Reviews tagging 'Death'

House of Odysseus by Claire North

3 reviews

pedanther's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual violence, and Violence

Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Drug use, Eating disorder, Infidelity, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Slavery, Torture, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and War

Minor: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Body shaming, Fatphobia, Gore, Homophobia, Incest, Racism, Suicide, Kidnapping, Cannibalism, and Abandonment

garnethalo's review against another edition

challenging dark tense medium-paced

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

5.0

The minute I read that it was Aphrodite's POV, I was so excited. I can't wait for the 3rd, which I assume is Athena. Helen was both what I expected and not? Either way, these Greek women on Ithaca have it handled.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Slavery and Murder

Moderate: Blood

Minor: Death, Infidelity, Gaslighting, Alcohol, and Classism

Greek Tragedy, the usual warnings with those stories.

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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, and Blood

Moderate: Drug use, Sexual content, Violence, Murder, and Alcohol