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Feathers So Vicious

Feathers So Vicious

Sep 2, 20232 min read
I love a good dark romance, and this book delivered on the dark romance aspect.
Foxglove

Foxglove

Sep 1, 20232 min read
I have many thoughts on this book and the main one is thus: sometimes book should stay as standalones.
House of Odysseus

House of Odysseus

Aug 31, 20232 min read
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

Ithaca

Aug 30, 20232 min read
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
Her Radiant Curse

Her Radiant Curse

Aug 29, 20231 min read
This acts as a sort of “prequel” to Six Crimson Cranes, as it is the stepmother’s story in this one. I thought that it was nice to get a backstory to someone we thought was a “villain” at first