Am I at least a decade and a half older than the intended audience for this book? Yes. Did I still buy this and start reading it the day it was published? Also yes. Am I awesome for this? Absolutely. So in The Chalice of the Gods, the new installment in the Percy Jackson and …
Tag: Greek mythology
Book Review | The Sun and the Star
This… might be my favorite thing that Rick Riordan has ever created. And that’s saying a lot considering how much I love the Magnus Chase trilogy. But… I might stand by my initial statement here. We’ll see once I stop reeling from this book in a few days. So in The Sun and the Star …
Book Review | Psyche and Eros
In Psyche and Eros by Lucy McNamara, when she is young, Psyche is given a prophecy that says she is destined to defeat a great monster. So her father has her train to shoot a bow, to fight, and generally be a hero. But when her beauty is compared to Aphrodite, the goddess grows angry, …
Book Review | Arch-Conspirator (ARC)
I received an advance reader’s copy (ARC) of Arch-Conspirator by Veronica Roth. Since this version is just a proof and not the final version, I won’t quote directly and will keep my comments general. In Arch-Conspirator, Veronica Roth retells the story of Antigone, now set in a futuristic, post-apocalyptic city that’s filled with the last …
Book Review | Daughter of Sparta (ARC)
I received an advance reader’s copy (ARC) of Daughter of Sparta by Claire M. Andrews. Since this version is just a proof and not the final version, I won’t quote directly and will keep my comments general. In this new take on Greek mythology, Daphne has grown up in Sparta training how to fight, despite …
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