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cdoubet's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Toxic friendship, Sexual harassment, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
Moderate: Bullying and Child death
Minor: Child abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, and Stalking
senseioftheinternet's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Child death, Death, Gore, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, Suicide, Violence, and Blood
Moderate: Body horror, Sexism, Terminal illness, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, and War
Minor: Vomit
jacq_benoit's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, Grief, and Sexual harassment
Moderate: Sexism, Grief, and Death of parent
Minor: Terminal illness
cecilie26's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Ableism, Cancer, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Sexual harassment, War, and Classism
lanid's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Gore, Misogyny, Sexism, Torture, Violence, Blood, Grief, Suicide attempt, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Ableism, Cancer, and Panic attacks/disorders
aelis's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
Moderate: Child death, Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Torture, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Adult/minor relationship and Blood
faultsareus's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Murder
Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, and Grief
emilyhays's review against another edition
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
24 year-old, Emily, however, saw some issue in the development of the characters, and the lack of female friendships and diversity. I also had some issue with the pacing, it's an extremely fast-paced book for how long it is, and things are constantly happening one right after the other. There are a few mysteries going on in the background and I found that because of the quickness of the book, twists kept getting thrown at me and left me a little bit confused as to what was going on.
I think this book would've benefitted to have the Agon be like, a month instead of 8 days, that way all the plot could have happened still, but there would have been breathing room to better contextualize the modern fantasy elements. (idk if that makes sense, I'm rambling.)
I was disappointed in the lack of diversity of the characters as well, even though all of them are Greek, it takes place in modern-day New York City, one of the most diverse cities ever (plus, who says Greek people have to be white, anyways).
As for the lack of female friendships, it really bothered me that all the female characters, including Lore, the main character, [minor spoilers] all eventually had ulterior motives going on that never really allowed those female alliances to happen, when there is literally a whole conversation in the middle of the book talking about the blatant misogyny that goes on within this world.
Graphic: Child death, Gore, Pedophilia, Terminal illness, Violence, Blood, and Grief
Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders
Minor: Rape and Sexual assault