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So Rhea is a furry now

I hate it when people say ‘your body was meant for this’ like diva no people DIE in childbirth

Something that’s irking me is that whilst Mars is presented at a dick, he’s almost an attractive, endearing dick; meanwhile Vesta was just presented as an unforgiving asshole.

I’m getting the impression this book has a problem with presented women who aren’t Rhea as obstacles or instruments for her success. They don’t seem to exist on their own terms; they’re defined by their relationship to Rhea.

Rhea has interacted with two gods thus far and she is completely unbothered. Like she is talking BACK at them.

I’m somewhat underwhelmed thus far

This has been the most underwhelming coup of all time

icl rhea is pissing me off

Why are the mothers always dead

Big thoughts for 21 pages in but I had to say it. I still have high hopes for this book

Every time a woman in a ‘feminist retelling’ doesn’t like the protagonist because of how ‘different’ she is I roll my eyes a little bit. Like, absolutely women help to perpetuate misogyny and patriarchy, but it’s almost making Rhea Silvia into a bit of ‘I’m not like other girls’ sort of character, like she’s too smart to be pulled in by the status quo, and it’s everyone else who is stupid.

Take a shot every time a man says/does something outrageous in this book you will die

MEN

🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨

Something is afoot I s2g

This is going to be BADLY men like him are not to be TRUSTED 😭😭😭

I mean now I know why the show was paced the way it was

David has a thing for older men I see. It’s probably the daddy issues?

Crying in the short with the bf-but-maybe-not after killing grandma ✌️

I’m simply gagged by this book. I already know it’s going to be five stars

I am already in love with this book in a similar way to the fist book. It’s already cultivated this melancholic, dark atmosphere that I love. I’m really settling in.

I also get the impression this is a series about trauma. The first book is about realising you have to accept that it happened, and I’m thinking this book will be about confronting with it, but we’ll see.

The chapters are quite episodic, but I don’t mind that I think.

Cecily Richard power couple

I’m quite enjoying this so far! Though it is a bit difficult to know who everyone is lmao (everyone is a Richard or a Henry or an Edward..) and it’s a bit tell not show, but I’m vibing

Very easy to read, very easy to get to grips with. It doesn’t feel too heavy, which is nice. I’m not always in the mood for a heavy non-fiction book 😅