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Wrath Goddess Sing by Maya Deane

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thysparklyreads's review against another edition

The selling point of this book was that this it was a trans Achilles retelling. That, to me, promised a lot of possible character development for her that wasn't originally there and yet very early on in the story

Achilles is 'granted her wish' to become a cis woman which magically solved all her issues, while completely forgetting and dismissing all of her former friends' who like her, were AFAB and did not get to change how she did just because she was a god's child.

Felt very disappointed and I was super excited about this story but they can't all be winners.

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ezismythical's review

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emotional hopeful tense medium-paced

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

3.5

bookbragger's review against another edition

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slow-paced

Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

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blitzjess's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional reflective 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

4.0

alaris's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

2.5

I enjoy retellings of myths, but this ended up leaving me cold. There's a lack of focus with so many ideas and interests, it just got overwhelming, and the dream sequences make that worse. Plus, Achilles gets transformed and then dismisses anyone else who's trans?

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karen191's review against another edition

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Haven’t picked it up in a while. Idk the concept was interesting, but actually reading it didn’t catch my attention unfortunately. I’m sure I’ll give it another try eventually