I received an advance reader’s copy (ARC) of Girl, Serpent, Thorn by Melissa Bashardoust. Since this version is just a proof and not the final version, I won’t quote directly and will keep my comments general. Sadly, this fourteen-month-old ARC isn’t the oldest one in my library. (The oldest unread one might or might not …
Tag: mythology
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 …
Book Review | Kiki Kallira Breaks a Kingdom (ARC)
I received an advance reader’s copy (ARC) of Kiki Kallira Breaks a Kingdom by Sangu Mandanna. Since this version is just a proof and not the final version, I won’t quote directly and will keep my comments general. Calling all Percy Jackson and Aru Shah fans—get over here. I have one for you! In Kiki …
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Book Review | Ariadne (ARC)
I received a digital advance reader’s copy (ARC) of Ariadne by Jennifer Saint. Since this version is just a proof and not the final version, I won’t quote directly and will keep my comments general. In Ariadne, we meet the titular character, who grows up in Crete in her father King Minos’s household. She has …
Book Review | A Thousand Ships (ARC)
I received an advance reader’s copy (ARC) of A Thousand Ships by Natalie Haynes. Since this version is just a proof and not the final version, I won’t quote directly and will keep my comments general. In Homer’s famous epic poems, The Iliad and The Odyssey, we follow various men who go to war, face …
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