Category: Mythology & Retelling

A Feather So Black

Mar 10, 20243 min read
A Feather So Black
Holy - wowzers. I can't decide what to rate this book! It was addictive is what it was.

After the Forest

Sep 20, 20232 min read
After the Forest
Retellings and I can have a complicated relationship, but there was no complicated relationship here. I enjoyed this book from cover to cover,

House of Odysseus

Aug 31, 20232 min read
House of Odysseus
This book picks up not too long after Ithaca ends, and we once again rejoin Penelope on Ithaca. Instead of Hera, Aphrodite narrates this book, and what I love about North is she makes these goddesses so likeable (or unlikeable depending on your POV).

Ithaca

Aug 30, 20232 min read
Ithaca
Greek myth from the POV of women is something I adore, but sometimes it gets bogged down in a sort of way that doesn't always work, but Claire North does something different

The Bone Shard War

Jun 2, 20232 min read
The Bone Shard War
Be still my beating heart. Be still. I can still feel it thrumming in my chest as I write this review. The Bone Shard War is one of those epic series conclusions, and I think I was dribbling water from my eyes by the end.

Threads That Bind

May 26, 20232 min read
Threads That Bind
If you love Greek mythology you're going to love this take on it. This book uses concepts we're all familiar with but turns it into a fantasy/dystopian world.
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