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Psyche and Eros by Luna McNamara

ellie00's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional informative medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes

4.0

kimouise's review against another edition

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adventurous medium-paced
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

moonsi73's review against another edition

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

3.75

elle_jeanne's review against another edition

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adventurous hopeful lighthearted medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

tamarig111's review against another edition

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

4.0

eenagy87's review against another edition

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

4.25

ajmaxwell1's review against another edition

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

2.0

melliedrama_'s review against another edition

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medium-paced

3.5

elysareadsitall's review against another edition

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4.0

"Psyche and Eros" retells the love story of the mortal Psyche and the god Eros. McNamara created a great plot for this story; it was easy to follow and packed with ancient Greek characters. The characters were also really interesting and nuanced. Psyche was hard for me to connect to and like for me, but I still liked reading about her and found her interesting. Ironically, the gods are the most human in here; McNamara explores their jealousies and loves throughout the book. I enjoyed this read, and I'll definitely check out more work from this author.

Thank you to NetGalley and Harper Audio for a free audiobook in exchange for an honest review.

yukirarin's review against another edition

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4.0

After reading some other reviews on this, I should probably start with a disclaimer that I do not actually know the origins of Psyche and Eros, but I really enjoyed the story as a standalone. 

This was pretty much exactly the kind of love story I like. One that doesn't particularly focus on spice (ahem booktok...) and one where the female has her own personality and strengths to match the male. This version of psyche and eros was a good read for me as someone who doesn't usually like most romance novels since its not explicitly a romance novel. 

I do think however that some phrases and words were a little jarring to read in the context of an old greek myth. It took me out of the story a little bit here and there but I think it was forgettable after a few moments.