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A review by shannasbooksnhooks
Thanatos by Alessa Thorn
adventurous
challenging
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
reflective
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
"'You being here is a blessing, not a curse. You have never, ever been a curse.'"
This was such a sweet Thanatos x Hecate story, and I enjoyed every minute of their relationship. Seeing how Thanatos acted around Hecate at the beginning - nervous about finally being in a body for the first time, wondering how Hecate felt about him, and so on - was so sweet. It felt nice (from the reader's perspective) seeing that a fictional, handsome, tatted man was nervous around the girl he liked. (Usually, they're all confident to the point of macho/arrogant, which usually annoys me.) It's really nice seeing all the women - Ariadne, Medusa, Persephone, Selene, and now Hecate - become friends and form a solid friend group. They all settle into an easy dynamic that you rarely see with 3+ female characters in fantasy/fiction books. (Usually, you see 2 female characters being pretty solid, but once you get to 3 or more, then you get those weird/annoying catty dynamics.) I really enjoyed this book, and Thanatos and Hecate really deserved to be with each other after so long.
This was such a sweet Thanatos x Hecate story, and I enjoyed every minute of their relationship. Seeing how Thanatos acted around Hecate at the beginning - nervous about finally being in a body for the first time, wondering how Hecate felt about him, and so on - was so sweet. It felt nice (from the reader's perspective) seeing that a fictional, handsome, tatted man was nervous around the girl he liked. (Usually, they're all confident to the point of macho/arrogant, which usually annoys me.) It's really nice seeing all the women - Ariadne, Medusa, Persephone, Selene, and now Hecate - become friends and form a solid friend group. They all settle into an easy dynamic that you rarely see with 3+ female characters in fantasy/fiction books. (Usually, you see 2 female characters being pretty solid, but once you get to 3 or more, then you get those weird/annoying catty dynamics.) I really enjoyed this book, and Thanatos and Hecate really deserved to be with each other after so long.
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