alyssa

Tbh this would've been a 5 for me if Feyre and Rhys (who is like... fucking INSUFFERABLE every time he's on a page) and the inane “omg she's going to have a baby that's going to kill her but let's not TELL her that” subplot weren't in it

This was so so soooo close to being 4 stars - the reimagining of your usual Arthurian lore was so interesting and had so much promise - but she honestly lost me with the whole “Guinevere is actually a werewolf” storyline and it was only downhill from there. Still enjoyed it, all in all, but couldn't really get past such a bizarre plot choice!

Weird move to name the book after the most insufferable and obnoxious of the three - which I feel like is two too many when you're naming the book after a character, but that's beside the point - viewpoints used throughout?? Didn't come across as even remotely a ~feminist retelling~ to me, didn't add anything new to the Troy retellings that have been coming out recently, just all in all a let down, which is disappointing considering I did enjoy Ariadne.

How is everyone just blowing on past the fact that Death has been basically stalking Signa since she was a child?? And then wound up seducing her?? I———

Does the main character suck? Yes, yes, she really kind of does. But is the plot itself fascinating and creepy enough to make up for that? ABSOLUTELY.