A review by hangrim
Phaedra by Laura Shepperson

challenging dark tense
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Diverse cast of characters? No

3.25

Mixed bag of a book… Really felt clunky with the writing style and direction of the story in the first 1/2 of the book. Felt like a chore to read. It does pick up steam and the writing becomes more cohesive and fluid as the story grows darker. At one point it was uncomfortable to read with every other word being “rape” and men belittling her.. Truly did not realize the extent of this being a contemporary tragedy, but man it holds up with some of the classics 😅 
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