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Medusa's Sisters by Lauren J.A. Bear

39 reviews

lauroushka's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional informative reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

An amazing read. I'm being kind of picky by writing this but the few times very human anatomical details were used to describe immortal characters annoyed me because most parts ar so well written it feels like it could've been easily avoided/adjusted.
Besides this, the story is very rich and the characters personalities deeply developed, I loved it, I loved them.
I found it to be a truly beautiful exploration of sisterhood, including the beautiful, the sad, the sometimes shameful ugly truths and ultimately the deep unconditional love. I almost wish Medusa had a bit more of a voice in it but the chosen points of view remain so relevant they do not hinder from getting a very detailed perspective of Medusa. 
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icedlemonade's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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svershon's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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rhall19's review against another edition

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dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

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bookcaptivated's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense medium-paced
  • 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

5.0

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teganbeesebooks's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional sad 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

5.0

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01_in_emilyon's review against another edition

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emotional sad slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

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brandtl's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional reflective sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

This book deserves soooooo much more attention than it has so far! There are so many Greek mythology retellings these days, and so many of them are mediocre, but this one shines above a lot of them. So many retellings suffer from the fact that they are just a well-known story told again, but this one took such a different angle to a well know popular myth, and focused on characters not usually focused on. And rather than simply telling the story from their perspective, it deepened the story and added complexity that made it more interesting despite knowing how the original myth ends! 
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pageturnerpam's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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litknitsugi's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional sad 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

4.0

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