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calicat42's review
adventurous
challenging
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
This book is good for some escape from the world; a way to adventure back into childhood with a twist. It certainly lacks deep character and plot development, but nevertheless is a nice way to make Meg the hero instead of the damsel, just the way she always wanted.
Graphic: Bullying, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Death of parent, Abandonment, Death, Toxic relationship, and Child death
rebeccalaur's review
adventurous
hopeful
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
This is a fun book for fans of Disney's Hercules film to try out. If you've seen the film you'll easily pick up on many direct quotes in the book used in different contexts - although wasn't sure whether I liked this or not!
I liked that we got to find out Meg's back story including what really happened when she sold her soul to Hades.
Overall, it was easy to read, easy to picture everything described. I love the Disney film so it was nice to be back in the world of Hercules. It's definitely darker than the film but nothing extreme. Bit cheesy pie.
Overall, it was easy to read, easy to picture everything described. I love the Disney film so it was nice to be back in the world of Hercules. It's definitely darker than the film but nothing extreme. Bit cheesy pie.
Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Death of parent, Death, and Abandonment
Minor: Child death
featherinthewind's review
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.25
Ok look, I loved the movie, no matter how inaccurate it was, so you can imagine how excited I was when my boyfriend brought this book home for me to read. I dove into with high hopes and I can’t help but feel like I was left disappointed. It was no fault of the book because I should have known I wasn’t the target audience (the audience being 10 years younger) for this book, but I was really hoping that it could still be able to stimulate my brain. All in all, it was ok, but I just wish it wasn’t so, well, dumbed-down.
Graphic: Abandonment
Moderate: Bullying, Classism, Death, and Death of parent
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