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Hooked_on_books
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Mehso-so

I loved Pandora‘s Jar, so I was really excited for this one but I struggled with it a bit. I don‘t know if it was the book itself or me/the timing (this past week 😵‍💫). I‘ll definitely still be looking for her books in the future.

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booklover3258
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Pickpick

Such an amazing read and graphics...made me almost cry.

For the rest of my review, visit my Vlog at:

https://youtube.com/shorts/5IIBzQZIsvM?feature=share

Enjoy!

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RavenclawPrincess913
Neon Gods | Katee Robert
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HettyG
The Children of Jocasta | Natalie Haynes
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I don't quite understand how I missed this one, this is one of my favorite authors. At any rate, it is so serendipitous that this book came up on my Audible because I am seeing Antigone staged in a week! I'm looking forward to understanding the story by learning it with Natalie Haynes, she's my all time favorite reteller of myths. 💜

Karisa Her work so great on audiobooks too! 💗💗💗 5d
HettyG @Karisa for some reason she isn't reading her own work on this one... the narrator is fine but I love the author's voice! 5d
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Susanita
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This was fun and a nice distraction from … all this.

Little by little I‘m working through #serieslove2024 and #tenbeforetheend while I figure out what to read for the rest of the year.

TheSpineView Fantastic! 6d
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Super_Jane
Odyssey | Stephen Fry
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Pickpick

4.5/5 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌗

Stephen Fry once again delivered a brilliant book about the e Greek myths. An amazing addition to his series.

#myths #greek

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KaylasReadingNook
Lore Olympus: Volume Six | Rachel Smythe
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Pickpick

Well Persephone was not gone for long and her relationship with hades is blossoming. But so is the danger she and all the realms are in.

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Susanita
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1. This time of year, at least, it‘s sunrise.
2. Worst petsitting job (ever)*
* I set aside The Grey Wolf for now for reasons I‘ll describe in the comments.
#two4tuesday on Wednesday

Susanita Armand was describing a situation in which the PM could invoke the War Measures Act and give the federal government unlimited power, and that‘s too close to home now. I‘ll pick it back up later, but for now I‘ll go with light hearted mythological kids on a quest. 1w
TheSpineView 🧡🌅 Thanks for playing 1w
Bookwormjillk Were you on the Louise Penny/Hillary Clinton online conversation a few years ago when Hillary said she likes mysteries because the bad guys get caught in the end. I think of that often. (I‘m reading Grey Wolf now too.) 1w
Susanita @Bookwormjillk No, I missed that! I‘ve seen her a couple times in person, though, and I appreciate how passionate she is about the mystery genre. (edited) 1w
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JuliaTheBookNerd
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#HealthyLifestyle ❤️‍🔥

#DaysDevotedTo… 🍂☕️🧣🍁🌙🥧🕯

#BookNerd 🤓📚💙

Eggs True!! 1w
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Robotswithpersonality
A Thousand Ships | Natalie Haynes
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Hell yes. Exactly what I didn't quite realize I always wanted, the tale of the Trojan War told in events that precipitated it, and events that happened as result/consequences after it ended, all through the perspectives of various female characters, goddesses, nymphs, princesses, priestesses, mothers and daughters, many now enslaved.
Having recently reread the Iliad and Odyssey, it's that much more gratifying to see a modern, 1/?

Robotswithpersonality 2/? well written, concise story retelling events in a unique fashion. It's not necessarily fresh just because it's told in a feminist light, but that by focusing on the women's perspectives/stories, the reader sees the full story from characters and angles not usually presented.
Some POVs repeat, certain are longer one-offs; I never felt like the time with each was too short.
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Robotswithpersonality 3/? The overall tale is tragic and brutal, when it's not overwhelmingly angry, but the thing about the somewhat episodic nature of the storytelling is I kept getting moments of 'oh, hey girl, it's you' which were more fascinating than sad, for me, anyway! 🤷🏼‍♂️😅 1w
Robotswithpersonality 4/? Additional observations:
Suggestion of Athene having a crush on Odysseus? Known that she favoured him, but I like that take.
Between this and Stone Blind, Natalie Haynes is committed to making Zeus into a buffoon, and I support that.
The muse in particular having her own repeated POV, her own voice, directing the narrative, was perfect.
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Robotswithpersonality 5/? I did a tandem read with the audiobook, which is read by the author; I loved having her voice, her delivery, accompany my reading.
Incredibly smooth read, probably down to a combination of the quality of the writing and my familiarity with the events and characters described - despite shifting POVs and jumbled timeline, I was never lost.
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Robotswithpersonality 6/6 Highly recommend (especially to those with some familiarity with the events described, I obviously can't attest to the reading experience had by those who don't know the story going in).
⚠️slavery, child death,SA
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