Reviews tagging 'Sexual content'

Gods Behaving Badly by Marie Phillips

15 reviews

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 harassment and Sexual assault

Moderate: Sexual content and Rape

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: Sexual content and Death

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, Grief, Incest, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, and Sexual violence

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

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: Sexual content, Death, Incest, and Alcohol

Moderate: Sexual assault

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

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

charliebee23's review against another edition

funny lighthearted 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

4.0

If you love it when characters are messy and dramatic and awful, you'll love this. The gods suck so, so bad. They're all petty and annoying. Neil and Alice carry the story in a cute way, though I didn't find extensive depth in their characters. I liked Phillips' take on a modern day mythology, and genuinely loved the end of the novel. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault

Moderate: Sexual content