For anyone that enjoys mythology or the novels of Madeline Miller, WAKE, SIREN: OVID RESUNG is perfect for you! It provides a bold, new twist on the classics! The book is a retelling of the famous myths of Ovid’s Metamorphoses from the perspectives of the nymphs, demi-goddesses, seductresses, and she-monsters! Whereas Ovid’s women are passive…
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Orpheus Girl
I am a sloooow reader so it means a lot when I say I finished ORPHEUS GIRL by Brynne Rebele-Henry in one sitting! This queer YA love story is painful and deeply saddening yet empowering and hopeful. A lot is crammed into this poetic novella! A reimagining of the Orpheus myth, the story follows teenagers Raya…
The Girl in Red
The Girl in Red by Christina Henry is a post-apocalyptic survival adventure inspired by the classic fairy tale Little Red Riding Hood. The story follows Red – a twenty something mixed raced, bisexual with a prosthetic leg – as she must literally travel through the woods to her grandmother’s house. The narrative jumps between the…
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