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Hera by Jennifer Saint

kimmieshiyou's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional hopeful sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

canadianjules_'s review against another edition

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The writing is great but the pacing is slow and it just feels like a slow moving book, which I wasn’t anticipating and am not in the mood for right now 

itschelseaw's review against another edition

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emotional medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

Humanizing a god and making her story a clear narrative is a centuries old pursuit, and Saint does a great job of it. The anguish, anger and torment Hera feels is tangible; I absolutely loathed Zeus by the end of this book while also pitying him. I wonder what role Hera would’ve chosen for herself had Zeus not decided her fate for her. A question that is bound to be unanswered.
I also appreciated the shift from humans needing gods to gods needing humans the more they invested in their lives.
And listen, I get it’s all myths… but who knows what gods walk among us now.
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annelisegordon's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

cassiereadsbooks_'s review against another edition

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Soft DNF? 
Maybe Greek mythology isn’t for me anymore. 
I’ll try one more time at another date 

katiekip's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging emotional medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • 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

4.25

Loved the mythology gathered into a narrative through Hera’s eyes. 

morriganslibrary's review against another edition

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

3.5

shyan's review against another edition

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adventurous slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

1.0

I wanted to like this story.  I feel like I'm fighting myself just to get through it. 

bevrocky79's review against another edition

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

3.5

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alexisgarcia's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional reflective sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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