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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.
Graphic: Grief, Death, Injury/Injury detail, and Misogyny
Moderate: Suicide
Minor: Animal death and Sexual assault
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
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
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
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.
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.
Graphic: Death and War
Moderate: Blood
Minor: Animal death
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