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Orphia and Eurydicius by Elyse John

7 reviews

sproutedpages's review against another edition

adventurous 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

3.0

Thank you to NetGalley, Harper 360, and author Elyse John for providing me with a digital copy of this novel. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Death, Injury/Injury detail, and Misogyny

Moderate: Suicide

Minor: Animal death and Sexual assault

rhi_'s review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional sad slow-paced

• 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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief and Death

Minor: Misogyny

gondorgirl's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional inspiring reflective sad slow-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Gaslighting, Violence, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Sexism, Rape, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, Suicide attempt, Torture, Sexual assault, Death, Alcohol, and Animal death

dandoruinn's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring sad slow-paced

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

3.75

The way the style is trying to represent an ancient poetry makes it a bit of a slog to read, but Eurydicius is perfect. And through Orphia's journey we learn the lies men tell to demonize women and control the narrative, women's lives. I love the message the book sends that what we cannot imagine cannot come into being - imagining a world in which peace and love are strengths. It's a a bit heavy-handed in the messaging but maybe necessary in the context of the forces surrounding them.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide and Violence

Moderate: Gaslighting, Misogyny, Death, Lesbophobia, Genocide, and Homophobia

Minor: Rape

liesthemoontells's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense slow-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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Dysphoria, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Death, Violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Biphobia, Gore, Lesbophobia, Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Rape, Misogyny, Murder, Sexual violence, Suicide, Grief, Body horror, Religious bigotry, Sexism, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Abandonment and Domestic abuse

3arth2kaye's review against another edition

emotional tense medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Grief, and War

Minor: Animal death

literaryfae's review against another edition

adventurous emotional inspiring medium-paced

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

5.0

“Tell me Muse… of Orphia and Eurydicius.”

I have - and forever will be - a sucker for a Greek Mythology retelling but this book spoke to me in a way none other that I have read has done. Told from the perspective of our heroine Orphia, this novel tells the tale of a love so powerful that not even Hades could stand in its way. 

But somehow it manages to be even more than that. Not only is this a beautiful retelling of the story of Orpheus and Eurydice, but the gender bending of the titular characters allows for a stronger message to flow through: a message of the women who had been silenced. 

I tweeted earlier when I was still on page 70 that I already knew this would be a five star read for me and I wasn’t wrong. This novel will live in my mind forever and I feel will carry the story of Orphia and Eurydicius with me for the rest of my days. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and War

Moderate: Blood

Minor: Animal death