing that a fictional, handsome, tatted man was nervous around the girl he liked. (Usually, they're all confident to the point of macho/arrogant, which usually annoys me.) It's really nice seeing all the women - Ariadne, Medusa, Persephone, Selene, and now Hecate - become friends and form a solid friend group. They all settle into an easy dynamic that you rarely see with 3+ female characters in fantasy/fiction books. (Usually, you see 2 female characters being pretty solid, but once you get to 3 or more, then you get those weird/annoying catty dynamics.) I really enjoyed this book, and Thanatos and Hecate really deserved to be with each other after so long.

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Content Warnings

My favorite interaction was the following: "'Oh, no! The women are gathering. Plotting will start to happen next,' complained Erebus and then squeezed his way into the middle of them. 'What are we talking about, girls?' 'I was just telling them of all the ways to torture a nosey titan,' said Hecate, making the other women laugh. 'Start at Erebus's toes. He has a weird thing about feet.'"

katieervin19's review against another edition

funny fast-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? Yes

4.0

tutorb's review against another edition

emotional funny mysterious fast-paced

4.0

asober91's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

4.0