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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
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
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
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
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.
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.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death and War
Moderate: Blood
Minor: Animal death
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