Phaedra Thank you to NetGalley and Alcove Press for providing me with an ARC or this book in exchange for an honest review. CONTENT WARNING: blood, gore, murder, suicide, rape Debut novelist Laura Shepperson offers a powerful feminist retelling of Phaedra and her unyielding quest for justice, perfect […]
Ithaca Author: Claire North Genre: Fantasy (Greek Mythology) Publication Date: September 6, 2022 Publisher: Orbit Series: Penelope #1 Thank you to NetGalley and Orbit for providing me with an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. CONTENT WARNING: rape, gore, violence, murder, violence ‘The greatest […]
This Wicked Fate Author: Kalynn Bayron Genre: YA Fantasy Publication Date: June 21, 2022 Publisher: Bloomsbury YA Series: This Poison Heart #2 Thank you to NetGalley and Bloomsbury YA for providing me with an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. CONTENT WARNING: grief, death […]
Elektra: A Novel of the House of Atreus Author: Jennifer Saint Genre: Greek Mythology Publication Date: May 3, 2022 Publisher: Flatiron Books Thank you to NetGalley and Flatiron Books for providing a copy of this ARC in exchange for an honest review. CONTENT WARNING: murder, cannibalism, blood, rape […]
Lore Author: Alexandra Bracken Genre: YA Fantasy Publication Date: January 5, 2021 Publisher: Disney-Hyperion CONTENT WARNING: violence, blood, gore, murder, grief, mention of cancer, mention of death of a parent, mention of death of children, sexual assault Every seven years, the Agon begins. As punishment for a past […]
The Women of Troy Author: Pat Barker Genre: Historical Fiction Publication Date: August 24, 2021 Publisher: Doubleday Series: Women of Troy #2 CONTENT WARNING: slavery, death, blood, rape, murder, murder of children, gore, suicide Troy has fallen, and the victorious Greeks are eager to return home with the […]
Lifestyles of Gods and Monsters by Emily Roberson brings Greek mythology firmly into the 21st century. TRIGGER WARNING: gore, murder, controlling relationships, morally bankrupt parents The cameras are always watching. Sixteen-year-old Ariadne’s whole life is curated and shared with the world. Her royal family’s entertainment empire is all […]
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